READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s Juneteenth this weekend, and there are celebrations everywhere you turn—from art to music to comedy to theater, and more! Add in Art Week Des Moines kicking off, and you have a jam-packed few days of honoring the […]
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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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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Summer Gallery Walk, Pride, Iowa Farm Sanctuary Fundraiser
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Happy Pride, Eastern Iowa! The first weekend of Pride Month kicks things off in style with CR Pride’s inaugural parade on Saturday in Cedar Rapids. Get ready to stay busy all weekend, with the Iowa Arts Festival taking […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Kosmic Kingdom, Craft Brew Fest, Pride in the Garden
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Pride Month is here! Start things off right Friday night with a Pride Pageant at the Garden. You can kick off festival season with Kosmic Kingdom at Sleepy Hollow. There’s also theater openings and the Craft Brew Fest […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Plumero, CelebrAsian 2022, SpringFest 2022
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Indoors and out, music rules the roost this long weekend! Top pick? Friday’s album release party for Plumero at xBk Live. Check out the stellar debut, ‘Prune Juice,’ from these Girls Rock! alums and soon-to-be Roosevelt High grads! […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Unfinished Business, CR Farmer’s Market, Chehei Hatakeyama
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium The markets are open, the music is playing and the first long weekend of the spring/summer is upon us. Take some time outdoors, but be sure to check out the top-notch indoor offerings, too! Key opportunity not to […]
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Weekender Eastern Iowa! Iowa Pop Art Festival, ICDD 10th Anniversary, Janis Ian
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s a weekend of celebration, kicking off with the 10th anniversary of the Iowa City Downtown District and rounding out with the Iowa City stop of folk legend Janis Ian’s final tour. In between, there’s theater, film and […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Des Moines Metro Opera, Vegan Summer Market, Des Moines Con
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Get your geek on, celebrate resilience, welcome back the vegan summer market and above all, don’t throw away your shot this weekend! Top pick? Travel to Coon Rapids (shuttle available) for a program from the Des Moines Metro […]
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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 […]
