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When it comes to the Weekender, it’s hard not to lead with the weather forecast. But we can’t help ourselves when the temps warm up (above freezing!) after a particularly Iowan brand of cold. Celebrate the air not attacking your face with these events. Iowa City sees the return of DVIP & RVAP’s Souper Bowl fundraising event at the Highlander Hotel. The Ideal Theater in Cedar Rapids hosts a swing night with live music by the Sam Ross Quartet. In Des Moines, DM Young Artists’ Theatre opens their run of Mary Poppins Jr. And in Dubuque, the Dubuque Museum of Art celebrates the opening of their spring exhibition, “Voyages.”
The Weekender is sponsored by:
COMING UP
IOWA CITY
Souper Bowl 2025
Iowa City | Highlander Hotel | Thurs, Feb. 20, 5 p.m.
DVIP & RVAP is excited to announce the return of their annual Souper Bowl event!
4.48 Psychosis
Mt. Vernon | Cornell College Kilmmel Theatre | Thurs-Sun, Feb. 20-23, various times
The final play by controversial and hugely influential British phenom Sarah Kane, “4.48 Psychosis” offers a stream-of-consciousness-like look from the inside of clinical depression.
The Weekender is sponsored by:
ICPLFF Pop Up Book Sale During One Book Two Book Festival
Iowa City | FilmScene | Sat, Feb. 22, 10 a.m.
Shop The Book Fair during One Book Two Book and stop at The Book End booth for used children’s books.
CEDAR RAPIDS
SWING NIGHT | 3RD Friday of the Month
Cedar Rapids | The Ideal Theater | Fri, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
On the third Friday of the month, the Sam Ross Quartet provides the perfect soundtrack for west coast swing, east coast swing, the lindy hop, jitterbug and more.
Weary Ramblers
Cedar Rapids | CSPS Hall | Fri, Feb. 21, 8 p.m.
Newly formed Iowa folk duo, Weary Ramblers, bring years of experience to the stage with award-winning songwriting and chemistry.
DES MOINES
No Other Land
Des Moines | Varsity Cinema | Fri, Feb 21, 6:45 p.m.
This film made by a Palestinian-Israeli collective shows the destruction of the occupied West Bank’s Masafer Yatta by Israeli soldiers and the alliance which develops between the Palestinian activist Basel and Israeli journalist Yuval.
Mary Poppins Jr.
Des Moines | Stoner Theatre | Fri-Sun, Feb. 21-23, various times
Des Moines Young Artists Theatre presents this musical based on the beloved Disney classic.
QUAD CITIES
History on Tap: St Elizabeth Hospital Fire
Davenport | Putnam Museum | Thurs, Feb. 20, 5 p.m.
Bret Grimes, author of the book, “The St. Elizabeth Hospital Fire in Iowa” will be discussing the events around one of the deadliest disasters in QC history.
DUBUQUE
Voyages: An Opening Celebration
Dubuque | Dubuque Museum of Art | Sat, Feb. 22, 4:30 p.m.
The Dubuque Museum of Art invites you to embark on a series of voyages with the artists featured in their spring exhibitions.
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