It’s a jam-packed weekend in Eastern Iowa! Just compiling this list was exhausting. You can catch burlesque, roller derby, opera and drag, along with some phenomenal music offerings (don’t miss the Warlock Hour Festival at Gabe’s!). For the poets, Iowa City Poetry is partnering with Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature for a preliminary competition where one poet will be selected to face off against the best slam poets from other UNESCO Cities of Literature. And for top pick of the weekend? Well, there’s not just one. It’s time to get your scare on with spine-tingling plays from theaters across Eastern Iowa, including (from North to South!) eerie radio plays at Giving Tree, ‘Misery’ at TCR, ‘Monstersongs’ continuing from Run of the Mill and ‘The Weir’ launching at Riverside. You won’t want to drive home alone!
The Weekender is sponsored by:
Kent Park Conservation Education Center
Nature and Forest Therapy for Vet's and/or Vet's Spouses
Oct 13 – 6:00pm
Come relax into the calming embrace of the forest, let the more than human world help regain equilibrium and de-stress.
University of Iowa Main Library, Shambaugh Auditorium
Writing for Screens: A Conversation with Nicholas Meyer
Oct 13 – 7:00pm
Join director, screenwriter, producer, and best-selling author Nicholas Meyer for a discussion about his storied career, which includes involvement in the beloved Star Trek series, and time at Iowa.
125 Years of the Cedar Rapids Public Library Documentary Series
Oct 14 – 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.
Winner of the Olivier Award for Best Play, Conor McPherson’s acclaimed drama imagines a blustery night at a small rural bar in Ireland. Amidst Guinness and whiskey, tall tales give way to something de
Join us at the KGTT Radio Studio as we go back to the 1940’s and bring you the thrilling tales of Sorry, Wrong Number and The Hitch-Hiker by Lucille Fletcher.
Old Capitol City Roller Derby is BACK! After 2.5 years, OCCRD is ready to hit the track. Join us for Monster’s Brawl: Punks v. Preps at our *new location* Mercer Rec. Center.
Gallery Series Exhibit, Reading + Q&A with Giselle Simòn and Cory Hutchinson-Reuss
Oct 15 – 7:00pm
Help us celebrate the launch of Prompt’s third Gallery Series chapbook, a collaboration between visual artist Giselle Simòn and poet Cory Hutchinson-Reuss.
Writing led Dessa to hip hop. Her music career brought her back again — and into the Iowa literary world
by Kembrew McLeod, Oct 10
“After like two years of rejections,” Dessa wrote on Twitter in early 2021, “my short story just got accepted into a literary magazine, and I am about to order the fuck out of some takeout.”
