THE WEEKENDER
Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium
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Now that Mother’s Day has past, it’s (theoretically) safe to get out there and start working your green thumb! The Johnson County Master Gardeners’ Club is here to help with a massive plant sale at the Johnson County Fairgrounds. If you’re the type who’s been spending months imprinting the image of morels into your mind, Czech Village’s Houby Days is the festival for you. Not much for growing? Don’t worry, this weekend’s also chock-full of events to tickle your nostalgia, whether it’s a live rendition of Whose Line is it Anyway? at the Englert or Hanson mmmBopping it up at the Riverside Casino. Top pick? The Marion Arts Festival is putting over 50 different artists on display this Saturday with live music, a food court featuring local eateries and the Emerging Artist Program!
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The Weekender is sponsored by:
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Gabe’s
Tyrant w/ Frontal Assault, Toxic Messiah, Dark Ent
May 18 – 7:00pm
Tyrant with Frontal Assault, Phantom Threat, Toxic Messiah and Dark Entity
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Mirrorbox Theatre
Mirrorbox Theatre Presents OUT, DARN SPOT!
May 18 – 7:30pm
A Shakespearen send-up different than any you may have seen.
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The Englert Theatre
Whose Live Anyway?
May 18 – 7:30pm
Cast members Ryan Stiles, Greg Proops, Jeff B. Davis, and Joel Murray will leave you gasping with the very witty scenes they invent before your eyes.
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National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library
Houby Days
May 19 – May 21 –
Czech Village Association presents the 45th Annual Houby Days. This weekend is filled with many activities and lasts Friday through Sunday.
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Wildwood BBQ & Saloon
Alex Williams
May 19 – 7:00pm
Alex Williams LIVE at Wildwood
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Theatre Cedar Rapids
The Spongebob Musical
May 19 – 7:30pm
Are you ready kids?
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The Weekender is sponsored by:
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Riverside Casino & Golf Resort
Hanson
May 19 – 8:00pm
Founded in 1992 at ages 11, 9 and 6, brothers Isaac, Taylor and Zac spent their first five years building a fanbase as an independent band in Tulsa, OK.
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Marion Depot
2023 Marion Arts Festival
May 20 –
Free, outdoor, and family-friendly, the MAF was founded in 1993 and presents 50 nationally sourced artists.
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IC FabLab
Stained Glass Class: May 20th-27th
May 20 – 9:00am
This class is designed to satiate the thirst for stained glass!
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Johnson County Fairgrounds
JCMG Plant Sale & Flea Market
May 20 – 9:00am
Gardening enthusiasts call your friends to let them know the Johnson County Master Gardeners (JCMG) will host its 14th annual Plant Sale & Flea Market on Saturday, May 20, from 9 to noon.
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Amana Colonies
Rhubarb Day in the Amana Colonies
May 20 – 10:00am
Join us for Rhubarb Day, a day dedicated to the Amana Coloniesโ favorite pie plant. There will be plenty of great rhubarb foods to eat and some rhubarb wine to sample.
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Gabe’s
Aaron Kamm & The One Drops and NATTY NATION
May 20 – 8:00pm
Aaron Kamm & The One Drops and NATTY NATION
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Hancher Auditorium
Orchestra Iowa Masterworks VI: Nordic Passage
May 21 – 2:00pm
World-renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson joins Orchestra Iowa to perform Edvard Greig’s Piano Concerto. Includes the final of a trio of commissioned pieces.
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The Englert Theatre
Rickie Lee Jones
May 21 – 7:30pm
Rickie Lee Jonesโ upcoming album Pieces of Treasure is a reunion with her lifelong friend, legendary producer Russ Titelman, co-producer of Jonesโ star-making debut and Pirates.
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๏ปฟARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT
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Album Review: Kelsie James โ โSongs About Daisiesโ
by Tom Buckolz, May 18
Not many teenagers can say theyโve already made a dent in their career bucket list. But since performing at a music festival for thousands of people and releasing her five-song EP, 16-year-old Urbandale musician Kelsie James has bagged two of her goals. |
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Book Review: โThe Witch of Woodlandโ by Laurel Snyder
by Genevieve Trainor, May 15
If I were Zipporah Chava McConnell, writing an essay about The Witch of Woodland (the newest middle grade novel from Laurel Snyder, published by Walden Pond Press) for class, Iโd probably talk a lot about the themes of Silence and Space. Any theme that recurs is worth mentioning, right? And isnโt it strange? A book about a 7th grader, centered on the last two things youโd ever think to associate with the cusp of the teenage years?
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