Winter 2020—VOL. 1 Aquatics 11 Beat the Winter Blues with the Arts! Community Main St. 9 Construction Updates 6 Americans for the Arts recently shared 9 out of 10 people report making new friends Events & Calendar 19–20 and meeting new people through arts experiences. Taking time this winter to see Hearst Center 14–15 a show, take a class or try something new can be a great way to stay connected, Historical Society 9 meet new people, and beat the winter blues! At the Hearst Center Library 16–17 everyone is welcome and admission is completely free. You might Mayor’s Corner 3 Public Meetings 20 be surprised just how satisfying playing with clay can be—whether Public Safety 4 you’re 8, 38, or 80—if you’re making a vessel or just pinching a pot. Rec Center 12–13 If you like to write, why not sharpen those skills this winter? The Tourism 18–19 Hearst hosts free writing workshops with the editors of The North Waste/Recycling 5 American Review. Or, maybe you’d rather hear an author speak about a new release, find some time to unwind over the lunch hour with live music from the UNI School of Music, or make some messy art with your Want to get the toddler on a Wednesday morning. If you’d prefer most out of your to find some quiet time by wandering through the visit? Pop online galleries, the Hearst has an excellent line-up of and check out a exhibitions this winter, including related artists’ few special videos talks and programs to help you learn more about what you’re looking at, and why it’s here. Get inspired to make something and sign up for one of the Hearst’s studio classes! The Hearst offers about the artists scholarships and—new this year—a variety of free class check-out passes are available at the at thehearst.org Cedar Falls Public Library! before you come! Two Renowned Printmakers Exhibit PROPOSITION; PRESSURE; PROOF at the Hearst Center This Winter THE PRINTS OF WILLIAM Hearst Center to feature artwork KENTRIDGE AND by William Kentridge and Phillip Chen PHILLIP CHEN In a new exhibition opening on January 24, the Hearst Center features prints 24 JAN–15 MAR 2020 by two internationally-recognized artists. William Kentridge was raised in Reception: Friday, January 24 from 5:00–6:30 p.m. Johannesburg, South Africa, where he continues to live and work, sensitized Gallery Talk: Thursday, March 5 at 6:00 p.m. by the region’s violent history of colonial power; Phillip Chen lived in Chicago for much of his adult life, raised in a household challenged by anti-Chinese legislation of the late 19th and early 20th century, facing the legacy of exclusion, foreclosures, and the denial of citizenship. Both artists lean heavily on their family and cultural histories to inspire their work, resulting in deeply personal images. Proposition; Pressure; Proof presents the work of the artists in terms of their openness to using print to test ideas, to think and to act through the creation of images, and to convey intensely personal memories and reckonings. The exhibition William Kentridge, The Moon encourages visitors to see printmaking—or artmaking more generally—as a matter from Thinking Aloud of knowing and not knowing; a testing of ideas. (Small Thoughts), 2004, Drypoint Chen, who lives and works in Iowa, has work in the collections of major institutions Phillip Chen Noumena—Recounting There including the New York Public Library, Carnegie Institute Museum of Art, Art Institute Relief Etching of Chicago, and San Francisco Museum of Fine Arts. He is the recipient of the Louis B. Comfort Tiffany Award and Pollock Krasner Grant; he was named a Guggenheim Fellow in 2018. Kentridge has won several awards and his work can be found in major collections including the Museum of Contemporary Art, Chicago; both the MoMA and the MET, New York, and the Tate in London. For more on what’s happening at the Hearst this winter, see page 14–15. Pink Patch Project The Cedar Falls Public Safety Department was excited to donate MAYORS $2,863.48 to the local Beyond Pink TEAM as part of the Pink Patch Project. CORNER During the month of October, the Public Safety Department sold bright pink versions of their uniform patches to raise money for breast cancer awareness. The effort is part of the Pink Patch Project (PPP), a collaborative effort between the Los Angeles County Police Chiefs’ Association and more than 390 public safety agencies across the nation. Public Safety team members were able to purchase and wear the patches on their regular uniforms during October. They sold the patches to the public at community Thank you Cedar Falls— events for $10 each. Shirts were also available for $20 each. All proceeds it was my honor to serve. went to the local Beyond Pink TEAM. In addition to the pink patches, a police SUV was striped with pink and displayed the pink ribbons. The SUV was used daily by officers on patrol. This was the second year Cedar Falls Public Safety sold pink uniform patches. They will participate in this annual event again in October— proceeds will support the Beyond Pink TEAM. Neighborhood Security Cameras The Cedar Falls Police Division is committed to partnering with our residents and businesses to proactively prevent and solve criminal activity. Voluntarily registering your camera will not provide direct access to your security camera video, but simply alert law enforcement to camera locations. It does not make it available to the public and your NFPA reports that half of home heating information will be kept secure. It is only for official law enforcement fires happen in December, January, and use when a crime occurs. An investigator will still ask permission from City Creates Master Development Plan for Future Growth in South Cedar Falls the owner to access their video. Knowledge of these private camera February. Check out these home heating safety tips: locations could help save valuable time when investigators are working • Keep anything that could burn at least three feet away from The city recently hired consulting firm, Confluence, Inc., to develop to solve cases, assist in locating lost children or other missing persons. heating equipment like a furnace, fireplace, wood stove, a master development plan for property the city owns near the Please contact us with any questions Monday–Friday between or portable space heater. intersection of Hudson Road and W. Ridgeway Avenue. This master 7:30 am–4 pm at 319-268-5155. • Maintain a three-foot “kid-free zone” around open fires plan has come to be known as the “Creekside Technology Center and space heaters. Master Plan.” Guiding principles for the project included enhancing 48 Hour Parking this gateway into the community; developing a high-end technology, • Never use your oven to heat your home. office, or industrial park; utilizing existing natural features to provide The 48 hour parking ordinance is enforced throughout the year in • Have a qualified professional install stationary space heating stormwater amenities; and to providing connections to improve Cedar Falls, but violations are more noticeable when there is snow on the equipment, water heaters, or central heating equipment pedestrian, bicycle, and vehicular circulation. streets. The ordinance states vehicles cannot be parking continuously on according to local codes and manufacturer’s instructions. a public street for more than 48 hours. When vehicles stay in the streets The Creekside Technology Center Master Plan shows potential for prolonged periods of time, snow plows are not able to remove the • Have heating equipment and chimneys cleaned and inspected street layouts, lot layouts, stormwater detention facilities, snow from the area. Please help out—ensure vehicles under your control every year by a qualified professional. sidewalks/pedestrian trails, gateway signage, and building design recommendations. All of the elements within the master plan will comply with this law. Vehicles in violation are subject to ticket and tow. • Remember to turn portable heaters off when leaving a room View from northwest corner of east site toward the southeast. or going to bed. help guide the development of the property in the years to come. ˆ View from southeast corner of west site toward the northwest. Sidewalk Snow Reminder • If you smell gas, get out of the home and call 911 and ˇ Cedar Falls Utilities from a safe location. As we continue through the winter, please • Buy and install a CO alarm to avoid this colorless, remember to provide a safe walking surface for pedestrians. odorless gas created when fuels burn incompletely. Property owners are responsible for clearing snow and ice on the public sidewalk abutting their property; the city ordinance states this must • Test smoke alarms and CO alarms monthly. be done “within a reasonable amount of time.” Sidewalk snow removal usually coincides with the 48-hour parking enforcement. If an owner fails to do so in a reasonable time, they will receive one notice per season to clear the snow. If it is not cleared after the notice, or after any other snowfall, the city may have the snow or ice removed without notice to the property owner. The cost of removal is billed to the property owner. 2 Winter 2020 Winter 2020 3 Cedar Falls Newly Elected Officials Yard Waste Disposal Options Garbage Collection— Yard Waste Carts Ward Four During winter months (December–March) yard waste carts are Holiday Makeup Schedule 2020 Ward Two Council Council serviced by request. To schedule a pick up please call the Public Works Please place your cart at the curb on the rescheduled day by 7 am.