5 Things to Do in Marion This Weekend Jan. 13-15

1. Performance — Strum and Jam Jan. 13.

Musicians from Red Cedar Chamber Music will be performing starting at 2 p.m. at Summit Pointe in Marion. Red Cedar Chamber Music describes itself this way on their website: "Its mission is to perform chamber music with virtuosity, energy, and artistic excellence, enriching broad and diverse local, domestic, and international audiences through concerts and educational activities; to stimulate creative artistic collaborations to reach this goal."

The will be putting on a music/coffee/art gallery appreciation show at Lowe Park starting at 6:30 p.m. Truckstop Souvenir, a two-piece band with accompaniment from an upright bass player, Troy Morgan, will hold a concert from 7 to 8:30 p.m. The band, which hails from Fairfield, will be playing "Original American Music." The event is free. 

Dave Rasdal, The Cedar Rapids Gazette Columnist, will be holding a talk on his recently published book: "Ramblin':Reflections of Hidden Iowa," based of his Ramblin' columns. The talk will be held at the from 2 to 3 p.m. According to the library's Facebook page, it should be good. "Dave will be a lot of fun and you'll be able to chat with him and ask questions!"

The will host a free showing of Twentieth Century Fox's straight-to-DVD prequel of Marley and Me, Marley and Me: The Puppy Years. The showing will be from 2:15 to 3:34 p.m. Families can bring their own snacks and children under 9 must be supervised.

There are a couple inches on the ground, right you guys? Enough for mischief and fun, right? No matter if you have kids, no kids, or grandkids, you can find something fun to do in the snow. Throw it at you neighbors. Throw it at your neighbors' kids. Save it in your ice box for later, like that old Nickelodeon show, Hey Arnold! If you hate all those great ideas, click here for some fun ones.