The Curiosity Path

FREE ice shows, including Miss Heidi in the Coe College Band.

The Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club is proud to present its 2026 ice performance, Strike Up the Band—an unforgettable fusion of elite skating and live music. The show will feature a special guest performance by Olympic medalists and three-time U.S. pairs champions Chris and Alexa Knierim. Known for their power, precision, and captivating chemistry, the Knierims will bring world-class talent to the ice.

They will join Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club skaters and Cedar Rapids Learn to Skate participants, performing to live accompaniment by Dr. William Carson’s Coe College Band and local vocalists—creating a one-of-a-kind concert-on-ice experience.

Strike Up the Band takes the ice Saturday, March 28, at 2:00 p.m. and 7:00 p.m. at the ImOn Ice Arena in Cedar Rapids. This free event promises an afternoon and evening of energy, artistry, and entertainment. Free-will donations are appreciated to support the Eastern Iowa Figure Skating Club.

A big THANK YOU to our sponsors, Cassill Motors and GreatAmerica Financial Services, for making this event possible. Cassill Motors “Your one-stop automotive team.” GreatAmerica Financial Services, “We help our customers achieve greater success.”

Want to go & look for pieces of the that exploded over Northeast yesterday? NASA has a good idea of where they are & what size they could be. Here is the map & a little info on how to read it:

"There are meteorites on the ground in the area indicated by the colored strewn field map. Meteorites are size-sorted during their long fall to the ground, and the color code shows approximately where meteorites can be found by their size. Red shows where ~10kg meteorites would land if this fall produced any. Dark orange is ~1kg, orange is ~100g, light orange is ~10g, and yellow is ~1g and smaller. This is an intentionally simplified model - in reality the sizes undergo mixing by aerodynamic forces and multiple fragmentation events in the bright bolide. The model does not guarantee that large meteorites fell, it only shows where they would have landed if they are included in this fall."

So proud to be a part of this competition for ten years! Congratulations to all of the teams.