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Finals got you down? Never fear, the Weekender is here. Catch a free community film screening in Iowa City or Brother Trucker’s album release at Noce in Des Moines. See the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art’s exhibition on clothes before it closes, or enjoy a night of live music at The Loft in Waterloo. The Quad Cities welcome TAKAAT, rhythm section of Mdou Moctar, and Kristina Marie Castañeda plays the Riverboat Lounge in Dubuque. Subscribe to the Weekender for more events, right in your inbox.
The Weekender is sponsored by:
Iowa City
Ellis Bullard
Wildwood | Thurs., May 15, 8 p.m.
STORIES OF COMMUNITY 6
FilmScene Chauncey | Sat., May 17, 3:30 p.m.
One More Hour / Greg Wheeler & The Poly Mall Cops / Running Man / TV Cop
Gabe’s | Sat., May 17, 8 p.m.
Godot / thisworldisnotkind / Thought Wrong / Angelwithoutwings.
PS1 Close House | Sat., May 17, 6:30 p.m.
The Magnetic Fields 69 Love Songs 25th Anniversary Tour
The Englert | Sat., May 17, 7:30 p.m.
The Weekender is sponsored by:
Des Moines
Wormrot // No/Mas // Oxygen Destroyer // Rig Time // Moon Summoner
Lefty’s Live Music | Thurs., May 15, 5 p.m.
John Krantz Trio
The Cave | Fri., May 16, 7 p.m.
Display Case // Attacked by Badgers // American Hole Wizard
Lefty’s Live Music | Sat., May 17, 4 p.m.
The Listening Room: An Album Release with Brother Trucker
Noce | Sat., May 17, 7 p.m.
Lipstick Homicide and Polyachi
xBk Live | Sat., May 17, 8 p.m.
Cedar Rapids
319’s Got Critical Tour
CSPS hall | Fri., May 16, 6:30 p.m.
WONDERFUL SMITHS | The Mamiltons
The Ideal Theater | Sat., May 17, 8 p.m.
Living Improverty
CSPS Hall | Sat., May 17, 8 p.m.
All Dressed Up (And Down): Depictions of Clothing in the Collection
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art | Closes Sun., May 18, 4 p.m.
Cedar Falls / Waterloo
Bob Dorr’s Blues Jam
Cedar Falls | The Octopus | Thurs., May 15, 6:30 p.m.
Motel Pheromones / Mols / The Burn Vault / Joshua Mutant / The Value of Human Life
Waterloo | The Loft | Sat., May 17, 6 p.m.
Ben Randall and Your Favorite Band, Ego Death and Carter Williams.
Cedar Falls | The Octopus | Sat., May 17, 8 p.m.
Quad Cities
COUSIN CURTISS
Davenport | Raccoon Motel | Thurs., May 15, 6 p.m.
LEISURE HOUR with POMFRET
Davenport | Raccoon Motel | Fri., May 16, 7 p.m.
Little Feat
Davenport | Capitol Theatre | Fri., May 16, 7:30 p.m.
AMATEUR SELECTORS SERIES: WOW & FLUTTER with JAY BRYANT
Rock Island | Rozz-Tox | Fri., May 16, 8 p.m.
OUTLETProgramme PRESENTS: TAKAAT (OF MDOU MOCTAR) w/ NONNIE PARRY
Rock Island | Rozz-Tox | Sun., May 18, 7 p.m.
Dubuque / Maquoketa
Kristina Marie Castañeda
Dubuque | Riverboat Lounge | Fri., May 16, 7 p.m.
The Drive-Ins
Maquoketa | Maquoketa Brewing | Sat., May 17, 7 p.m.
Joe Hott & The Short Mountain Boys
Maquoketa | Ohnward Fine Arts Center | Sat., May 17, 7 p.m.
Music, Art and Story Fest for Land, Water & Wildlife
Dubuque | Convivium Urban Farmstead | Sun., May 18, 3 p.m.
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