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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 classic at Varsity Cinema in Des Moines. And there’s never a lack of music in the region. Shout-out to the first ever Music at the Big House outside Cedar Rapids’ Brucemore mansion. Whatever you’re into have fun, be safe and let those haters know what’s up.
COMING UP
2024 Downtown Iowa City Block Party
Iowa City | Downtown | Sat, June 22, 4 p.m.
The Downtown Block Party will be bigger and better than ever with a power bungee jump trampoline, 9-hole mini putt course, custom t-shirt screen printing, pickleball tournaments, and an Olympic-themed fashion show.
Summer Groove: A Celebration of Dance
Iowa City | Linn Street | Fri, June 21, 7 p.m.
Get ready to celebrate summer with a free outdoor dance event!
Nina Lohman The Body Alone – book talk and signing
Iowa City | Prairie Lights | Fri, June 21, 7 p.m.
Join with Brink literary journal founder Nina Lohman, who will read from her lyrical new work of nonfiction, The Body Alone, published by University of Iowa Press!
Bands & Brews
Cedar Falls| River Place Plaza | Fri, June 21, 5 p.m.
Join us for the second Bands and Brews event in downtown Cedar Falls.
Bands include:
The Finesse
Brother Trucker
Heath Alan | Deep Roots
Music at the Big House – In the Round
Cedar Rapids | Brucemore | Fri, June 21, 7:30 p.m.
The first ever Music at the Big House will take place around the mansion’s circle drive… as this evening brings to you a songwriters’ round featuring Jim Coates, Marcy Each, Gerard Estella, Marc Jannsen and Ben Schmidt.
GET UP! GET DOWN!
Cedar Falls | Octopus | Fri, June 21, 8 p.m.
Get Up! Get Down! bring their Funk, Rock and Soul sounds back to Octopus.
Exhibition Opening Celebration: “Iowa Artists 2024: b. Robert Moore”
Des Moines | Des Moines Art Center | Fri, June 21, 5 p.m.
Join us for the opening celebration of “Iowa Artists 2024: b. Robert Moore.” Des Moines-based, Iowa-born artist b. Robert Moore is known for powerful, striking works of art that confront issues of social justice and Black identity.
The Rocky Horror Picture Show with Live Shadow Cast
Des Moines | Varsity Cinema | Fri, June 21, 10 p.m.
The classic midnight movie, which ran regularly at The Varsity in the 1970s, is back in celebration of Pride! The film will be accompanied by a live Shadow Cast performance, lip-syncing and dancing along to bring the Rocky Horror immersive experience to life.
Julius Caeser
Waterloo | Cedar Valley Arboretum | Thurs, Jun 20, 6 6:30 p.m.
Join the Waterloo Community Playhouse for an outdoor performance of the classic Shakespeare play.
Hans Williams
Davenport | Racoon Motel | Fri, June 21, 5 p.m.
Hans Williams stops at the Racoon Motel on their More Than One Way Home Summer Tour.
Free Film at the Figge: The Way He Looks (Brazil, 2014)
Davenport | Figge Art Museum | Sun, June 23, 4 p.m.
A new classmate transforms the daily life of a blind teenager who longs for independence in this coming-of-age film.
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