READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Get your shoes on for going out this weekend — there’s plenty for everyone. Laugh it up at the Lucky Cat’s Funniest Person in Iowa Contest or at Willow Creek Theatre Company with Iowa City’s only professional improv team, Lady Franklyn. More […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! 80/35 Festival | Pupchella | David Cross
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Des Moines Music Coalition’s 80/35 festival is taking over Western Gateway park with more than 50 artists keeping the music going across four stages. You have Friday and Saturday to visit free and paid stages to support all genres of music and […]
Weekender Eastern Iowa! DVIP Benefit Show| CR Pride | Here Come the Mummies
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium This weekend’s bursting at the seams up and down the CRANDIC! North Libertines can groove on down to Centennial Park for a day of the best blues on offer, Cedar Rapidians can celebrate a belated Pride with the CR Pride Fest in […]
Weekender Eastern Iowa! Iowa City Jazz Festival | | Summer Pop Ups | Kevin Burt
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s Independence Day weekend, and there’s events galore for you to explore! Whether you’re hitting up the Iowa City Jazz Festival, with Blake Shaw Quartet, Benny Benack III and more, or you’re celebrating the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids, it’s going to […]
Weekender Central Iowa! Drunk Book Club | Carmen | Ain’t Too Proud
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Summer has started to settle in across central Iowa. Though a not-insignificant amount of smog has accompanied the start of the season, plenty of events have rolled into town as well. Check out recurring events like Music in the Garden at the […]
Weekender Eastern Iowa! Rock of Ages | Roe V. Wade Benefit Concert | Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium This weekend’s full to bursting with awesome events for you and for your family! Have an intimate evening at the Englert with guitarists Goran Ivanovic and Fareed Haque, check out the James Theatre’s first-ever art market or learn all about ham radio […]
Weekender Central Iowa! Art Festival | Charley Crockett | Spielgarden
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium The Art Festival is here all weekend after a week of events featuring amazing artists with art like you’ve never seen before! Don’t miss b. Robert Moore sharing his Out the Mud again at the Moberg Gallery Saturday evening. Something else that’s new […]
Weekender Central Iowa! Cupcakke | Juneteenth Neighbor’s Day | Larry June
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium There’s many reasons to get out and enjoy the sun this weekend. San Francisco’s Larry June will bring Bay Area vibes to Wooly’s and Chicago’s Cupcakke will make for a fun night at xBk. But concerts aren’t the only fun to choose […]
Weekender Eastern Iowa! Farm Sessions | Amana Wurst Fest | Charlie and the Wolf
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s a slow crawl to summer, but the heat’s ahead of the game! Head down to Wilson’s Orchard tonight for their Farm Sessions Open Mic, then swing by again during the weekend to pick your own strawberries. Celebrate Juneteenth at the Englert […]
Weekender Central Iowa! PrideFest | Juneteenth Kickoff | PrideFest 2023
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium June is the month for all things Pride! Celebrate queer pride at the events surrounding Capital City Pride’s PrideFest! All colors of the rainbow will be highlighted in the skies of East Village as well as at the Lauridsen Amphitheater, Wooly’s and […]
Weekender Eastern Iowa! Pokey’s Fest | You-Pick Strawberries | CR Pride
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium It’s a stacked weekend in Eastern Iowa! There’s a plethora of awesome events lined up, from the newest desert-tinged session of Feed Me Weird Things at Trumpet Blossom to a chance to live out your hobbit fantasies at Windy Goat Acres. Celebrate […]
Weekender Central Iowa! Iowa Craft Brew Festival | Tim Capello | Native Gardens
READ THE LATESTÂ |Â SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGEÂ |Â SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Get out and get moving this weekend! Summer is just around the corner, and you can find teasers of it even now: Enjoy a patio drag brunch, experience the Salisbury House Garden Party or wander the Iowa Craft Brew Festival (June is, […]

