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Yankee Doodle Dandy
Carnegie-Stout Public Library presents a free matinee screening of the classic musical biography Yankee Doodle Dandy in the Aigler Auditorium on the third floor. The 1942 film stars James Cagney, an Academy Award winner for Best Actor, as George M. Cohan, tracing the entertainer’s early years, signature songs, achievements, and romances. It received eight Academy Award nominations, including Best Picture, and was added to the National Film Registry in 1993 by the Library of Congress for its cultural, historical, and aesthetic importance. The movie runs 2 hours and 5 minutes, is presented in black and white, and is not rated. Closed captions will be enabled. Admission is free, and the first 100 attendees will receive complimentary popcorn.
Carnegie-Stout Public LibraryMindful Arts & Crafts
Explore emotions and the world around you through creative making. This free, fun, and engaging program highlights how nature can spark imagination and encourages mindfulness through artistic expression. Open to all skill levels, it offers a welcoming setting to discover or strengthen your artistic voice.
Historic Federal BuildingSteeple Square's Mixers for a Misson
This monthly gathering opens Steeple Square’s bar to the public for one evening, with special guest bartenders donating their tips and bar revenue to support the organization’s mission. This edition features Dubuque City Council members Danny Sprank, Ward 3, Katy Wethal, Ward 4, and Tyson Leyendecker, Ward 1, serving behind the bar. Expect a cash bar along with light appetizers. No advance registration is required, and everyone is welcome. Activities take place in Honkamp Hall. Proceeds help fund vocational training and job readiness in partnership with other groups, high quality downtown childcare, arts, culture and tourism in downtown Dubuque, and the continued sustainability and historic preservation of the campus.
Steeple Square Community Event CenterHealing Your Mommy Tummy - Workshop
Guided by Dr. Leslie and Hanna, this core and pelvic floor workshop supports moms who notice lingering belly changes after pregnancy, such as doming, coning, or bulging, or who have been told they have diastasis recti or suspect it. Through clear instruction and practical strategies, participants learn to engage the deep core safely, coordinate breath, posture, abdominal muscles, and the pelvic floor, and use techniques that may reduce pressure while protecting pelvic organs and supporting long-term pelvic health. The session also offers a thoughtful starting point for rebuilding strength with greater confidence. It is suited for anyone feeling core weakness or disconnection, experiencing back discomfort, pelvic pressure, leaking, or heaviness, and for those who are pregnant or postpartum and want guidance when typical core routines have not helped. Whether pregnancy is current, recent, or many years in the past, the focus is on reconnecting with the body and understanding what it needs to heal and function well.
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