READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Summer festival season continues this weekend, with Cedar Rapids Pride Festival anchoring the north end of the CRANDIC and the always phenomenal North Liberty Blues & BBQ toward the other end of 380. There’s a full slate of […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Weekly concerts, Kolach Festival, CR Scavenger Hunt
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium If you aren’t outdoors this weekend, what even is the point of June?! Weekly concerts are in full swing across the region, a scavenger hunt helps you explore Cedar Rapids — but the most exciting thing to get […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Pride Fest, Pieces of my Heart, Art Flea Market
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s a party all weekend in the greater DSM, as Pride Fest kicks off at 10 a.m. on Friday and spreads joy through Sunday at 5 p.m.! Juneteenth events begin, Pro H2O gathers funds for the Iowa Environmental […]
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Thew Brewing Rebrands as Lucky Cat Comedy and Events
Cedar Rapids bar and former brewery Thew Brewing has rebranded as Lucky Cat Comedy and Events. Thew closed on May 14; the new venue will have its first public open mic on Tuesday, May 31. “We took a look at what was working and what wasn’t working that well for us,” said Haley Flenker, who […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Tattoo Convention, Youth Music Showcase, Gordon Lightfoot
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium You can ease into the weekend with some poetry in the park, or sit for an inking session at the tattoo convention. You can hear the region’s freshest voices at the youth music showcase, or experience the classic […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Punk at PS1, Houby Days, Private at Mirrorbox Theatre
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s all about balance. Punk and opera, gallery shows and fresh air hikes, mushroom mayhem and one of the season’s first music festivals—this weekend offers a feast for all your spring senses. Top pick? The latest Iowa premiere […]
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Weekender DSM! Farmer’s Market, Cinco de Mayo, Spring Garden Festival
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Breathe — breathe in the air! It’s filled with fresh scents of growing things, and this is a perfect weekend to celebrate that, with the return of the downtown Farmers Market, a festival at the Botanical Gardens and […]
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Little Village Eastern Iowa issue 306: May 2022
Read issue 306 » Good morrow, good reader! You’ve stumbled upon Ye Olde Little Village issue 306, our first medieval-themed mag (because why not?)! In these pages, historians, artists, cooks and Renaissance faire performers reflect on an era rich in our imaginations, but often misunderstood — or worse, manipulated by white nationalists. University of Iowa […]
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Weekender DSM! Drake Relay, Indie Bookstore Day, Drag in the Park
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium As you dash between Drake Relay events this weekend, be sure to check out these other fantastic goings-on, too! And don’t miss Independent Bookstore Day on Saturday—stop by Beaverdale Books, Storyhouse Bookpub or your own favorite seller to […]
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Weekender CRANDIC! Indie Bookstore Day, Taste of Jazz, May Day
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s gonna be May! But before we get there, April closes out on Saturday with Independent Bookstore Day. Take the opportunity to stop by one of your local favorites while you’re out and about enjoying a fantastic weekend […]
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Nonprofit Matthew 25 opens affordable grocery store in Cedar Rapids food desert
The grand opening of Matthew 25’s new Cultivate Hope Corner Store will take place this Wednesday, April 27 in Cedar Rapids. The Corner Store is a nonprofit endeavor, providing healthy food in a local food desert — an area of town lacking nearby sources of fresh, affordable food. Cultivate Hope Corner Store had its soft […]
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How a Cedar Rapids strip mall brought town and country together — and stood the test of time
Anyone living in Cedar Rapids or Marion has more than likely found themselves needing to get to the other, and, most likely, has made the trip by way of First Avenue. On their way, they’ve probably seen an unassuming strip mall just a couple minutes into Cedar Rapids past the Marion border: an L-shaped series […]
