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Little Village columnists have already been buzzing about this weekend’s performers. Read the review of Jim Swim’s latest EP before seeing him perform with Sun Centauri at this weekend’s final Friday Night Concert in Iowa City. The Playcrafters Barn Theatre in the Quad Cities is finishing their run of A Streecar Named Desire, a show so moving LV theater reviewer Sarah Elgatian said it’s “one of the most well-performed plays I have ever attended.” Westward, world-class skaters have descended on Des Moines for the Des Moines Streetstyle Open, a multi-day open street contest in and around Lauridsen Skatepark. (LV’s Adria Carpenter dove into the origins of Lauridsen, the nation’s largest skatepark, in a photo feature last year.) All this and more in today’s Weekender!
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Friday Night Concert Series: Sun Centauri, Wave Cage and Ion Alexakis
Iowa City | Pedestrian Mall | Fri, Sept. 20, 6:30 p.m.
Our last Friday Night Concert of 2024 features THREE amazing local groups!
Body Freedom for Everybody
Iowa City | PS1 Close House | Sept 19-20
BODY FREEDOM FOR EVERY(BODY) is a cross-country exhibition tour inside of a 27-foot Box Truck celebrating Reproductive Justice, Queer Liberation, and Trans Joy!
Gabe’s 50th Anniversary Show
Iowa City | Gabes | Sat, Sept. 21, 8 p.m.
Feat. Sinner Frenz, Fishbait, Worst Impressions, Acoustic Guillotine, Cactus 5, Lou Sherry & DJ Big D Grinder. General Admission: $10
Exodus Report Exhibit Opening
Cedar Rapids | National Czech & Slovak Museum | Thurs, Sept. 19, 5 p.m.
Award-winning photojournalist Jana Rajcova has been collecting stories of Ukrainians who escaped the Russian invasion and found their refuge in Slovakia.
Paula Poundstone
Cedar Falls | Gallagher Bluedorn | Fri, Sept. 20, 7 p.m.
Iconic comedian Paula Poundstone is known for her smart, observational humor and a spontaneous wit that has become the stuff of legend.
The Des Moines Streetstyle Open
Des Moines | Cowles Commons | Sept. 19-21
The Streetstyle Open is a multi-day open street contest throughout Des Moines including the world-class Lauridsen Skatepark.
Knotfest
Des Moines | Waterworks Park | Sat, Sept. 21, 11 a.m.
13 bands, two stages, the Slipknot Museum, food trucks, Slipknot Whiskey and more in this one night only 25th anniversary event.
A Street Car Named Desire
Moline | Play Crafters Barn Theatre | Sept. 20-22
The play dramatizes the experiences of Blanche DuBois, a former Southern belle who, after encountering a series of personal losses, leaves her once-prosperous situation to move into a shabby apartment in New Orleans rented by her younger sister Stella and brother-in-law Stanley
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