RIVERenaissance-A Flood Anniversary Master Calendar of Events
The Cedar Rapids Downtown District is one of the focal points of flood recovery, rebuilding, and realization that the core of our community will never be the same- intertwining the sense of loss with opportunity for what can be. Through collaboration and promotion of the anniversary from organizations and individuals throughout the community, the Downtown District announces 35 different opportunities to acknowledge the one year mark of the June 2008 floods through RIVERenaissance-A Flood Anniversary. Each event is a means to signify our message of progress as well as continued need for the rebuild and recovery that remains.
The Cedar Rapids Downtown District announces the master calendar of events for RIVERenaissance: A Flood Anniversary, is now available for electronic download by clicking here.
Headline Events for RIVERenaissance include:
Thursday, June 11
Flood Documentary and Time Capsule Presentation
US Cellular Center, 6:30PM Doors Open, Movie starting at 7:30PM
A screening of a locally produced documentary as well as a time capsule presentation will take place at the US Cellular Center Thursday June 11th. Doors open at 6:30PM, with the Documentary beginning at 7:30. This event is FREE and open to the public. The evening will begin with a greeting from the National Guard, as well as an in-depth look at the flood experience via front page coverage from the Gazette. MVP Visual Media Studios, a local production company in town, will then premier documentary “Resilience: the Spirit of Humanity”. Honored guests will address attendees after the documentary, along with historian Mark Hunter who will present the time capsule to be dedicated and sealed for fifty years. Content within the time capsule will include items such as a proclamation of the 2008 Year of the River, letters from elementary school children about their experiences with the flood, video, print, and audio from local media, a 2008 coin set, an unused sandbag, and more.
Thanks to sponsors US Bank, Rapids Reproductions, Z102.9, The Gazette, and KMRY.
Friday, June 12
Sweet Reunion presented by Alliant Energy
Greene Square Park, starting at 11AM
The Cedar Rapids Downtown District announces Sweet Reunion, A RIVERenaissance Event scheduled for Friday June 12 from 11AM-2PM in Green Square Park. This event is free and open to the public.
Let us celebrate those businesses, employees, and individuals who have returned downtown post-flood, as well as those volunteers that helped them along the way. Buy a brownbag lunch special from a downtown eating establishment,then head over to Greene Square Park for free dessert and live musical entertainment by the band McPhisto! Participating Sweet Reunion restaurants include Blend, DC Riverwalk, City Meat Market, Coffee Emporium & Cafe, Shawn Ryan's Irish Pub, Rileys, Victors Place, Deb's Ice Cream & Deli, Prairie Soup Company, Pita'z, and Brick's Bar & Grill. Thanks to presenting sponsor Alliant Energy, participating sponsors Bankers Trust, Action Business Coach, Corridor Business Journal, KCRG, and 600 WMT AM.
Saturday June 13
Floodstock
Greene Square Park, Noon-10PM
Floodstock is a day into evening musical fundraiser, recognizing flood impacted areas of our community through activity and musical performance from local and regional acts! All proceeds will go to the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation to assist in flood recovery. Join us as we celebrate progress while emphasizing the continued financial need in order to rebuild our community, better than ever. Guests are welcome to bring lawn chairs and blankets for seating. Food and beverage vendors will be on site--no coolers please.
Admission:
Ages 10 and Under: Free
Ages 11-20: $5
Ages 21+ $10
Schedule of Events:
Noon-6PM Families are encouraged to participate in sand castle building as well as compete in a guitar hero competition! Grand prize for Guitar Hero includes an electric guitar, amp, and a year of free lessons!
7PM-10PM: Must be 21 show kicks off with acts from Skin Kandy, and our headlining act Hairbangers Ball-the ultimate big hair cover band from Chicago!
Full schedule of musical acts include:
Noon-Stranded in Iowa
1PM-Areoroot
2PM-Craig Erickson
3PM-McPhisto
4PM-Copper Moon
5:30PM-Greenbrier
6:45PM-Skin Kandy
8:30PM-Hairbangers Ball
Thanks to our Floodstock Sponsors:
FAR OUT! (10,000 Level): Van Meter
FEELING GROOVY! (3,500 Level): University of Phoenix, Newspaper Archive, Fleck Sales, Dale Lee Distributing, TrueNorth
SANDBOX: Kaplan University
KEEPING THE PEACE! (1,000): Best Buy, Esco Group, Linn County Solid Waste Agency
Thanks to our Media Partners: 100.7 The Fox, KCRG-TV9, Z102.9, 104.5 KDAT, ImOn, KMRY, 94.1 KRNA, Hoopla, 600AM, 98.1 KHAK, Mediacom, Mix 96.5, The Gazette, Corridor Business Journal, and Accent Media