About Cedar Rapids

• Ashton Kutcher, the actor and investor, was born in Cedar Rapids.
• Mother's Day was championed by Anna Jarvis and popularized by florists here.
• Its location on the Cedar River made it a key milling and transportation hub.
• It's home to the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, outside of Europe.
• The devastating 2008 flood reshaped the city's infrastructure and riverfront.
• Named for the Cedar River rapids, it was incorporated as a city in 1849.
• With 137,710 residents, it's Iowa's second-largest city, after Des Moines.
• Sitting at 850 feet, it's slightly higher than Des Moines and its rolling hills.
• Food processing, especially corn, is a major employer in the metro area.
• There's a resilient, hardworking feel, balanced with Midwestern friendliness.
• The Cedar Rapids Kernels, a minor league baseball team, are affiliated with the Minnesota Twins.
• Grant Wood, Iowa's famous artist, attended Washington High School here.

Artists From Cedar Rapids

Al's Untouchables Bert Kelly Bobby Driscoll Brooks Wheelan

Carl Van Vechten

Ceraadi Don DeFore Donald Johanos Dr. Z's Experiment Elijah Wood

Eric Geadelmann

Frederick Schauwecker Harvey Sollberger Linn County Mark Elliott Michael Boddicker Michael Daugherty Noctuam Riley Smith

Ron Livingston

Rusty Jones Seas of Miranda Stolzblut Ted Vesely The Horrors Todd Cameron Truth and Janey Winterfiend Wonderful Smiths Yousif Sheronick

Rahlan Kay

Farewell Never Never Land by

Al's Untouchables Bert Kelly Bobby Driscoll Brooks Wheelan Carl Van Vechten Ceraadi Don DeFore Donald Johanos Dr. Z's Experiment Elijah Wood Eric Geadelmann Frederick Schauwecker Harvey Sollberger Linn County Mark Elliott Michael Boddicker Michael Daugherty Noctuam Rahlan Kay Riley Smith Ron Livingston Rusty Jones Seas of Miranda Stolzblut Ted Vesely The Horrors Todd Cameron Truth and Janey Winterfiend Wonderful Smiths Yousif Sheronick Albert Lea, MN Aledo, IL Altoona, IA Ames, IA Arkansas City, KS Auburn, IA Auburn, IN Baxter Springs, KS Bedford, IN Belleville, IL