Seven bands shared two stages at historic Hoyt Sherman Place on Saturday for the 17th Gross Domestic Product festival, produced by the Des Moines Music Coalition and co-presented by Little Village. Photographer Tyler Erickson attended the all-Iowa music fest, featuring the Envy Corps, Annalibera, James Tutson, B.Well, Genevieve Salamone, Lani, Eleanor Grace, MFKS and other […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Cedar Rapids Film Festival | Japanese Papermaking Festival | Conor Hanick
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Temperatures are rising! With spring burgeoning, nicer weather and longer days come more reasons to get out and about. Maybe you’re inclined to look into this year’s Cedar Rapids Film Festival or Dreamwell Theatre’s latest production, ‘Angel Street.’ Or, you can check […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Gross Domestic Product | Jazz Appreciation Month | Rock Paper Scissors
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Now that the sun is bright and shining, we have a reason to head out this weekend, especially with GDP all-Iowa music festival at Hoyt Sherman Place (Little Village is a co-presenter of the festival). Make sure to catch the official pre-party […]
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100 dishes from bygone Iowa City-area restaurants, remembered by LV readers
In March, Little Village asked followers on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram, “What are some of your favorite dishes from bygone local restaurants?” The posts received hundreds of comments from nostalgic (and clearly hungry) current and former locals, recalling restaurants long gone and recently deceased. Below are 100 of those responses. Do you know the recipe […]
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Little Village Central Iowa issue 13: April 2023
Read issue 013 » When lawmakers start making proposals to loosen your state’s child labor laws, it might be time to ask, “How did we get here?” In this issue, Little Village explores the state of labor in Iowa, from recent strikes and freshly filed union petitions to century-old struggles for fair wages, reasonable hours […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Poetry Palooza | Dazy | Matty Ryan | Taylor Fest
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium April is National Poetry Month, and you can get in the spirit of verse this weekend as the Iowa Poetry Association takes over Mainframe Studios and Franklin Jr High Event Center for workshops, performances and competitions. No time to rhyme? Music, comedy, […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Mission Creek Festival | Salt Fox | The Play that Goes Wrong
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s Mission Creek weekend, and there’s a ton of opportunities to catch the hottest local and national musicians, writers, and artists of the year. If you’re looking more low-key, take a date down to the IC FabLab tonight and craft yourself your […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 317: April 2023
When lawmakers start making proposals to loosen your state’s child labor laws, it might be time to ask, “How did we get here?” In this issue, Little Village explores the state of labor in…
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Weekender Central Iowa! Assemblé | Draw & Sip | Central Iowa Trans Lives Festival
The weekend is near, which means it’s time to see what’s going on around the metro. Trans Day of Visibility is upon us, so head down to the Garden or the First Unitarian Church…
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Trans Day of Visibility Event | Trevor Lee Hopkins Tribute | The Play That Goes Wrong
There’s a veritable smorgasbord of events all over eastern Iowa this weekend. Hang out in Iowa City if you want to check out Frequências, a three day symposium focused on…
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Weekender Central Iowa! Indie Bookstore Cookie Crawl | Freegrass String Trio | Pink Martini
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Spring is finally here which means there’s no choice but to get out of the house! There are many reasons to celebrate this weekend. Readers can reminisce about the books you’ve read to distract yourself from the cold […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Poetry Slam | Willy Porter | The Mystery Hour
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Music is rocking through eastern Iowa this weekend. From Cedar Rapids where A.J. Croce, son of folk-rocker Jim, will be playing his fathers work along with some of his own, to Iowa City where the Englert Theatre will […]
