Read issue 009 » It was nice knowing you, 2022! In our last issue of the year, Little Village staff and contributors would like to focus your attention on 50 of Iowa’s most, uh, Iowa-y things, from gorgeous nature trails to phallic public art; historic dive bars to historic fumbles; otherworldly cryptids to salt-of-the-earth entertainers. […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Santa Run | Jinnouchi Power’s Album Release | A Christmas Carol
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium There’s a weekend filled with merry just waiting for you! From ‘A Christmas Carol’ to the Santa Run to the Peppermint Trail, winter fun is beckoning. Or, for fun without the seasonal import, you can catch a performance of ‘Cinderella’ that will […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Dada Prom | Art Noir | Holiday Tubas | Wilder Hill Holiday Performance
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium The weekend’s here, and with it a host of holiday-related happenings. But we’ve got a wide selection of events for you today! For those of us with a fondness for the surreal, a love for the odd and a streak of strange, […]
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Best of the CRANDIC 2022: The winners!
Nearly 100 years after the CRANDIC train route first started running between Cedar Rapids and Iowa City, Little Village presents the fifth annual reader-selected Best of the CRANDIC awards, celebrating the best of the region. Little Village readers cast their votes in 100 categories from Aug. 1–Sept. 30. They were also given the opportunity to […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa Issue 313: Best of the CRANDIC
Read issue 313 » It was nice knowing you, 2022! In our last issue of the year, Little Village staff and contributors would like to focus your attention on 50 of Iowa’s most, uh, Iowa-y things, from gorgeous nature trails to phallic public art; historic dive bars to historic fumbles; otherworldly cryptids to salt-of-the-earth entertainers. […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Nada Silent Night | Dome After Dark | Lady Revel
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium December is here, and the holiday markets are popping up all over town! This weekend offers multiple opportunities to knock out your gift-shopping and support local artists. You’ll also find plenty of holiday music and theater to warm your heart. Top pick? […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Big Queer Come-Out | Nature’s Noel | Artists at SUI
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium December has arrived — and with it, a multitude of holiday markets to sate your appetite for local art! You’ll also find holiday music and theater, with not-to-be-missed non-holiday happenings woven in (don’t sleep on Lissie on Friday and the LGBTQ Iowa […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Elizabeth Moen | Small Business Saturday | Lady Franksgiving
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Looking forward to a long weekend? Don’t check out just yet. There are too many things going on that you won’t want to miss! Holiday lights are being lit, Small Business Saturday beckons for all your shopping needs and there’s even an […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! 15th Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit | Speak Your Piece/Peace | Victor D.O Santos
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Eclectic Des Moines is on full display this weekend, with a jigsaw puzzle competition, holiday shopping, the 15th annual Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit, champagne & chocolate, and a whiskey festival to go along with the regular mix of can’t-miss performances! Top pick of […]
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This Weekend in Eastern Iowa! Noirvember | John Hopkins Celebration of Life | DRIVE
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Now that the sun’s setting a little earlier, it’s time to embrace the darkness! FilmScene presents TWO Noirvember offerings this weekend: Bogart and Bacall in ‘Dark Passage’ on Thursday and “best of the genre” contender ‘Out of the Past’ on Monday. Other […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Anita Fields | Kurt Vonnegut’s 100th | Bijou After Hours: The Wall
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s a wild weekend up and down the CRANDIC, with ways to keep both your body and mind active while still managing to keep you entertained! Don’t miss the events of the second annual Mic Check Poetry Fest (see full collection), especially […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Duma | Green Gala | Abigail Washburn and Wu Fei in Concert
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium The weather’s scheduled to get colder, but things are heating up around town! There’s fairs and markets to help you kick off your holiday shopping, conversations to engage you in your community and an embarrassment of opportunities to enjoy comedy and music. […]
