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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 of things to do across the state. In Des Moines, the Beaverdale Blue Grass Festival welcomes all pickers and grinners who appreciate the American roots tradition. For more international fare, Feed Me Weird Things has the Tokyo-based Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetuzi Akiyama, Muchael Hartman Trio. Quad City residents can celebrate the Cedar Valley’s Latino heritage at the ¡Fiesta! festival in Waterloo.
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Summer Pop-up Closing Reception
Iowa City | Former White Rabbit Space | Thurs, July 18, 6 p.m.
HIT ME UP IN REAL LIFE (HMUIRL) Art and Studios Summer pop-up event comes to a close with a closing reception Thursday evening. This pop-up showcases the talents of local artists.
Toshimaru Nakamura, Tetuzi Akiyama, Muchael Hartman Trio
Iowa City | Trumpet Blossom | Fri, July 19, 9 p.m.
Meeting in Tokyo in 1995, Tetuzi Akiyama, Michael Hartman, and Toshimaru Nakamura have shared the stage in various configurations and ad hoc groups across Tokyo and Chicago over the past 29 years.
Reprise: Iowa City Dance Company
Iowa City | The James Theatre | Fri, July 19, 7:30 p.m.
Iowa City’s newest dance company presents an evening of works from local dancers and choreographers.
Katelyn Bouska – Conversations at the Piano
Cedar Rapids | National Czech & Slovak Museum | Fri, July 19, 7 p.m.
Katelyn dives into the histories and works of famous Czech composers— Dvořák and Smetana have long been hailed as the founders of the rich tradition of Czech music that the world enjoys to this day.
CSPS Art Mart
Cedar Rapids | CSPS | Sat, July 20, 6 p.m.
Come join a variety of local artists to celebrate and support the talent and creativity in Cedar Rapids.
Beaverdale Bluegrass Festival
Des Moines | Tower Park | Sat, July 20, 3 p.m.
Join us in beautiful Tower Park, under a majestically illuminated Allen Hazen Water Tower, for the ninth annual Beaverdale Bluegrass Festival!
Legally Blonde
Waterloo | Waterloo Playhouse | Fri, July 19, 7 p.m.
Fabulously perky Elle Woods, a fashion-savvy, UCLA sorority girl who finds her life turned upside down when she is dumped by her boyfriend Warner.
¡Fiesta! A Celebration of Latino Culture
Waterloo | RiverLoop Expo Plaza | Sat, July 20, 1 p.m.
¡Fiesta! A Celebration of Latino Culture is a free, family-friendly festival that celebrates Latino heritage and diversity in the Cedar Valley.
Cirque du Buque: Heroes & Villains at Smokestack
Dubuque | Smokestack | Sat, July 20, 10 p.m.
Are you team Heroes or team Villains? Join Cirque du Buque and their incredible cast of guests as they embody good and evil!
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