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Lois Topping (right) of Coralville looks through a stained glass piece for her front kitchen window at the Glass Dragon booth with friend Judy Ellyson also of Coralville, while browsing through the 2007 Riverbank Art Fair in Iowa City. The 2012 fair is being held through April 29 near the Iowa Memorial Union. (The Gazette photo)

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Marge Dickmeyer of Cedar Rapids counts stitches in the Paramount Tapestry she helped create with 77 other members of the Cedar Valley Chapter of The Embroiderers’ Guild of America Inc. Floodwaters came within inches of ruining the tapestry. The intricate work will be part of the chapter’s Showcase of Needlearts exhibit held Thursday through Sunday (April 26 to 29, 2012) at Prairiewoods. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)

A stitch in time: Local guild to display Paramount tapestry saved from flood

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Another performance added for ‘Mayberry’

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Greg Geffrard of Iowa City (left) rehearses a scene with Martin Andrews of Iowa City (right) during rehearsal for "Mayberry" at Riverside Theatre on Wednesday, April 11, 2012, in Iowa City. Hancher has commissioned Working Group Theatre of IC to develop and perform "Mayberry," a play examing how the influx of African-Americans from an urban area has changed the landscape of a liberal Midwestern city. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)

‘Mayberry’: Bold Hancher-commissioned play looks at race relations in Iowa City

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Environmental sculpture is a tradition at EcoFest in Cedar Rapids. (EcoFest photo)

BEST BETS: EcoFest, Mud Chug, Sondheim Cabaret

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Felicia Boswell of New York stars as Felicia Farrell, a singer who rises from the underground African-American bar scene in 1950s Memphis, Tenn., to mainstream stardom in the 2010 Tony Award-winning Best Musical, "Memphis." The national tour of the Broadway hit is coming to the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines from April 24 to 29, 2012. (Paul Kolnik photo)

‘Memphis’ actress finds music of her soul in Tony Award-winning musical

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Steven Marc Weiss of Cedar Rapids stars as the late abstract artist Mark Rothko in "Red," produced by On Location Players from April 19 to 22, 2012, in an artist's studio at the Cherry Building in Cedar Rapids. (Jim Slosiarek/ SourceMedia Group News)

‘Red’: Artist’s studio creates ideal canvas for play

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Comedian Josh Blue performs April 13 and 14, 2012, at Penguins Comedy Club in downtown Cedar Rapids. (Josh Blue photo)

BEST BETS: Josh Blue, Theatre Cedar Rapids, Nerdist Podcast Live

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