READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Elevate your spirits this weekend by by exploring both beer and wine at several upcoming events offering local blends. Participate in Confluence Brewing’s “American Craft Beer Week Beer Tour” to earn free prizes based on the number of collected stamps! Jasper Winery […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Marion Arts Fest | Houby Days | Hanson | Plant Sale
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Now that Mother’s Day has past, it’s (theoretically) safe to get out there and start working your green thumb! The Johnson County Master Gardeners’ Club is here to help with a massive plant sale at the Johnson County […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Art Noir Glowga | Yoke Lore | Mother’s Day Brunch
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Love on a Mother this Mother’s Day weekend by filling her their days with fun for to show thanks for their care and nurturing. It’s time to give some of that back. Take her to the Botanical Garden to add unique plants […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! folkjord | Lyndsey Scott | The Claudettes
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Mother’s Day is upon us! Whether it’s your mom or favorite motherly figure, the mother of your kids, or just a friend with Big Mom Energy, make this the weekend you take ’em out to all the cool stuff that’s happening this […]
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Little Village Central Iowa issue 014: May 2023
Read issue 014 » May flowers haven’t bloomed as bright this spring for all Iowans. In this issue, LV breaks down the bill passed by Republican state lawmakers restricting lessons on HIV/AIDS and the HPV vaccine in Iowa schools — a reminder of the darkest days of the AIDS crisis, when willful ignorance by the […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Siricasso de Mayo | EVIDENCE | DSM Waterworks
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Celebrate Cinco De Mayo this Friday! Among your options? The Siricasso De Mayo Sip & Paint party at TeeHee’s. If you’re missing the good old days, catch some retro vibes with the greatest rock, hip hop, pop and more from the ’70s, […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Dancing at Lughnasa | Maifest | Iowa Pop Art Festival
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Now that the WGA is officially on strike, there’s no point staying inside and watching TV this weekend. Head out instead! You’ve got your pick with a weekend full of plays, music and markets that’ll keep you booked until Monday. Run to […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 318: May 2023
Read issue 318 » Signs reading “Out of the closet and into the streets,” “No racism, no sexism, no classes” and “Gay pride is gay power” decorated the first homecoming parade float of the UI Gay Liberation Front in 1970. The GLF were one of the first university-recognized LGBTQ student groups in the country, and […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Lemon Trail Ride | Joyland | ReggaeDub at Platform
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Get ready to get active! Exile Brewing is having their 6th annual Lemon Trail Ride and the Des Moines Botanical Gardens is inviting you to their Spring Ephemeral Hike for a beautiful walk through Brown Woods Forest Preserve. This is just the […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Floodwater Comedy Festival | Taste of Jazz 2023 | Support Trans Youth Showcase
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium This weekend’s all about the local, the indie and the weird. Head over to the Floodwater Comedy Festival to support local and visiting comics as well as local charitable causes, or separate your brainlobes with Xiu Xiu and ghOstMiSt at Trumpet Blossom […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Hits! the Musical | Earth Day | Jonathan Foster
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Music lovers in central Iowa are in luck, as there’s no shortage of acts coming to town, across many genres. From roots artist Jonathan Foster to the Des Moines Symphony’s “all-French program” to Trio-X at Caspe Terrace and Dionne Warwick’s “Hits! The […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Neil Hamburger | David Sedaris | Early Girl | Squidhammer
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium What’s your favorite planet to live on? Trick question: We’ve only got the one! Currently. This Saturday’s the day to celebrate Earth Day on the UI Pentacrest with arts, crafts, exhibits, readings and more. That’s not all this weekend, though. For some […]
