(Atlantic, Iowa) – “Iowa in the Jazz age” is the topic of a presentation 2-p.m. this Sunday, March 17th, in Atlantic. The program is sponsored by ARISE (Atlantic Rock Island Society Enterprise). Lively music, “flappers ‘” dresses and Iowa bootleggers may come to mind representing the 1920’s. There was much more happening. Prohibition, beginning of the depression and the end of prosperity. See the bigger picture this Sunday, at the American Legion Memorial Building (The Armory) in Atlantic.

Leo Landis examines life in the 1920s and early 1930s and the various conflicts concerning music, dancing, immigration, evolutions and race. These cultural clashes formed the basis for longstanding trends in America. Landis is the Curator for the State Historical Society and Iowa Museum. The museum houses more than 80,000 artifacts, of which about 1,500 objects are on display at any given time. More objects from the collection are on display in the State Capitol and on loan to other museums in Iowa.

There is no fee to attend the presentation, but donations are appreciated. The American Legion Memorial Building is located at 201 Poplar Street in Atlantic and is handicapped accessible. For more information contact LaVon Eblen, 712-254-2254.