55+ Connections: Week of 4/20/25
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Happy Easter to those who celebrate it!
55+ Connections: Tuesday Gathering
Tuesday, April 22
10:30 AM
North Liberty Library – Meeting Room CD
It’s book club week! For book club this month we will be discussing Interior Chinatown by Charles Yu.
Next month we will read and discuss Her Name is Knight by Yasmin Angoe:
Stolen from her Ghanaian village as a child, Nena Knight has plenty of motives to kill. Now an elite assassin for a powerful business syndicate called the Tribe, she gets plenty of chances.
But while on assignment in Miami, Nena ends up saving a life, not taking one. She emerges from the experience a changed woman, finally hopeful for a life beyond rage and revenge. Tasked with killing a man she’s come to respect, Nena struggles to reconcile her loyalty to the Tribe with her new purpose.
Meanwhile, she learns a new Tribe council member is the same man who razed her village, murdered her family, and sold her into captivity. Nena can’t resist the temptation of vengeance—and she doesn’t want to. Before she can reclaim her life, she must leverage everything she was and everything she is to take him down and end the cycle of bloodshed for good.
Join us each week for a social gathering full of activities and friendly conversation – board games, crafts, puzzles, book discussions, and more! No registration required. You can choose which events you would like to attend and are not obligated to go weeks when the activity is not of interest to you.
Trivia Night at the Museum
Wednesday, April 23
6 – 8 PM
Old Capitol Museum, Senate Chamber – 21 North Clinton Street, Iowa City
Get out of your routine and indulge your competitive spirit for BIG WINNINGS during Trivia Night @ the Museum inside the historic Senate Chamber at Old Cap! Register for free to reserve your spot on a team. Teams are made up of 6 players. Registration for one person or a partial team is A-ok! They’ll simply pair you with others to make teams of 6. Register by clicking here.
55+ Connections: Friday Lunch
Friday, April 25
11:30 AM
North Liberty Rec Center – Rooms 3&4
We’ll have China Garden for lunch this week and afterward Kayla Foreman from the Iowa Donor Network will give a presentation titled “The Gift of Life: Organ, Eye & Tissue Donation”.
Registration for lunch is $5 and required for all who attend lunch. Participants must register before noon on Thursday, April 24th. Call the Rec Center to register (319)626-5716 or go online to your RecDesk Account and register yourself.
Film Fridays & Free Popcorn
Friday, April 25
2 PM
Iowa City Senior Center – Room 302
Come to the Senior Center to watch a movie and eat popcorn!
April 25th Movie: La Chimera (2023)
Just out of jail, crumpled English archaeologist Arthur reconnects with his wayward crew of accomplices – a happy-go-lucky collective of grave-robbers who survive by looting Etruscan tombs and fencing the ancient treasures they dig up.
The Dandelion Stomp Off
Friday, April 25
7 – 10 PM
Old Brick – 26 E Market Street, Iowa City
Come to Old Brick for an evening of dancing and live jazz by local swing band—the Dandelion Stompers. This event is free and open to the community, presented by the University of Iowa Social Dance Club and Hawkeye Ballroom Dance Company in partnership with the Iowa City Swing Dance community club. All are welcome!
7 p.m. Beginner-friendly dance lesson by Iowa City Swing Dance
8–10 p.m. Live music by the Dandelion Stompers
No partner or experience needed—all levels welcome. Come solo or bring friends. Slip-sole shoes are recommended but not required.
Coralville Library Book Sale
Friday, April 25 and Saturday, April 26
10 AM – 5:30 PM Friday, 10 AM – 3 PM Saturday
Coralville Public Library – Lower Level
Find a selection of fiction, non-fiction, CDs, and DVDs. No prices. It’s a pay what you want, free will donation sale.
The Friends of the Coralville Public Library is a non-profit that supports the Coralville Public Library and literacy programs in the community.
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Recipe of the Month
Once a month, there will be a new recipe included in this newsletter! It will be something fairly easy and nice to share with friends. If you would like to send in your recipes to be considered for Recipe of the Month, please email them to Corrie at [email protected] or bring them to the North Liberty Library front desk.
April’s Recipe (submitted by Norma B.): Lemon Poppy Seed Dessert Cake
Ingredients:
1 box lemon cake mix
1 small instant vanilla pudding mix
4 eggs
¾ cup vegetable oil
1 ¼ cups water
1/3 cup poppy seeds
1 (21 oz) can lemon pie filling
1 small instant lemon pudding mix
1 cup milk
8 oz thawed cool whip
Instructions:
In a large bowl, stir together cake mix and vanilla pudding mix. Make a well in the center and pour in eggs, oil, water, and seeds. Beat on low until blended. Then beat on medium for 4 minutes. Pour batter into a greased and floured 9×13 pan. Bake at 350F for 35-40 minutes or until toothpick comes out clean. Allow to cool completely (cake will shrink as it cools).
Spread pie filling onto cooled cake. Mix lemon pudding mix with milk. Mix well and let stand 4-5 minutes until fairly set. Fold in cool whip and spread over pie filling. Refrigerate at least 2 hours before serving.
