Past Events

Prairie Preview XVIII. Venue for information and displays from a variety of local environmental organizations and agencies in Iowa. Johnson County Fairgrounds (2001)

Original Composition: Rural Symphony, by Jonathan Chenette; Performed by the Grinnell Symphony Orchestra. (2001)

Historical Walking Tour of Downtown Grinnell. (2001)

Jane Shoemaker, environmental specialist, also known as "Prairie Mary," led a series of prairie workshops for area elementary children. (2001)

Original Composition: Roots of Renewal, by Craig Thomas Naylor. Performed by the 5th, 6th, 7th, and 8th grade choirs at Grinnell Middle School, Grinnell High School Varsity and Concert Choirs, the Grinnell Community Chorus, the Grinnell [College] Singers, Vocal Soloists and Chamber Ensemble. (2003)

A celebration of the republication of Our Trees, A Guide to Trees in Grinnell, written by Henry Shoemaker Conard and originally published in 1927. (2003)

Film: America's Lost Landscape: The Tallgrass Prairie. Introduction and discussion led by Daryl Smith, professor of biology, University of Northern Iowa, and producer of the film. (2004)

Open House at the Grinnell College Environmental Education Center. (2005)

Photography Workshop. David Ottenstein, professional photographer based in Connecticut, spent a week in Grinnell as part of a tour through Iowa to photograph the Midwest's vanishing agrarian landscape. (2005)

Prairie Restoration and Spirituality: A Winter Retreat. (2006)

Candidates for Iowa Secretary of Agriculture.  Bill Northey (R) and Denise O'Brien (D). (2006)

Premiere Showing of Prairie Through the Seasons. (Feb. 2006)

TRACES Exhibit: Midwestern German-American Internment ( 1941-1948) (April 2007)

Documentary Film, "A Little Salsa on the Prairie: the Changing Character of Perry, Iowa." (April 2007)

Festival on the Prairie: A Celebration of Art, Music, and the Land. (May 2007)

Poweshiek Skipper Day. (June 2007)

Prairie Night: Sounds and Sights (Sept. 2007)