SELCC hosting community lunches through summer
Southeast Linn Community Center will be hosting lunch sites in both Mount Vernon and Lisbon communities from June 1 through Aug. 21, with three meals served in each community throughout the summer from noon to 1 p.m.
On Mondays, meals are served at United Methodist Church of Mount Vernon. Wednesday meals are served at SELCC and First Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon. Tuesdays and Thursdays meals are served at SELCC. Fridays meals are served at First Presbyterian Church in Mount Vernon.
A list of menus for the meals is listed on Southeast Linn Community Center’s community calendar on the website at selinn.org
The summer meals program is funded in part by the Linn County Fund of the Greater Cedar Rapids Community Foundation.
Binspire at Lisbon City Park, Mount Vernon Memorial Park
Let’s. Get. Messy!!! BinSpire is bringing all the messy fun with six kid approved activity stations set up at Lisbon City Park for our first Summer Storytime Monday, June 8, from 10 to 11 a.m. Wear a swimsuit or clothes you’re okay getting messy in. There will be a hose to wash off. Bring a picnic to enjoy afterwards and carry the energy into the splash pad!
If you miss the fun at the Lisbon storytime (or want a second opportunity for messy play), BinSpire will also be at Memorial Park Friday, June 12, from 9:30 a.m. to 11 a.m., hosted by Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Development Group Paint, oobleck, water, potion mixing, shaving cream, gelli play and more!
Swimwear welcome – Wear clothes that are okay to get messy and bring a towel for the car seat on the ride home.
The Visitor Center will be open for restrooms. While the event is free, the CDG will be accepting donations for continued community programming/events.
Do Art Productions
Bring creativity to life with Do Art’s hands-on Bead Art Workshop Thursday, June 11, from 6-7 p.m. at Lisbon’s Heritage Hall. Participants design and build their own colorful creations—ranging from fun characters like axolotls and Among Us crew mates to stylish bracelets and necklaces.
This program is perfect for all ages, encouraging creativity, fine motor skills, and self-expression. Every participant leaves with unique bead art they can proudly wear or display!
For more information, contact Elizabeth Hoover de Galvez at [email protected].
Special story time Lisbon Library
Come join Lisbon Public Library for a special storytime Monday, June 22, from 11 a.m. to noon, where youth will get to visit with the trash truck team.
Eulenspiegel Puppet show
The Eulenspiegel Puppet Show will be bringing Nacho and Yoyo’s Escapades story to Lisbon’s Heritage Hall Thursday, June 25, beginning at 6 p.m.
Nacho and Yoyo’s Escapades, a bilingual English/Spanish show, takes elements of Iowa City’s barrio history mixed with large doses of fantasy to create an original story detailing the adventures of a chihuahua and an escaped circus monkey. The show includes original songs and a two-part kazoo band!
Lupita and her brother, Juanito, get up early and take their pet chihuahua along to watch the circus train come into town. Yoyo the
monkey jumps off the train, and he and Nacho, the chihuahua, run off together.
What kind of mischief will they get into?
Will the children find them?
Will they make Yoyo go back to the circus?
Watch, sing along, and see what happens when they get to Ralston Creek.