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SUMMARY:Bettendorf Parks & Recreation Line Dance Classes
DESCRIPTION:In these 45-minute classes\, participants will learn the basic or intermediate steps and fundamental techniques used in line dancing. Our instructor will guide you through popular beginner-level and intermediate line dances by teaching essential footwork and step-by-step choreography. Each week\, new dances will be introduced along with a quick review of last week’s routine. No prior experience is needed!\nTwo separate classes are offered: beginning and intermediate. Classes can be paired with one another. \n\nClasses run Mondays October 5 – November 23\nBeginner Class: 6:00PM\nIntermediate Class: 7:00PM\nAges: 13+
URL:https://bettevents.org/event/bettendorf-parks-recreation-line-dance-classes/
LOCATION:Bettendorf Community Center\, 2204 Grant St.\, Bettendorf\, 52722
CATEGORIES:Get Active!,Indoor Entertainment
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SUMMARY:Freedom to Read Celebration with Steven Pico
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate your freedom to read with a special documentary screening and panel discussion!\n\nStart the evening off with a screening of the short film FREADOM on Trial: Rights and Responsibilities in Island Trees Board of Education v. Pico. Created by Bettendorf student Adrian Gillette\, this documentary explores the landmark Supreme Court case in which Steven Pico\, a student at the time\, became the plaintiff in what was until 2025 the only book-banning case to reach the Supreme Court. The documentary won 3rd place at the National History Day contest in 2025 and was also honored with the Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival Collins Road Theatres Scholarship in 2026.\n\nFollowing the screening\, Bettendorf Public Library Director Jillian Aschliman will host our panelists as they answer all your censorship\, challenge\, and freedom to read questions. Joining us on the panel are Steven Pico\, Linda Smithson\, and Brittany Jacobs. Submit your questions using the website link in the details section to be considered for the panel discussion. There will also be a chance to submit questions at the event.\n\nMeet the panelists:\n– Steven Pico: 2027 marks the 50th anniversary of the landmark book-banning case Island Trees School District v. Pico. In 1977\, at age 17\, Steven Pico became one of the founders of the freedom to read movement when he and four other teens sued their school district in Long Island\, NY\, for banning 11 books from their school libraries. The case\, Board of Education v. Pico\, became a landmark case in the fight against book censorship when the Supreme Court sided with the students and ruled in a 5-4 decision that “local school boards may not remove books from school library shelves simply because they dislike the ideas contained in those books.” Following the Supreme Court’s decision\, all 11 books were returned to the Island Trees school libraries.\n– Brittany Jacobs: Iowa Library Association President.\n– Linda Smithson: Iowa School Librarian Association President-Elect.
URL:https://bettevents.org/event/freedom-to-read-celebration-with-steven-pico/
LOCATION:Bettendorf Public Library\, 2950 Learning Campus Dr\, Bettendorf\, IA\, 52722\, United States
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