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Basic Floral Arrangement Workshop November 7 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Wiggle & Read Fridays November 7 | 10:30 a.m.

First Friday Food Truck November 7 | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Autumn-Bliss Afternoon Tea Party November 7 | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Game Night at The Orchard November 7 | 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Dinner and a Movie - Iowa Style November 7 | 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

Learn to Cook - Fresh Penne Pasta November 7 | 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

How to Sew: Scrappy Quilt-as-You-Go Ornaments November 8 | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Next Gen Tech Expo November 8 | 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Annual Veterans Day Parade November 8 | 11:00 - 12:30 a.m.

PACE Youth Culinary Class November 8 | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Archaeology Roadshow November 8 | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Holiday Watercolor Cards Class with Vivian Kvam November 8 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

How to Sew: Scrappy Quilt-as-You-Go Ornaments November 8 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Live Music and Dancing November 8 | 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.

PACE Teen Culinary Class November 8 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Girls Night Out November 8 | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Brandi and the Soul Jumpers November 8 | 9:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Davis Performance Food Drive and Car Show November 9 | 11:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Bridal Flea Market November 9 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Monday Mayhem November 10 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Drop-In! 3D Printing November 10 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Drop-In! Balancing Towers November 10 | 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Conversation Club: Spanish-English Language Exchange November 10 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Broadway United Methodist Church Book Club November 11 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Special Storytime with Guests Firefly November 11 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Homeschool in the Hills AM | Chill Bugs-Winter Survival November 12 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

S.T.E.M. Buffet November 12 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Yoga Storytime November 12 | 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Homeschool in the Hills PM | Chill Bugs-Winter Survival November 12 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Drop-In! 3D Printing November 12 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission November 12 | 6:00 p.m.

Jindo - Music Bingo November 12 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

One-on-One Basic Sewing Machine Skills November 12 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

The Musicians Collective Open Jam at The B-Side Bar November 12 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Storytime @ the Library November 13 | 9:45 a.m.

Family Storytime November 13 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Storytime @ the Library November 13 | 10:30 a.m.

Lunch and Learn: Caretaker Conversations November 13 | 11:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m.

Weekly Duplicate Bridge Games November 13 | 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Intro to 3D Printing November 13 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Sip and Pour Candle Class November 13 | 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

746 Needlework Club November 13 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Dr. Eric Groce and The Canteen: Sacrifice and Community during WWII November 13 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Love on a Leash November 13 | 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Trans-Siberian Orchestra November 13 | 7:00 p.m.

Game Night at The Orchard November 14 | 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Seasonal Watercolor Workshop - November November 14 | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Baking the Classics - Bake the Perfect Pie November 14 | 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Chickens for Sustainable Living November 14 | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Harmony Hill Live November 14 | 7:30 - 11:30 p.m.

ServSafe Manager November 15 | 8:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Nature's Recyclers | A Land Ethic Workshop November 15 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Chain Reaction Challenge November 15 | 10:00 a.m.

Fall Vendor Fair November 15 | 10:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Garlic: Planting & Growing for Abundant Harvests November 15 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Canvas & Cola: PACE Teen Art Class November 15 | 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Just Craftin' Around: Turkish Lamps November 15 | 12:00 - 1:30 p.m.

Beginner Acrylic Painting Class with Andre Vander Velde November 15 | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Little Italia Spaghetti Supper November 15 | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Orchard Unplugged: Charlie Alley & Trevin Nelson November 15 | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Blue House Live November 15 | 8:00 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

Monday Mayhem November 17 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Drop-In! Sewing Collage November 17 | 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Lessons of the Holocaust November 17 | 6:00 - 8:15 p.m.

Storytime @ the Library November 18 | 9:45 a.m.

Storytime @ the Library November 18 | 10:30 a.m.

Storytime with the Rose Theater November 18 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Lunch Bunch Book Club November 18 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

One-on-One Microsoft Office Basics November 18 | 2:30 - 4:00 p.m.

Club Car Conversation - The Canteen: Sacrifice and Community during World War II November 18 | 5:30 - 7:00 p.m.

Adult Board Game Night November 18 | 6:00 - 8:45 p.m.

Creative Movement with Motion Works Dance November 19 | 10:30 - 11:00 a.m.

Music Memories November 19 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

November Gathering - Iowa Retired School Personnel Association November 19 | 12:00 - 1:45 p.m.

Awesome Afternoon Activities: Build the Mayflower November 19 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

How to Sew: Scrappy Quilt-as-You-Go Ornaments November 19 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Jindo - Music Bingo November 19 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

The Musicians Collective Open Jam at The B-Side Bar November 19 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Storytime @ the Library November 20 | 9:45 a.m.

DINOvember Storytime November 20 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

Storytime @ the Library November 20 | 10:30 a.m.

The Great American Smoke Out Smoked Meat Competition November 20 | 11:30 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Weekly Duplicate Bridge Games November 20 | 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Beautify Bayliss Park November 20 | 1:00 - 2:00 p.m.

Homeschool Huddle: Games November 20 | 1:00 - 2:30 p.m.

Teen Snack Attack: Pizza Party November 20 | 3:30 - 4:30 p.m.

Welcome to Medicare November 20 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Basic Soldering: Electronics November 20 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

2025 Council Bluffs Kennel Club Dog Show November 21 - 23

Wiggle & Read Fridays November 21 | 10:30 a.m.

Game Night at The Orchard November 21 | 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Adult Board Game Night with Spielbound November 21 | 6:00 - 9:00 p.m.

Cooking Authentic Polish Pierogi November 21 | 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Winterfest at Bayliss Park November 21 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

An Evening with Abby Jimenez: Council Bluffs Public Library Speaker Series November 21 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Red Dirt Road November 21 | 7:00 p.m.

Season Pass Pickup Party & Ski Swap Fundraiser November 22 | 1:00 - 6:00 p.m.

Live Music and Dancing November 22 | 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.

The Nutcracker November 22 | 2:00 - 9:30 p.m.

Monday Mayhem November 24 | 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.

Drop-In! Messy Play Day November 24 | 2:30 - 3:45 p.m.

Boozy Book Club November 24 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Concordia University Nebraska - Vocal Jazz Choir November 24 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Thanksgiving Storytime November 25 | 10:30 - 11:30 a.m.

A Work in Progress: Writer's Discussion Group November 25 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Drop-In! Tech Help November 25 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Drop-In! Board Games November 26 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Awesome Afternoon Activities: Domino Building November 26 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Jindo - Music Bingo November 26 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Weekly Duplicate Bridge Games November 27 | 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Drop-In! Board Games November 28 | 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Revolution Clay Studio Final Friday Open Studio November 28 | 6:30 - 9:00 p.m.

Holiday Dinner & Food Drive November 29 | 8:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

D & D Adventurers League November 29 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Storytime with American Midwest Ballet November 29 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Avoca Holidays on Main November 29 | 1:00 - 6:30 p.m.

One Stroke Painting November 29 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Drop-In! Tech Help December 1 | 1:30 - 3:00 p.m.

Holiday Greenscreen Photos December 1 | 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Live Winter Music: Ring of Flutes December 1 | 6:30 - 7:30 p.m.

Mystery Book Club December 2 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Committee Meeting December 3 | 4:00 p.m.

This Book Club is My Alibi December 3 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Jindo - Music Bingo December 3 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

One-on-One Basic Sewing Machine Skills December 3 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

The Musicians Collective Open Jam at The B-Side Bar December 3 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Weekly Duplicate Bridge Games December 4 | 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Cookies & Connections December 4 | 4:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Bloom Works Social December 4 | 5:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Open Mic Poetry Reading December 4 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Machine Embroidery Class December 4 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Worlds Away Book Club December 4 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Date Night! An Evening in Paris December 5 | 6:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Callahan Promotions, Inc. Holiday Arts & Crafts Show December 6 - 7

The Hitchcock Experience Endurance Run December 6 - 7

Breakfast With Santa December 6 | 9:00 a.m.

How to Sew: Scrappy Quilt-as-You-Go Ornaments December 6 | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

Holiday Greenscreen Photos December 6 | 10:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

How to Sew: Scrappy Quilt-as-You-Go Ornaments December 6 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

A Thousand Horses Live December 6 | 8:00 - 10:00 p.m.

A Day with the Dodges December 7 | 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.

Burris Holiday Home Tour December 7 | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Drop-In! 3D Printing December 8 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Get Out of Town: East to the County Line December 8 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Broadway United Methodist Church Book Club December 9 | 10:00 - 11:30 a.m.

Drop-In! 3D Printing December 9 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission December 9 | 6:00 p.m.

One-on-One Microsoft Office Basics December 9 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Drop-In! 3D Printing December 10 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Jindo - Music Bingo December 10 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

One-on-One Basic Sewing Machine Skills December 10 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

The Musicians Collective Open Jam at The B-Side Bar December 10 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.

The Ugly Seasonal Sweater Soiree December 10 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Weekly Duplicate Bridge Games December 11 | 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Intro to 3D Printing December 11 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

746 Needlework Club December 11 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Family Night at the Dodge House December 11 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

An Evening with William Kent Krueger: Council Bluffs Public Library Speaker Series December 11 | 7:00 - 8:30 p.m.

Gift Wrapping and Card Making December 12 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Winter Candle Making Class December 12 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Criss Cross Market Basket Making Class December 13 | 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

Winter Survival Secrets | A Land Ethic Workshop December 13 | 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m.

Gift Wrapping and Card Making December 13 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Holiday Crafts December 13 | 2:00 - 3:30 p.m.

Live Music and Dancing December 13 | 2:00 - 4:30 p.m.

Orchard Unplugged: Michael Rye December 13 | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Christmas by Candlelight December 13 | 6:00 - 10:00 p.m.

The Grand Ol' Christmas Show December 13 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Burris Holiday Home Tour December 14 | 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Pan, Café y Leyendas December 15 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Lunch Bunch Book Club December 16 | 12:00 - 1:00 p.m.

Unleash Council Bluffs Holiday Open House December 16 | 2:00 - 4:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment December 16 | 4:00 p.m.

Adult Board Game Night December 16 | 6:00 - 8:45 p.m.

Strum-a-long December 16 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

How to Sew: Scrappy Quilt-as-You-Go Ornaments December 17 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Jindo - Music Bingo December 17 | 6:00 - 8:00 p.m.

The Musicians Collective Open Jam at The B-Side Bar December 17 | 7:00 - 11:00 p.m.

Weekly Duplicate Bridge Games December 18 | 11:30 a.m. - 3:00 p.m.

Story Weaver | Festive Folktales December 18 | 6:00 - 7:30 p.m.

Basic Soldering: Electronics December 18 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Christmas Cheer Afternoon Tea Party December 19 | 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.

Gift Wrapping and Card Making December 20 | 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

Annual Winter Solstice Night Hike | With Dustin Clayton December 20 | 5:00 - 6:30 p.m.

Orchard Unplugged: Chris Wham December 20 | 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Adult Coloring Club December 22 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

Conversation Club: Spanish-English Language Exchange December 22 | 7:00 - 8:00 p.m.

Happy Endings Band Live December 26 | 8:30 p.m. - 12:00 a.m.

D & D Adventurers League December 27 | 9:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.

Whiskey River Live December 27 | 9:00 p.m. - 1:00 a.m.

Drop-In! Tech Help December 30 | 6:30 - 8:00 p.m.

New Year's Eve Sunset Hike December 31 | 4:30 - 5:30 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting January 7 | 4:00 p.m.

This Book Club is My Alibi January 7 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

Meander & Gander | Simplicity & Turning Inward with Lindsay Knieper January 10 | 9:00 - 11:00 a.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting January 13 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting January 20 | 4:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting February 4 | 4:00 p.m.

This Book Club is My Alibi February 4 | 6:00 - 7:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting February 10 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting February 17 | 4:00 p.m.

I Am, He Said: A Neil Diamond Celebration February 21 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting March 4 | 4:00 p.m.

Strings Unleashed: A Rock Fusion Experience with Dallas String Quartet March 6 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting March 10 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting March 17 | 4:00 p.m.

Council Bluffs PRCA Rodeo March 20 - 21 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire March 27 | 7:30 p.m.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire March 28 | 12:30 p.m.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire March 28 | 7:30 p.m.

Hot Wheels Monster Trucks Live Glow-N-Fire March 29 | 2:30 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting April 1 | 4:00 p.m.

A Midsummer Night's Dream April 11 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra April 11 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

A Midsummer Night's Dream April 12 | 2:00 p.m. - 4:00 a.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting April 14 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting April 21 | 4:00 p.m.

Medication Manager April 27 - 29 | 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting May 6 | 4:00 p.m.

Railroad Days at Mile Zero May 9 - 10 | 12:00 - 6:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting May 12 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting May 19 | 4:00 p.m.

Gone 2 Paradise: The Ultimate Jimmy Buffett Experience May 22 | 7:30 - 9:30 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting June 3 | 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting June 9 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting June 16 | 4:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting July 1 | 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting July 14 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting July 21 | 4:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting August 5 | 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting August 11 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting August 18 | 4:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting September 2 | 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting September 8 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting September 15 | 4:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting October 7 | 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting October 13 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting October 20 | 4:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting November 4 | 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting November 10 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting November 17 | 4:00 p.m.

Historic Preservation Commission Meeting December 2 | 4:00 p.m.

City Planning Commission Meeting December 8 | 6:00 p.m.

Zoning Board of Adjustment Meeting December 15 | 4:00 p.m.

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