Content warning: Suicide Ruth stands alone on a rocky shore, surrounded by a hazy sea. In the distance, a shape appears through the mist. A boat approaches, and at the […]
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This weekend in Iowa: Shakespeare, skateparks, music fests and more
Established 2001 | Always free! It’s a hot one this weekend, literally and metaphorically. AACTFest 2025 is just warming up in Des Moines, and Gabe’s in Iowa City is bringing […]
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This weekend in Iowa: pop, rock and all that jazz
Established 2001 | Always free! It’s a swinging summer weekend in our reader regions; Rhythms at Riverfront Crossings hosts the P.T.A. Organ Trio in Iowa City, Des Moines Jazz Center […]
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This weekend in Iowa: Pride, ride, rock and roll
Established 2001 | Always free! Kick off Pride Month with DBQ Pride Festival on Saturday or La Cage Aux Folles at CSPS Hall on Sunday. Read Malcom MacDougall’s review before […]
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This weekend in Iowa: a cyborg, a comic con, a comedy show and more
Established 2001 | Always free! This weekend you can catch the Terminator of contemporary rock music at Davenport’s Capitol Theater, or if folk-pop is more your speed, see Liliana Asta […]
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This weekend in Iowa: rap, rock n’ roll, a Ren fest and more.
Established 2001 | Always free! There’s almost too much to do this weekend in our reader regions, but that just means you can have your pick to kick off the […]
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This weekend in Iowa: 69 love songs, a land, water and wildlife benefit, and more.
Established 2001 | Always free! Finals got you down? Never fear, the Weekender is here. Catch a free community film screening in Iowa City or Brother Trucker’s album release at […]
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This weekend in Iowa: bands battle, galleries open, Shrek fans rave and more.
Established 2001 | Always free! The events start coming and they don’t stop coming in today’s Weekender. In the mood to browse some art? Cedar Rapids and Waterloo have you […]
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Peak Iowa: Inside Squirrel Cage Jail, Council Bluffs’ spinning panopticon of misery
A rotating steel drum of pie-shaped prison cells inside a cylindrical cage. On each of three floors, there’s only one way in, one way out. Is this a pitch for […]
