For Adults

Young @ Heart Coffee & Chat

Kick off the week with us! Join your friends and neighbors each Monday morning from 10:00 to noon in the Fireside for a cup a' joe and great conversation.

Card Club

The card players meet at 2:00 p.m. on the first and third Monday afternoon of each month to play 500, cribbage, or whatever they decide on.

Yoga with Gutekunst

Join us each Saturday morning at 8:30 in the Rose Garden for an hour of stretching and toning. Bring your mat and a friend! Please use the west porch door to enter.

Knitting Circle

Bring your needles and knots and join us for a cozy morning of coffee, crafting and conversation by the fire. The Knitting Circle meets on the first and third Saturday of each month.

Gutekunst Speakers' Series

Check out the events and calendar links for details on monthly speakers on various topics. Many thanks to the Martha-Ellen Tye Foundation for its support of this series.

Featured Events

Aug 05

Monthly Board Meeting

Aug 5, 2021, 7:00 PM – 8:00 PM

Aug 06

Preserve the Taste of Summer Canning Workshop

Aug 6, 2021, 12:30 PM – 4:30 PM

To help us learn how to safely preserve foods, ISU Extension and Outreach is hosting a hands-on pressure canning workshop on August 6, 2021 at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church at 610 3rd Street SW in State Center. This class provides a step-by-step format that focuses on the key information we need to know to get started preserving food with a pressure canner at home. This is a 4-hour workshop, starting at 12:30 pm, and the registration fee is $10. Partial registration is sponsored by the Gutekunst Public Library. Space is limited, so register early! To register, contact the Marshall County Extension & Outreach office at 641-752-1551. For more information, contact Holly VanHeel, vanheel@iastate.edu, 515-576-2119.

Aug 07

Yoga with Gutekunst

Aug 7, 2021, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Bring your mat and join us in the beautiful State Center Rose Garden for an hour of stretching, toning and balancing. All ages and levels are welcome!

Aug 07

Knitting Circle

Aug 7, 2021, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Bring your project and join your neighbors for a morning of coffee, conversation and creativity!

Aug 09

Young @ Heart Coffee & Conversation

Aug 9, 2021, 10:00 AM – 12:00 PM

Kick off the week with your friends and neighbors. Enjoy a cup o' joe and conversation in our Fireside Room.

Aug 09

Lunch Bunch

Aug 9, 2021, 12:00 PM – 12:30 PM

Bring your lunch and join Miss Mara on the west Goodman porch for pentominoes and a few chapters of BLue Balliett's "Chasing Vermeer."

Aug 11

Borrow Before You Buy Brainstorm

Aug 11, 2021, 5:00 PM – 6:00 PM

The Gutekunst Public Library is expanding its Makerspace and Library of Things, and we need YOUR help to determine what YOU need! Join your friends and neighbors to bounce around ideas and HELP US figure out what YOU would most like to check out!

Aug 14

Yoga with Gutekunst

Aug 14, 2021, 8:30 AM – 9:30 AM

Bring your mat and join us in the beautiful State Center Rose Garden for an hour of stretching, toning and balancing. All ages and levels are welcome!

Aug 14

Dungeons & Dragons

Aug 14, 2021, 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM