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Today’s Weekender is a mix of the regions usual quality-events content with a sprinkling of spooky themed events thrown in the mix. Local favorites Bo Ramsey and Joe & Vicki Price perform at the Ideal Theater in Cedar Rapids. (Read our preview of the performance that breaks down their musical legacy.) The Des Moines Arts Center unveils its newest exhibition in “Samantha Box: Caribbean Dreams,” which has the celebrated photographer exploring the concept of diaspora. Theatre Cedar Rapids closes its run of Carrie: The Musical this weekend. Read our Fall Arts issue write-up of the production before catching a show. If the Stephen King adaption isn’t enough for you, check out the first-ever Eerie Emporium vendor show in Rock Island this Sunday. The market bills itself as an all Halloween and horror affair. Perfect for the remaining months of October.
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COMING UP
Closing event: cocoon with a universe
Iowa City | Public Space 1 | Fri, Oct 11, 6 p.m.
As a light-responsive installation, the interior and exterior luminous qualities of the shed space transform across the arc of day and night. Community members are invited to enter the space any time day or night for their own moment of sensory awareness and reflection.
Lady Franklyn Improv Show
Iowa City | Willow Creek Theatre | Sat, Oct 12, 7:30 p.m.
Iowa City’s resident professional improv team takes the stage for a night of laughs. Doors open at 7 p.m.
POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive
Iowa City | Riverside Theatre | Thurs-Sun, Various Times
The fate of the free world is put into question by an ill-timed four-letter word uttered by the Commander in Chief. Enter: seven brilliant and beleaguered women in the West Wing, fighting tooth and nail to keep this PR nightmare from becoming a global catastrophe.
Carrie: the Musical
Cedar Rapids | Theatre Cedar Rapids| Thurs-Sun, Various times.
Theatre Cedar Rapids closes their run of the Stephen King musical adaptation. Carrie has just discovered she has a special power — and if pushed too far, she’s not afraid to use it. Kick off spooky season with a fun pre-Halloween theatre night at Carrie: The Musical!
Bo Ramsey/Joe & Vicki Price
Cedar Rapids | Ideal Theater | Sat, Oct 12, 8 p.m.
Bo Ramsey joins forces with Joe and Vicki Price for a night of Blue Roots Americana at the Ideal Theater in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on October 12th.
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Exhibition Opening Celebration: “Samantha Box: Caribbean Dreams”
Des Moines | Des Moines Art Center| Thurs, Oct 10, 5 p.m.
Join Des Moines Art Center for the opening celebration of “Samantha Box: Caribbean Dreams. Box is a Jamaica-born, New York-based photographer. Her newest body of work, created over the last six years, explores the concept of diaspora: the dispersion of a people from their original homeland.
Pride in Motion
Des Moines | Water Works Park | Sat, Oct 12, 3 p.m.
Hosted by the Queer Youth Resource Center (QYRC), this FREE, family-friendly event features a DJ, drag performances, art activities, and a skating party—bring your roller blades or skates! Plus, shop from local queer artists and vendors.
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The National Parks at Wooly’s
Des Moines | Wooly’s | Sat, Oct 12, 6 p.m.
The National Parks visits Wooly’s for their national “Wild Spirit” Tour!
Eerie Emporium Vendor Show
Rock Island | Bent River Brewery | Sun, Oct 13, 12 p.m.
The Eerie Emporium is a new Halloween-themed and all-things-spooky vendor market. Join us for a frightening good time as you shop from local artists and small businesses. It will be your one-stop-shop for all things creepy, kooky, mysterious, and spooky!
Haunted History Walk
Dubuque | 2736 Windsor Ave | Fri, Oct 11, 6:30 p.m.
Walk with a paranormal group as they investigate the history and people of Dubuque’s past. Great River Investigative Paranormal Society (GRIPS) will take people along the beautiful and peaceful paths to various graves with unique history, stories will be told.
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