Five Things To Do This Week in Cedar Falls: Life After Caucus

Well, the Iowa Caucus is over, the admitted obsession of us here in Patchland for the last few weeks. But now the politicians and the national media have moved on, and we're moving on too, returning our focus to local news you need to know. To get started, here are five great things to do in Cedar Falls this week.

1. Give Blood: It's National Blood Donor Month! Help the American Red Cross Hawkeye Chapter save lives by donating a pint of red stuff. Find out more about where to donate here.

2. Get Your Network On: It's TechBrew Cedar Valley time. Today at 5 p.m. join an informal gathering of entrepreneurs, technologists, business people and funders, all getting together at . Discuss your ideas, have a drink, make some connections - what could be better?

3. Check Out Some Planes: The Caucus-goers left the UNI-Dome just in time for the planes to move in. Mini, radio-controlled planes, that is. On Saturday and Sunday, the Expo in the UNI-Dome: Indoor Electric Radio-Controlled Fun-Fly will host a slew of small fliers in what is purportedly the largest indoor flying festival in the Midwest. Learn more here.

4. Just Dance: Head over to the Electric Park Ballroom at the Cattle Congress Fairgrounds on Sunday for the Cedar Valley Dance Club Showstoppers. There will be dancing, dancing and more dancing. Attend dance workshops, watch local dancers shake their stuff and just generally cha cha, fox trot or otherwise move to the music. The event is 12:45 p.m. to 5:30 p.m. Learn more here.

5. Discover Some History: Not only is January Blood Donor Month, it's also Genealogy Month. The is hosting a month-long slate of related events. Kick it off with a class on searching newspaper archives, today at 10 a.m. Register here.