READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Enjoy the crisp fall weather as you travel the Gallery Walk, enjoy an outdoor show or listen to some eerie tales of Linn County history! Don’t forget to take time to honor Indigenous People’s Day this Monday. The Weekender is sponsored by: […]
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Weekender, Sept. 23: Napoleon Dynamite Q&A, Big Grove Brewery Vinyl Market, Longfellow Front Porch Music Festival
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Autumn has arrived! With it come fall markets and cider release parties, along with outdoor events galore to enjoy in the cooling temps. Downtown Pedestrian Mall Dance Me A Story with Ballet Quad Cities Sep 23 – 10:00am Iowa City Public Library […]
Weekender, Sept 16: BrewNost, Leo Kottke, Hawkamania
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Can you feel it in the air? Can you smell it?? The first day of autumn is upon us next week (Wednesday, Sept. 22)! How will you spend your very last weekend of summer? The Weekender is sponsored by: Wilson’s Apple Orchard […]
Weekender, Sept. 9: ‘Dog Paddle’ in the City Park Pool, final Mission Creek Summer Session, Step Afrika!
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s the great summer wind down, with the last Summer of the Arts Friday Night Concert of the year, a chance for doggies to paddle at City Pool and the final weekend of outdoor kids’ spectacular “Frog and Toad.” Make the most […]
‘A Year With Frog and Toad’ is a warm and fuzzy start to fall
Saturday was a beautiful almost-autumn evening at the Peggy Boyle Whitworth Amphitheatre. Around me on the grassy hill at Brucemore was a full house (if there can be such a thing at an outdoor performance space) of families on picnic blankets and lawn chairs, snacking and playing tag as the performers and production team prepared […]
Weekender, Sept. 2: ‘Memento,’ ‘A Year with Frog and Toad,’ Riverview Music Festival
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Big plans for the holiday weekend? Take a rest from your labors with these events! NewBo City Market Iowa Pop Art: First Thursday Pop Up Sep 2 – 4:00pm Iowa Pop Art is once again presenting the city of Cedar Rapids with […]
Weekender, Aug. 26: Dostoevsky at 200, Cedar Valley Pridefest, Bobby Rush
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Outdoors, online, vax required—Eastern Iowans are looking out for each other as they’re planning late summer events. Close out Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week with a couple of raucous parties, see the lights outside of Hancher, bookend your weekend with a couple […]
The Weekender, Aug. 19: Drink Local Festival, Super Smash Bros. Melee Tournament, The Soft and Low
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium More festival action and a plethora of outdoor music opportunities, as well as special events for the beer connoisseurs out there with the kickoff of Cedar Rapids Craft Beer Week and more! Don’t forget to get a little Smash action in while […]
‘[title of show]’ an optimistic debut redux for Willow Creek Theatre Company
Willow Creek Theatre Company kicked off its opening season in January 2020, and after just one production, Matt & Ben, they were forced to close their doors [insert groan]. But [title of show] marks a new beginning for WCTC, and this DIY space is aiming to grow community roots in their “Moving Forward” season. [title […]
The Weekender, Aug. 12: Iowa Arts Festival, Grey Area, Free Comic Book Day, Friday the 13th
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium The Iowa Arts Festival is here! Watch out for street closures, re-routed buses and an abundance of joy. Looking for a more intimate festival experience? Grey Area is just down the road in Lone Tree. There’s theater and music and film and even wrestling this weekend, along with […]
Weekender, Aug. 5: Derecho Anniversary Festival, Surf Zombies, Rock the Chalk, Jim Swim
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Fantastic opportunities abound far and wide this weekend, from music to art to drive-in film and online theater, if you’re feeling anxious again about getting out and about. Plus, the first of several upcoming derecho anniversary observations. Enjoy the first full weekend of August! The Weekender is sponsored […]
Weekender, July 29: Soul & Blues Festival, Billy Idol, Cirque Italia
IT’S LITTLE VILLAGE’S 20TH ANNIVERSARY. Sign up for home magazine delivery: SUBSCRIBE >> Help us write the next big story: SUPPORT >> THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium If you can’t find music you love to indulge in this weekend, it might be time to broaden your horizons! With everything from Nikki Lunden’s Natural Habits to the […]

