Weekender

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 […]

Established 2001 | Always free! It’s the middle of August, which means humid days, college students scrambling to move in, and as this edition of the Weekender proves, plenty of quality events throughout Iowa. The Moline-based shoegaze band The House Flies celebrates their new album with a show at the Raccoon Motel. A full lineup […]

Established 2001 | Always free! Today’s Weekender could also be titled: what to do beyond the State Fair. Don’t get us wrong, we are as morbidly curious about butter sculptures and all the different ways to fry up food as the next person, but there are lots of other things happening in Eastern and Central […]

Established 2001 | Always free! We’re thick into the dog days of summer, and a plethora of events in Iowa this weekend will be bringing even more heat. The big event is the Hinterland Festival in Saint Charles with headliners Hozier, Vampire Weekend and Noah Kahan. James Baldwin would have turned 100 this Friday. To […]

Established 2001 | Always free! Across Iowa this weekend we see a number of events that mash-up genres and activities. Some of these might seem strange on paper, but that’s what you thought when you tried that food pairing you swear by now. (Supposedly, for the adventurous out there, pickles and peanut butter is a […]

Established 2001 | Always free! It’s another busy summer weekend across Central and Eastern Iowa. If you’re looking to shop local check out the summer pop-up shops in downtown Iowa City or head over to Cedar Rapids for an art mart at CSPS Hall. Besides the shopping, we can’t help but notice the diverse array […]

Established 2001 | Always free! There is a good mix of big and small in today’s weekender. On one end are two of the biggest music festivals their respective cities have to offer. That’s 80/35 in Des Moines with headliner Killer Mike and the North Liberty Blues & BBQ fest with The White Buffalo taking […]

It’s an early Wednesday Weekender thanks to the awkward midweek landing of Fourth of July this year. Speaking of which…

Established 2001 | Always free! The last weekend of June is jam-packed with events in Central and Eastern Iowa. The Des Moines Arts Festival returns to the capital with art and food vendors, live music across two stages and nearly 30 free interactive art activities. Another DSM highlight is the continued theater run of The […]

Established 2001 | Always free! Don’t ever let the haters tell you that there isn’t a wide variety of things to do throughout central and eastern Iowa. There’s something for everyone. Picklers can join a tournament at the Iowa City Block Party. Rocky Horror aficionados can watch a special shadow cast viewing of the cult […]