April

April 26
1:00 – 5:00 Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center

April 27
1:00 – 5:00 Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center

April 28
1-2:30 Muscatine Community College Drawing Class with Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center
3:15 Orientation for Art Center Staff, Library Staff and Art Teachers

April 29
7 – 8:30 pm Jessa at the Discovery Center for “Relationship of Songbirds and Insects
"Relationships of Songbirds and Insects" With James Huebing-Reitinger
Explore songbird and insect exhibits. Includes lecture on relationships of
birds and insects, two of the major bio-indicators within ecosystems.
Environmental Learning Center, 3300 Cedar Street, Muscatine, Iowa 52761
Contact Information- (563) 264-5922

April 30
2:00 - 3:30 MCC Art Appreciation Class with Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center – Jon Fasenelli-Cawelti instructor
10:25 - 3:00 James at West Middle School

May

May 1
10:25 – 3:00 James at West Middle School

May 2
11-12:15 James at Art Center with Wisdom Quest High School
1:00 – rest of school day James at Hayes

May 3
1:00 – 5:00 Jessa and James at Muscatine Art Center

May 4
1:00 – 5:00 Jessa and James at Muscatine Art Center
2:00 Gallery talk by Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center

May 5
9:15 – 1:00 James at Discovery Center for 45-50 Talented and Gifted 5th Graders

May 6
10:00– 11:00 Jessa at Art Center for fifth grade art students
11:00 – 3:00 James at Discovery Center for Big Sand Mound Bug Hunt – 5th Grade

May 7
8:45 – 10:15 Jessa at Discovery Center for all School field trip
10:30 – 5:00 Jessa painting at Muscatine Art Center
9:00 – 3:30 James at Grant Elementary
7:00 pm Jessa and James at Musser Public Library – “Majestic Silk Moths” (Adult Program)

May 8
9:00 – 12:00 James at Mulberry Elementary
12:30 – 2:30 James and Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center with Home School Group
4:00-7:00 James with Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center

May 9
9:30-11:30 James at Discovery Center with Kindergartners
Insect/Horror Movie showing at Miller and Harrison Building downtown – details to follow

May 10
1:00 – 5:00 Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center
6:00 – 9:00 Jessa and James doing tattoos at Whine, Whiskers and Paws at Humane Society Canine Activity Center, 920 S. Houser St.

May 11
1:00 – 5:00 Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center

May 13
9:15 – 10:15 – James at Discovery Center for Lone Tree First Graders
2:00 p.m. James at Valley View Manor

May 14
1:15 – 2:15 Central Middle School with Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center
10:00 – 10:45 Muscatine High School with Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center
12:00 – 2:15 - James at Discovery Center for 2nd grade field trip
7:00 pm – James at Musser Public Library – “Dragon Flies and Butterflies” (Adult Program)

May 15
10:00-11:00 – Jessa with students from Mulberry 3rd grade
1:15 – 2:15 Central Middle School with Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center
8:30 – 11:30 – James at Jefferson School
1:00 – 3:00 – James at Discovery Center
4:00 – 7:00 James at Muscatine Art Center with Jessa

May 16
9:15 – 2:00 – James at Discovery Center for Winfield-Mt. Union and Waco Field Trips

May 17
10-12 James painting arm tattoos at Musser Library Summer Reading Kick-off
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at Muscatine Art Center

May 18
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at Muscatine Art Center

May 19
8:30 – 11:30 James at Franklin School

May 20
12:00 – 2:00 – James at Discovery Center for 2nd Grade Field trip

May 21
1:00 – 2:00 Ms. Jones and M. Kill 2nd Grade students at Muscatine Art Center with Jessa
Tentative James at Discovery Center 5th Grade @ Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area
7:00 pm James at Musser Public Library “Stranger Than Fiction” (Adult Program)

May 22
9:15 – Noon – James at Discovery Center for Washington Kindergarten Field Tripl
4:00 – 7:00 James at the Muscatine Art Center with Jessa

May 23
10:00 – 5:00 Jessa painting at the Muscatine Art Center
9:15 – 2:00 James at Discovery Center for 2nd Graders Field Trip from West Liberty Schools

May 24
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at Muscatine Art Center
7:00 James at Saulsbury Campground for “Wings of Pollinators” sponsored by The Nature Center
"Wings of Pollinators" With James Huebing-Reitinger
Learn about the pollination crisis in America and why pollinators are so
important to our survival. Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area, Campground Area 2007 Saulsbury Road, Muscatine, Iowa 52761 Contact Information- (563) 264-5922

May 25
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center

May 26
Memorial Day CLOSED

May 27
1:30-2:30 - Jessa at the Muscatine Art Center with adults from Valley View Manor
12:00 – 2:30 – James at Discovery Center for Grant 5th grade field trip

May 28
7:00 pm – James at Musser Public Library – “Learning to love all those legs” (Adult Program)

May 29
10:00 – 7:00 Jessa painting at the Muscatine Art Center
9:00 – 11:30 James at Discovery Center for Franklin, all school field trip
4:00 – 7:00 James at Muscatine Art Center with Jessa

May 30
9:00 – 11:30 James at Discovery Center for West Liberty 5th grade field trip

May 31
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center

June

June 1
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center

June 2
6:30 – Teen Movie Night at the Library – Spiderman

June 3
James is at Musser Library at 10:30 am, 1:30 pm and 6:30pm for “Beetlemania,” a family program for all ages featuring James’ Bug Trunk Show and Jerry the Cockroach Magician (magician present only at the first two performances). Program lasts approximately 45 minutes each session.

June 4
10:00 – 5:00 Jessa painting at the Muscatine Art Center
11:00 James at Bettendorf – Funky Funny Feet for 2nd – 5th Graders
2:00 - James at Bettendorf for Smelly Social Structures for Preschoolers
7:00 pm – James at Musser Public Library – “Book Discussion – Empire of the Ants” (Adult Program)

June 5
James is at Musser Library at 10:30 for Preschool Storytime with “Swamp Monsters.” Storytime is aimed at children ages 3-6, and lasts approximately 30 minutes.
4:00 – 7:00 James at the Muscatine Art Center with Jessa
5:15 – 6:45 James and Jessa – Brownie troop and families work on Bug Badge
7 pm – Weed Park – Short Bug Hunt after Family Storytime

June 6
4:00-5:00 pm - James at Musser Library for Teen program “Nostril Nourishment” Teens in grades 6-12 are invited for information, fun and pizza.

June 7
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center
TBA – James at Scott County Library in Eldridge for Bug Bash
2 pm - Movie at the Musser Public Library – Bugs Life

June 8
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center

June 10
James at Musser Library at 10:30, 1:30, and 6:30 for “Arachnophobia” Family Program featuring James’ Bug Trunk Show which lasts approximately 45 minutes each session.

June 11
10:00 am- 11:00 am James at Walcott Library
3:00 pm- 4:00 pm James at Walcott Library
7:00 pm James at Musser Public Library for “Insect Social Structures” (Adult Program)

June 12
James at Musser Library 10:30 am for Preschool Storytime with “Nostril Nourishment,” a 30-minute session aimed at children ages 3-6.
4:00 – 7:00 James at the Muscatine Art Center with Jessa

June 13
Teens from Musser Library group will be visiting Jessa at work and will eat pizza in the Japanese Garden afterwards.

June 14
9 – 12 James and Jessa at Discovery Learning Center for "Nature Art"
Observe and sketch from nature, learn techniques, and tips for drawing from Life.
Also learn about art within nature itself. ~ Two groups; Jessa works with the adults, James works with the kids.
Environmental Learning Center,3300 Cedar Street, Muscatine, Iowa, 52761 Contact Information- (563) 264-5922
1 – 5 Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center
2 pm Movie at the Musser Public Library – Charlotte’s Web

June 15
10-12pm Jessa demonstrating at the Quad Cities Botanic Center
10-2:30pm James painting Arm Tatoos at the Quad Cities Botanic Center
3-4pm James performs the Bug Trunk Show at the Quad Cities Botanic Center

June 16
11:50-1:10 Jessa and James with Barb at Rotary
1:30 – 4:30 James at MAC for Art Camp

June 17
9:00 – 10:00 – James at Discovery Center Camp – K-1st Grade
1:15 – 4:30 James at MAC for Art Camp

June 18
10:00 Star destinations Bank Club group from Iowa City will visit with Jessa and tour the Mansion
1:15 – 4:30 James at MAC for Art Camp
7:00 pm – James at the Musser Public Library – “Forensic Entomology: The Use of Insects to Solve Crime” (Adult Program)

June 19
9:00 – 10:00 – James at Discovery Center Camp – 2-3 Grade
1:15 – 4:30 James at MAC for Art Camp
4:00 – 7:00 James at Muscatine Art Center with Jessa
6:30 – Family Storytime at Monsanto’s Butterfly Garden featuring stories about moths and butterflies

June 20
9:00 – 10:00 James at Discovery Center Camp – 4-5 Grade
1:15 – 4:30 James at MAC for Art Camp

June 21
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at Muscatine Art Center
2 pm – Movie at the Musser Public Library – Bee Movie

June 22
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center

June 23
James at Davenport Public Library – Fairmount Branch
10:00 – Funky Feet- Preschoolers
11:00 – Six-Legged Camouflage – Preschoolers
2:00 – Stranger than Fiction – Elementary Age
3:00 – Swamp Monsters – Elementary Age
6:30 – Teen Movie Night at the Musser Public Library – Arachnophobia

June 24
James at Musser Public Library for 10:30, 1:30 and 6:30 for Family Program “Stranger than Fiction” featuring James’ Bug Trunk Show, which lasts approximately 45 minutes each session.

June 25
1:30 James presents Stranger than Fiction for all ages at Wilton Public Library
7:00 pm James at the Musser Public Library – “Insects in the Food Chain: A Banquet of Bugs” (Adult Program and optional insect tasting)

June 26
James at Musser Public Library at 10:30 am for Preschool Storytime with “Super Stingers,” a 30-minute session aimed at children ages 3-6.
5:00 – 7:00 James at the Muscatine Art Center with Jessa

June 27
10:30 and 11:45 – At the Musser Public Library – Iowa State Insect Zoo – call Library to reserve a spot

June 28
1:00 – 5:00 - Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center
2 pm – Movie at the Musser Public Library - Antz
8:30 p.m. – Jessa and James at Sunset Bug Hunt at Saulsbury Campground "Sunset Bug Hunt" With Jessa and James. Brief lecture on insect collecting then head outdoors to a fiesta of insects drawn into our black light setting. The hunt is on, let the collecting and identifications begin. 8:30pm-10:00pm Saulsbury Bridge Recreation Area, Campground Area
2007 Saulsbury Road, Muscatine, Iowa 52761, Contact Information- (563) 264-5922

June 29
1:00 – 5:00 Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center for Ice Cream Social

July

July 1
10:30 and 1:30 – Art Center staff will help preschool and elementary age children make spider headbands for Library Craft Day.

July 2
Summer School – Ann Goodman

July 3
5:00– 8:00 Jessa and James at ArtSPACE for Muscatine Experience painting Tattoos

July 4
HOLIDAY

July 5 - Last day of performance
1:00 – 5:00 Jessa and James at the Muscatine Art Center for Varnishing of Wilbur
2 pm – Movie at the Musser Public Library – James and the Giant Peach

July 7
6:30 – Teen Movie Night at the Musser Public Library – Men in Black

July 9
6:30 at Library – Film showing at the Musser Public Library – Mircocosmos

July 12
2 pm – Movie at the Musser Public Library – The Ant Bully

July 15
10:30 and 1:30 – Bilingual Puppet show featuring the book The Very Hungry Caterpillar

July 16
6:30 Film showing at the Musser Public Library – Life in the Undergrowth

July 19
2 pm – Movie at the Musser Public Library – Magic School Bus in a Beehive

July 21
6:30 – Teen Movie Night at the Musser Public Library – Joe’s Apartment

July 26
2 pm – Movie at the Musser Public Library – How to Eat Fried Worms

July 29
10:30 and 1:30 – At the Musser Public Library – Will Betty and Tina have to EAT BUGS? Keep watching to see if elementary school principals will join them for dinner!