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ON THE COVER page 12
People You Should Meet
Thais Carnall and Steve Gloeckner want to expose your art. Don’t know them? You should.
Cover Images - Top Row (L-R)
“Happy Children” Chuck Vitello
“Rusted Rust” Michael Garside
Thais Carnall Owner/Marketing @ theartfeed.com
Steve Gloeckner Owner/Artist @ theartfeed.com
Cover Images - Bottom Row (L-R)
“Forever Young” John Paul Schafer
“Lady Jane” Steve Gloeckner
“Eat” Heidi Hernandez & Terry Rathje
“Mr. Snicklebones” Steve Banks
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In Circle
I’m Just Sayin’
Curious about the cool kids behind Hoopla? Find out all about the crew and how to join us.
Editor Carly Weber shares the full scoop on Hoopla, what’s in this issue and whatever else she wants.
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All the news you didn’t know you needed to know, plus Greg Dietzenbach’s comic, “Little fish, big pond.”
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Five Minutes
Twitterpated
What’s got the Corridor all aTwitter? Cooking, baseball and NKOTB.
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3 Things
We want to know: How do you go green?
Not sure what to do this week? Three chances to see up and coming artists. Live.
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Bar Guide
Thirsty? Craving some live music or want to croon with karaoke? Here’s how you find out where and when.
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In the Kitchen
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Book Talk
Clean Plate Club
Andrea Dietzenbach gets ready for swimsuit season at Phong Lan.
Chef Borge Zierke has cooked for stars like Owen Wilson. Now he cooks for you at The Fireside in North Liberty.
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Fave Five
Among KCRG—TV9 anchor Ashley Hinson’s favorite things? A bottle of wine from 1st Avenue Wine House.
Music Notes
Go island hopping with Blue Island Tribe and 311 at the UI Field House.
Liked the book? Try the movie. Natalie Ditmars gives you her Top 10 books turned into movies.
WANTED Real Estate Apprentice Join us Tuesday evening, April 28, 2009, at the Cedar Rapids Marriott on Collins Rd. for a Real Estate Career Seminar and to find out why you might be the perfect “Real Estate” apprentice. (Two months allowed to obtain your real estate license.)
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Get Out
Join the Cedar Rapids Downtown District for a night of baseball, beer and Old Style fun.
Calendar
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QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
“Who is your favorite artist?”
Carly Weber
Seth Smith
Stacey Stefani
Caitlin Slessor
Natalie Ditmars
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Book Talk, Page 18
Book Talk, Page 18
“My sister, Taryn. She’s promised me all her pottery from this semester at Coe.”
“I can only choose one? I’ll go with Rembrandt van Rijn.”
“Van Gogh.”
“Greg Dietzenbach.”
“Cori Ann Pitcher! She is a local artist and her paintings are absolutely AWESOME. ”
Jamie Kelly
Maggie Mills
Anne Kapler
Andrea Dietzenbach
Shea Veatch
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5 Minutes, Page 06
InTheKitchen, Page 15
Clean Plate Club, Page 16
MusicNotes, Page 19
“I’ve always been a fan of Edward Hopper.”
“I’m no artist, but Vincent van Gogh always wins my heart over.”
“My sister, Emily. A beautiful pastel drawing that was part of her senior project at Coe College is hanging in my guest room.”
“Because I live in Anamosa, I have to say Grant Wood.”
“Salvador Dali. I can sit and look at one of his paintings for hours. Fascinating.”
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True confession. My husband and I went to Chicago over Easter weekend. I’ve never felt guilty about the trip before. We go every year. That’s where we spent our honeymoon. Truth be told. I feel like Sinatra sang “My Kind of Town” for me. I heart
the Windy City. But now that I’m spending every day extolling the virtues of the Corridor, I feel kind of like a cheating spouse, hightailing it east to enjoy all that Chicago has to offer. Thinking about it as I was sitting down to write this, though, I realized that the ability to take a weekend trip to Chicago is really just another reason I love living in
Eastern Iowa. Think about it. How many other places can you live and be less than six hours away from not one, not two, but seven destination cities? Here in the Corridor, we are within easy driving distance of not just Chicago but also Kansas City, St. Louis, Minneapolis, Omaha, Madison and Milwaukee. Seriously. You can hop in the car after work on a Friday, be in town in time for a late dinner, spend all day Saturday taking in the sights and be on the road and home Sunday with time to spare.
Saturday we got rush tickets for “Jersey Boys.” Which, as an aside, was amazing. It’s the story of Frankie Valli (not to be confused, as I was, with Ritchie Valens, who died in the plane crash in Iowa) and The Four Seasons. I had no idea how many great songs these guys were behind. Like “Sherry,” “Earth Angel,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Oh What a Night” and more, enough to fill nearly three hours on the stage. After the show we went to dinner at Rockit Bar & Grill. I had a lobster burger. I was wooed by the menu’s claim that it was the Best Burger in Burgerfest 2007. It was good. But the bun was dry. Best burger? Eh. The sweet potato fries and cocktails were delish though. We ended the night at Howl at the Moon, a piano bar full of bachelorette parties, buckets of beer, raucous singing and probably more than a few tourists like us. If I lived in Chicago, not probably the kind of bar I’d go to. But I don’t. So we love it. Sunday morning coffee and we hit the road. At the in-laws by 1 p.m. In time for an Easter egg hunt with the kids and still home by 6 p.m. No matter how much you love your hometown, sometimes
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We heart the earth Nearly 20 organizations from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids have joined forces for the Corridor Earth Project with the hope of making every day Earth Day in the Corridor. The 39th anniversary of Earth Day will be celebrated Wednesday. Each participating Corridor organization, business or agency is sponsoring Earth Day activities throughout April. Events include nature and labyrinth walks, roadside cleanups, films and more. The groups hope to offer a combined, large-scale event — perhaps a concert, outdoor walk/run and other family activities — next year. Event details at
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As the river runs IOWA CITY — Register now for the University of Iowa’s 30th annual RiverRun and run, walk or wheelchair the course through Iowa City along the Iowa River April 26. The 5K and 10K races both begin at 9 a.m. at the Iowa Memorial Union on the corner of Jefferson Avenue and Madison Street. Proceeds from the race benefit Uptown Bill’s Small Mall of Iowa City, a collection of businesses owned and operated by people with disabilities. Runners may register the day of the race from 6:30 to 8:15 a.m. in the IMU’s Main Lounge, or prior to race day online at www.uiowa.edu/~riverrun
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CEDAR RAPIDS — Effective immediately, the Third and Fourth Avenue and Ground Transportation Center parking ramps are free and open to the public after 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and on weekends. The City is working on temporary signage. In other parking improvement news, the City has expedited its process to fix the parking ramp elevators. Work should be complete by mid-July at Third Avenue, the end of July at Fourth Avenue and mid-August at the Ground Transportation Center.
CEDAR RAPIDS — Volunteers are being recruited for a massive cleanup effort along I-380, from The Eastern Iowa Airport to Blairs Ferry Road. The cleanup is planned for April 25. More information about times and meeting points will be available soon, but for now, please reserve the date on your calendar, and get ready to help transform the ugliness of the remnants of winter into the beauty of a Cedar Rapids spring.
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TWITTERPATED minutes sbergus: it was totally worth growing basil in my sink all winter to be eating fresh basil in early April.
pythius: somehow, the banana nut muffins that I
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JamieShubatt: yay for baseball! oh how i’ve missed you. watching the angels play the a’s!!
megmegkennedy: It appears my poor phone is on its deathbed... iPhone here I come...
amylynhein: Just saw NKOTB in concert 4 the 1st time. Absolutely fabulous. Had a few moments where I almost cried. I’ve been a fan since the beginning!
Ted Falt, 37
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Cedar Rapids “I recycle.”
Cedar Rapids “I’m going to start riding my bike to work.”
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Travis Hoyle, 21
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Dubuque “I ride my bike to work, to get groceries and anywhere else that is less than five miles from my apartment (weather permitting, of course).”
Cedar Rapids “We try to recycle all of our beer cans.”
Dubuque “I conserve electricity and if it’s yellow, I let it mellow.”
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I think my kids believe I enjoy dishes and laundry. They seem to keep making them.
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Tired and not excited about the paper that was due last week... Also, why is my typing ultra delayed as I type this? Noooo slow internets!
MAGGIE MILLS IS A RECENT GRADUATE OF LORAS COLLEGE IN DUBUQUE AND IS HAPPY TO BE BACK LIVING AND WORKING IN HER HOMETOWN OF CEDAR RAPIDS.
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Alpin Hong Wednesday through Friday, April 22 to 24 Anyone who can play Tetris and the piano simultaneously shouldn’t really need more of an introduction. But, turns out there is plenty more to say about pianist Alpin Hong. The Julliard-trained musician won first place in the 2001 Concert Artist’s Guild competition and is a skateboarder, snowboarder and martial artist in his free time. His four-day residency at the University of Iowa includes two free performances – one at the Cedar Rapids Piano Lounge on Wednesday and another at the UI Hospitals and Clinics on Thursday. His time in Iowa culminates with a Friday concert, presented by Hancher Auditorium, featuring music by J.S. Bach, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Liszt, Mendelssohn, Brahms and George Gershwin. Alpin Hong 8 p.m. Wednesday (4/22), Access to the Artists, Cedar Rapids Piano Lounge, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. Noon Thursday (4/23), John Colloton Atrium, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City. Free. 7:30 p.m. Friday (4/24), Opstad Auditorium, Iowa City High School, Iowa City, $14 to $28, (319) 335-1160. www.hancher.uiowa.edu
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The Right Now
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Friday, April 17
Saturday, April 18
The time could be right now for The Right Now. Vocalist Stefanie Berecz may be only 23 years old, but she has achieved career peaks that performers twice her age never get to experience, like opening for Mary J. Blige and appearing on MTV’s hit series “Making The Band.” Berecz’s voice, evoking Alicia Keys and Chaka Khan with a unique melodic sensibility of her own, places her at the forefront of new R&B vocalists alongside Keyshia Cole, John Legend and Corrine Bailey Rae. Joining forces with guitarist Brendan O’Connell to form the nucleus of The Right Now, their sound is both contemporary and classic.
Vienna Teng’s sophisticated, piano-driven chamber folk has everyone from NPR to David Letterman raving. Critics have announced her as the next Joni Mitchell or Tori Amos. Her Cedar Rapids show comes on the heel of an anticipated spring release, “Inland Empire.” Teng likens the collection on her new CD to a mix tape album with a lot of common themes but each song existing in a different world. Songs range from a gospel-tinged testimonial inspired by her Chinese grandmother to a cautiously hopeful shout-out to new President Obama, recorded in settings as varied as a church and a living room, with instrumentation ranging from foot stomps to vintage keyboards to full-string orchestra.
The Right Now
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9 p.m. Friday (4/17), with The Diplomats of Solid Sound, Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City, $7, www.iowacityyachtclub.com
8 p.m. Saturday (4/18), CSPS, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, $17-$20, www. legionarts.org
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Monday 4.20
Cubs Specials - $2 Tallboys, Cubs Specials - $2 Tallboys, $1.50 Bottles During Game $1.50 Bottles During Game - 7:05 p.m. - 7:05 p.m.
Happy Hr: 5-7 p.m.-$1.50 $2 Wells - 8-11 p.m.-Kevin Domestic, $2 Wells - 8-11 Burt p.m.-Adam Beck
8-11 p.m.-Chris Miller
Happy Hr: 5-7 p.m.-$1.50 Happy Hr: 5-7 p.m.-$1.50 Domestic, $2 Wells, Acous- Domestic, $2 Wells - 8-11 tic Idol Round 2, 8 p.m. p.m.-Tim Daughrity
Happy Hr: 5-7 p.m. - 8-11 p.m.-Josh Kelly, Ladies Night $3.50 Martinis
9:30 p.m.-Nick Stika, 1/2 Price Wine and Martinis All Night
9:30 p.m.-Dueling Pianos John Jones & Marshall Charloff, $2.50 Domestics
9:30 p.m.-Dueling Pianos John Jones & Marshall Charloff, $2.50 Domestics
Happy Hour: 1/2 price Wine & Martinis / $2 Domestic Beer
Happy Hour: 1/2 Price Wine & Martinis / 8-close: $2 Domestic Beer
$3 Cover, Free Wells All Night, Girls Party Night
9:30 p.m.-Pretend Rockstar 9:30 p.m.-Reddoor
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1/2 Price Wine and Martinis All Night
$3 Cover, Free Mixed Drinks All Night, Girls Party Night
To advertise in the Bar Guide, contact your Gazette Communications Media Consultant. Cedar Rapids 319.398.8222
Iowa City 319.339.3101
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DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY Quinton's Bar & Deli $3 Boulevard Big Girls, Live
Big Girl Margaritas All Day Stoli Saturdays Singles $3. $2.50 Cider Bottles and $2 5-10 p.m. $3 Martinis, All $3.50 Strawberry or Lime Doubles $5. Domestic Bottles Day Import & Microbrew Bottles $2.50 $2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 $2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 $2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 $2.50 Beer of the Month, $2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 p.m.-$3 Big Girls p.m.-$2.50 Fat Tire Pints p.m.-$2.50 Shock Top Pints Happy Hour 11 a.m.p.m.-$1 Drink specials Midnight 8 p.m.-Beggarmen, $5 8 p.m.-Steve Forbert w/ 9 p.m.-Miracles of God8 p.m.-The Deep Vibration, 8 p.m.-Open Mic w/ Jay Special Guest Dave Zollo, Record Release Party w/ Roman Candle, Yuppies, $6 Knight, Free $15 The Slats & More, $6 $2 U-Call-It, $2 Cosmos, $3 UV Drinks, $3 Domestic $1 Domestic Drafts, $2 Im- 1/2 off Martinis, $2 DoKir Royale, & Crushed Bottles, $4 Well Drinks ported Drafts, $3 Specialty mestic Bottles, $3 Bacardi Martinis Drafts, $3 Bombs & Three Olives $2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 $3 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close $3 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close $2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 $2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close p.m.-close p.m.-close Music 9 p.m.-close
215 E. Washington St. 319-354-7074
Hawkeye Hideaway 310 E. Prentiss St. 319-248-0077
The Mill 120 E. Burlington St. 319-351-9529
Martini's 127 1/2 E. College St. 319-351-5536
BoJames 118 E. Washington 319-337-4703
The Summit
$3 House Wine/glass 3-7 p.m. 9 p.m.-Pint Night
10 S. Clinton St. 319-354-7482
Graze Formosa
Saloon 112 E. College St. 319-354-3837
Eggy's On 965 1295 Jordan St., North Liberty 319-665-4800
The Vine 39 Second St., Coralville 319-338-7770
Gus' Food & Spirits 2421 Coral Ct., North Liberty 319-545-4290 KEY: LIVE MUSIC
7-10 p.m.-Burlington St. Bluegrass Band, $5 1/2 price Martinis, $2 Domestic Bottles, $3 Bacardi & Three Olives Country Night, $2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close
$2.50 Specialty Beers 3-7 p.m., 9 p.m.-$1 Domestics & Wells Martini Hour 2-5 p.m.
Comedy Night, $3.50 Martinis, All beer/mixed drinks/shots 1/2 price Martini Hour 2-5 p.m.
$3 Stoli & Bacardi Drinks $2 Sake Bombs after 10 p.m. $3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks, Electric Sex Shots, $2 Miller/Coors /MGD
Buy 3 Signature Rolls For the Price of 2
$3 Asian Beers and Sake Cocktails
$4 Martinis
Half Price Bottles of Wine and Sake
$3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks, $2 Wells, Calls & Shots, Euchre Tournament 4-7 p.m.- $3 Margaritas, Sangria, Dos Equis, Free Chips & Salsa
$3 3 Olive Vodka Drinks, $2 Domestic Bottles & Draughts 4-7 p.m.- $3 Margaritas, Sangria, Dos Equis, Free Chips & Salsa
Country Night, $5 pitchers, $2 Whiskeys, $3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks 4-7 p.m.- $3 Margaritas, Sangria, Dos Equis, Free Chips & Salsa
Happy Hour 2-7 p.m.
$2.50 Domestic Pints, $2.25 Well Drinks
$3.25 Selected Drinks, Happy Hour 2-7 p.m.
$3.50 Selected Mexican Drinks
$4.25 Selected Mixed Drinks
10 p.m.-close - DJ
$3.25 Mimosa & Bloody Mary, $2.50 Screwdrivers 2-4 p.m. 10 p.m.-close -Karaoke
11 a.m.-close -$5 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - $10 Beer Pitchers Buckets
7 p.m.-close - $5 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - Pint Night, Pitchers, $4 Martinis $2 Domestics, $3 Imports
$3 Domestic Steins, $5 Import Steins
Seasonal Pour
$2.50 Domestic Pints
$2.50 Domestic Pints
$3 Domestic Pints
7 p.m.- $1.75 Domestic pints, Captain Drinks, 9 p.m.- Karaoke
10 p.m.-close $2.50 Domestic Pints
9 p.m. - Live Music, 10 p.m.-close - $2 UV Drinks
11-5 p.m.-$2 Bloody Mary, 7 p.m.-close - $4 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - $2.50 5-close - Happy Hour Pitchers Domestic Bottles
CORALVILLE/NORTH LIBERTY Charlie's Bar and Grill Karaoke 9:30 p.m., $3.25 450 First Ave., Coralville 319-356-6914
9 p.m.-Tuesday night social club: Beast Wars, Valley Tongues $1 Domestic Drafts, $2 Imported Drafts, $3 Bombs, $2 Mixed Drinks $2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close
$2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 p.m.-$1 Drink specials
$3 Specialty Cocktails 3-7 p.m. 9 p.m.- Country Night, $2.50 Big Beers Martini Hour 2-5 p.m.
$3 3 Olive Vodka Drinks, $1.50 Draughts, Wells, Calls & Shots 4-7 p.m.- $3 Margaritas, Sangria, Dos Equis, Free Chips & Salsa
118 College St. 319-338-1393
All Day $2.50 Mexican Bottles, $2.50 Little Boys
All Day $2.50 Specialty All Day $2.50 Specialty Beers 9 p.m.-$2.50 Bacardi Beers 9 p.m.-$2 Drinks & Drinks Shots, $2.50 Frozen Drinks $2 Domestic Bottles, $2 Lemoncello Shots
221 E. College St. Suite 241 319-338-8880
Vito's
Domestic Big Girls $3, Well Drinks $2, White Russians $3 $2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 p.m.-$3 Big Girls
$2.50 Specialty Drafts 3-7 p.m. 9 p.m. $2 Jack, Captain, SoCo, Beer Tub Martini Hour 2-5 p.m./$2 Domestic Bottles, $2 Lemoncello Shots 10 p.m. $3 Stoli & Bacardi Drinks $2 Sake Bombs after 10 p.m. Dueling Pianos, $3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks, Pimp Bombs, $2 Bottles 4-7 p.m.- $3 Margaritas, Sangria, Dos Equis, Free Chips & Salsa
$5 Martinis (Select List) $2 Lemoncello Shots 10 p.m.-close $4 Martinis
115 East College St. 319-887-LIPS(5477)
Wed 4.22
Selected Drinks, Happy Hour 2-7 p.m. 11 a.m.-close - Half Price Drinks
COMEDY
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DISC JOCKEY
$2.50 Domestic Pints
$2.50 Domestic Pints
7 p.m.-close - $2.50 Well Drinks
To advertise in the Bar Guide, contact your Gazette Communications Media Consultant. Cedar Rapids 319.398.8222
Iowa City 319.339.3101
All drink specials and events in the Hoopla Bar Guide are subject to change.
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Thais Carnall, 32, Cedar Rapids
Steve Gloeckner, 34, Cedar Rapids
Owner/marketing @ TheArtFeed.com
Shop Manager @ Scheels, Coralville and Owner/artist @ TheArtFeed.com
Like most first-time entrepreneurs, Thais Carnall and Steve Gloeckner spent more time wondering if their business idea was, as Steve puts it, “dumb,” than they did building the business once they decided to just do it. Once you know their backgrounds, you’ll wonder why they hesitated. Their venture, The ArtFeed.com makes total sense. Thais knows marketing and public relations. Steve knows art. The Art Feed is part online gallery and part promotional tool for local artists. The Art Feed isn’t their first attempt to give local artists a voice. Three years ago, they,
along with a friend, founded Harvester, an annual art event that spotlights up and coming Iowan artists whose work is outside the lines of traditional art. Basically, Steve wanted a show where he wrote the rules. He was over being told his work was “too edgy” for galleries. “There’s nakedness,” Thais says conspiratorially. She describes his work as “graphic human form.” Not the stuff you’d hang above the fireplace. Even in their house, though it’s all over the walls, a gallery of his most recently finished work hung to dry. The piece above the fireplace is one he did of Thais’ bouquet from their wedding.
So at Harvester last fall, Steve was one of 30 artists featured to the 500 or so attendees in two days. But, Harvester is just once year to a sizable but finite group of people. The Art Feed is limitless. And, of course, Thais and Steve would like to see it test those bounds. After launching in October, the Web site has around 50 featured artists. It’s an online gallery, where artists can upload images of their work, reach potential buyers and sell their pieces commission-free. It is also a spot for artists and the community to find out about art-related businesses and events.
“The Art Feed is the perfect place for artists who may not have their own Web site,” Thais says. “Our ultimate goal with The Art Feed is to make sure Iowa artists get noticed and have a place to display their work. To put a local focus on it is really important.” But, of course, it’s a business venture, albeit not a particularly lucrative one. Yet. “We’re not a non-profit, but it’s not profitable,” says Thais, smiling. A basic membership, which allows them to upload three images and create an artist profile, is free. For $29.95 a year, artists can upload an unlimited number of images under their profile. Even Steve had to pay. “I made him,” Thais says. “Yeah, I was pissed,” Steve says, laughing. -CARLY WEBER
ABOVE (L-R): theartfeed.com selected works
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John Thompson
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I love Italian food. I love great wine. And I love good company. Vino’s Ristorante and RG Books Lounge is the best threefer in town. From the moment you walk in, the staff treats you like family. Whether you’re just wanting to grab a quick cocktail before heading off to the symphony or you want to settle down for a night of chatter with friends, the comfortable atmosphere delivers fantastic ambience. Comfy couches, a beautiful marble bar and, of course, books all around make you feel like you’re in a city much bigger than Cedar Rapids.
I consider myself somewhat of a wine connoisseur, and the 1st Avenue Wine House is a wine lover’s delight. Ron and Traci Weber, who run the place, make regular trips out to Napa, not to mention other wine-rich regions around the world. My favorite is grabbing a gourmet cheese out of their fridge and having them recommend a wine to go along. Never had a bad recommendation!
I realized pretty quickly I’d never see my husband unless I learned to golf, and now I’m hooked. I love the course at St. Andrews (it’s public!). It’s challenging, but you can go slow and learn while playing with seasoned pros. The guys in the pro shop are so friendly, and the old-timers are always glad to give you a couple of tips for hitting the green. The driving range is huge, meaning even if it’s busy you can find a place to hit some balls. Plus, I get to show off my golf wardrobe!
Vinos Ristorante/RG Books Lounge
1st Avenue Wine House
St. Andrews Golf Club
3412 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids www.firstavenuewinehouse.com
1866 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids www.standrewsiowa.com
Town and Country Shopping Center, 3611 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids www.vinosristorante.com
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Sugar Bottom Recreational Trails When the weather warms up, I love to hit up the off-road trails for biking at Sugar Bottom. You can truly relax, get a great workout and spend some time in the best nature has to offer. If you’re like me and you’re not that skilled on a mountain bike, they’ve got easy trails that don’t make you feel out of control. After you get done biking, you can take a dip in the water. It’s right there at the edge of the park.
Sugar Bottom Recreational Trails Near North Liberty on Coralville Lake www.icorrmtb.org
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Borge Zierke, 43, North Liberty Chef/owner @ The Fireside Why did you want to become a chef? I needed something to do after I got out of the military and the culinary arts program at Des Moines Area Community College intrigued me. Once I got in, I found it was something I really liked to do.
Where did you go from there? While I was in school at DMACC, I worked at the Greenbriar in Johnson. Then I moved to Iowa City, and worked at a lot of unique restaurants that are no longer in business, and at the State Room at the UI. I went on to Southeast Missouri State University and the Oxford University Club in Oxford, Mississippi — that’s where I learned the ins and outs of Southern cuisine. From there, I took a job at Mason’s Restaurant in eastern Maryland. My wife had an opportunity to come back to Iowa to run a non-profit organization, and after eating at the Fireside Grill in Kalona and talking to the owner, I was hired as a consultant chef, and three weeks later, the owners offered to sell me the restaurant.
I heard a rumor that you cooked for the cast and crew of “Wedding Crashers” and “Failure to Launch” while you were in Maryland. What types of dishes did you prepare for them? We served them lunch and dinner. They pretty much ordered off the menu. I can tell you that Owen Wilson likes his rare tuna tartar and well-done burgers. I did also have an opportunity to cook for Donald Rumsfeld, and every time he came in he had foes GRAS, and one time he had a double portion.
Back to Fireside: You recently relocated the restaurant from Kalona to North Liberty. Did you keep the same menu? We kept pretty much the same lunch menu and added an online to-go lunch menu. You order online, you pay online, and we’ll give you a pickup time and the food is ready for you. All the menu items are designed to travel well and/or reheat well. The dinner menu, we significantly increased the level and the quality, because we knew that we had the clientele here to be able to offer more higher-end steaks and entrees.
www.cibofusion.com 319 447 1414 / 685 Marion Blvd dress to impress / dress code enforced
What’s the most popular dish at Fireside? At lunch, the gourmet burgers and The Beast, a prime rib panini with Brie or blue cheese, caramelized onions and sauteed mushrooms. At night, I would say one of our more popular dishes, other than prime rib, would be the Shrimp Rachel. It’s sauteed shrimp and smoked sausage on bucatini pasta, and we use a curried carrot bisque as a sauce base.
After having worked in so many restaurants, what’s the best thing about owning your own?
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It’s bittersweet. It’s a lot of work, a lot of hours, a lot of sacrifice, but there’s so much more freedom in your decision-making and freedom in your menu. This menu is definitely a conglomeration of my past.
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Details: The Fireside, 420 Community Dr., North Liberty; 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, dinner: 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday to Thursday and 5 to 10 p.m. Friday to Saturday and breakfast and lunch: 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday; call (319) 626-3456 and online at www.firesidenorthliberty.com
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Phong Lan Vietnamese
Restaurant ANDREA DIETZENBACH
BODY BY PHONG LAN I’ve come up with a surefire way to get in shape for the upcoming summer swimsuit season. Not to be misleading. I’m not much of a swimsuit wearer, and I certainly don’t intend to blind anyone with the gleaming paleness of an exposed upper thigh. But I could stand to trim a few areas that are subject to the less-than-concealing garments summertime requires. My answer? I plan to eat at Phong Lan every day. Impossible, you say? Perhaps it’s less than practical. But the Vietnamese people are onto something. The menu at Phong Lan is completely overrun by fresh and healthful foods. A quick glance at the menu tells you all you need to know: shrimp, rice noodles, squid, bok choy, tofu, bean sprouts. I highly recommend the spring rolls. A delicate rice paper wrapped around beautiful plump shrimp, pork, fresh vegetables, cilantro and rice noodles. You feel healthier just looking at the little masterpieces.
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The specialty of the house are the noodle soup bowls or ‘Pho,’ ‘Hu Tieu’ and ‘Mi.’ You get a giant bowl of hot broth filled with vegetables, seafood, meats and rice or egg noodles. Served on the side is a plate of bean sprouts, cilantro and lime to stir into the soup to your individual taste. Halfway through my bowl of soup, I was full. Yet I wasn’t Burger King full. I felt satisfied and surprisingly refreshed. If this is the sacrifice it takes to get ready for summer, I’m willing to do it. — ANDREA
Details: Phong Lan, 216 Eighth St. SE, Cedar Rapids; 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday; call (319) 365-5784
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BETTER THAN BOOKS? While I don’t understand how people survive without reading, I don’t want to alienate nonreaders. My answer? Movies. Everyone likes movies. And so many books are eventually made into movies. They can see the movie. I’ll read the book. The trick is to find movies where “based on the book” is actually true. Here’s my top 10 book and movie combos:
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Natalie Ditmars and Caitlin Slessor give you the Cliffs Notes. What they are reading right now and which books they can’t wait to crack open.
“TO KILL A MOCKINGBIRD” by Harper Lee Atticus Finch is without a doubt one of my favorite characters in any book ever written. Gregory Peck, who portrays Atticus in the movie, is amazing.
“TWILIGHT” by Stephenie Meyer If you don’t know about this book and movie, you’ve been living under a rock, and there is nothing I can do to help you.
“THE DEVIL WEARS PRADA” by Lauren Weisberger I know. I know. Not exactly a literary classic, but the book was entertaining, as was the movie.
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“COUNT OF MONTE CRISTO” by Alexandre Dumas This is not an easy read but well worth the effort. The movie, released in 2002, leaves out some important parts (which is not surprising given the length of the book) but adheres to the major plot points. “THE OTHER BOLEYN GIRL” by Philippa Gregory
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The book was saucy and scandalous to say the least, and the movie, starring Scarlett Johansson, Natalie Portman and Eric Bana, is equally saucy and scandalous.
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No, we don’t want to sleep with you, but we do want to relive those junior high days. Truth or dare, board games, video games, pizza in the “perfect basement” at Piano Lounge. Everything’s better in a Snuggie!
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Half-price martinis and wine all night!
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“HOUSE OF SAND AND FOG” by Andre Dubus Both the movie and the book are absolutely beautiful and depressing.
“LITTLE CHILDREN” by Tom Perrota The movie was released in 2006 and stars Kate Winslet. There are a number of glaring differences between the book and the movie (for example, the endings are completely different), but both were so good I had to include “Little Children” on my list. “A CIVIL ACTION” by Jonathan Harr The fact that I am an attorney may make me a little biased, but I thought both the book and the movie were compelling dramas. T E S T M Y T H E O R Y W I T H “ T H E S O L O I S T, ” WHICH HITS THEATERS APRIL 24. — NATALIE
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Blue Island Tribe
OPEN DAILY @ 4-close • Happy Hour Specials!
THE TALENT: James Frey (lead vocals), Brandon Clark (bass/vocals), Kelly Powers (guitar), Garrett Theilking (saxophone/vocals), John Schminke (guitar/vocals) and Mike Schminke (drums) THE SOUND: Reggae, rock and ska THE GIG: 8 p.m. Saturday (4/18) @ The UI Field House, Grand Avenue, Iowa City, and 9 p.m. May 28 @ The Industry, 211 Iowa Ave., Iowa City THE ALBUM: “The 5 Hits of Ecstasy” THE REST OF THE STORY: www.blueislandtribe.com or www.myspace.com/blueislandtribe
$2 Domestic Bottles ~ $4 Bombs Mondays
Thursday, April 16
Service Industry Night $2.00 Domestic Bottles $4.00 Bombs
Starting at 9pm $4 Bombs
Adam Beck Friday, April 17
Tuesdays
Single Mingle • Drink Specials Wednesdays
The first and last thing you’ll remember after seeing Blue Island Tribe is their unparalleled energy and intoxicating sound. Think Sublime, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers and 311. But a vibe that’s all their own. James Frey (lead vocals), Brandon Clark (bass/vocals), Kelly Powers (guitar), Garrett Theilking (saxophone/vocals), John Schminke (guitar/vocals) and Mike Schminke (drums) formed Blue Island Tribe in the early 2000s while attending the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls. Now the band lives all over the place including Los Angeles, Phoenix, Des Moines, Dubuque and Cedar Falls. Since getting together in college, the band has released four albums, most recently “The 5 Hits of Ecstasy.” For the record, the inspiration behind the title of the latest album was not derived from drugs. It’s a nod to the group’s infectious sound. “The 5 Hits of Ecstasy” was recorded in the summer of 2008 immediately after the band returned from an overseas tour in Japan and South Korea. Since then, Blue Island Tribe has been busy. This past March they played three showcases at South By Southwest, a music festival in Austin, Texas. In January, the band’s photos were published in “Billboard,” “Pollstar” and “Radio & Records” magazines. They will tour all summer and plan to enter into the studio in the fall to record another album.
Over the years the band has developed a very “tight” live sound. Blue Island Tribe often showcases their lead players: John Schminke, the baby-faced lead guitar player, and Thielking, on the sax. The two trade solos, building off each other and the rest of the band to create a soulful and vibrant sound that can only be created by musicians that are wholly in sync with one another. For example, one of the songs on their latest album was partially written on the fly at a show in South Korea. The music to “March On” was composed before they left the country to tour overseas, but the lyrics hadn’t been written yet. Then lead singer James Frey decided to improvise the lyrics. The resulting chorus line reads, “March On, March On, This Is Our Movement. March On, March On, It’s Time To Represent. March On, March, On, You Can Feel It In Your Soul. March On, March On, As The Music Takes Control.” The lyrics immediately struck a chord with the rest of the band members, and after watching a videotape of the show, they wrote down the lyrics and developed them into what they are now.
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After Work Party Last Call 4pm-7pm Justin Crippen 8pm-12am Saturday, April 18
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Swing into spring Friday with the Cedar Rapids Downtown District’s Take Me Out to the Pub Crawl, starting at 5 p.m. at the Piano Lounge. Cost is $5 per person and includes a T-shirt and drink specials. First-come, first-served. Be there early to get the goodies, then crawl to Shawn Ryan’s, Volume and end the night at DC’s River Walk. Along the way, test your baseball trivia knowledge and play baseball-themed games with the Hoopla Crew and Cedar Rapids Kernels. Be at DC’s by 9 p.m. for the grand prize drawing. Prizes include a pair of tickets and bus trip to a Chicago Cubs game, a Kernels Suite Night and Kernels tickets. The crawl starts at 5 p.m. Friday at Cedar Rapids Piano Lounge, 208 Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids, and continues to Shawn Ryan’s, Volume and DC’s River Walk. Cost is $5 per person. Must be 21 to participate. Remember to find a designated driver.
For the third year in a row, ACE* (formerly Habeas Corpus) is throwing its Iowa Dance Fest. The twoweek fest includes events throughout Iowa City and Coralville for all ages. It kicks off Friday with a gala from 6 to 8 p.m. at The Chait Galleries, 218 E. Washington St., Iowa City, and continues until May 2 with a dance fest for kids at the Iowa Children’s Museum in the Coral Ridge Mall from 1 to 3 p.m. The dance fest also will include dance performances at schools, hospitals, senior centers, libraries, museums, art galleries, dance spaces throughout Johnson County. The Iowa Dance Fest runs from Friday to May 2. Events include: Doodle Dance, 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday, Old Brick, 26 E. Market St., Iowa City, free; Bead N Boogie, 6 to 8 p.m., Saturday (4/18), Dawn’s Hide and Bead-a-way, 220 E. Washington St., Iowa City and idf3 Showcase, 7 to 9 p.m., April 29, Old Brick, 26 E. Market St., Iowa City, $5.
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April 16 Dance Country Dance 7 p.m. Iowa City Eagles Club, 225 Highway 1 W., Iowa City. $5. (319) 624-2687
Country Friends Dance Club 7 p.m. Moose Lodge, 1820 West Post Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 861-2670, www. countryfriendsdanceclub.net
Out & About Hawkeye Downs Bingo 6:30 p.m. Hawkeye Downs Bingo, 4400 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Special package, $15, $6, (319) 365-8656, www.hawkeye downsspeedway.com
Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke 8 p.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067
Karaoke with Mike Flack 6 p.m. 5th Gear, 4617 J St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 213-1108, www.8secondsband.com
Showtime Karaoke 9 p.m. Viking Lounge, 1971 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. No cover. (319) 364-1441
Night life Shannon Janssen Piano 5 p.m. Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-6600, www.shannonjanssen.com
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Film
9 p.m. J.M. O’Malley’s Pub and Eatery, 1502 H Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 369-9433
“Invisible Children”
Theater
7 p.m. Busse Center, Mount Mercy College, Cedar Rapids. Free. www.mtmercy.edu
Food & Wine Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes 6 p.m. 460 Hickory Ct., Robins. Great Tasting Sandwiches — from Ruebens to Cubans. On the menu: Best-Ever Homemade Reuben sandwich, The Cheesecake Factory’s Cuban Sandwich, Italian Turkey on Kalamata Olive Ciabatta, Chicken and Caramelized Onion on Rye. $45. (319) 393-7675
Cookin’ with Candie & Company 10:30 a.m. The Salvation Army, Cedar Rapids. Free, but you must be pregnant or have children. (319) 364-9131, Ext. 109
Circle’s Edge Repertory Festival 7:30 p.m. Iowa Realty, Wells Fargo Building, 327 Second St., Coralville. Three plays: “Picasso at Lapin Agile,” “Rabbit Hole” and “Sarah Shattered.” $12 adults, $10 for youths, students and seniors. “Sarah Shattered” tickets are $2. (319) 5412980, www.citycircle.org
“The Lady with All the Answers” 1:30 and 7:30 p.m. Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th Trl., Amana. (319) 622-3222, www.iowatheatreartists.org
“Raising Medusa” 7:30 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. $24, with discounts for seniors and youths. (319) 338-7672, www.riversidetheatre.org
Literary
Friday
Reading by Adam Zagajewski
April 17
8 p.m. Frank Conroy Reading Room, Dey House, University of Iowa, Iowa City.
Swept Away — Brought Together Writing Group 7 p.m. Johnson County Crisis Center, 1121 Gilbert Ct., Iowa City. (319) 351-0140
Karaoke Brian Holmes Karaoke 6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174
Karaoke by MK Productions 8 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. No cover. (319) 377-6386
Pub Quiz Night and Karaoke 7:30 p.m. Longbranch Restaurant and Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids
Dance
Java House, 211 1/2 E. Washington, Iowa City. Free. (319) 273-3497, www.iowapublicradio.org
Silent Movie Night 6:30 p.m. Usher’s Ferry Historical Village, 5925 Seminole Valley Trl. NE, Cedar Rapids. $8 resident, $10 non-resident, $5 child resident or $7 child non-resident. (319) 286-5731, www.crrec.org
Literary Book Signing 4 p.m. Coe College, Cedar Rapids. Steven Hicks will read from and sign copies of his debut novels “The Gleaner” and “The Fall of Adam.”
Karaoke Brian Holmes Karaoke 6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174
Eclypse Karaoke 9 p.m. VIP Lounge, 648 Eighth St., Marion. (319) 377-9082
Karaoke 6 p.m. The Wheel’er Inn, 895 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion. (319) 373-4212 9 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. No cover. (319) 377-6386
Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke 9 p.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067
Klub Karaoke 8 p.m. V.F.W. Post 3949, 609 Highway 6 E., Iowa City. Free. (319) 213-8367
Night life Drag Show 9 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s, 222 Glenbrook Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 378-4627
Jazz with Eddie Piccard 7 p.m. Lighthouse Inn, 6905 Mount Vernon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. No cover. (319) 362-3467
Hawkeye Swing Festival 4
The Watson-Adamson Duo
9 p.m. Iowa Memorial Union Second Floor Ballroom, Madison and Jefferson Streets, Iowa City. Free. (515) 490-1045, www.hawkeyeswingfestival.com
1 p.m. Carl and Ernie’s Good Time Pub and Grub, 161 Highway 1 W., Iowa City. (319) 337-4422
Rapid Eights Square Dance
9 p.m. Beckett’s Public House, 5300 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. No cover.
7:30 p.m. First Baptist Church of Marion, 1260 29th St., Marion. $4 per person, $8 per couple. (319) 360-6868
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REGISTRATION: Piano Lounge (208 2nd Ave SE) 5 p.m. *Must be 21 to participate $5/person (t-shirt & drink specials) Then Crawl to: Shawn Ryan’s Pub (715 2nd Ave SE) Volume (329 2nd Ave SE) Finale & Prize Announcements: DC Riverwalk (411 1st Street SE) Compete in wacky contests, or kick back as Old Style beer emerges with a new look and taste. Thank you, Sponsors!
Music by Jason Ray Brown
Refuge Rock — Live music
Out & About
9:30 p.m. 1810 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 436-2520, www.myspace. com/crrefugerock
Iowa Public Radio’s Java Blend — Dick Prall
Rusted Hook
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8 p.m. Scattergood Friends School, 1951 Delta Ave., West Branch. $5
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The Right Now 9 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City. $7. (319) 337-6464, www.iowa cityyachtclub.org/calendar.html
Returning Prisoner
Out Loud! Author Series
1 p.m. St. Pius Catholic Church, Cedar Rapids. $10 donation adults, $5 students to cover costs of obtaining the program and supplies. Preregistration requested. (319) 366-7163
7 p.m. Theatre Cedar Rapids, Lindale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Free. Best-selling author Sara Paretsky, creator of the popular V.I. Warshawski series of detective novels, will give a talk, take audience questions and sign books.
Books for Books
Performances Iowa Accordion Club Band 11 a.m. Westdale Mall, 2600 Edgewood Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-2232
Maia String Quartet and Rie Hagiwara 8 p.m. Englert Theatre, Iowa City. Free.
Theater
8 a.m. St. Mark’s UMC, 2675 E. Washington St., Iowa City. www.stmarks-imc.net
Corridor Canstruction 2009 7 a.m. Sycamore Mall, 1600 Sycamore St., Iowa City. Canstruction combines the competitive spirit of a design/build competition with a unique way to help feed the Corridor’s hungry. Free. (319) 626-7637, www.corridorcanstruction.org
Earth Day Tree Planting
“Arcadia” 8 p.m. Dows Theatre, Coe College, Cedar Rapids. $10, $8 students and seniors. (319) 399-8600.
“Eurydice” 7:30 p.m. Kimmel Theatre, Cornell College, Mount Vernon. $8, $5 for non-Cornell students. Free for Cornell faculty, staff and students. (319) 895-4293.
“The Lady with All the Answers” 7:30 p.m. Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th Trl., Amana. (319) 622-3222, www.iowatheatreartists.org
“Raising Medusa” 7:30 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. $24, with discounts for seniors and youths. (319) 338-7672, www. riversidetheatre.org
Saturday April 18 Auditions “The Drag” by Mae West 4:30 p.m. First Baptist Church, 500 N. Clinton St., Iowa City.
Dance
9:30 a.m. Indian Creek Nature Center, 6665 Otis Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 3620664, www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org
Hawkeye Downs Bingo 6:30 p.m. 4400 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Special package, $15, $6. (319) 365-8656, www. hawkeyedownsspeedway.com
Photo Scavenger Hunt
8 p.m. 211 Iowa Ave., Iowa City. Hip-hop concert. $15 in advance, $20 at the door. (319) 471-2309, www.amazashow.com
Farmers Markets
Sharp Chef Culinary Competition
Out & About Museum of Natural History — Old Capitol Museum Family Weekend
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9 p.m. Checkers Tavern and Eatery, 3120 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. No cover. (319) 364 9927, www.checkerstavern.com
Crown Karaoke 8 p.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067
Karaoke with Rock & Thunder
9 p.m. Red Lion, 3970 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-9858
Night life 311 8 p.m. University of Iowa Field House, Iowa City. $32. (319) 335-3395, www.ticketmaster.com
Terry McAuley
3 p.m. Walden Place, Iowa City. Free. (319) 337-7277
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7 p.m. Theatre Cedar Rapids—Lindale location, 4444 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 377-3412, www.metrolibrarynetwork.org
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6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174
Shima’s Country Sounds
Johnny Kilowatt
Walk in the Shoes of a
Brian Holmes Karaoke
Sara Paretsky Author Presentation
11 a.m. Mount Vernon City Hall, 213 First St. W., Mount Vernon. (319)-310-6399.
10 a.m. University of Iowa Pentacrest, 21 Old Capitol, Iowa City. Free. (319) 335-0606, www.uiowa.edu/~nathist/
9:30 and 11 a.m. First Assembly of God, 3233 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. $15, (319) 3668203, www.orchestraiowa.org
Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke
7 p.m. Ponderosa Ballroom, Walford. 8:30 p.m. Charlie’s Bar & Grill, 450 First Ave., Coralville. $3. www.charliesbarandgrill. net
Karaoke
Arabian Spring Horse Show
Kidz in the Hall & Mike Page
Kidspectacular Spring Fling — Princess Penelope to the Rescue 10:30 a.m. Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City
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9 p.m. Chrome Horse Slophouse and Saloon, 1202 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. www.welllitband.com
Performances
9 p.m. Longbranch Restaurant and Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids.
8 a.m. Kirkwood Community College, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 398-7107, www.iowaequestrian. com
Well Lit
2 p.m. The Carl and Mary Koehler History Center, 615 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free.
2 p.m. Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City.
Mount Vernon Winter Farmers’ Market
Mid Life Crisis
Share Your Stories: Memoir Writing Workshop
6:45 p.m. Java Jones Coffee Shop, 200 S. Cedar St., Monticello. Free. (319) 462-5913, www. theporchrevolution.com
12:30 p.m. 3-Finger Saloon, Lisbon. (319) 455-5039 8 p.m. Shuey’s, Shueyville.
Discovery Series: Painting Through Music
Music in the M.U.D. 6 p.m. Campbell Steele Gallery, 1064 Seventh Ave., Marion. Pat Smith & Rich Wagor Duo. Free.
“Peter Rabbit” 1 p.m. Old Creamery Theatre, 39 38th Ave., Amana. $7.
Rock & Worship Roadshow 6 p.m. U.S. Cellular Center, Cedar Rapids. Features Mercyme, Hawk Nelson, Tenth Avenue North Sactus Real and John Reuben. $10.
Spring Concert 8 p.m. Coe College, Sinclair Auditorium, Cedar Rapids. Coe College Symphony Orchestra. Free
Vienna Teng 8 p.m. CSPS / Legion Arts, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364-1580, www. legionarts.org
Theater “Eurydice” 7:30 p.m. Kimmel Theatre, Cornell College, Mount Vernon. $8 adults, $5 for non-Cornell students. Free for Cornell faculty, staff and students. (319) 895-4293.
“Raising Medusa” 7:30 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. $24, with discounts for seniors and youth. (319) 338-7672, www. riversidetheatre.org
Sunday April 19 Auditions “Harold and Maude” 7 p.m. Starlighters II, 136 E. Main St., Anamosa. (319) 462-4793, www.starlighters.org
Children’s Events Museum of Natural HistoryOld Capitol Museum Family Weekend 1 p.m. University of Iowa Pentacrest, 21 Old Capitol, Iowa City. Free. (319) 335-0606, www.uiowa.edu/~nathist/
The Tweaksters 7 p.m. Ohnward Performing Arts Center, 1215 E. Platt St., Maquoketa. Glow-in-thedark illusions, juggling, acrobatics and more. $17 adults, $13 students. (563) 652-9815.
Wycliffe Gordon 7:30 p.m. Ballantyne Auditorium, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids. Free Jazz Master Class from 1 to 2:30 p.m. in 375 Cedar Hall on the main campus.
Sunday Family Movie 2:15 p.m. Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave., Marion. Free. (319) 377-3412, www.marionpubliclibrary.org
Dance Iowa City Eagles REAC Dance 6 p.m. Eagles Club 695, 225 Highway 1 W., Iowa City. $5. (319) 351-3193
Beach Party at Scooters 8 p.m. Scooter’s Bar & Grill, 10537 Shaw Rd., Anamosa. $2. (319) 462-3663, www. scootersanamosa.com
Carlis Faurot and Glenn Lonsdale 8 p.m. Beckett’s Public House, 5300 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 3933047, www.cacinet.com/glenn/
Jazz at the Lighthouse 7 p.m. The Lighthouse Inn, Mount Vernon Road SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 396-4574, www.eddiepiccard.com
Relaxed Fit Band 8 p.m. Bohemian, 95 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. No cover. (319) 389-6055, www. relaxedfitband.com
The Porch Concert at Java Jones
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Night life
Central Corridor Gamers — Open Gaming, Tournaments
Grateful Dead Night
6 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 400 Third Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 3635799, dan@ccgamers.org
Nut Fry and Dart Tournament 2 p.m. FB and Company, 4185 Whittier Rd., Waubeek. (319) 438-6582.
Shawn Kellerman 6 p.m. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 1602 E Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364-7454
Exhibits Wedding Dresses of the Century 1 p.m. Williams Performing Arts Center, Oelwein. $7 advance, $9 at the door.
Exhibit Opening: “A Legacy for Iowa: Pollock’s ‘Mural’ and Modern Masterworks from the UIMA” Noon Figge Art Museum, 225 W. Second St., Davenport. UI students will be able to ride a free bus to the opening. The bus will leave Studio Arts, 1375 Highway 1 W., at 1 p.m. for Davenport and will return to Iowa City from the Figge around 5 p.m. Students must sign up to reserve their seat at the front desk (security guard station) of the Studio Arts Building, Old Capitol Museum, or the Museum of Natural History, or by e-mailing benjamin-lipnick@uiowa. edu. $7 adults, $6 seniors and students, $4 children ages 3 to 12. www.uiowa. edu/uima
Farmers Markets Hiawatha Farmers Market 11 a.m. Hiawatha Guthridge Park, 10th Avenue Parking Lot, Hiawatha. (319) 393-1515
Film
6 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City. No cover. (319) 337-6464, www. iowacityyachtclub.org
Sunday Night Pub Quiz
Euchre Mondays 9 p.m. Vito’s on the Plaza, 118 E. College St., Iowa City. $10 team. (319) 338-1393, www.vitosic.com
9 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City, $1. (319) 351-9529, www.icmill.com
Food & Wine
Mike Flack Karaoke
6 p.m. 460 Hickory Ct., Robins. Spring Dinner Menu. On the menu: Tapenade on Crostini, Caprese Salad, Chicken Piccata served over Campanelle Pasta and Poached Pears with Chantilly Cream. $40. (319) 393-7675.
9 p.m. Rumors Bar and Grill, 400 F Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 213-1108.
Performances Recital of German Music 4 p.m. Coe College, Cedar Rapids.
Cono Christian School Chorale
Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes
Literary Reading by Gerda Lerner
6 p.m. Peace Christian Reformed Church, 6600 C Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids.
7 p.m. Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Free. www.writinguniversity.uiowa.edu
Iowa City Community String Orchestra Spring Concert
Night life
3 p.m. The Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 430-3183, www.iccommunitystringorchestra.com/
Blues Jam
Theater
6 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 3 S. Linn St., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464, www.iowacityyachtclub.org
Open Mike with J. Knight
“Arcadia” 2 p.m. Dows Theatre, Coe College, Cedar Rapids. $10 general admission, $8 students and seniors. (319) 399-8600.
8 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 338-6713, www.icmill.com
Tuesday
“Eurydice” 2 p.m. Kimmel Theatre, Cornell College, Mount Vernon. $8 adults, $5 non-Cornell students. Free for Cornell faculty, staff and students. (319) 895-4293.
“Raising Medusa” 2 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. $24, with discounts for seniors and youths. (319) 338-7672, www. riversidetheatre.org
“Emma”
Monday
2 p.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. (319) 329-9942, www.crlibrary.org
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors
Polishville Center, Brighton. Food on sale at 4:45 p.m.
April 20 Out & About
April 21 Dance Argentine Tango Dance Practica (Practice) 7:30 p.m. Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 360-1249
Food & Wine Cooking Classes at the Farmer’s Daughter’s Market 6 p.m. Farmer’s Daughter’s Market, 495 Miller Rd., Hiawatha. $30. (319) 294-7069,
Live Demonstrations to Help Save Water, Save Energy and Reduce Waste with Future Friendly
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Film “Kilowatt Ours” 6:30 p.m. Prairiewoods, 123 E. Boyson Rd., Hiawatha. This fun and practical film highlights where our energy actually comes from. Free. (319) 395-6700, www. prairiewoods.org
Literary
10 a.m. Lindale Mall, 4444 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (213) 996-3770.
Food & Wine Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes 6 p.m. 460 Hickory Ct., Robins. Fish and Seafood Specialties. On the menu: Shrimp with Curried Cream Sauce (appetizer), Pecan-Crusted Catfish, Honey-Ginger Salmon and Cashew-Coated Tilapia. $40. (319) 393-7675.
Book Discussion 2 p.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Jane Austen’s “Emma.”
Karaoke
Out & About
Karaoke
Central Corridor Gamers
9 p.m. Paddy O’Rourke’s, 608 16th St. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-0554
Night life
6 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 400 Third Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 363-5799, www.ccgamers.org
Diversity Focus Spanish Conversation Circle
Acoustic Jam 7 p.m. Stars Guitars, Town and Country Center, Cedar Rapids. No cover, (319) 362-1881
1:30 p.m. Coe College, 1220 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 363-3707, www.diversityfocus.org
Tuesday Night Social Club
Master Gardeners Series
9 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 351-9529, www.icmill.com
Performances
6 p.m. Hiawatha Public Library, 150 W. Willman St., Hiawatha. Container Gardens with Deb Walser. (319) 393-1414, www.hiawathalibrary.com
Coe College Chorale Concert
Literary
7:30 p.m. Sinclair Auditorium, Coe College, Cedar Rapids. Free.
Wednesday April 22
Author Talk 6 p.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Waneta Dawn will speak about “Behind the Hedge.”
Karaoke
Earth Day
Mike Flack Karaoke
Tree Planting Ceremony 6 p.m. Prairiewoods, 123 E. Boyson Rd., Hiawatha. Please bring a cotton cloth in green (represents healing and sacred Mother Earth) and red (represents spring). Freewill offering. (319) 3956700, www.prairiewoods.org
9 p.m. Rumors Bar and Grill, 400 F Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 213-1108
Wet Wednesday Karaoke 8 p.m. Charlie’s Bar & Grill, 450 First Ave., Coralville. www.charliesbarandgrill.net
Bingo 6 p.m.
BIC Ride 10 a.m. Devotay, 117 N. Linn St., Iowa City.
Iowa City Bird Club beginning birder field trip
$6.00 Cover
8 a.m. Iowa City Bird Club, 200 Holiday Rd., Coralville. Free. (319) 339-1017, www. icbirds.org
April 17 & 18
Karaoke
April 24 & 25
Brian Holmes Karaoke 9 p.m. Chappy’s Safari Lounge, 229 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free.
Stampede 857-4205 www.dance-mor.com
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