THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Online Screen Time: Christopher Hunter, Andrea Truitt & Ramona Muse Lambert May 20 – 5:30pm (CDT) Join in for Screen Time, a live virtual talk show airing through Zoom. The monthly program is hosted by Englert’s events director, Jessica Egli. More info >> Online Lift Every Voice: Athletes, […]
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Weekender, May 13: ‘Emma.’ in the park, virtual mentalism, multimedia artist Nicky Tavares
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Online The Anne Frank Tree Project: Virtual Town Hall Meeting #2 May 13 – 3:00pm (CDT) On April 29, 2022, UI will welcome a new tree to the Pentacrest: a sapling propagated from the tree that grew behind the Amsterdam annex where Anne Frank and her family hid […]
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Weekender, May 6: A foraging walk with the Coralville Community Food Pantry, the Corridor Jazz Project’s student concert, FilmScene in the Park
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Explore Motown, jazz, eco-art, contemporary ballet and more with this weekend’s selection of the finest events from local venues and artists! If you know of an upcoming virtual, outdoor or otherwise safely distanced event that you’d like to see in the Weekender, email lv@littlevillagemag.com to tell us about […]
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Weekender, April 29: Duos, Noam Chomsky, Roxane Gay
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Duos Day is here! Don your favorite old Mission Creek festival T-shirt and get your tix here. Don’t sweat it if you want to catch Roxane Gay on Thursday and Noam Chomsky on Friday instead, though—Duos is available to stream until Sunday at midnight, so you can do […]
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Weekender, April 22: A reading of Shakespeare’s sonnets, Grant Wood Fellow Johnathan Payne, a playlist for Earth Day
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Happy Earth Day! Enjoy your weekend outside by exploring with the kids, rallying to support your community or listening to a live sonnet reading. It all honors the earth! If you know of an upcoming virtual, outdoor or otherwise safely distanced event that you’d like to see in […]
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Weekender, April 15: Mirrorbox’s ‘Credible,’ Blame Not the Bard, a reading with Maria Kuznetsova
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium This weekend’s vibe is decidedly brainy, so I hope you brought your thinking caps. Prairie Lights presents readings from Maria Kuznetsova and Andrea Bajani; Grow Johnson County teaches teen gardeners the ropes; Art in the Afternoon presents Jason Snell, a multidisciplinary programmatic and AI creator; Dasia Taylor, Iowa […]
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Weekender, April 8: Dan Levy, ‘Doctor Faustus,’ ‘Sonnets for an Old Century’
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium. This weekend is rife with opportunities to bask in virtual theatre, with Riverside Theatre’s Sonnets for an Old Century, Iowa City Community Theatre’s pandemic take on Faustus and more, and if that ain’t enough for ya, The UI Lecture Series is bringing in Dan Levy! If you know […]
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Weekender, April 1: Donut class, Saeed Jones, UI Dance Company
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium. This weekend brings us a conversation with “This Land” host Rebecca Nagle about podcasting, a class on making fresh donuts at home and a performance from UI Dance Company. Tune in and learn something! Online UI Theatre presents The People Before the Park Mar 26 – Apr 4 […]
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Weekender, March 25: Soultru, Jo Ann Beard & Melissa Febos, ‘Love & Other Destinations’
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium is here! This weekend’s lineup features two presentations in honor of Women’s History Month, practical advice from master gardeners, a trivia night to benefit the Iowa City Public Library and more. If you know of an upcoming virtual, outdoor or otherwise safely distanced event that you’d like to […]
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Weekender, March 18: ‘Flight of the Diamond Smugglers,’ the families of Brucemore and a reading with (and for) cats
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium is here! This weekend we’ll be at virtual readings on wartime fashion design and diamond smuggling, baking buttery Czech rolls and enjoying story time with cats. What are you up to? Online ‘Stages’ by David Lee Nelson Mar 5 – Mar 21 – All day Riverside Theatre presents […]
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Weekender, March 11: PS1’s ‘Osmotic Radiance,’ ‘The Enchanted Forest,’ Taj Mahal
THE WEEKENDER  Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium is here! Puppets for grown-ups, cookie dough for kids, writing workshops and more activities for the whole family this weekend. If you know of an upcoming virtual, outdoor or otherwise safely distanced event that you’d like to see in the Weekender, reply to this email to tell […]
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Weekender, March 4: 2021 Spring Gallery Walk, macarons, dogs in sweaters
THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium is here! Virtual theatre in full swing! The 2021 Spring Gallery walk with accommodations for social distancing and mask requirements! The annual PS1 Art Auction, featuring the work of over 50 artists! I’m talkin’ bout DOGS IN SWEATERS, reader! If you know of an upcoming virtual, outdoor or […]
