Donté is in his last year of Grad School at U of I. He has already made a splash in the art world with a mention in the NY Times and was a winner of a major art prize last month in South Carolina.

FemmeDecks returns to Gabe’s with special guests Limit Infrared & Rest in Peace fitness. All proceeds go to the Emma Goldman Clinic.

The Hot Cocoa Crawl is back for its third year! Join in an evening of hot cocoa, hot toddies and other fun winter drinks, appetizers and delightful sales from downtown businesses.

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre opens its season with Puccini’s magnificent tragic masterpiece “Madama Butterfly.” It tells a heartbreaking and timeless tale of unrequited love.

Iowa City game shop Critical Hit is launching its new in-store arcade—and you get to help name it! Visit on Saturday for the grand opening as well as the store’s 14th birthday party.

Old Capitol City’s season opener is Jan. 18! OCCRD will be taking the track at 6 p.m. to face off against the Dubuque Bomb Squad. Start your year off right cheering on your favorite athletes!

Dreamwell Theatre, City Circle Theatre Company of Coralville and Iowa City Community Theatre team up to create and present 6 10-min plays in just 24 hours.

Eggs on Mars are garage psych pop from Kansas City, Missouri. They’ll be joined by psych rockers Dark Family and the dreamy pop of Purple Frank.

After debuting and performing her solo show in New York and Chicago, local bawdy musical comedian and burlesque dancer Dolores Sparkles is bringing her hour long spectacular to the Mill!

Julian Davis is a flat pickin’ guitar player focused on bringing new energy to the classic bluegrass numbers as well as deliver new music the band is developing in the bluegrass genre.