For many among us, this is the last weekend of holiday shopping. Why not forgo that stress and check out the events in our Weekender instead? Dancers and choreographers across the state convene in Iowa City for a holiday edition of the Iowa Dance Festival. In Des Moines, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band celebrates a Creole Christmas at Hoyt Sherman Place. And Rozz-Tox welcomes the winter weirdos in the Quad Cities, as they celebrate their third Winter Solstice Spectacular.

Euforquestra performs live in 2017 — photo by Nic Vasquez, courtesy of the artist

Eufórquestra

Iowa Dance Festival

3rd Annual Christmas Express on the Air

Kevin Gordon at the Black Angel

Ryanhood — via the artist

Jane Austen Birthday Tea Party & Trivia

BLAKE JACK | JORDAN BEEM

A Winter’s Evening with Ryanhood

Dickie — via the artist

A Christmas Carol

Dickie and Amie Rivers

Holding Hemlock, Make Good Choices and Pure Service

Tonic Solfa — via the artist

Preservation Hall Jazz Band: Creole Christmas

Tonic Sol-fa with special opener Shaun Johnson Big Band Experience

Holiday Brass

A Band Has No Name — via the artist

bobb hatt + Drug Warp

A BAND HAS NO NAME w/RAMBUNCTIOUS

CURSIVE w/AJJ (duo)

Jason Walsmith — via the artist

People Brothers Band + Joe & Vickie Price

Riders in the Sky: Christmas the Cowboy Way

Jason Walsmith of the Nadas