Marcus Zusak The Hotel at Kirkwood Center — Sunday, Mar. 13 at 5 p.m. Each year, the Linn Area Reads program of the Metro Library Network (a coalition of the Cedar Rapids, Marion and Hiawatha Libraries) chooses a book for area residents to read and discuss together at a series of free public events. This […]
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Just announced: Floodwater Comedy Festival adds Jak Knight to the roster
Jak Knight The Mill — Sunday, Apr. 24 at 7 p.m. The Floodwater Comedy Festival is expanding its line-up today with the announcement of a new headliner to the mix: Los Angeles-based comedian Jak Knight. Knight has been featured on Comedy Central’s The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail and has appeared on @Midnight. He has […]
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Iowa Senate amends hate crime bill after death of Burlington transgender teenager
Following the death of a transgender teenager in Burlington last week, the Iowa Senate passed an amendment to the state’s hate crimes statute to protect transgender individuals, adding to its wording “gender identity” and “gender expression.” According to the Burlington Hawkeye, Kedarie Johnson, 16, was found dead of multiple gunshot wounds in an alley on […]
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Local game developer encourages you to ‘Tune It Up!’
These days video games come in all shapes and sizes. Traditional home consoles like Wii U and Xbox One are still churning out titles, handheld devices such as Nintendo 3DS and Playstation Vita can be found in every school kid’s backpack, phones and tablets come with games pre-installed and browser games playable on laptops and […]
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Just announced: Black Mountain at The Mill
Black Mountain The Mill — Wednesday, Jun. 15 at 8 p.m. Formed in 2004, Vancouver band Black Mountain has released three albums and half a dozen EPs in their 12 years together, most on the preeminent Jagjaguwar, their current label. On Apr. 1, they’re set to release their fourth studio album, the aptly titled IV. […]
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Chait Galleries to close in June
Chait Galleries Downtown (218 E. Washington St.) announced today that it will be shuttering on June 15, when owner Benjamin Chait retires. A Gallery Retrospective-themed series will be held on six Fridays in the lead-up to the gallery’s closing. The Mar. 18 event, Our Go-To Artists, will include work by Sarah Slee Brown, Nancy Lindsay, […]
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Freakwater hits the road with their first studio album in nearly a decade
Freakwater The Mill — Tue., Mar. 15 at 8 p.m. Janet Beveridge Bean and Catherine Irwin have been collaborating, writing and performing for over 30 years as Freakwater. Often saddled by media with the distinction of having pre-dated the insurgence of alternative country in the late ’80s and early ’90s, they will sarcastically attribute that […]
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Video: Winning Hawkeye wrestler’s mullet speech goes viral
Iowa wrestler Sammy Brooks beat Nebraska’s T. J. Dudley to win the 184-pound Big Ten title. He held on for a 6-4 decision last week in Iowa City. His victory was impressive and like the biblical hero Samson, he gave all credit to his manly mullet hairstyle and he did it without cracking a smile. […]
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Dear Kiki: Dealing with (parental) divorce fallout
Questions about love and sex in the city of Iowa City can be sent to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com (queries can also be sent anonymously using this form). Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, My parents went through an ugly separation. I’ve begun to believe I’ve […]
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TCR pairs impeccable vocals with smart little quirks for ‘Next to Normal’
Next to Normal Theatre Cedar Rapids — Friday, Mar. 11 and Saturday, Mar. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Next To Normal (book and lyrics by Brian Yorkey; music by Tom Kitt) centers around a family, broken by the lingering mental state of the mother figure, Diana. The husband can’t fix her, so stands supportive. The daughter […]
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Album Review: Pigs and Clover – Self-titled
Pigs and Clover are Matt and Jamie Kearney, reliable participants at political protests and labor rallies around Johnson County. If you hear someone blowing a conch shell at a demonstration, that’s Matt. Jamie’s the snare drummer. They recently released their eponymous third record…
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80s rock rules! Heart to play Iowa State Fair with Joan Jett and the Blackhearts, Cheap Trick
The latest addition to the Iowa State Fair’s 2016 Grandstand was announced today and you can expect a good dose of rock and roll nostalgia: Heart will headline on Aug. 16 with special guests Joan Jett and the Blackhearts and Cheap Trick. All three acts are inductees in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame […]
