Shrine Bowl, State Trap Shoot, Cedar Falls Bible Conference: The Week Ahead

Happy Monday, Cedar Falls Patchers!

As you plan your week, here are some things to know about.

Cedar Falls Tourism compiles a great list of local happenings. Find their complete Hospitality Highlights here. Below are a few of their top items going on in the Cedar Valley this week:

"We welcome the 41st Annual Iowa Shrine Bowl to town! A special Movies Under the Moon showing of Rudy is planned for Wednesday, July 24, at Overman Park, so bring your lawn chair and enjoy this free show starting at dusk. A parade will also take place downtown on Main Street on Saturday, beginning at 9:30am, and the big football game is at the UNI-Dome starting at 4pm. See www.IowaShrineBowl.org for additional information. 

"The 136th Annual Iowa State Trap Shoot is also in Cedar Falls Wednesday, July 24 thru Sunday, July 28. This century old event is one of the biggest state shoot in the nation, attracting trap shooters from as far away as Australia to test their skills against others and compete for top honors. Visit www.iowastateshoot.com for more details. 

"The 92nd Annual Cedar Falls Bible Conference will take place at Riverview Conference Center July 27 thru August 4. Enjoy nine days of inspired bible teachings, concerts, worship, fellowship and fun. All conference sessions, including concerts are open to all who wish to attend at no charge. A free will offering will be taken at each session. For further information, see www.cedarfallsbibleconference.org."

Other things going on this week, from the Cedar Falls Tourism calendar:

July 24: Cedar Valley Chamber Music Festival, 7 p.m. to 9 p.m. 
Café Élan. Held at the Waterloo Elks Club, this concert will feature a pre-concert dinner and a concert for dessert with the works Debussy, Ravel and Farrenc.

July 23 - 28: Black Hawk County 4-H/FFA Fair, National Cattle Congress
The Black Hawk County 4-H and FFA Fair highlights work of 4-H youth and FFA in the county. Exhibits and project entries include livestock and non-livestock projects from youth ages 5 years and older. Visit www.extension.iastate.edu for all fair activities. The fair was awarded the 2012 “Blue Ribbon Fair” Award by the Board of Directors of the Association of Iowa.

July 26: Social Security - The Comedy, Oster Regent Theatre, July 26, 27, August 3 at 7:30 p.m. and August 4 at 2 p.m.
Social Security is a play by Andrew Bergman that focuses on trendy Manhattan art gallery owners Barbara and David Kahn, whose life is upended when her Mineola housewife sister Trudy deposits their eccentric mother Sophie on the couple's doorstep while she and her husband Martin head to Buffalo to rescue their sexually precocious college student daughter from a menage a trois with two men. Barbara and David introduce Sophie to suave nonagenarian artist Maurice Koenig, who offers to paint her portrait and soon begins to brighten her life in ways she never expected in her twilight years.

July 26: Live to 9 - Snozzberries 5:30 p.m. to 9 p.m.
The Live to 9 concert series is presented by the Cedar Falls Jaycees and the Cedar Basin Jazz Festival. Join them in Sturgis Park (behind the Ice House Museum) Gates Open at 5:30 pm. Band Plays : 6:00 - 9 pm. Free Admission!! Food & Beverages are available Visit www.liveto9.com for further details.