THE WEEKENDER
Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium
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Now that the sun’s setting a little earlier, it’s time to embrace the darkness! FilmScene presents TWO Noirvember offerings this weekend: Bogart and Bacall in ‘Dark Passage’ on Thursday and “best of the genre” contender ‘Out of the Past’ on Monday. Other film, theater, literature, music and rec activities abound. Top pick of the weekend? Saturday night’s celebration of life for local legend John Hopkins, who passed away in 2020. Wanksgiving pulls out all the stops in his honor, with 12 bands on two stages at Gabe’s.
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The Weekender is sponsored by:
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FilmScene—Chauncey
Pride at FilmScene: Happy Together
Nov 17 – 7:00pm
One of the most searing romances of the 1990s, Wong Kar Wai’s emotionally raw, lushly stylized portrait of a relationship.
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Gabe’s
Slaughter Beach, Dog
Nov 17 – 7:00pm
With 2nd Grade & 24thankyou
Presented by Mission Creek Festival & SCOPE Productions
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PS1—Close House
Hist & Friends Reading
Nov 17 – 7:00pm
Join us for a free reading celebrating Matthew Klane and James Bellflower’s new book, Hist.
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FilmScene—Ped Mall
Dark Passage
Nov 17 – 7:00pm
Noirvember: Dark Passage
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Mirrorbox Theatre
Drive
Nov 17 – 7:30pm
Join us for the first production at Mirrorbox Theatre’s new home in Cedar Rapids’ historic Time Check neighborhood!
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The James Theater
The Book of Will by Lauren Gunderson
Nov 17 – 7:30pm
Set in 17th century England, “The Book of Will” is the charming and funny story of Shakespeare’s First Folio.
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Online
125 Years of the Cedar Rapids Public Library Documentary Series
Nov 18 – 8:30am (CST)
Visit the library’s Facebook page or YouTube channel to view a short series of videos highlighting the library’s history in the Cedar Rapids community for the 125th anniversay year.
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Elray’s Live & Dive
Surf Zombies
Nov 18 – 6:00pm
Midwestern Surf Rock
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Giving Tree Theater
A GTT Murder Mystery: Death & Taxes
Nov 18 – 6:30pm
Can you solve the murder? Join us for our next Murder Mystery event, Death and Taxes by Pat Cook.
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Theatre Cedar Rapids
Meet Me in St. Louis
Nov 18 – 7:30pm
Music and Lyrics by Hugh Martin and Ralph Blane. Book by Hugh Wheeler
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University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art
Storytime at the Stanley
Nov 19 – 10:30am
We’re reading “Action Jackson” by Jan Greenberg and Sandra Jordan
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Wilson’s Apple Orchard
Turkey Trot 5K
Nov 19 – 10:30am
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Cedar Rapids Public Library-Downtown
CGoD November Game Day
Nov 19 – 12:00pm
Try a variety of new, cutting-edge, and indie roleplaying games. Beginners welcome!
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Ladd Library
Neighborhood Artist Exhibit Opening
Nov 19 – 1:00pm
Join us for an afternoon of refreshments and conversation as we unveil the work our patrons have created over the course of our artist-in-residency program this fall.
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University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art
Stanley Creates: Articulated Puppets
Nov 19 – 2:00pm
Use simple materials to create unique paper puppets with moveable joints.
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Gabe’s
Wanksgiving: A Celebration of Life and Tribute to John Hopkins
Nov 19 – 4:00pm
Wanksgiving: A Celebration of Life and Tribute to John Hopkins
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CSPS
Cobras at CSPS!
Nov 19 – 7:00pm
Cedar County Cobras play CSPS
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Hancher Auditorium
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas
Nov 19 – 7:30pm
The bestselling Christmas artist of all time comes to Hancher Auditorium for the first time!
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FilmScene—Chauncey
National Theatre Live: Jack Absolute Flies Again
Nov 20 – 1:00pm
National Theater Live is presented by FilmScene in partnership with Englert Theatre and Riverside Theatre.
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The ArtiFactory
Art in the Afternoon at The ArtiFactory–Mara and Nora Cole
Nov 20 – 1:00pm
Presentation and discussion of their work by mother and daughter artists Mara and Nora Cole.
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Gabe’s
Pike Vs The Automaton w/ Bongzilla
Nov 20 – 7:00pm
Pike Vs The Automaton w/ Bongzilla
All Ages
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FilmScene—Ped Mall
Out of the Past
Nov 21 – 6:30pm
Noirvember: Out of the Past
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Label Profile: Ox Cart New Music, founded by Gabi Vanek
by Kent Williams, Nov. 7
Gabi Vanek is the “label boss” of Oxcart New Music, but she isn’t precious about it. She didn’t use the word “curate” once in this interview.
“So I have wanted to use the name Oxcart New Music for quite some time, but I kind of made it a catch-all,” she told me. It’s almost as if the sound of the name informed its mission as much as the meaning. It sounds cool.
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Press Profile: Midwest Writing Center Press, directed by Ryan Collins
by Lily DeTaeye, Nov 8
Founded in 1979, the Midwest Writing Center (MWC) was created to provide a “permanent home” for writers in the Quad Cities. MWC, the only literary arts nonprofit in the Quad Cities, boasts a long tradition of uplifting local writers through resources, including space for book signings, events and most recently, the addition of its very own press. |
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