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Tentative 2019
Summer Time Local Cruise
Nights:
1st
Thursday - Palo Green Space Area at
Main & Iowa Street (behind the bank), Palo, IA
2nd
Thursday - Prairie Hill Pavilion, 5680 Kacena Ave, Marion (Starting
in May)
3rd
Thursday - Duffy's Classic Enterprises, 250 Classic Car Ct SW, CR
4th
Thursday - Hope Lutheran Church, 2736 Bowling St SW, CR
5th
Thursday - Prairie Hill Pavilion, 5680 Kacena Ave, Marion
Last Friday of the month - Classy Chassis Cruisers at Coralville
Coral Ridge Mall at the Best Buy parking lot store location.
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January 2019
January 5: "Retro Rewind
2019" held at the Dubuque Five Flags Center in Dubuque, Iowa.
Web site info is here:
Retro-Rewind 2019
January 6: "44th Annual VCCA
Great Lakes Region Swap Meet" held at the Will County Fairgrounds in
Peotone, IL. For more info contact Jim McDonald at
708-903-2531.
January 8: CRCC evening dinner
out to Sally's On Broadway, 263 Broadway Street, Springville, IA.
Sally's would really like us there by 5:30 PM if possible.
Sally's Tuesday dinner specials are either a hot beef sandwich or
the 4 piece chicken dinner.
Diane needs an RSVP no later than
January 2nd at
diantoy94@gmail.com. We are NOT planning on
caravanning to Sally's but tell Diane if you wish to do so.
January 14-27: "North
American International Auto Show 2019" held at the Cobo Center,
Detroit, MI. This is the BIG ONE. See the web site here:
North American International Auto Show 2019
January 17: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
January 24-27: "Saint Louis
Auto Show 2019" held in the Americas Center & Dome in St Louis, MO.
Web site info is here: Saint
Louis Auto Show
January 24-27: "Midlands
International Auto Show" held at the CHI Health Center in Omaha, NE.
See the web site for more information:
Omaha Auto Show
February 2019
February 8-10: "Quad Cities
Regional Auto Show" held at the River Center in Davenport, Iowa.
See the web site here:
Quad Cities Auto Show 2019
February 9-18: "Chicago Auto
Show" held at McCormick Place in downtown Chicago. See web
site for more info:
Chicago Auto Show.
If enough (10 or more) CRCC members wish to take the Gold Crown bus
tour to the auto show on February 9th (Saturday) sign up with
Gold Crown
Travel & Tour at
319-366-3766. The discounted tour
cost (which includes show ticket) is $95 per person - be sure to
tell them you are with the Cedar Rapids Corvette Club for the
discounted price. They need to know by January 19th.
February 11: "Woosley Tours"
Chicago Auto Show tour includes breakfast and show ticket - $129.
This date is a Monday. I don't know the
reservation deadline yet. Contact Woosley Tours at 319-393-1742
or
www.woosleytour.com .
February 12: "Cedar Rapids
Corvette Club evening dinner out" 6:00 PM at the Bourbon Creek Smokehouse,
411 - 1st Street SE, Cedar Rapids. See their web site here:
Bourbon Creek Smokehouse. John would like an RSVP
no later than Feb 8th at:
john.stutzman1@gmail.com
February 15: "Cedar Valley
World Tours" is doing a Chicago Auto Show one day tour for $99
(includes show ticket) departing from Cedar Rapids. See the
web site here to reserve a seat by the January 25th deadline.
Cedar Valley Tours Chicago Auto Show
This show date is a Friday.
February 21: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
February 23-24: "50th Annual
O'Reilly Auto Parts Rod & Custom Car Show" held at the Berndes
Center in Monticello, IA. More information is here:
Monticello Car Show
February 23-March 3:
"Greater Milwaukee International Car & Truck Show 2019" held at the
Wisconsin Center in Milwaukee, WI. See web site here:
Milwaukee Auto Show 2019
March 2019
March 6-10: "Kansas City
Auto Show 2019" held at Bartle Hall in Kansas City, MO.
See the web site for additional info:
Kansas City
Auto Show
March 9-17: "Twin Cities
Auto Show" held at the Minneapolis Convention Center in downtown
Minneapolis, MN. See the web site for more info:
Twin
Cities Auto Show 2019
March 10: "39th Annual
Wild Wade's High Performance Swap Meet & Trade Show" held in the
Varied Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des
Moines, Iowa. See the web site for more information:
Wild Wade's
March 15-16: "Spring
Corvette Expo" held at the LeConte Center in Pigeon Forge, TN.
See the web site for more info:
Corvette Expo
March 16-18: "All Iowa Auto
Show" held at the Iowa Events Center in downtown Des Moines, IA.
Web site info here:
Iowa
Auto Show - Des Moines
March 21: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
April 2019
April 6-8: "29th Annual
Central Illinois Car Show" held at the Peoria Civic Center in
Peoria, IL. Web site info here:
Peoria Auto Show
April 16:
"Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #35" to Washington DC from the Cedar
Rapids Airport. The Cedar Rapids Corvette Club has been
supporting this wonderful cause with monetary donations, members as
guardian assistants, and personalized walnut plaques for EVERY
veteran on EVERY flight since Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #2 back in
2009. Let's have a BIG Cedar Rapids Corvette Club welcome home
to the veterans at around 8:30 PM this evening. You can pick
up a free airport parking pass at the airport reception desk at the
top of the escalator. For information about EIHF see:
http://www.eihonorflight.org
April 18: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
April 25-27: "National
Corvette Museum Bash" held at the National Corvette Museum in
Bowling Green, KY
April 26-28: "Spring
Jefferson Swap Meet & Car Show" held on the Jefferson County
Fairgrounds in Jefferson, WI. This is a BIG one! See the
web site for more information:
Jefferson
Car Show & Swap Meet
April 28-May 1: "Museum in
Motion Bash Dragon Run" hosted by the National Corvette Museum in
Bowling Green, KY.
May 2019
May 3-4: "Vintage Torque
Fest 2019" held at the Dubuque County Fairgrounds in Dubuque, IA.
Web site info here:
Vintage Torque Fest
May 3-4: "Des Moines Auto
Parts Swap Meet" held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des Moines,
Iowa. See web site here:
Auto Parts Swap Meet
May 16: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
May 16-18: "Corvette C4
Gathering" held at the National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green,
KY.
May 18: "Concrete Cruizers
Charity Car Show" held at the Pete Crivaro City Park in Des
Moines, IA. Web site info here:
Concrete Cruizers Charity Car Show 2019
May 21:
"Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #36" to Washington DC from the Cedar
Rapids Airport. The Cedar Rapids Corvette Club has been
supporting this wonderful cause with monetary donations, members as
guardian assistants, and personalized walnut plaques for EVERY
veteran on EVERY flight since Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #2 back in
2009. Let's have a BIG Cedar Rapids Corvette Club welcome home
to the veterans at around 8:30 PM this evening. You can pick
up a free airport parking pass at the airport reception desk at the
top of the escalator. For information about EIHF see:
http://www.eihonorflight.org
June 2019
June 2: "Central Iowa
British & European Auto Fest 2019" hosted by the Iowa British Car
Club and held at The Picker Knows Antiques in West Des Moines, IA.
June 2: "Mustang Club of
Iowa All Ford Auto Show" held at Valley Junction Mall in West
Des Moines, Iowa. For more info call:
515-491-3340 or 515-360-7150
June 4-8: "Museum in Motion
Branson Experience" hosted by the National Corvette Museum in
Bowling Green, KY.
June 8: "Save-The-Date" for
the Cedar Rapids Corvette Club "Cruisin'-The-Ave" Charity Car Show
to be held at the Cedar Hills Community Church parking lot 6455 "E"
Avenue NW, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
June 9-12: "The Great
Eastern Iowa Tractorcade" hosted by WMT 600 Radio. Not a car
event but a fun event to watch anyway - they do have wheels!
Usually our own "JD" takes his old tractor on the event. See
the route here:
Tractorcade 2019 Route
June 9-13: "Smoky Mountain
Tour" see web site for more info:
Smoky Mountain Tour
June 15: "Back To The 80s"
for any vehicle of the 1980s held at Burnsville Center Mall in
Burnsville, MN. see web site here:
Back
To The 80s
June 15-16: "Le Mans Race
Weekend" hosted by the National Corvette Museum
June 20: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
June 20-22: "Bloomington
Gold" held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. See web site
for more info:
Bloomington Gold 2019
June 21-23: "46th Annual
Back To The 50s Weekend" - a GREAT show held on the Minnesota State
Fairgrounds in St Paul, MN. See the web site for more
information:
Back
To The 50s
July 2019
July 4: "Cedar Rapids
Freedom Festival Car Show" co-hosted by the Cedar Rapids Corvette
Club and held on the 3rd Avenue bridge in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
See the web site for more information:
Freedom Festival Car Show 2019
July 5-7: "Goodguys Speedway
Motors Heartland Nationals" held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in
Des Moines, IA. For more info see the web site here:
Goodguys
Heartland
July 11-13: "Iola Old Car
Show" held in Iola Wisconsin. This is an old one! See
the web site for more info:
Iola
Old Car Show 2019
July 12: "Hawkeye Downs Wall
of Fame". CRCC will be carrying the Wall of Fame inductees.
More information will follow.
July 17-20: "48th Blackhills
Corvette Classic" hosted by the Sioux Falls Corvette Club caravaning
400 miles to Spear Fish, SD. See the web site for additional
info:
Blackhills
Corvette Classic
July 18: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
July 20: "35th Annual Vinton
Cruise Event" a very popular local event held on the streets of
Vinton, Iowa.
August 2019
August 3-4: "34th Annual
Elkhorn Summer Swap Meet & Car Show" held on the fairgrounds in
Elkhorn, WI. See web site here:
Elkhorn WI Swap Meet & Car Show
August 10: "19th Annual
Corvettes America" hosted by Everest Academy in Clarkston,
Michigan. See the web site for additional information:
Corvettes America 2019
August 15: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
August 17: "Corvette Reunion
- Back To The Bricks" held in downtown Flint, Michigan.
See web site: Corvette
Reunion - Back To The Bricks
August 22-25: "Corvettes at
Carlisle 2019" See web site for more info:
Corvetes At Carlisle
August 24: "30th Annual
Corvette Crossroads Show & Bridge Parade" accross the Mackinac
Bridge at Mackinaw City, MI. See web site here:
Corvette Show and Bridge Parade
August 28-31: "6th National
Corvette Caravan" celebrating the 25th anniversary of the
National Corvette Museum in Bowling Green, KY. See the web
site for more information:
National Corvette Caravan
September 2019
September 8: "Des Moines
Concours d'Elegance" held at the Papajohn Sculpture Park in Des
Moines, IA. This is a show of the elegant CLASSICS, a must
see. Web site info here:
Des Moines Concours d'Elegance
September 14-15: "The
Classic Auto Show" held at the Donale E. Stephens Convention Center
in Rosemont, IL. Web site info here:
The Classic Auto Show
September 17:
"Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #37" to Washington DC from the Cedar
Rapids Airport. The Cedar Rapids Corvette Club has been
supporting this wonderful cause with monetary donations, members as
guardian assistants, and personalized walnut plaques for EVERY
veteran on EVERY flight since Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #2 back in
2009. Let's have a BIG Cedar Rapids Corvette Club welcome home
to the veterans at around 8:30 PM this evening. You can pick
up a free airport parking pass at the airport reception desk at the
top of the escalator. For information about EIHF see:
http://www.eihonorflight.org
September 19: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
September 19-22: "26th
Annual Corvette Funfest" held at Mid-America Corvette in Effingham,
IL. More Corvettes then you'll ever see in one spot. See
the web site for more info:
Corvette Funfest 2019
September 20-21: "Des Moines
Auto Parts Swap Meet" held at the Iowa State Fairgrounds in Des
Moines, Iowa. See web site here:
Auto Parts Swap Meet
September 25-28: "Red Flag
Horseless Carriage Tour 2019" an OLD vehicle event running
from New London, IA to Brighton, IA. The newest allowed
vehicle would be 1927. Should be fun to watch. Wep site
info is here:
Red
Flag Motor Tour
September 27-29: "42nd
Annual Fall Jefferson Swap Meet & Car Show" held at the Jefferson
County Fairgrounds in Jefferson, WI. See the web site here:
Fall
Jefferson Swap Meet & Car Show
September 30-October 5: "One
Lap of Kentucky #1" hosted by the National Corvette Museum and the
Kentucky State Police.
October 2019
October 5: "Carlisle Car
Show & More" held at North Park in Carlisle, Iowa
October 6: "Hot Rods &
Harleys 2019" hosted by the Hopkinton Lions Club and held in
Hopkinton, IA. 2018 web site info here - updated web site to
follow:
Hot Rods & Harleys
October 13: "34th Annual
Madison County Car Show" held on the old high school football field
in Winterset, Iowa. See the web site for more info - updated
web site coming:
Madison County Car Show 2019
October 14-19: "One Lap of
Kentucky #2" hosted by the National Corvette Museum and the Kentucky
State Police.
October 15:
"Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #38" to Washington DC from the Cedar
Rapids Airport. The Cedar Rapids Corvette Club has been
supporting this wonderful cause with monetary donations, members as
guardian assistants, and personalized walnut plaques for EVERY
veteran on EVERY flight since Eastern Iowa Honor Flight #2 back in
2009. Let's have a BIG Cedar Rapids Corvette Club welcome home
to the veterans at around 8:30 PM this evening. You can pick
up a free airport parking pass at the airport reception desk at the
top of the escalator. For information about EIHF see:
http://www.eihonorflight.org
October 17: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
November 2019
November 21: The Cedar
Rapids Corvette Club monthly business meeting held at Pat McGrath Chevyland (East end of facility in the service bay). Social
time is 6:30 PM, meeting at 7:00 PM. Visitors are more than
welcome to attend!
November 23-24: "11th
Anniversary Muscle Car & Corvette Nationals" held at the Donald E.
Stephens Convention Center in Rosemont, IL (Chicago). See the
web site for more info:
Muscle Car &
Corvette Nationals
December 2019
December 14: "Save-The-Date"
for the Cedar Rapids Corvette Club annual evening Christmas banquet
at the Indian Creek Country Club, 2401 Indian Creek Road, Marion,
Iowa.
NO CLUB MEETING IS HELD IN
DECEMBER
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
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