THE WEEKENDER
Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium
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Tomorrow may be Friday the 13th, but it’s your lucky weekend! There’s music galore from local and national acts, or grab your hockey mask and get your slasher on at FilmScene. On Monday, honor Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a day of service at Mercer Park.
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The Weekender is sponsored by:
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The Green House
Listening Party for New Single
Jan 12 – 7:00pm
Come listen to a few songs! One song was written locally with Kylie Buddin and check out a New Single coming out by LaLa DeLo
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Wildwood BBQ & Saloon
Danielle Nicole
Jan 12 – 8:00pm
Danielle Nicole Band hits the stage with Brandon Miller Band kicking off!! Tickets avails Friday Nov. 18th
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Cedar Ridge Winery
Friday Night Music – Kevin Moore
Jan 13 – 6:00pm
Kevin is a singer songwriter born in Iowa but hails from the Dairyland in Wisconsin.
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Gabe’s
Maul, Chemosh, Dryad, Frontal Assault
Jan 13 – 7:00pm
Maul, Chemosh, Dryad, and Frontal Assault at Gabe’s
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Giving Tree Theater
Murder Mystery
Jan 13 – 7:30pm
Can you solve the murder? Join us for our next Murder Mystery event. You become the detective and interrogate the suspects to see if you can figure out who the killer is and why they did it.
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FilmScene—Chauncey
Late Shift at the Grindhouse: Friday the 13th
Jan 13 – 10:00pm
“Friday the 13th is about the best Friday the 13th movie you could hope for. It has a lot of scary and gruesome killings. Not a whole lot of acting is required.”
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Bend XPO
Abernathy’s Presents: Legacy Pin-Up Pageant
Jan 14 – 3:00pm
15 pinup beauties will come together to compete for the 6th ‘Miss Legacy Pinup” title. Inspired by the styling of Rita Hayworth, Marilyn Monroe, and retro Hollywood glam from the 30’s, 40’s, and 50’s.
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Elray’s Live & Dive
Tawnya Reynolds
Jan 14 – 6:30pm
Nashville artist & The Voice alum visits Iowa City for two nights!
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Public Space One
Birdlabs / Cenobyte / Bodiah / Dataclysm
Jan 14 – 8:00pm
A night of electronic music exploration.
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The Ideal Social Hall
Sons of Mack EP Release Show
Jan 14 – 8:00pm
Sons of Mack performs their latest EP with guest DJ VerbaTim spinning between sets.
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Gabe’s
Local Independent G.O.A.TS / Local 2 Global Showcase/Concert
Jan 14 – 9:00pm
King Buffalo LIVE at Gabe’s
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FilmScene—Chauncey
Au Hasard Balthazar
Jan 15 – 4:00pm
A profound masterpiece from one of the most revered filmmakers in the history of cinema, Robert Bresson’s Au Hasard Balthazar follows the donkey Balthazar as he is passed from owner to owner.
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The Iowa Children’s Museum
Kids Care – An MLK Day Community Event
Jan 16 – 9:00am
Free museum admission and special activities to honor the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.
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Mercer Park
MLK Day of Service & Unity March
Jan 16 – 9:45am
After the Unity Rally and March there will be a celebratory program at the Mercer Park Gym, including entertainment performances, a keynote speaker, and free lunch.
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Album Review: Justin K Comer — ‘Undustrial Devolution 1 & 2’
by Kent Williams, Jan 10
Justin K. Comer and his friends who play on Undustrial Devolution 1 & 2 are on the vanguard for free improvisational music in Iowa. That means they’re somewhere out in a cornfield where the other footprints stop, striking out in random directions.
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Book Review: ‘Sound Fury’ by Mark Levine
by Sarah Elgatian, Jan 9
Things not to do: read Mark Levine’s Sound Fury while battling a nasty rhinovirus. Here’s why: Levine (deftly) uses so many literary devices simultaneously that one really needs the full use of their faculties to experience Sound Fury (University of Iowa Press).
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Album Review: Goyf and Bodiah — ‘Goyf/Bodiah Split’
by Jack Howard, Jan 9
You don’t have to spend much time digging to discover talented contemporary artists in Iowa. Whether you’re a hardcore, a hip-hop head, an indie-folker or a stoner-metal enthusiast, you’re bound to find something to satisfy your particular niche in one of the state’s population hubs.
When it comes to searching for electronic music in this state, however — particularly the lesser-listened-to styles you won’t hear in Court Avenue clubs or college town bars — you’ll need to put in more time to scratch that itch.
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