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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 Iowa this weekend. In Des Moines, the immersive outdoor spectacle known as Squonk Brouhaha will be doing a run of free performances at Cowles Common. August sees the start of KCCK’s “Jazz Under the Stars” Thursday night series in Noelridge Park in Cedar Rapids. Dubuque is celebrating the arts this weekend with ‘Dubuquefest’ in Washington Park. The festival has been running since 1979 and will feature art vendors, music and live performance.
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The Light in the Piazza at Brucemore
Cedar Rapids | Brucemore | Fri, August 9-25, 7:30 p.m.
Join us for a special TCR Out of Doors presentation of The Light in the Piazza — August 9-25 at Brucemore’s beautiful Peggy Boyle Whitworth Amphitheatre.
KCCK’s Jazz Under The Stars
Cedar Rapids | Noelridge Park | Thurs, August 8, 6:30 p.m.
Each August, Jazz 88.3 KCCK presents free Thursday night concerts in Cedar Rapids’ Noelridge Park.
“Hurricane Season” Gallery Talk with artist Lionel Cruet
Des Moines | Des Moines Art Center | Thurs, August 8, 5:30 p.m.
Join us for an overview of the exhibition “Hurricane Season,” with Art Center Associate Curator Elizabeth Gollnick, Ph.D. and featured artist Lionel Cruet talking about his practice and work.
Squonk Brouhaha
Des Moines | Cowles Commons | Fri-Sun, August 9-11, Various Times.
Brouhaha is an immersive outdoor spectacle bursting with rollicking music, dazzling imagery, and the thrill of audience participation.
Second Saturdays at Figge Art Museum
Davenport | Figge Art Museum | Sat, August 10, 10 a.m.
The Figge Art Museum will offer FREE admission from 10 a.m. – 5 p.m. as part of the Second Saturdays programming.
Dubuquefest
Dubuquefest | Washington Park | Sat-Sun, Aug 10-11, 10 a.m.
Come celebrate music, art, & culture for all ages at DBQfest. Enjoy this FREE summer festival held in Washington Park in picturesque downtown Dubuque, IA. Features live music, local food, & art fair.
Collage Social
Iowa City | IC Press Co-op at PS1 | Sun, Aug 11, 1 p.m.
Join artists Heather Steckler & Harper Folsom for a collage social as part of their Hold On/Let Go project and exhibition. Bring your unused collage ephemera, paper scraps, photos, old books, etc. that you’ve been holding onto to create with and swap!
A Grand Night for Singing!
Iowa City | The Englert | Fri, Aug 9, 7:30 p.m.
Taste and imagination, the two key ingredients for a first-rate revue, abound in this fresh take on the Rodgers & Hammerstein canon, conceived by Tony Award winner Walter Bobbie.
Ben Folds: Paper Airplane Request Tour
Des Moines | Hoyt Sherman Place | Sun, Aug 11, 7:30 p.m.
Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the major music influencers of our generation. With special guest Lindsey Kraft.
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