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Established 2001 | Always free! This weekend in Iowa will see a sausage-themed music show, cheeky cabarets and plenty of horror for the weekend before Halloween. Iowa City and Dubuque bring the comedy, with the Lady Franklyn Improv show at Willow Creek Theatre in IC and The Jester’s Lounge in Dubuque hosting a laugh battle: […]

Established 2001 | Always free! This weekend is a particularly busy one around the Little Village homebase, thanks to the Refocus and Iowa City Book Fests in Iowa City. In addition to those festivities, this is also the closing weekend of Riverside Theatre’s production of POTUS, of which LV theatre columnist K. Margaret Smith urged […]

Established 2001 | Always free! Today’s Weekender is a mix of the regions usual quality-events content with a sprinkling of spooky themed events thrown in the mix. Local favorites Bo Ramsey and Joe & Vicki Price perform at the Ideal Theater in Cedar Rapids. (Read our preview of the performance that breaks down their musical […]

Established 2001 | Always free! The first weekend of the spookiest of months brings witches, a trashy fashion show and 100 percussionists descending upon Iowa City’s City Park. The Iowa Stage Theatre Company presents Jen Silverman’s reimagined fable, Witch, at Stoner Theater in Des Moines. In Davenport the Putnam Museum present a “Garbage Glam Fashion Show” where […]

Established 2001 | Always free! As the popular Northside Oktoberfest turns half of downtown Iowa City into Munich on Saturday, communities around the state are getting in the autumn mood. In Dubuque, folks will feast upon the ultimate comfort food at the Mac and Cheese Fest. In Cedar Falls, acclaimed Iowa bands will séance at […]

Established 2001 | Always free! Little Village columnists have already been buzzing about this weekend’s performers. Read the review of Jim Swim’s latest EP before seeing him perform with Sun Centauri at this weekend’s final Friday Night Concert in Iowa City. The Playcrafters Barn Theatre in the Quad Cities is finishing their run of A Streecar Named Desire, a […]

Established 2001 | Always free! Don’t head into the weekend with only the concept of a plan — there’s lots to do in central and eastern Iowa. Iowa City sees Chaka Khan gracing the Hancher stage and the Iowa City Bike Library holding their “Farm Cycle” event, where participants traverse gravel roads to visit area […]

Established 2001 | Always free! Two notable theater productions start their runs this weekend, a notable author visits Des Moines and Dubuque descends upon the Mississippi River with dragons — in the form of boat races, that is. Tonight in Iowa City, Adam Knight and company at Riverside Theatre open their operatic comedy Scalia/Ginsburg. Over at […]

Established 2001 | Always free! It’s the first full week of classes for most schools and universities throughout the state. What better way to celebrate the return of busy work week schedules than to dive into the semester’s first Weekender proper? Thursday evening, Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City is throwing a free fall welcome concert […]

Established 2001 | Always free! There’s fest’s, experiences and markets galore this weekend in Iowa. Iowa City boasts two festivals this weekend, the third iteration of the Illterati Fest at Gabe’s on Friday (we chatted with host Anthony Worden about it) and on Saturday, the Iowa City Latino Fest being celebrated on the Ped Mall. Windy Goat […]