

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Coop, A Story of an Amish Conscientious Objector 
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Event Description**: LACES, in partnership with the Independence Public Library, invites you to a special performance of Coop, an award-winning one-person play by former Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander, performed by Rip Russell. This powerful object-theatre production brings to life the little-known stories of Amish, Mennonite, and other conscientious objectors who were interned during World Wars I and II. 

The performance will be held Saturday, March 14 at 1:00 p.m. in the Library’s Community Room and is sponsored by LACES. 

Admission is a free-will donation, and a talk-back with the artist will follow. For more information, visit our website at www.independenceia.gov/library.
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/independence/coop-a-story-of-an-amish-conscientious-objector/200029742731655
- **Event Categories**: art, theatre, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 5

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: http://facebook.com/200029742731655?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=independence-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Independence
- **state**: IA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 805 1st St E, Independence, IA, United States, Iowa 50644
- **lat**: 42.46824
- **long**: -91.88442
- **full address**: 805 1st St E, Independence, IA, United States, Iowa 50644

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Independence Public Library (https://allevents.in/org/independence-public-library/4975712)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 14 Mar, 2026 at 01:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 805 1st St E, Independence, IA, United States, Iowa 50644
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Independence Public Library
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** art, theatre, literary-art, nonprofit
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Coop, A Story of an Amish Conscientious Objector  ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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