When delightful East Coast songstress Nellie McKay makes a tour stop in Cedar Rapids this weekend, she won’t be alone. “She will be coming to Iowa, her first time in Iowa,” McKay said in a phone call of her travel partner, her beloved rescue dog Bessie. “She’s looking forward to lots of skips and rolls.”
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Rural Route Film Festival’s ‘Very Best Of’ tour rolls into Cedar Rapids
Elkader native Alan Webber is back in Iowa for two presentations of his Rural Route Film Festival — tonight, April 19 at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids (tickets are $10) and Sunday, April 22 at Luther College in Decorah, as part of the Oneota Film Festival.
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Dick’s Tap and Shake opens up their Shake Room music venue
Located in what used to be a trophy shop next door to Dick’s Tap, the front door of the Shake Room has had a sign announcing the coming arrival of the performance venue since the end of last year. In the last few months there has been a flurry of activity getting ready for the opening.
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Album Review: Society of Broken Souls — Midnight and the Pale
Dennis James and Lauryn Shapter are an Iowan roots/country duo who tour constantly around the middle of the United States. Their music is based in the folk tradition that wouldn’t seem novel 50 years ago.
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Where to eat, drink and be merry this St. Patrick’s Day
It’s a precious thing when St. Patrick’s Day, a day defined by frivolity and stout-drinking, lands on a Saturday. Enjoy drink specials, live music and green-colored merriment at these area gatherings.
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Desdemona redux: Emily Martin explores animation at CSPS
Book artist Emily Martin, whose work has been displayed across the country and the world, has turned her attention to a new medium for her exploration of William Shakespeare’s Othello through the words of the tragic Desdemona: animation.
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Kelly Clarkson, Maroon 5 and John Waters performing for new Cedar Rapids festival
newbo evolve is branded as a “multi-faceted festival” that “celebrates the creative Bohemian spirit through music, fashion, dance, food and technology.”
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Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre brings Puccini’s classic ‘Turandot’ to the stage this weekend
To celebrate its 20th anniversary season, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre will be staging Giacomo Puccini’s final opera ‘Turandot’ this weekend at the Paramount Theatre.
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Cedar Rapids, Mt. Vernon events will celebrate Martin Luther King’s vision, but also address continuing divisions
Each year, Martin Luther King, Jr. Day offers a chance to not just celebrate the accomplishments and spirit of a great American leader, but also to examine the ways in which society still falls short of King’s vision. Among the events and activities honoring King on Monday are the 28th annual celebration at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, and conferences at Coe College and Mount Vernon High School.
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Flyover and Yoimono combine forces to bring you Good Vibes
Yoimono co-working community in Cedar Rapids (320 11th Ave SE, Suite 217) is kicking off 2018 with a joyous party designed, founding partner Will Lenzen Jr. said, to allow eastern Iowa creatives to “leave the drama of the world at the door.”
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Indivisible Iowa conference to help activists gear up for the legislative session
Get ready for the upcoming legislative session with the Activists Get Active conference in Cedar Rapids on Saturday hosted by Indivisible Iowa, a non-partisan network of grassroots organizations across the state, and TeamCAN, the Teamsters Community Action Network.
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Know Your Neighbor: Inter-Religious Council joins with Cedar Rapids library for community discussions about religion
Starting Monday, Jan. 8, the Inter-Religious Council of Linn County is joining forces with the Cedar Rapids Public Library on three Know Your Neighbor community discussions, each focused on three different religions.
