THE WEEKENDER
Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium
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The time has finally come to FEaST your ears! A few selections from Iowa City’s newest festival are highlighted here; see our FEaST collection for the full line-up. There’s also ample servings of film, literature, comedy, theater and more this weekend, so get your fill! Top pick? It’s gotta go to the Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public Library Big Book Sale! Explore all weekend: Start your holiday shopping or stock up for your own cozy indoor winter. It’s always a treasure trove!
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The Weekender is sponsored by:
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The Cherry Building
Floral Femme Fatales
Nov 3 – 5:00pm
25 Year Anniversary Celebration & Audree Larson’s Solo Exhibition
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Online
Growing With the Job: Reflections on a Career in Conservation
Nov 3 – 6:00pm (CDT)
Yasmeen Khan, the head of paper conservation at the Library of Congress, discusses her path toward becoming a rare book conservator.
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FilmScene—Chauncey
Predator
Nov 3 – 6:30pm
A 35th anniversary screening of Predator on 35mm, featuring a post-screening reading with author Ander Monson, reading from his newest book Predator: A Memoir, a Movie, an Obsession.
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Willow Creek Theatre Company
the wish
Nov 3 – 7:30pm
the wish: a manual for a last-ditch effort to save abortion in the united states through theater.
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Trumpet Blossom Cafe
Patrick Shiroishi
Nov 3 – 9:00pm
FEaST: Patrick Shiroishi
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Cedar Rapids Public Library-Downtown
Friends of the Library Big Book Sale
Nov 4 – 9:00am
The Friends of the Cedar Rapids Public Library are holding their large fall book sale at the Downtown Library!
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Mount Mercy University
Fall Diversity Film Festival
Nov 4 – 1:00pm
Join us for the Social Work program’s Fall Diversity Film Festival!
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Iowa City Public Library
Days of Future Past: Histories and Futures of Racial Representation in Comics
Nov 4 – 1:00pm
A two-day seminar that looks at racial representation in comics through multiple speakers at various universities as well as a panel discussion held at the Iowa City Public Library.
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Downtown Iowa City
ICPL History Walks: The Murder of Lizzie Hess
Nov 4 – 5:00pm
Join ICPL Librarians on this interactive history walk!
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Prairie Lights Bookstore
Joshua Weiner and Christopher Merrill
Nov 4 – 7:00pm
Please join us with poets Joshua Weiner who will read from his translation of Nelly Sachs’ poetry: Flight and Metamorphosis, and Christopher Merrill, who will read from his book of poetry, Flares.
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The Englert Theatre
Lubomyr Melnyk
Nov 4 – 7:30pm
Lubomyr Melnyk performs at the Englert Theatre
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Willow Creek Theatre Company
Girlies for Emma Goldman
Nov 4 – 8:00pm
Next week is election day, and you’d best believe the Girlies are prepared to get it at the polls.
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The Weekender is sponsored by:
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Gabe’s
Duma
Nov 4 – 9:00pm
Martin Kanja (aka Lord Spike Heart) and Sam Karugu emerge from Nairobi’s flourishing underground metal scene as former members of the bands Lust of a Dying Breed and Seeds of Datura.
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Sidekick Coffee and Books
2nd Annual KidLit Pizzazz Festival
Nov 5 – 12:00pm
The KidLit Pizzazz Festival is back for the second year!
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The James Theater
Miguel Espinoza Fusion with Dave Hagedorn
Nov 5 – 7:00pm
Miguel Espinoza Fusion twists Flamenco, jazz, Cuban and classical Indian musical forms into intoxicating journeys that thrill audiences.
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The Englert Theatre
Godspeed You! Black Emperor
Nov 5 – 7:30pm
Godspeed You! Black Emperor at the Englert.
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Paramount Theatre Cedar Rapids
STOMP
Nov 5 – 8:00pm
STOMP is explosive, provocative, sophisticated, sexy, utterly unique and appeals to audiences of all ages.
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Theatre B, UI Theatre Building
The Bacchae: A Tragedy in One Act (from Kneehigh Theatre)
Nov 5 – 8:00pm
The Bacchae: A Tragedy in One Act (from Kneehigh Theatre)
By Carl Gross and Anna Murphy
Adapted by Emma Rice
Directed by Sarah Gazdowicz
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FilmScene—Chauncey
Clerks
Nov 5 – 10:00pm
A day in the lives of two convenience clerks named Dante and Randal as they annoy customers, discuss movies, and play hockey on the store roof.
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NewBo City Market
Makerspace Sunday
Nov 6 – 11:00am
Join NewBo City Market and discover your creativity through various arts and crafts for adults.
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FilmScene—Chauncey
Esteban & the Children of the Sun
Nov 6 – 1:00pm
Esteban & the Children of the Sun Screening
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PS1—Close House
Performance Art Lab of Iowa Meeting
Nov 6 – 3:00pm
The inaugural meeting of Performance Art Lab of Iowa! Nov 6, 3-5pm at PS1 Close (538 S Gilbert).
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The Englert Theatre
Allison Russell
Nov 6 – 4:00pm
Allison Russell with Sam Rae.
Co-Presented with Brix Cheese Shop & Wine Bar 10th Anniversary Party
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Cornell College Kimmel Theatre
The Baltimore Consort
Nov 7 – 7:30pm
The Baltimore Consort will perform perform “The Food of Love: Songs, Dances and Fancies for Shakespeare” on instruments that enjoyed popularity in the Elizabethan and early Jacobean periods.
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Five questions with 3x Grammy-nominated Americana singer and writer Allison Russell
by Sid Peterson, Nov 2
One of the most powerful, impressive voices in the Americana world is making a stop in Iowa City on tour for her debut record. Montreal-born Nashville resident Allison Russell is performing at the Englert on Sunday, Nov. 6, sharing songs from her May, 2021 acclaimed album Outside Child.
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