The opportunities this weekend are as varied as the fall weather in Iowa! Fantastic films, three different theater openings, beloved BrewNost, music dance and more await your pleasure. Top pick of the weekend? Don’t miss the kickoff to the fall Witching Hour series as electronic musician Debit weaves ancient Mayan sounds into her modern tunes.
The Weekender is sponsored by:
FilmScene—Chauncey
Pride at FilmScene: Go Figure: The Randy Gardner Story
Sep 15 – 7:00pm
Presented in partnership with Iowa City Pride and the University of Iowa.
The James is thrilled to present “Pool” this fall, an original PYDANCE production expressing how people fall into the system of racism and racialization featuring the music of Fela Kuti
125 Years of the Cedar Rapids Public Library Documentary Series
Sep 16 – 8:30am (CDT)
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.
BrewNost is the Midwest’s premier international beer festival that supports the educational and cultural mission of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.
When a fumbling floral assistant discovers a new and unusual breed of plant, the R&B-singing carnivore promises unending fame and fortune…at a murderous cost!
Yellow chronicles a year in the life of the perfect family in Vicksburg, Mississippi. Bobby Westmoreland, a high school football coach, and his wife Kate, a respected therapist, have two ambitious chi
Thrust! is a tale that follows two lovers, Aloe & Vera living in a girl gang ruled dystopian society, on a quest to kill the last scumbag alive, Dirtbag Mike.
In this workshop, the sensual experience of color will drive a progressive series of exercises designed to awaken awareness to color sensations in the everyday world.
As she has so eloquently accomplished over the past 25 years, acclaimed singer songwriter Mary Gauthier has used her art once again to traverse the uncharted waters of the past few years.
Kimberlee Rocca will give a presentation with Q&A time about her artistic process on Sept.18 at 1:00 in The ArtiFactory gallery located in the lower level of 120 N Dubuque St., Iowa City.
Brought together by a shared passion for the power of Ethiopian music, this group shines an experimentalism based in the virtuosity of rooted traditions.
Delia Beatriz (aka Debit) is a musician who crosses borders: She was born in Mexico and grew up in Texas. She’s a dance music DJ, but her latest album, The Long Count, uses machine learning algorithms to process the sounds of Mayan instruments. She has a Masters in Music Technology from Columbia University, but she’s toured extensively as Azealia Banks’s DJ.
FilmScene’s Refocus Festival announces slate of features, from a VR documentary to a ‘secret’ animated film
by Genevieve Trainor, Sept. 13
As the start date for single ticket purchases quickly approaches, FilmScene has announced the lineup of films for its inaugural Refocus Film Festival, which runs Oct. 6-9 across Iowa City. (Ticket sales begin Sept. 16; passes are on sale now and range from $65 public/$60 members for a five-show pass to $230/$195 for all access.)
An historic Cedar Rapids theater is becoming its coolest new saloon and music venue
by Chris DeLine, Sept. 13
Once on the brink of demolition, a building constructed over 100 years ago is about to be reborn as Cedar Rapids’ newest bar and music venue.
First opening as the Ideal Theatre over a century ago, the building at 213 16th Ave SE will start a new chapter of its story, written by its new owners, when it reopens as the Ideal Theater & Bar this October.
