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SUMMARY:Thursday Night Bingo at Pat & Frans
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Bingo every Thursday night from 7-8:30pm! Bingo is free to play for all ages\, and a great way to win Pat & Fran’s gift cards — or maybe even a bundle of cash!
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/thursday-night-bingo-at-pat-frans/2025-02-06/
LOCATION:Pat & Fran’s\, 808 5th Street Ste 8\, Coralville\, IA\, 52241\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Culinary,Free Event
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SUMMARY:Grace morse led workshop: Perusing the Personal through Art.
DESCRIPTION:Grace morse will be leading the workshop Perusing the Personal through Art. starts at $255. Feb 5th–Feb 26th\, (4 sessions) 7pm-9pm. \nIowa City\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa City\, IA 52240\, USA \nA workshop for memoirists\, essayists\, or art lovers. Any level of experience is welcome! \nDescription:\nIn this four-session course\, participants will craft creative nonfiction narratives that respond to various forms of art (music\, movies\, paintings\, etc.) they have a connection with. By using writing techniques to capture our various experiences of other art forms to the page\, we will endeavor to translate the unique and nuanced ways that those art works make us feel and the change they might inspire within us. The first half of each session will be spent discussing some craft techniques for writing about particular genres (i.e.\, films\, music videos\, etc.) and any relevant reading. The second half of the class will be allotted for writing and exploration. Together\, we will read and discuss examples of writers responding to art in personal ways\, particularly essays and poems; engage with generative writing prompts\, and complete one round of workshop. Students will also have the opportunity to introduce the rest of the class to at least one work of art they find compelling. This class is open to students of all levels. \nGrace Morse (she/her) is a writer and third year MFA candidate in the Nonfiction Writing Program at Iowa. Originally from New Orleans\, she writes memoir and cultural criticism rooted in curiosity about heritage and healing. Her essays have been shortlisted in CRAFT’s 2023 Flash Prose Prize and Brink’s 2024 Literary Journal Award for Hybrid Writing. Her latest essay can be found in CRAFT Magazine.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/grace-morse-led-workshop-perusing-the-personal-through-art/2025-02-05/
LOCATION:PorchLight\, 1019 E WASHINGTON ST\, IOWA CITY\, IA\, 52240-5261\, United States
CATEGORIES:Education / Workshop
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SUMMARY:BINGO Night at BIG GROVE!
DESCRIPTION:BINGO Night at BIG GROVE! Join us for another fun-filled evening of BINGO at Big Grove Brewery! Gather your friends\, grab a pint of your favorite brew\, and get ready for some friendly competition! : Wednesday\, February 5th : 5pm-8pm : 101 West Main Street•••:Exciting rounds of BINGO with awesome prizes up for grabs! A selection of our finest craft beers and delicious food available all night. Great vibes\, good music\, and a chance to win some brewery swag! •••:No registration required—just show up ready to play!Bring your friends and enjoy a night of laughter and fun!Whether you’re a BINGO pro or a first-timer\, everyone and every age is welcome! Let’s make it a night to remember!RSVP to let us know you’re coming! We can’t wait to see you there! 
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/bingo-night-at-big-grove-3/
LOCATION:Big Grove Solon\, 101 W. Main St\, Solon\, IA\, 52333\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Culinary
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SUMMARY:Musical Bingo
DESCRIPTION:EAT\, DRINK\, AND TEASE YOUR BRAIN\nRally your team on the 1st Tuesday of each month!\n\nAll the fun of Bingo\, but you your card is full of songs. Listen along and work  your way to Bingo to win prizes!
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/musical-bingo/2025-02-04/
LOCATION:Vue Rooftop\, 328 S. Clinton St. Suite A\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, US
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Food & Culinary,Free Event,Kids & Family,Music,Night Life,Wine & Beer
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CREATED:20250110T204028Z
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SUMMARY:Hawk Talk with Jan Jensen and Fran McCaffery
DESCRIPTION:Join us this basketball season for Hawk Talk. Hear Coach Jan and Coach Fran talk about all things Iowa Hawkeyes Basketball. Enjoy exclusive food specials throughout the evening while soaking in the insights and excitement. Jan kicks off the evening at 6:00 p.m. and Fran will follow at 7:30 p.m..
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/hawk-talk-with-jan-jensen-and-fran-mccaffery/2025-02-03/
LOCATION:Watermill Kitchen + Bar\, 300 E 9th Street\, Coralville\, IA\, 52241\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Culinary,Sports
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SUMMARY:Lunar New Year Gala
DESCRIPTION:Presented By\nAsian and Pacific Islander American Public Affairs Association (APAPA) \nThe 2025 Lunar New Year Gala will mark the beginning of the Year of the Snake with a vibrant celebration of cultural heritage and artistic excellence. The event will feature an array of performances by professional artists and musicians from across Asia\, including an opening act inspired by the legendary Chinese folk romance of the White Snake Spirit\, blending dragon\, sword\, and spear dances. Guests will enjoy soulful vocal performances by a tenor and soprano\, alongside duets that evoke the charm of their hometowns\, and a Broadway Cabaret piece exploring themes of love and longing. Traditional Chinese music on instruments like the erhu and guzheng will harmonize with an eclectic mix of dances\, from Chinese classical and modern K-pop to lively Zumba routines. Adding to the festivities\, local community schoolchildren will charm the audience with their talents. Join us as we celebrate the Lunar New Year\, embracing the festive atmosphere and welcoming the renewal and hope that spring brings.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/lunar-new-year-gala/
LOCATION:The Englert Theatre\, 221 E Washington St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, US
CATEGORIES:Holiday,Kids & Family,Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250202T170000
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SUMMARY:Pat Reedy live at Field Day Brewing
DESCRIPTION:Pat Reedy comes to Field Day Brewing for the first time ever!\nAs dedicated a drifter as the day is long\, Nashville based songwriter Pat Reedy holds the reputation of a touring musician with more miles\, more stories and more freewheeling spirit than most. Make no mistake though\, the man who titled his 2017 solo debut Highway Bound hasn’t switched gears in the slightest on his latest release Make It Back Home. Produced by John James Tourville of The Deslondes\, this album is a document of driving honky tonk and highway poetry. A collection of memories\, reflections\, and unconventional life experiences that consume the mind when the idea of your own bed is defined more by dates on a calendar than a permanent place.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/pat-reedy-live-at-field-day-brewing/
LOCATION:Field Day Brewing Company\, 925 Liberty Way\, North Liberty\, 52317\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250202T160000
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SUMMARY:The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles’ Philoctetes
DESCRIPTION:Odysseus seeks out the banished Philoctetes in hopes of gaining a strategic advantage for the Greeks in their prolonged siege of Troy\, enlisting the son of Achilles in an elaborate deception to steal a weapon of immense power. But in the conflict between private and public morality\, do the ends justify the means? This ancient text by the greatest of Greek dramatists finds new urgency in this adaptation by Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/the-cure-at-troy-a-version-of-sophocles-philoctetes/2025-02-02/
LOCATION:Riverside Theatre\, 119 e. College St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts,Theatre
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SUMMARY:Sunday Fun Day Black History Month
DESCRIPTION:Sunday Fun Day Black History Month events\n2 p.m. Feb. 2\, 9\, 23\, at the Library’s Storytime room\nThe Library will host three separate Sunday Fun Day events that celebrate Black artists with different crafting projects perfect for kids. \n\nFeb. 2: Make abstract collages in the style of Chicago’s Reggie Laurent.\nFeb. 9: Make heart mosaics in the style of Expressionist painting legend Alma Thomas.\nFeb. 23: Make quilts in the tradition of the women of Gee’s Bend\, Alabama.\n\nYou can learn more about the events on the Library’s website.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/sunday-fun-day-black-history-month/2025-02-02/
LOCATION:Iowa City Public Library\, 123 S Linn St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Crafts & DIY,Education / Workshop,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250202T130000
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SUMMARY:Freeze Fest at Iowa City's Terry Trueblood Recreation Area
DESCRIPTION:Freeze Fest is a fun\, family friendly exploration for all ages. There will be indoor and outdoor activities including games\, winter hiking\, survival skills\, crafts\, birdwatching\, Fat Tire Bike demos\, snowshoeing (weather permitting)\, and even a group ride hosted by Sugar Bottom Bikes!\nAlso\, don’t miss out on live music by Tom Nothnagle (aka Guitar Tom)! Tom specializes in a variety of genres and is sure to impress the crowd with his many instruments.\nAll children must be accompanied by an adult.\nNo pre-registration required and NO FEE.\nThat you so much to all of our partners for helping to make this event happen!\nGreen Iowa AmeriCorpsU.S. Army Corps of EngineersCedar Valley Rocks and Mineral SocietyIowa City Climate Action and OutreachBackyard AbundanceIowa City Animal Care and Adoption Center (Animal Services)Iowa City Public LibraryWildthunder WARS
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/freeze-fest-at-iowa-citys-terry-trueblood-recreation-area/
LOCATION:Terry Trueblood Recreation Area\, 579 McCollister Blvd\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Kids & Family
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250202T140000
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CREATED:20250128T153948Z
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SUMMARY:WinterFest at the Iowa River Landing
DESCRIPTION:WinterFest returns to the Iowa River Landing on Sunday\, February 2nd!\nCelebrate the snowy season at this annual family-friendly event\, where you’ll get the chance to participate in free indoor and outdoor activities\, sample amazing food and drinks\, and discover the reasons to look forward to winter—even if you hate the cold!\nCheck out games and activities at locations throughout the neighborhood as you browse more than a dozen brand-name shops and local boutiques. Don’t forget to grab a bite to eat while you’re here! View shops and restaurants in the Iowa River Landing.\nCoralville WinterFest 2025 Event Schedule:\n*12:00-2:00 pm: Throughout the Iowa River Landing*\nEvents for the family:– Horse-drawn carriage rides– Scavenger hunt for Dash– Winter sports (weather permitting) like snowshoeing and broom ball– S’mores station– Free admission to the Johnson County Historical Society– Museum Storytime\nYoung Footliters Youth Theatre & Coralville Library Activities at 860 Quarry Road\, Iowa River Landing:Crafts\, free play puppets\, and freestyle dance available throughout the afternoon! A new guided activity begins every half hour starting at 12:00 pm.\n– 12:00 – 12:30 pm: Guided Drama: Be part of an original play!– 12:30 – 1:00 pm: Storytime with Sara from the Coralville Library!– 1:00 – 1:30 pm: Frozen Dance: Create a dance to a favorite song!– 1:30 – 2:00 pm: Storytime with Sara from the Coralville Library!\nGuided acting and dance activities best for ages 5 and up. Storytime best for age 2 and up.\n\n*2:00-4:00 pm At the Heartlanders Hockey Game**The game puck drops at 3:00 pm. Heartlanders hockey ticket required for admission\n– Youth games and activities on the concourse including crafts and box hockey– Zamboni ride drawing– Bring skates to ice skate after the game– Attend for a chance to win Heartlanders game tickets!\nhttps://iowariverlanding.com/event/winterfest-2025/
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/winterfest-at-the-iowa-river-landing/
LOCATION:Iowa River Landing\, Interstate 80 And First Ave on the Iowa River\, Coralville\, IA\, 52241\, US
CATEGORIES:Festivals & Fairs,Kids & Family
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SUMMARY:Leila's Rose performs at Elray's
DESCRIPTION:10:00 PM\nLeila’s Rose – Linktree \nHailing from Vermillion\, South Dakota\, Leila’s Rose is a cover band that has taken the local and regional stages by storm. Revered for their electrifying performances\, they have become synonymous with energetic and unforgettable live shows. Playing everything from 70’s rock to 2010’s pop hits\, there is always something for everyone at a Leila’s Rose show. \nFormed in the fall of 2021 when Adam Kays\, Kadin Williams\, and Connor Drahota rushed Beta Theta Pi at the University of South Dakota\, the new members joined with active members Easton Ritz\, Micah Hansen\, and John Kunkel to create a new music group. Easton proposed the name “Leila’s Rose” to pay homage to their Beta roots; the rest is history. \nInitially playing at sorority mixers\, Leila’s Rose quickly progressed to playing various bars in Vermilion. Since then\, they’ve performed across the region\, taking the stage in South Dakota\, Iowa\, and Nebraska. They are one of the premier college bands in the state\, consistently playing for packed crowds at South Dakota State University and The University of South Dakota. Their notoriety even landed them a gig as 24kGoldn’s opening act at the Sanford Coyotes Sports Center. Their high-energy performances and deep catalog of material guarantee that you won’t want to miss a show. Whether at a private event\, a dive bar\, or as an opening act\, Leila’s Rose makes sure to put on a show you won’t forget. \nElray’s Live & Dive is a 2 story venue with 3 separate rooms featuring the best live music & entertainment from all genres & styles in downtown Iowa City! Our front room Live & Dive\, our back room Dance Dive\, and our upstairs Disco Dive.  3 rooms of music for one amazing night! 21+ to enter at all times.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/leilas-rose-performs-at-elrays/2025-02-01/
LOCATION:Elray’s Live & Dive\, 211 Iowa Ave\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Night Life
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SUMMARY:The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles’ Philoctetes
DESCRIPTION:Odysseus seeks out the banished Philoctetes in hopes of gaining a strategic advantage for the Greeks in their prolonged siege of Troy\, enlisting the son of Achilles in an elaborate deception to steal a weapon of immense power. But in the conflict between private and public morality\, do the ends justify the means? This ancient text by the greatest of Greek dramatists finds new urgency in this adaptation by Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/the-cure-at-troy-a-version-of-sophocles-philoctetes/2025-02-01/
LOCATION:Riverside Theatre\, 119 e. College St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts,Theatre
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250201T210000
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SUMMARY:Lady Franklyn Improv Show
DESCRIPTION:Iowa City’s first professional improv team takes the stage for a night laughs! \nWillow Creek Theatre is Iowa’s improv theatre. As Willow Creek’s flagship team\, Lady Franklyn showcases the best improv Iowa has to offer\, every Saturday\, on the Willow Creek stage. \nDoors open at 7pm. \nPurchase tickets HERE
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/lady-franklyn-improv-show-2/2025-02-01/
LOCATION:Willow Creek Theatre\, 327 S GILBERT ST\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Comedy,Night Life,Performing Arts,Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Willow Creek Theatre Company":MAILTO:wctc@willowcreektheatre.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250201T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250202T000000
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SUMMARY:Snuggie Crawl presented by McGrath Toyota of Iowa City
DESCRIPTION:The comfy\, night out on the town presented by McGrath Toyota of Iowa City will take 350 snugglers wearing the as-seen-on-TV hit of the 2000s to North Liberty’s establishments.\nMove from location to location on your own schedule. Shuttles will be on a continuous loop between the bars from 7 p.m. until midnight\, so crawl to each stop whenever you wish! Just be sure to hit them all to take advantage of the food and drink specials\, games\, and your chance to win prizes.\nCheers to looking ridiculous while bundled up in sleeved blankets and drinking suds with neighbors\, old friends and new friends.\n2025 Participating Stops: Tin Roost\, Field Day Brewing\, Copper Boar\, Micky’s\, Reds Alehouse and J&A Tap.\n$55 Ticket Includes (Price jumps to $65 on Jan. 1):\nAn embroidered Beat the Bitter SnuggieComplimentary appetizers at each stopFood and drink specialsUnlimited rides on the party bus loop between 7 p.m. – 12 a.m.Activities at each stop$5 Lyft voucher to help get you home safeEntry into the Best Dressed Snuggie contestTickets go on sale Monday\, Nov. 25 at 12 p.m. Hurry – the Snuggie Crawl sells out quickly.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/snuggie-crawl-presented-by-mcgrath-toyota-of-iowa-city/
LOCATION:North Liberty\, IA
CATEGORIES:Night Life,Wine & Beer
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ORGANIZER;CN="City of North Liberty":MAILTO:communications@northlibertyiowa.org
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SUMMARY:Contra Dance
DESCRIPTION:Come and learn traditional dances with live music. No partner needed. Contra dancing is a series of repeated patterns with its roots in folk dancing going back to Jane Austen’s time and beyond; it is also related to Irish ceili dancing and American square dancing. Our dances are great for beginners\, as there is no footwork to learn. The caller goes through each dance with us before the music begins\, then “calls” the dance with the music\, telling us what to do next. No problem if you get mixed up — other dancers can help you. Bring a friend or come alone; there are always plenty of people to dance with! Children are welcome with parental supervision. The easiest dances are at the beginning of the evening. Casual dress and snug footwear are encouraged. Free\, but donations welcome. First Saturday of the month\, but check the calendar for location. It’s great fun!
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/contra-dance-3/2025-02-01/
LOCATION:American Legion\, 3016 Muscatine Ave\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Dance,Free Event,Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250201T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250201T193000
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CREATED:20250210T030902Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250210T030902Z
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SUMMARY:Open Skate: All ages and abilities
DESCRIPTION:Free roller skating at Robert A. Lee gym. All youth 11 and under must be accompanied by an adult 18 years or older who remains in the gym. Groups limited to five children per adult. Facilities pass required to check out skates. Socks are required. Some dates are not available for skating. NO FEE for open skate!\nDon’t miss out on the DJ on Feb. 8\, March 8\, April 12\, and May 10.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/open-skate-all-ages-and-abilities/2025-02-01/
LOCATION:Robert A Lee Community Center\, 220 S Gilbert St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, US
CATEGORIES:Free Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250201T133000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250201T210000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232333
CREATED:20250106T173930Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T173951Z
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SUMMARY:Jane and Her Music: A Musical Celebration of Jane Austen's 250th Birthday
DESCRIPTION:Hosted by students and faculty of the School of Music of the University of Iowa\, “Jane and Her Music” will provide a unique window into Austen and her times. \nFestivities will take place in the historic Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol\, evoking the sort of space where Austen herself might have attended a concert. Please register using the link below! \nSchedule of Events: \n\n1:30 pm: Check-in\n2:00 pm: Welcome/Opening Remarks\n2:15 pm: “Jane Austen\, Home and Away\,” keynote speaker: Jeanice Brooks\, Professor of Music\, University of Southampton\n3:15 pm: Break\n3:30 pm: Rare Book and Music Display\, Katie Buehner\, Librarian\, Rita Benton Music Library\n4:15 pm: “Austen Adaptations” mini lecture-recital: Sarah Hachtman\, DMA Voice Performance Student\, University of Iowa\n5:00 pm: Break for Dinner\n6:30 pm: “Jane Austen’s Playlist\,” pre-concert lecture: Marian Wilson Kimber\, Professor of Musicology\, University of Iowa\n7:30 pm: Recital featuring songs and violin and keyboard works from the Austen Family’s Music Books. Followed by a tea reception.\n\n  \nAll events are FREE and open to all!\nPlease register HERE.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/jane-and-her-music-a-musical-celebration-of-jane-austens-250th-birthday/
LOCATION:Old Capitol Museum\, Senate Chamber\, 21 North Clinton Street\, Iowa City\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Lecture
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250201T013000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232333
CREATED:20250106T225743Z
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SUMMARY:Neeks N Brandt performs at Elray's
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, January 31 \n10:00 PM\n21+ & just a $5 cover at the door to enjoy Neeks N Brandt on our upstairs stage\, Leila’s Rose playing live on our front stage\, & a DJ spinning dance tunes on our back stage. 3 great rooms of entertainment!  \nNEEKS N BRANDT are a DJ duo formed in Collegeville\, Minnesota. Since their formation in 2021\, the duo’s stage presence has led them to find success all across the United States and Europe. In 2023-24\, NEEKS N BRANDT went on tour throughout Europe\, headlining the most well renowned clubs\, and selling out shows over and over. NEEKS N BRANDT have gained a social media presence; amassing nearly 1 million likes on Tik Tok\, and have had their videos DJing been posted by Barstool Sports. The duo of NEEKS N BRANDT light up every stage they step foot on. \nNEEKS N BRANDT’S sound combines college party anthems with house music. Their mix series “The College Party Textbook” as well as numerous remixes have gained lots of traction on SoundCloud\, solidifying themselves on the platform. NEEKS N BRANDT have released original tracks on record labels worldwide including: Storm Music\, Tiger Records\, Satsuma Music\, and Ray Collect Records. \nDiscover NEEKS N BRANDT on Instagram\, Tik Tok\, SoundCloud\, and Spotify @ neeksnbrandt \nElray’s Live & Dive is a 2 story venue with 3 separate rooms featuring the best live music & entertainment from all genres & styles in downtown Iowa City! Our front room Live & Dive\, our back room Dance Dive\, and our upstairs Disco Dive.  3 rooms of music for one amazing night! 21+ to enter at all times.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/neeks-n-brandt-performs-at-elrays/
LOCATION:Elray’s Live & Dive\, 211 Iowa Ave\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T220000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250201T000000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20250107T141636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250107T141636Z
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SUMMARY:Leila's Rose performs at Elray's
DESCRIPTION:10:00 PM\nLeila’s Rose – Linktree \nHailing from Vermillion\, South Dakota\, Leila’s Rose is a cover band that has taken the local and regional stages by storm. Revered for their electrifying performances\, they have become synonymous with energetic and unforgettable live shows. Playing everything from 70’s rock to 2010’s pop hits\, there is always something for everyone at a Leila’s Rose show. \nFormed in the fall of 2021 when Adam Kays\, Kadin Williams\, and Connor Drahota rushed Beta Theta Pi at the University of South Dakota\, the new members joined with active members Easton Ritz\, Micah Hansen\, and John Kunkel to create a new music group. Easton proposed the name “Leila’s Rose” to pay homage to their Beta roots; the rest is history. \nInitially playing at sorority mixers\, Leila’s Rose quickly progressed to playing various bars in Vermilion. Since then\, they’ve performed across the region\, taking the stage in South Dakota\, Iowa\, and Nebraska. They are one of the premier college bands in the state\, consistently playing for packed crowds at South Dakota State University and The University of South Dakota. Their notoriety even landed them a gig as 24kGoldn’s opening act at the Sanford Coyotes Sports Center. Their high-energy performances and deep catalog of material guarantee that you won’t want to miss a show. Whether at a private event\, a dive bar\, or as an opening act\, Leila’s Rose makes sure to put on a show you won’t forget. \nElray’s Live & Dive is a 2 story venue with 3 separate rooms featuring the best live music & entertainment from all genres & styles in downtown Iowa City! Our front room Live & Dive\, our back room Dance Dive\, and our upstairs Disco Dive.  3 rooms of music for one amazing night! 21+ to enter at all times.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/leilas-rose-performs-at-elrays/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:Elray’s Live & Dive\, 211 Iowa Ave\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music,Night Life
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T210000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T220000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20241212T202101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T202101Z
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SUMMARY:Leyla McCalla performs at Hancher
DESCRIPTION:Leyla McCalla\n\n\n\n\n\nHancher Auditorium / Strauss Hall / Cabaret\n\n\n\n\nPresented by  \n\n\nHancher \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nAdults $20\nStudents & Youth $10\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 31\, 2025\, 7:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 31\, 2025\, 9:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart of Hancher’s 52nd Season \nPart of Club Hancher \nSteeped in history\, a first-rate storyteller offers music that is sometimes urgent and sometimes playful. \nLeyla McCalla’s music—including her latest record\, Sun Without the Heat—is a potent amalgam of history and mastery. That history includes three centuries of influences from all around the world\, while the mastery is found in her skill as a cellist\, a tenor banjo player\, a guitarist\, a multilingual singer\, and a songwriter. Her music balances the heavy and the light and draws from sources across the African diaspora—including Afrobeat\, Ethiopian modalities\, Brazilian Tropicalismo\, American blues\, and Haitian folk music. \n“Leyla McCalla has long been one of the most thoughtful figures working to trace American folk music’s lineage to other countries and continents.” — Bandcamp \nLeyla McCalla Website
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/leyla-mccalla-performs-at-hancher/2025-01-31/2/
LOCATION:Hancher Auditorium\, 141 Park Road\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52242\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T220000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20241212T161536Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T161536Z
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SUMMARY:Leftover Salmon performs at the Englert
DESCRIPTION:Sponsored by:\nIowa City Downtown District \n\n\n\n  \nFew bands stick around for thirty years. Even fewer bands leave a legacy during that time that marks them as a truly special\, once-in-lifetime type band. And no band has done all that and had as much fun as Leftover Salmon. \nSince their earliest days as a forward thinking\, progressive bluegrass band who had the guts to add drums to the mix and who was unafraid to stir in any number of highly combustible styles into their ever evolving sound\, to their role as a pioneer of the modern jamband scene\, to their current status as elder-statesmen of the scene who cast a huge influential shadow over every festival they play\, Leftover Salmon has been a crucial link in keeping alive the traditional music of the past while at the same time pushing that sound forward with their own weirdly\, unique style. \nThe band now features a lineup that has been together longer than any other in Salmon history and is one of the strongest the legendary band has ever assembled. Built around the core of founding members Drew Emmitt and Vince Herman\, the band is now powered by banjo-wiz Andy Thorn and driven by the steady rhythm section of bassist Greg Garrison\, drummer Alwyn Robinson\, and dobro player & keyboardist Jay Starling. \nThe current lineup is continuing the long\, storied history of Salmon which found them first emerging from the progressive bluegrass world and coming of age as one the original jam bands\, before rising to become architects of what has become known as Jamgrass and helping to create a landscape where bands schooled in the traditional rules of bluegrass can break free of those bonds through nontraditional instrumentation and an innate ability to push songs in new psychedelic directions live. \nSalmon is a band who for more than thirty years has never stood still; they are constantly changing\, evolving\, and inspiring. If someone wanted to understand what Americana music is they could do no better than to go to a Leftover Salmon show\, where they effortlessly glide from a bluegrass number born on the front porch\, to the down-and-dirty Cajun swamps with a stop on Bourbon Street in New Orleans\, to the hallowed halls of the Ryman in Nashville\, before firing one up in the mountains of Colorado.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/leftover-salmon-performs-at-the-englert/
LOCATION:The Englert Theatre\, 221 E Washington St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, US
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T213000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20241212T165223Z
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SUMMARY:The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles’ Philoctetes
DESCRIPTION:Odysseus seeks out the banished Philoctetes in hopes of gaining a strategic advantage for the Greeks in their prolonged siege of Troy\, enlisting the son of Achilles in an elaborate deception to steal a weapon of immense power. But in the conflict between private and public morality\, do the ends justify the means? This ancient text by the greatest of Greek dramatists finds new urgency in this adaptation by Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/the-cure-at-troy-a-version-of-sophocles-philoctetes/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:Riverside Theatre\, 119 e. College St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts,Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Riverside Theatre":MAILTO:boxoffice@riversidetheatre.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T233000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20240205T212405Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250320T171306Z
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SUMMARY:Trivia followed by Kareoke
DESCRIPTION:Tailgators Sports Bar & Grill Free to play. Prizes galore.  Come enjoy the fun individually or as a group!
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/trivia-followed-by-kareoke/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:Tailgators\, 450 1st Ave\, Coralville\, IA\, 52241\, United States
CATEGORIES:Free Event,Music,Night Life,Sports,Wine & Beer
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T200000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20241212T202101Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T202101Z
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SUMMARY:Leyla McCalla performs at Hancher
DESCRIPTION:Leyla McCalla\n\n\n\n\n\nHancher Auditorium / Strauss Hall / Cabaret\n\n\n\n\nPresented by  \n\n\nHancher \n\n\n\n\n\n\nTickets\n\n\n\nAdults $20\nStudents & Youth $10\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 31\, 2025\, 7:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nFriday\, January 31\, 2025\, 9:00 pm\n\n\n\n\nBuy Tickets\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nPart of Hancher’s 52nd Season \nPart of Club Hancher \nSteeped in history\, a first-rate storyteller offers music that is sometimes urgent and sometimes playful. \nLeyla McCalla’s music—including her latest record\, Sun Without the Heat—is a potent amalgam of history and mastery. That history includes three centuries of influences from all around the world\, while the mastery is found in her skill as a cellist\, a tenor banjo player\, a guitarist\, a multilingual singer\, and a songwriter. Her music balances the heavy and the light and draws from sources across the African diaspora—including Afrobeat\, Ethiopian modalities\, Brazilian Tropicalismo\, American blues\, and Haitian folk music. \n“Leyla McCalla has long been one of the most thoughtful figures working to trace American folk music’s lineage to other countries and continents.” — Bandcamp \nLeyla McCalla Website
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/leyla-mccalla-performs-at-hancher/2025-01-31/1/
LOCATION:Hancher Auditorium\, 141 Park Road\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52242\, United States
CATEGORIES:Music
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250131T200000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20250110T203317Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251124T202305Z
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SUMMARY:STEM Family Free Night
DESCRIPTION:Join us on the last Friday of each month for free museum admission and a special STEM activity\, sponsored by Collins Aerospace!
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/stem-family-free-night/2025-01-31/
LOCATION:The Iowa Children’s Museum\, 1451 Coral Ridge Ave\, Coralville\, IA\, 52241\, US
CATEGORIES:Kids & Family
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T193000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T213000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20241212T165223Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20241212T165223Z
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SUMMARY:The Cure at Troy: A Version of Sophocles’ Philoctetes
DESCRIPTION:Odysseus seeks out the banished Philoctetes in hopes of gaining a strategic advantage for the Greeks in their prolonged siege of Troy\, enlisting the son of Achilles in an elaborate deception to steal a weapon of immense power. But in the conflict between private and public morality\, do the ends justify the means? This ancient text by the greatest of Greek dramatists finds new urgency in this adaptation by Irish poet and Nobel Laureate Seamus Heaney.
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/the-cure-at-troy-a-version-of-sophocles-philoctetes/2025-01-30/
LOCATION:Riverside Theatre\, 119 e. College St.\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United States
CATEGORIES:Performing Arts,Theatre
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ORGANIZER;CN="Riverside Theatre":MAILTO:boxoffice@riversidetheatre.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20250326T212031Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250326T212031Z
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SUMMARY:Thursday Night Bingo at Pat & Frans
DESCRIPTION:Join us for Bingo every Thursday night from 7-8:30pm! Bingo is free to play for all ages\, and a great way to win Pat & Fran’s gift cards — or maybe even a bundle of cash!
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/thursday-night-bingo-at-pat-frans/2025-01-30/
LOCATION:Pat & Fran’s\, 808 5th Street Ste 8\, Coralville\, IA\, 52241\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Culinary,Free Event
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T203000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20250122T155950Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250122T155950Z
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SUMMARY:Lights-On Salon Series
DESCRIPTION:Lights-On Salon Series \nThu\, Jan 30th at Porchlight.\n7:00 PM – 8:30 PM\nIowa City\, 1019 E Washington St\, Iowa City\, IA 52240\, USA \nJoin us for a conversation with Susan Hill Newton\, Alisha Jeddeloh and Chuy Renteria about publishing with a University Press \nAbout the event \nEnjoy conversation\, connection\, and community over light snacks and wine. Porchlight’s weeknight salon series provides a space for visiting writers\, local artists\, university students\, and community members to engage in dialogue. \nSusan Hill Newton has worked in all realms of book editing\, serving both trade and academic publishers and nonprofits. Her breadth of experience ranges from acquisitions to book development\, line editing to program direction\, to the writing and editing of marketing collateral. She presently sits as the managing editor at University of Iowa Press\, where she is charged with overseeing the editorial program of roughly thirty books per year. Susan lived in Denver\, Colorado for more than twenty years\, before making the move to Iowa City with her husband and two daughters. \nJesus “Chuy” Renteria is an author\, artist\, dancer\, and teacher\, but above all\, they are a storyteller. Born in Iowa City and raised in West Liberty IA\, both sides of his family are from border towns in Mexico that transplanted to meatpacking towns in the Midwest. Growing up in West Liberty\, he oscillated between the Mexican\, Laotian\, and small-town cultures that made up Iowa’s first majority-Hispanic town. Chuy tells stories celebrating the spaces between cultures\, of mangled Spanglish and generational clashes\, of the messiness of people finding themselves. In addition to his writing\, Chuy is a Success Coach with the non-profit RSFIC (Resilient Sustainable Future For Iowa City) where they support community partners looking to create meaningful connections with their neighbors. They write the Substack\, “Of Spanglish and Maximalism\,” which details\, among other things\, the trials of being a former DEI professional in upper academia. They were the host of The Englert’s Writers of Color Reading Series podcast. Their first full-length publication\, a memoir titled “We Heard it When We Were Young\,” released in November 2021 with The University of Iowa Press. He spends his free time with his wife Darcy and their first born Marisol Alana. \nAlisha Jeddeloh is a writer; the fiction editor of Brink\, an in-print literary journal dedicated to publishing hybrid\, cross-genre work of both emerging and established creatives; and an editor of the We the Interwoven series of bicultural anthologies. In her writing\, she explores the lies we tell ourselves and others\, as well as the tension between individual and community\, insiders and outsiders. She lives in Iowa City\, Iowa\, with her family\, where she is currently working on a novel that examines the intersection of astrology\, technology\, and transcendence. She can be found at alishajeddeloh at gmail or @alishajeddeloh on Instagram. \n 
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/lights-on-salon-series-4/
LOCATION:PorchLight\, 1019 E WASHINGTON ST\, IOWA CITY\, IA\, 52240-5261\, United States
CATEGORIES:Readings
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ORGANIZER;CN="PorchLight":MAILTO:jennifer@porchlightliterary.org
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T163000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20250130T183000
DTSTAMP:20260814T232334
CREATED:20250106T192914Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250106T192914Z
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SUMMARY:Better Together 2030 - Excellence in Action Awards
DESCRIPTION:Join us January 30th from 4:30-6:30pm at Courtyard Marriot Height’s Rooftop to celebrate the impact of the Better Together 2030 All-In Vision. Together\, we’ll recognize how this community-wide initiative is making a difference and honor the outstanding work of our community partners and supporters.\n\nAt this third annual awards event\, we’ll recognize our Sizzle\, Bravo\, and Catalyst awardees and introduce two new education-focused honors: the Inspire Award and the Childcare Solution’s Early Childhood Innovation Award. These awardees are making positive impacts\, change\, and incredibly beneficial efforts on behalf of our entire county. Their work and leadership focus on making our region the place where people and their families continue to want to live\, work\, and play – creating a community where everyone can thrive.\n\nBetter Together 2030 Excellence in Action Awards is hosted by Greater Iowa City Inc. with support from Think Iowa City\, Iowa City Downtown District\, and South of 6 District. Thank you to our lead sponsor: @riversidecasinoandresort !\nTo attend\, please register! Table sponsorships are available for $300\, single tickets available for $30. Tickets include one registration\, heavy appetizers\, and a complimentary beverage. You won’t want to miss a fan favorite – a delicious\, mashed potato bar!
URL:https://thinkiowacity.com/event/better-together-2030-excellence-in-action-awards/
LOCATION:The Heights Rooftop\, 901 Melrose Ave\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52246\, United States
CATEGORIES:Food & Culinary,Meeting
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ORGANIZER;CN="Greater Iowa City%2C Inc.":MAILTO:info@iowacityarea.com
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