THE WEEKENDER
Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium
The weekend’s here, and with it a host of holiday-related happenings. But we’ve got a wide selection of events for you today! For those of us with a fondness for the surreal, a love for the odd and a streak of strange, Public Space One’s Dada Prom brings an opportunity to put together your wildest costumes and spend a night immersed in dada. Pick up some gifts at the Young Entrepreneurs Market, the PS1 Art Market or the Quad Con Con Christmas Comic and Toy Show, or just take in some music with the Quire or Wilder Hill. Read on for all the events we’ve picked out for your perusal this weekend!
The Weekender is sponsored by:
Cedar Rapids Museum Of Art
Reception for Chunghi Choo: Master at Work and Byron Burford: Ringmaster
Dec 8 – 5:00pm
Reception for Chunghi Choo: Master at Work and Byron Burford: Ringmaster
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Big Grove Brewery & Taproom
PS1 Art Market
Dec 8 – 5:00pm
Join us at Big Grove’s Iowa City taproom for a market featuring goods by local artists!
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New Bohemia Neighborhood
Ho Ho Ho in NewBo
Dec 8 – 5:00pm
Head to New Bohemia on Thursday, December 8 between 5 and 8pm for the neighborhood’s second annual Ho Ho Ho in NewBo shopping and dining spectacle.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library-Downtown
Maker Space Craft Night: Glowforge
Dec 8 – 6:00pm
Learn the basics of using technology in our Maker Room and complete a craft along the way.
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FilmScene—Chauncey
Art Noir Holiday Studio
Dec 8 – 6:00pm
It’s that time of year, Art Noir’s annual Holiday Studio is almost here! Join us for a merry night of art making along with complimentary sweet treats, savory eats, and oh so festive beverages.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library-Downtown
Nutcracker Ballet STEM Workshop
Dec 9 – 12:00pm
Join the Cedar Rapids Downtown Library and Iowa State University for a special STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math) workshop celebrating the Nutcracker Ballet.
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Old Capitol Museum
2022 Holiday Tubas
Dec 9 – 12:30pm
Once again, your favorite brass musicians are headed for the grand steps of the Old Capitol Museum for Iowa City’s beloved annual tradition (since the 1970’s).
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Coralville Recreation Center
Free Community Meal
Dec 9 – 5:00pm
Join us for a special Free Community Meal on Friday, December 9 at the Coralville Rec Center from 5-7pm. All are welcome to enjoy a tasty meal.
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The Lucky Cat Comedy & Events
Headliner: Larry Smith
Dec 9 – 7:00pm
Larry Smith takes the Lucky Cat stage
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Hancher Auditorium
Patti LaBelle
Dec 9 – 7:30pm
She is known as the “Godmother of Soul” and her hitmaking career has spanned seven decades—and she’s coming to Hancher to help us ring in the holidays.
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Iowa City Community Theatre
Rent
Dec 9 – 7:30pm
A group of poor, young artists struggle to survive in New York’s Lower East Side over the course of one year.
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Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
Elf the Musical, December 9–11 & 16–18, 2022 | presented by City Circle
Dec 9 – 7:30pm
Based on the 2003 Will Ferrell hit, Elf is the Broadway musical sure to leave you laughing this holiday season!
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La wine bar & restaurant
MILL REVIVAL SHOWCASE SERIES
Dec 9 – 7:30pm
The lowa City live music community that thrived on having The Mill as it’s heart and soul for so many decades he struggling to maintain a regular live music experience since early 2020.
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CSPS
Carnage the Executioner
Dec 9 – 8:00pm
Get ready as CARNAGE THE EXECUTIONER invades Cedar Rapids, Iowa with fresh beats and amazing rapping skills.
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North Park Mall
Quad Con Christmas Comic & Toy Show
Dec 10 – 10:00am
Get the Nerd in your life what they REALLY want – Comics & Toys!
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NewBo City Market
Young Entrepreneurs Market
Dec 10 – 10:00am
Help us celebrate and support young entrepreneurs at this specialty guest vendor market! The Young Entrepreneurs Market will feature a variety of handmade retail goods.
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Cedar Rapids Public Library-Downtown
Merry TubaChristmas
Dec 10 – 4:00pm
The public is invited to attend and participate in the 21st annual Cedar Rapids Area Merry TubaChristmas.
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Revival Theatre Company
Plaid Tidings
Dec 10 – 6:30pm
The legendary Plaids come back to Earth to spread yuletide joy with the greatest holiday hits of the ages.
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The Ideal Social Hall
Glass Leaf Company Album Release Show w/Ultraviolet Sunrise and Craig Erickson
Dec 10 – 7:00pm
Glass Leaf Company recently recorded their debut album at Flat Black Studios…and this is their ALBUM RELEASE PARTY!
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Iowa City High School
The Quire Presents: Multitudes—A Queer Celebration
Dec 10 – 7:30pm
Join the Quire of Eastern Iowa for its annual holiday concert. This year’s concert promises to “explore the intersection of LGBTQ+ identity.”
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The Englert Theatre
Bill Frisell & Petra Haden
Dec 10 – 7:30pm
Bill Frisell & Petra Haden at the Englert
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University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art
Wilder Hill Holiday Performance
Dec 11 – 2:00pm
The Wilder Hill players are ecstatic to be performing in the beautiful Stanley Museum again!
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Holiday Tubas return to Iowa City to oompah in the holidays
by Paul Brennan, Dec 5
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