Events for Monday, January 19th, 2026
Hey there, Cedar Rapids! 🎉
Bundle up, it's a packed MLK Day in Cedar Rapids! From paint nights, book clubs, and creative workshops to family fun, networking, trivia, yoga, and youth sports, there’s plenty happening despite the cold. Pick your vibe and make the most of your Monday, January 19th.
A big shoutout to our sponsors, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust, Gutschmidt Properties, and Jean’s Team with CMG Home Loans, for helping make Cedar Rapids Daily possible and supporting all the amazing things happening in our community.
🌤️ Weather Forecast
Partly cloudy & windy
High: 8°F | Low: 2°F
🎨 Arts, Crafts & Creative Workshops
Zeppelins – Tropical Moon (Cork N Canvas Iowa)
🕠 Check-in 5:30 PM | Paint 6:00 PM
📍 Zeppelins, Cedar Rapids
💲 $35
🎨 Guided painting class with all supplies included. Food and drinks available. 18+.
Snowman Paint Night
🕡 6:30 PM (2 hours)
📍 Barrel House Food & Spirits, Marion
💲 Ticketed (price varies)
🎨 Step-by-step snowman painting with all materials provided.
Pick Any Project Workshop
🕕 6:00 – 9:00 PM
📍 The Painted Butterfly, Fairfax
💲 Project-based pricing
🖌️ Choose from 150+ DIY projects in a relaxed, creative setting.
“Figures in Landscape” Oil Art Class
🕘 9:00 AM
📍 DKW Gallery & Studio
💲 $120 (4 sessions)
🎨 Learn figure placement in landscapes with artist Michael Ryan.
📚 Education, Literature & Community
MLK Day Celebration
🕙 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 African American Museum of Iowa
💲 $1 admission (Kids under 5 & members free)
📖 Art projects, book exchange, and a silent auction honoring Dr. King.
Czech’em Out Book Club
🕐 1:00 – 3:00 PM
📍 National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
💲 Free (book purchase optional)
📚 Monthly book discussion led by museum volunteers.
Read With Pride – LGBTQIA+ Book Club
🕕 6:00 – 7:30 PM
📍 Hiawatha Public Library
💲 Free
📖 A welcoming, inclusive book club hosted with PFLAG.
👨👩👧👦 Family & Kids Activities
No School Day! BOGO Passes
🕛 12:00 – 9:00 PM
📍 Play Lab Action Park, Cedar Rapids
💲 From $7.50 (BOGO deals)
🧗 Jump, climb, and play all day with MLK Day specials.
MLK Day at The Shell
🕣 8:30 AM – 1:30 PM
📍 Line Drive Sports Complex, Marion
💲 $12 per child
🏀 Indoor play, inflatables, and open sports fun.
AirFX Morning Camp
🕣 8:30 – 11:30 AM
📍 AirFX Trampoline Park
💲 $29
🤸 Trampolines, ninja courses, and climbing for grades K–5.
Backyard Toddler Time
🕘 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM
📍 Backyard BBQ Iowa
💲 $10 per child (January special)
🧸 Indoor play space for kids ages 1–6.
🎵 Games, Trivia & Social Fun
Bingo at the Moose Lodge 304
🕟 4:30 – 10:00 PM (Games at 6:00)
📍 Moose Lodge, Cedar Rapids
💲 Cards start at $10
🎉 Open to the public with prizes and food available.
Family Feud Night
🕡 6:30 – 8:30 PM
📍 Buchona’s Sports Bar & Grill
💲 Free
🎤 Team-based fun with prizes on the line.
Trivia Night
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 The Bar, Cedar Rapids
💲 Free
🧠 Live team trivia with house cash prizes.
💼 Networking & Community Events
New Year’s Resolution Networking Event
🕠 5:30 – 7:30 PM
📍 Big Grove Brewery, Cedar Rapids
💲 Free
🤝 Meet goal-minded locals with giveaways and resources.
🧘 Health, Fitness & Wellness
Purl Jam – Sip & Stitch
🕓 4:00 – 6:00 PM
📍 Eastern Iowa Arts Academy
💲 $5
🧶 Casual stitch-and-sip crafting social (BYOB).
Somatic Gentle Yoga
🕠 5:30 – 6:15 PM
📍 Illuminations, Cedar Rapids
💲 Varies
🧘 Slow, mindful movement for all levels.
Yoga Flow
🕤 9:30 – 10:30 AM
📍 Illuminations, Cedar Rapids
💲 Varies
🧘 Breath-led flow practice for all levels.
Metta Gentle Yoga
🕤 9:30 – 10:30 AM
📍 Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
💲 $15 drop-in
🧘 Beginner-friendly meditative yoga.
Meditation at Prairiewoods
🕡 6:30 – 7:30 PM
📍 Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
💲 $5 suggested donation
🧘 Group meditation and reflection.
Going Inward with Sound & Vibration
🕡 6:30 – 7:30 PM
📍 Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality Center
💲 $15
🔔 Sound bath with crystal and Himalayan bowls.
⚾ Sports & Youth Training
Double Play Camp
🕠 5:30 – 6:30 PM
📍 D-BAT Marion
💲 Varies
⚾ Bat speed and performance training for youth.
Strike Zone Starter Clinic
🕖 7:00 – 8:00 PM
📍 D-BAT Marion
💲 Varies
⚾ Intro clinic for 8–9 year olds transitioning to kid pitch.
Adult Hip Hop Dance Class (18+)
🕢 7:30 – 8:15 PM
📍 Prestige Dance Studio
💲 $149 (session) | $20 drop-in
💃 High-energy, fun adult dance class.
Special Thanks
A big shoutout to our sponsors, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust, Gutschmidt Properties, and Jean’s Team with CMG Home Loans.
With convenient locations throughout the area, a deep commitment to relationship banking, and the best cookies on the planet, Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust is the bank of choice for Cedar Rapids locals. CRBT provides full service commercial and consumer banking as well as trust and asset management services, all while making your banking experience so much more than you expected. Cedar Rapids Bank and Trust: The people you can bank on. Learn more at crbt.bank.
Employee-owned and tenant-focused, Gutschmidt Properties creates sustainable spaces that make a real community impact. From studios and sleeping rooms in their historic Smyth House, to both their old and new homes as part of the Rainbow Road project just off I‑380, or flexible commercial space at Averill House in downtown Cedar Rapids, they may have just the place for you. Every house has a story—write yours in one of their homes. Learn more at gutschmidtproperties.com.
Whether it’s your first house, an investment property, or your dream home, Jean’s Team with CMG Home Loans makes mortgage lending a home run. With competitive rates, great turnaround times, and programs for buyers, sellers, and those looking to refinance, Jean’s Team is ready to step up to the plate for you and make getting a home loan feel like pitching a perfect game, every time. Learn more at cmghomeloans.com/mysite/jean-sellnau. CMG Mortgage, Inc., CMG Home Loans, and CMG Financial, NMLS# 1820, as well as Jean Sellnau, NMLS# 6180, is an equal housing lender.
Thank you for being part of the Cedar Rapids Daily community. We can’t wait to see you at these events! Until next time, stay curious and keep exploring.
Warm regards,
The Cedar Rapids Daily Team
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