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â&#x20AC;&#x153;Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Markets!â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Getting the guys together for â&#x20AC;&#x153;RAGBRAI.â&#x20AC;? this Saturdayâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s huge PPV boxing event - Hatton vs. Pacquiao.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;The Fourth of July. Hanging out at the pool all day, grilling out and fireworks. I love it all.â&#x20AC;?
â&#x20AC;&#x153;Our annual canoe trip on the Upper Iowa River.â&#x20AC;?
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with Maifest in the Amana Colonies and Chalk the Walk in Mount Vernon. See pages 8 and 20 for more information on both of these must-check-out events. If you’ve never been to either: Mend your ways this time. You won’t regret it. I’m particularly excited about Chalk the Walk because the art being reproduced much larger than life on the streets of Mount Vernon is Maurice Sendack’s “Where the Wild Things Are.” One of my all-time favorite books from my childhood. Plus, having the Wild Things brought to life through chalk drawings makes an already family-friendly event even more appealing to my 5-year-old.
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naissance: A Flood Anniversary June 11 to 13. There will be a flood documentary and time capsule presentation, rebuild reunion for all the businesses that have returned since the flood and the return of Floodstock, the musical event and fundraiser. Another anniversary event planned for this same weekend is the Run the Flood at 9 a.m. June 13. The runs wind through neighborhoods affected by the flooding. The 2.5-mile route goes from downtown, across the river and through the Czech Village and back across the river to downtown. The 7-mile run goes through Oakhill Jackson, across the river to the Czech Village and north to the Time Check area before crossing back over to downtown. The rest of the summer is jam-packed with events. In May, there’s Blues & BBQ in North Liberty and the Iowa Renaissance Festival in Amana. Plus both Uptown Friday Nights in Cedar Rapids and the Friday Night Concert series in Iowa City kick off at the end of the month.
In June: Iowa Arts Festival, Iowa City; America’s River Fes-
tival, Dubuque; Grant Wood Festival, Anamosa; Shakespeare Festival, Iowa City; and Laura Ingalls Wilder Days, Burr Oak. In July, of course there’s the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids, Coralville’s Fourth Fest and the Jazz Festival in Iowa City. There’s also: Classics at Brucemore, Cedar Rapids; Eastern Iowa Wine Festival, Amana; Solon Beef Days, Solon; Backbone Bluegrass Festival, Strawberry Point; Mississippi Blues Festival, Davenport; Bix Beiderbecke Festival, Davenport; and Nordic Fest, Decorah. The summer wraps up with St. Jude’s Sweet Corn Festival, Cedar Rapids; Bluesmore, Cedar Rapids; Jazz Under the Stars, Cedar Rapids; and Atkins Watermelon Days, Atkins. Whew! That’s a lot. And I’m not even naming them all. So get out and enjoy!
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I’m just a bill CEDAR RAPIDS — Theatre Cedar Rapids is holding auditions for ‘Schoolhouse Rock Live’ on Sunday and Monday. Memorize the words to ‘Conjunction Junction’ and function on down to the lobby of TCR Lindale, 4444 First Ave. NE at 7 p.m. on either night to audition. Expect to dance, sing and read from the script during the audition. For more information, go to www.theatercr.org
Get your grub locally Be a localvore and get your veggies, pastries, flowers and crafts from local vendors starting this weekend. Both Iowa City and Cedar Rapids host their first Farmers Markets of the season Saturday. Iowa City’s Downtown market is held every Saturday through October 31 from 7:30 a.m. to noon and Wednesday from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. at the Chauncey Swan Ramp, 410 E. Washington St. Cedar Rapid’s downtown Farmers Market doesn’t get going until June 6, but the Eighth Avenue Farmer’s Market is this Saturday from 7:30 a.m. to noon and Tuesday, May 5 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Eighth Avenue Parking lot off Second St. SE. For more information on the Iowa City market, go to www.icgov.org/ default/?id=1108 and for the Cedar Rapids Farmers’ market visit www.cedar-rapids.org/Recreation/
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Get Figge with Pollock IOWA CITY — The University of Iowa Museum of Art may have been washed out by the June 2008 floods, but that isn’t stopping them from showing “A Legacy for Iowa: Pollock’s ‘Mural’ and Modern Masterworks” at the Figge Art Museum, 225 West Second St., Davenport from now until Aug. 2. Art work from Pablo Picasso and Henri Matisse are on display. Admission is $7 for adults, $6 for seniors and students, $4 for children 3-12. Admission is free for UI students, faculty and staff. Call 563) 326-7804 or go online at www.art-dma.org
Same-sex couples file for marriage licenses
This past Monday, for the first time same-sex couples could plunk down $35 and apply for a marriage license all across Iowa. Couples have to wait three days to marry, unless a judge waives the waiting period. By midafternoon on Monday, 36 couples had applied in Linn County and 42 in Johnson County. On April 3, The Supreme Court of Iowa struck down a legislative ban on same-sex marriage. The lawsuit was brought by couples from Cedar Rapids and Johnson County.
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jenneumann: most fabulous thing about returning downtown today? a beautiful walk along the 4th st trail.
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Iowa City “Neil Young. Because he gave me a slice of buttered bread after a show of his once. I’d break bread with him any day.”
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Cedar Rapids “It’s always been Paul Walker.”
Cedar Falls “Jake Gyllenhaal.”
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Mia_Ria: I am back with the living. Four days of illness showed me I can live without a constant stream of Twitter. And that makes me sad.
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Leonardo’s 2228 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids
Whether you’re looking to catch a game or simply catch up with friends, Bushwood Sports Bar & Grill is a fun place to spend an evening. Bushwood caters to sports fans with several large-screen TVs and a pool table. They also have local talent like Jeff Bruner providing entertainment on select evenings. With a new outdoor patio, I am sure Bushwood will continue to be a hit this summer. Check them out on Facebook!
In addition to live music and the nostalgia of a Harley-themed saloon, the Chrome Horse is also wellknown for its motorcyclethemed menu. My favorite: the spark plugs! The Chrome Horse was a victim of the June 2008 flood and has recently reopened with an even better-looking bar and restaurant. From live music to great food, the Chrome Horse is an all-around favorite. Whether your bike has pedals or a motor, all bikers are welcome.
Anyone who has ever experienced the joy of getting lost in a corn maze certainly understands why Bloomsbury Farm is one of my Fave Fives. Each year the team at Bloomsbury amazes us with a new, exciting themed corn maze, hayrack rides, petting zoo, gift shop and many other activities. I highly recommend the corn cannon as a great stress reliever. I have conducted several company team-building events where everyone had an amazing time. Whether it’s for a work event, to check out a haunted hayrack ride or a place to take the young children to pick out pumpkins, Bloomsbury Farm is a must-visit every fall.
Pizza, sandwiches and great spirits! Leonardo’s has been a trademark restaurant on the southwest side of Cedar Rapids for decades. From its dim lighting to red leather walls, there is no other place around like it. My wife and I are especially fond of their Saturday hamburger specials, and don’t forget those waffle fries! You may want to check your diet at the door.
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Comedian Finesse Mitchell Friday, May 1
Catch a few late-night laughs as comedian, actor and former “Saturday Night Live” cast member Finesse Mitchell rolls into Hawkeye territory Friday night. Mitchell, who now performs regularly at some of America’s hottest comedy clubs — including The Miami Improv, The Atlanta Punchline, ACME Comedy Club in Minneapolis, and at The Hollywood Improv, The Comedy Store and The Laugh Factory in L.A. — is also a hot commodity on college campuses across the country. He mixes wit, no-holdsbarred humor and southern charm to keep audiences laughing. His show at the IMU is open to the public.
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On Mother’s Day, May 10th, we will be randomly drawing $1000 worth of gift certificates ranging from $10-$100. 5001 1st Ave SE • Cedar Rapids • 319.377.2237 Lunch M-F/11-2 • Sat/Sun/12-3 Dinner M-Th/5-9:00 • Fri/Sat/5-10:00 • Sun/5-8:30
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If you don’t plan on making it to Broadway’s Al Hirschfeld Theatre in New York City anytime soon to catch the revival of the hit musical “Hair,” never fear! Theatre Cedar Rapids is bringing this blast from the past (literally) show to the TCR Lindale stage, right here in the Corridor, starting this weekend. You’ll be transported to the age of Nixon, Vietnam and Aquarius, of course, when “Hair” makes its TCR debut. It’s chock full of hippie-inspired messages, addressing the social, political, racial and sexual revolutions of the 1960s. So get out and join the “tribe.”
Spiderman, Batman, Wolverine, oh my! Stop by Daydreams Comics in Iowa City for Free Comic Book Day. That’s right. Daydreams Comics is giving away free comics as part of a nationwide event. You’ll also have a chance to meet Jason Aaron, the writer of Marvel Comics’ new Wolverine ongoing comic, and Jesse Delperdang, an inker on various Marvel and DC projects. The two will be appearing between noon and 7 p.m. Free Comic Book Day coincides with the release of the new “X-Men Origins: Wolverine” movie (which opens Saturday).
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Various times starting Friday (5/1 — 5/16), TCR Lindale, 4444 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, $10 to $25, www.theatrecr.org
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Taste of Jazz Under The Stars 5:30 p.m. Friday (5/1) Class Act, Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids, $45, www.kcck.org
Maifest Friday, Saturday and Sunday (5/1 - 3) Amana Colonies, www.festivalsinamana.com
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NORTH CORRIDOR AREA BAR & LOCATION
Thursday 4.30
Friday 5.01
Saturday 5.02
CEDAR RAPIDS WEST Happy Hour 3-7p.m., 8 Cedar River p.m. Landing
Happy Hour 3-7p.m., 9 p.m. Billy & Me
3rd Degree
Next Door
9 p.m.-Stifle
9 p.m.-Hyperfuzz
Sunday 5.03 Happy Hour All Day
Monday 5.04 Happy Hour 3-7p.m. Karoake with Chad
Tuesday 5.05
Wed 5.06
Happy Hour 3-7p.m. 8 p.m. Happy Hour 3-7 p.m. Last Call
301 F Ave. NW 319-364-1854
1736 16th Ave. 319-363-0367
Rumors
Happy Hour, 8:30 p.m.-$3 Domestic Cups, $1 Refills, 9 p.m.-Karaoke w/ Bobby
Happy Hour, 9 p.m.-Karaoke w/ Bobby
Happy Hour, 9 p.m.Karaoke, $3.50 Bombs, $5 Domestic Pitchers
Bloody Mary Bar 11 a.m.-3 Bloody Mary Bar 11 a.m.-3 Happy Hour until 10 p.m. p.m., Happy Hour 3-7 p.m. p.m., Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.
Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., $3 Bombs Until Midnight
Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., 2 for 1 Select Drinks Until midnight
Happy Hour-$2 Bottles & $2.50 Tallboys, $1.50 Draws; 9p.m.- Jake McVey
5 p.m.-8 Seconds; 9 p.m. Super Size Seven
Happy Hour 3-6p.m.-$2 Bottles & $2.50 Tallboys, $1.50 Draws
Happy Hour 3-6p.m.-$2 Bottles & $2.50 Tallboys, $1.50 Draws
Cocktails & Company
9-1 a.m.-Josh Misener
9-1 a.m.-Fighting Blind, $1.75 Coors Light Bottles for Games
The Fire House
Steak Dinner 11-1:30 p.m.
4-8 p.m.-Jam Session
$1.50 Tallboys
Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., 10 p.m.-close -Cup Night
9-1 a.m.-DJ's Karoake
Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., 7 8 p.m.-DJs Karaoke w/ Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., p.m.-$5 Burger Baskets, $5 David & Jeni, Cup Night $3 7-9:30 p.m.-$5 All-U-Can Pitchers, $5 Bombs 32oz Domestics Eat Wings
Happy Hr: 5-7 p.m.-$1.50 $2 Wells - 8-11 p.m.-Kevin Domestic, $2 Wells - 8-11 Burt p.m.-Mark Moss
8-11 p.m.-Matt Volkman
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, 8 p.m. p.m.-Sara Cram
Happy Hr: 5-7 p.m. - Ladies Night $3.50 Martinis
1/2 Price Wine and Martinis All Night
9:30 p.m.-Dueling pianos, $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
400 F Ave. NW 319-286-0806
Happy Hour 3-6p.m. 9 p.m. 4-8p.m.-Saturday After11-2 p.m.-Bloody Mary Bar, Happy Hour, Free Pool, 9 5 of Hearts noon Party - Me & Rosie B, 9 p.m.-Karaoke, $3 Domes- p.m.-Karaoke with Bobby 9 p.m.-Karaoke tic Cups, $1 Refills
CEDAR RAPIDS EAST/MARION Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., $4 Happy Hour 3-7 p.m. Parlor City Pub 1125 3rd St. SE 319-247-0000
Imports, $2.50 Domestic Steins Until Midnight
ChromeHorse Saloon
$2 Bottles & $2.50 Tallboys, $4 Pitchers
1202 1/2 3rd St. SE 319-366-0414 1625 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion 319-377-1140
Happy Hour 3-6p.m.-$2 Bottles & $2.50 Tallboys, $1.50 Draws Open at 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. Pool Tournament
Acoustic Night
Cup Night, Dumb Dumb
Stoli, Mrs. Jabar
3321 1st Ave. SE 319-364-1137
Paddy O'Rourkes 608 16th St. NE 319-362-0554
Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., 7 p.m.- Thirsty Thursday, $5 Pitchers
DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS Happy Hr: $1.50 Domestic, Daniel Arthur’s 821 3rd Ave. SE 319-362-9340
Piano Lounge 208 2nd Ave. SE 319-363-0606
KEY: Live Music
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9:30 p.m.-Dueling Pianos, $2.50 Domestics
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Thursday 4.30
Friday 5.01
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Saturday 5.02
Sunday 5.03
Monday 5.04
Tuesday 5.05
Wed 5.06
Shots
Luther Bangert's Cirque 8 p.m., Charlie Hunter, Stupendo,$4 PBR pitchers, $2.50 Micros, $3 Imports $3 Jager Shots
$3 Bloodys $1 Cans
$2.50 You-Call-It
$4 Pitchers, $2 Wells
MC Chris, $2 Tallboys
330 E. Washington St. 319-354-4788
Hawkeye Hideaway
$3 Big Girls
$2.50 Fat Tire Pints
$2.50 Shock Top Pints
Happy Hour 11 a.m.midnight
$1 Drink Specials
$3 Big Girls
$1 Drink Specials
The Vine
Happy Hour 3-7 p.m. $3 Domestic Steins & $5 Import Steins
Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., Seasonal Pour
Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., $2.50 Domestic Pints
Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., $2.50 Domestic Pints
Happy Hour 3-7, $2.50 Domestic Pints
Happy Hour 3-7, $3 Domestic Pints
Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., $2.50 Domestic Pints
Bo Ramsey and the Mystery Lights
Stuart Davis
8 p.m.-Open Mic w/ Jay Knight, Free
310 E. Prentiss St. 319-248-0077
330 E. Prentiss St. 319-354-8767
The Mill
120 E. Burlington St. 319-351-9529
Brother Trucker with Dave Zollo
The Airliner
Happy Hr: $2 Domestics, $2 Wells / 9 p.m.-Personal Pitchers
FAC (4-8)-$2 Domestics, $3 Wells, $2 Shots / 9 p.m.-$1 U-Call-It
Graze
115 East College St. 319-887-LIPS(5477)
$5 Martinis (Select List) $2 Lemoncello Shots 10 p.m.-close
Martini Hour 2-5 p.m./$2 $2 Domestic Bottles, $2 Domestic Bottles, $2 Lem- Lemoncello Shots oncello Shots 10 p.m.
Formosa
$4 Martinis
$3 Stoli & Bacardi Drinks $2 Sake Bombs after 10 p.m.
$3 Stoli & Bacardi Drinks $2 Sake Bombs after 10 p.m.
The Union Bar
$2 U-Call-It
$3 Keystone Pitchers, $1 Draws
$4 Patron Shots - $10 Bottles of Champagne - $5 Pitchers
Vito's
$3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks, $1.50 Draughts, Wells, Calls & Shots
$3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks, Pimp Bombs, $2.50 Bud Family Bottles
$3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks, Vegas Bombs, $2.50 Miller/ Coors /MGD
CORALVILLE/NORTH LIBERTY Karaoke 9:30 p.m., $3.25 Charlie's Bar Selected Drinks, Happy and Grill
Happy Hour 2-7 p.m.
$3.25 Mimosa & Bloody Mary, $2.50 Screwdrivers 2-4 p.m.
$2.50 Domestic Pints, $2.25 Well Drinks
Eggy's On 965
11 a.m.-close - Half price drinks
10 p.m.-close - DJ
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
The Vine
$3 Domestic Steins, $5 Import Steins
Seasonal Pour
$2.50 Domestic Pints
$2.50 Domestic Pints
$2.50 Domestic Pints
$3 Domestic Pints
Gus' Food & Spirits
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 Marys, 5-close - Happy Hour
7 p.m.-close - $4 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - $2.50 Pitchers Domestic Bottles
22 South Clinton St. 319-351-9259
221 E. College St. Suite 241 319-338-8880 121 E. College St. 319-339-4646 118 College St. 319-338-1393
450 First Ave., Coralville 319-356-6914 1295 Jordan St., North Liberty 319-665-4800 39 2nd St., Coralville 319-338-7770 2421 Coral Ct., North Liberty 319-545-4290 KEY: Live Music
Hour 2-7 p.m.
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9 p.m.-$2.50 3 Olive Vodka 9 p.m.-$2 U-Call-It Drinks, $2 Domestics
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Happy Hr: $2 Domestics, $2 Wells / 9 p.m.-$2 U-Call-It
Happy Hr: $2 Domestics, $2 Wells / 9 p.m.-$2 U-Call-It
Happy Hr: $2 Domestic Draws, Wells, 9 p.m.-$1 U-Call-It
Martini Hour 2-5 p.m.
Martini Hour 2-5 p.m.
Martini Hour 2-5 p.m.
$3 Asian Beers and Sake Cocktails
$4 Martinis
Half Price Bottles of Wine and Sake
$2 U-Call-It
$2 U-Call-It
$3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks, $2 Wells, Calls & Shots, Euchre Tournament
$3 3 Olive Vodka Drinks, $2 Domestic Bottles & Draughts
Country Night, $5 jumbo pitchers, $2 Whiskeys, $3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks
$3.25 Selected Drinks, Happy Hour 2-7 p.m.
$3.50 Selected Mexican Drinks
$4.25 Selected Mixed Drinks
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Monica is really excited about May Day (she and her husband Kristofer exchange May Day gifts) but her favorite holiday is Sweetest Day. (Mark your calendar for October 17th!)
WHAT SHE CAN DO FOR YOU:
She’s involved in planning a whole slew of great events for young professionals. Check out the Red Cross Big B*A*S*H on Friday, GOT on Boards on Tuesday and the Leadership for Five Seasons Dinner on Friday.
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different neighborhoods to me.”
Coordinator of the Berry Center for Economics, Business, and Public Policy @ Cornell College
Not just because she lives in Monticello, works in Mount Vernon and plays — oh, and volunteers — in Cedar Rapids, either. Sure, she’s as good at the half-hour commute as any big city dweller, but Monica Lyons is also making an impact — and a pretty positive one at that — in each of those Corridor communities.
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Monica Lyons, 29, Monticello
Monica Lyons could be the poster woman for living, working and playing in the Corridor.
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But if you ask Monica, “community” is not the right approach. “I don’t think of them as three different communities. They are just like three different neighborhoods to me,” she says. And she’s certainly made herself right at home in those neighborhoods since coming to the Corridor from Keokuk 10 years ago as a freshman at Cornell. After graduation in 2002, Monica worked with the Iowa Democratic Party and for Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Iowa — who she considers a personal political hero — before being hired on by Cornell, first in the alumni office to help strengthen relationships with young alumni and then in her current position. As coordinator at the Berry Center, she runs a variety of programs to help expose the college to economics, business and public policy through bringing in speakers, working with faculty to develop new courses, arranging for off-campus opportunities, and advising students (just a couple hundred) on internships and workshops. “It’s like figuring out an academic game plan for students to help prepare them for a career or graduate school,” she says. When she’s not busy with other Cornell activities — outside of work,
she advises four different groups on campus and is involved with Cornell’s Relay for Life — and making an impact on students, she’s using her spare time to make an impact in other areas of her “neighborhoods.” Volunteer efforts take Monica to her Cedar Rapids “neighborhood” most often. For the last five years she has served on the board for the Grant Wood Chapter of the American Red Cross. She also happens to be the 2009 president of Access Iowa and will serve as co-chair of the soon-to-be-launched AI/Next Generation merger. Monica figures she has an average of three to four meetings a week in Cedar Rapids. Last week, for example, it was a Red Cross meeting on Tuesday, Access Iowa events on Wednesday and Thursday and Leadership for Five Seasons (she’s in the 2009 class) on Friday. And next week doesn’t slow down either. It gets busier actually. (See left for all the upcoming events filling her calendar. You can join her!) But Monica wouldn’t have it any other way and thinks she and other young professionals in the Corridor are lucky. “In other areas, the access to these opportunities isn’t as easily identifiable,” Monica says. “Here, you can make meaningful connections and your work makes a positive impact on the community.” Neighborhoods, rather. — KATIE
katie mills -gio rgio is a freelance writer living in cedar rapids who enjoys the balancing act o f being a writer, wife , mo m and hip yo u ng pr ofessi o nal in the co rrido r . CLIFF JETTE
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Carmen Legaspi, 53, Columbus Junction You and your husband Carlos moved La Reyna to Iowa City from Columbus Junction about three years ago. Why did you want to come to Iowa City?
I just come here because it’s a bigger market, it’s a bigger place. We bring something different than the rest of the restaurants here: more authentic food, not commercial, more close to the authentic taste of Mexico than any other restaurant. People value the food. They look for more authentic things. This is why I come. I’m so happy to be here in Iowa City.
What’s the difference between authentic Mexican food and Americanized Tex-Mex food some of us might be used to?
My recipes are originally from Mexico. I don’t want to put in extra things for American people. I cook like my home style, my family style. At other restaurants you don’t find things like mole poblano. That’s something from Mexico. Rajas poblanas, this is from Puebla, Mexico. Chiles rellenos, those are from Puebla, too. Enchiladas, my enchiladas come from my home recipe.
Owner @ La Reyna, Iowa City What’s your favorite ingredient?
Garlic. Garlic gives a whole flavor to everything. I use a lot of garlic in my dishes, to flavor it. We use a lot of dried peppers, too.
Are you going to bring out any special dishes for Cinco de Mayo?
I will have complete authentic Mexican buffet all day long. The items that people requested are enchiladas, carne asada, carnitas, tamales. It’s going to be a lot. And this is the first year that we are serving margaritas. I’ll be open late — until 10 p.m.
Where did you learn to cook?
In my house. My mama cooked. My family. In our culture, every day we cook. Breakfast, lunch and dinner. It’s not very often that we go out to eat. Every day, at home, we’re always together for meals. That’s where I learned how to cook. I didn’t take classes.
What kinds of things do you cook at home now?
Details: La Reyna, 1937 Keokuk St., Iowa City, eat-in or carry out, 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday to Saturday, 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sunday, (319) 358-8182
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Right now I’m not cooking at home because I’m here all the time. I’m home only for rest. When I have the opportunity to cook in my house, I do, but I cook something completely different. When I cook at home it’s something like hamburgers.
You also own a grocery store that’s right next door to the restaurant. What kind of things can people find there?
You can find everything fresh, like, I make guacamole, lots of guacamole, so we have good avocados. I have a meat department. I have fresh tortillas and cheeses, a lot of different cheeses. I have a lot of items from Mexico and South and Central America.
What does your name — La Reyna — mean?
The name is The Queen. I pick this name because it’s easy and people keep it in mind. — ANNE
Anne K apler li ves in Ced ar R apids , works in I owa C ity, an d shamelessly plans all her road trips aroun d dining and food sh opping. Visit her blog at www.pearv ana. com
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Motley Cow tries to buy its food from local farmers and growers, even touting on its Web site that 85 percent of its menu during the summer months comes from Johnson County growers. Expect menu changes through the year to reflect the seasons. Try the cardamom funnel cake topped with root beer ice cream and cherry cordial for something different.
Go searching for some good Italian food hidden in the Town and Country Strip Mall for an intimate atmosphere with crisp table linens and music to set the mood at Vino’s Italian Restaurant. Try the salad with Primo house Italian dressing and don’t forget the garlic bread. The Tiger shrimp and Italian sausage dish of Spicy Penne A La Vodka is smooth yet has a kick. Be sure to end your evening with a nightcap next door at R.G. Books Lounge.
For some worldly fare, La Ziz, which means “delicious” in Arabic, offers Mediterranean dishes that are delicious and nutritious. Staff will answer any questions you have. If you’re new to Mediterranean food, try the cabbage rolls, which are filled with rice and beef and cooked in a tomato-lemon broth. La Ziz also good place to take any vegetarians you might know.
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Details: 1057 N. Center Point Rd., Hiawatha; 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday
Saturday; (319) 688-9177; www.motleycowcafe.com
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One of the most important things I’ve learned over the years is this: There is nothing better than really good barbecue. And good barbecue is hard to find. There are a few honest efforts here and there, but the Corridor area hasn’t exactly thrived when it comes to the all-important category of pulled pork. Every summer I eagerly look forward to the annual BBQ Roundup held in downtown Cedar Rapids. The promise of wafting scents of smoked meat and sauce are enough to send me into a near frenzy of anticipation. But ruefully, like Christmas, it only comes once a year. Fortunately, BBQ This! is here to fill the void. They have figured out the magical combination of science and nature to craft an excellent pulled pork sandwich. Great pulled pork should:
no. 1 be pulled and shredded — none of this chopped business; no. 2 have a smoky full-bodied hickory flavor; and no. 3 be tender and moist — dry meat can be spotted a mile away. They also offer a full menu of ribs, smoked meats (the beef brisket is to die for) and sides. In order to have an authentic barbecue dinner, there has to be a pile of baked beans and cornbread accompanying the meat. I also highly recommend the apple crisp, a sweet down-home treat that completes the meal. BBQ This! looks like a franchise, but it’s locally owned and operated. I anticipate this restaurant will do great things. In the meantime, I’ll be having another sandwich. — ANDREA
Details: BBQ This!; 560 Boyson Rd., Suite A, Cedar Rapids; eat-in, carry out or catering; 11 a.m. to
9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday; (319) 393-2093; www.bbq-this.com PA G E 1 6
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regrets. Suddenly, he reverts back to his 17-year-old self (Zac Efron), who looks to navigate high school and create a path that leads to a better adult existence.
May 1
Fighting
In New York City, a young counterfeiter (Channing Tatum) is introduced to the world of underground street fighting by a seasoned scam artist (Terrence Howard), who becomes his manager on the bare-knuckle brawling circuit.
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
The movie chronicles the life of James Howlett, also known as Logan, ultimately known as Wolverine (Hugh Jackman), from his younger years as a mutant into his entry of the government Weapons X project.
The Soloist
Based on the real-life relationship of Los Angeles reporter Steve Lopez and Nathaniel Ayers, a brilliant but troubled musician and one-time Julliard student who currently lives on Skid Row. Starring Jamie Foxx and Robery Downey Jr.
Ghosts of Girlfriends Past
Bachelor and womanizer Connor Mead (Matthew McConaughey) receives Scrooge-like visits from ghosts showing him the error of his ways and that he’s in love with his childhood sweetheart, Jenny Perotti (Jennifer Garner).
Earth
A documentary narrated by James Earl Jones that follows the migration of four animal families. The movie was adapted from the 2006 television series.
May 7 Star Trek
Obsessed
The movie traces the origins of Capt. James T. Kirk (Chris Pine) and his fellow crew, such as Spock (Zachary Quinto, Sylar from “Heros”) and Sulu (John Cho, Harold from “Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle”), as they go through the Starfleet Academy and save the galaxy from Romulans.
A Beyonce movie that isn’t a musical. No duets with Ali Larter. Instead, it’s the story of a successful businessman with a beautiful wife (Beyonce) who becomes the target of a female stalker (Larter).
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Hannah Montana: The Movie
Picture-perfect U.S. congressman Stephen Collins (Ben Affleck) seems to be the rising star in the world of politics — until his research assistant, who was also his mistress, is murdered. It’s up to star reporter Cal McCaffrey (Russell Crowe) and his cohort Della (Rachel McAdams) to uncover the truth.
Superstar singer Hannah Montana (Miley Cyrus) must visit home in Tennessee to gain perspective about what is important in her life.
Crank: High Voltage
Chev Chelios (Jason Statham) had his heart stolen by a Chinese mobster and replaced it with a battery-powered heart that requires occasional shocks of electricity to keep it working and to perform great feats of movie martial arts.
17 Again
Mike O’Donnell (Matthew Perry) has lived a life full of
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Giving back gift of music “The Soloist” by Steve Lopez started
with headlines in the Los Angeles Times such as “Violinist has the World on Two Strings,” “A Twilight Concerto for Rat and Cello” and “From Skid Row to Disney Hall.” These headlines may not seem all that striking until you discover the “violinist” is a Juilliardtrained homeless man living on Los Angeles’ Skid Row. Maybe I should back up just a tad: “The Soloist” actually started when Steve Lopez, a columnist for the LA Times, encountered a homeless man playing a beat-up violin with only two strings on a street corner near his office. The homeless man, Lopez comes to find out, is named Nathaniel Anthony Ayers. Nathaniel, originally from Cleveland, is an extremely gifted musician. So gifted, in fact, that he received a scholarship to Juilliard, where he studied the double-bass. After his second year, Nathaniel flunked out as a result of his worsening paranoid schizophrenia. When years of unsuccessful treatment finally took their toll, Nathaniel left Cleveland and ended up in Los Angeles, where he made his home on the infamous Skid Row. It’s on the streets where he eventually meets Lopez. Throughout Nathaniel’s struggles with mental illness and his daily struggles to survive, he never lost his passion for the music he so adored.
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After meeting Nathaniel and confirming that he was in fact a student at Juilliard, Lopez, a seasoned columnist, recognized the potential for a story. His first column drew an overwhelming response including donations of instruments for Nathaniel’s use. Due in part to the amazing response, and in part to his desire to learn more about Nathaniel, N AT HA N IE L Lopez continues to meet AY E R S with and visit Nathaniel. The more Lopez learns about Nathaniel, the more he wants to help. Seeing Nathaniel’s clear passion for music, Lopez arranges for Nathaniel to attend Los Angeles S T E V E LOP E Z Philharmonic rehearsals at Disney Hall and convinces officials at a local charity that works with mentally ill homeless people to set a room aside that Nathaniel can use as a music studio. Lopez gets more and more emotionally involved with Nathaniel and even invites Nathaniel into his home for Easter brunch with his wife and 2-year-old daughter. Lopez also does what he can to help Nathaniel reconnect with his family. But try as he might, Lopez cannot grasp the depth and complexities of the mental illness plaguing Nathaniel. “The Soloist” is not only Nathaniel’s story, it is also the story of Lopez and his personal struggles as he becomes more and more involved in Nathaniel’s life. Lopez desperately wants to help Nathaniel — to get him treatment, to
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get him off the streets, to, in effect, cure him of schizophrenia — but Lopez finds out rather quickly that helping Nathaniel is no simple task. Despite repeated setbacks, Lopez keeps on trying and eventually accepts the reality that maybe the best help he can provide Nathaniel is simply his friendship. Some people have accused Lopez of exploiting Nathaniel and his story for personal financial benefit. Lopez is completely honest in his writing and it is impossible, after reading about Lopez’s struggles and desire to help Nathaniel, to impute any impure motive to Lopez. At first glance, “The Soloist” may seem like so many other books. But it’s not. It explores a man’s passion for music and how that passion is affected by his mental illness. It explores the complexity of treating people with mental illnesses and the moral issues involved. It explores one man’s struggle to help another man who doesn’t want to be helped. Grab “The Soloist” while you can. Now that it has been made into a movie starring Jamie Foxx and Robert Downey Jr., “The Soloist” will fly off the shelves.
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“The Soloist” stars Robert Downey Jr. as Steve Lopez (left) and Jamie Foxx as Nathaniel Ayers. — Natal i e
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Information: www.access-iowa.org or leadership@access-iowa.org Whether you’ve joined a local non-profit board of directors or you’d like to, this is the event for you. This training event will teach you more about serving on a nonprofit board including dealing with board stress, roles and responsibilities of board members, finance and cash flow, public relations skills for board members and time management. Plus, they’ll be networking and appetizers by blend. GOT on Boards will be from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Tuesday (5/5) at the Cedar Rapids Area Chamber of Commerce, 424 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Cost is $10 for members, $20 for non-members and $5 for full-time students. Register at www.access-iowa.org.
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Information: www.cityofmtvernon.com It’s going to be wild in Mount Vernon this weekend. Chalk the Walk, Iowa’s largestever Madonnari festival, will pay tribute to beloved children’s book “Where the Wild Things Are” by Maurice Sendak. Madonnari is a form of public art originally done by street artists. Go color one of the 2-foot-by-2-foot squares. Hang out to see the more than 2,750-square-foot drawing take shape and watch professional Madonnari artists create their own 8-by-10-foot works on the sidewalk. In addition to the artwork, there will be strolling musicians and vendors. The festival is from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and Sunday (5/2,3) in Mount Vernon.
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New Strand Film Festival
Information: www.newstrandfilmfestival.org The historic New Strand Theatre in West Liberty is the place to be to catch a whole slew of indie flicks this weekend. The New Strand Film Festival features more than 20 films, including “Eastern College” by Chicago-based filmmaker James Francis Flynn and “A Friend Indeed: The Bill Sackter Story,” which received the Iowa Filmmaker Award and Audience Favorite Award at the recent Cedar Rapids Independent Film Festival. Please pass the popcorn! The film festival kicks off Friday (5/1) at 7:30 p.m. and runs through Sunday (5/3) at the New Strand Theatre, 111 E. Third St., West Liberty. Tickets are $5 per day.
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CALENDAR
Thursday April 30
Comedy Amateur Night
8 p.m. Penguins Comedy Club, Clarion Hotel and Conference Center, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-8133
Dance UI Department of Dance undergraduate concert
8 p.m. Space/Place Theatre, UI North Hall. (319) 384-0073
Out & About Poker Tournament to Support Bicycling Safety
7 p.m. Iowa City American Legion Post No. 17, 3016 Muscatine Ave., Iowa City. $30 buys you 800 chips. There will be one optional re-buy OR add-on for $20, which will get you 500 more chips. If you ride your bicycle to the event, you will get an extra 100 chips. (319) 330-5587
Exhibits “Passages”
9 a.m. MidwestOne Bank, Washington and Clinton streets, Iowa City
1 p.m. Marion Heritage Center, 590 10th St., Marion, (319) 447-6376
Literary Xu Xi Non-Fiction Reading
7 p.m. Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 337-2681
Stage on the Page Drama Discussion Group
10 a.m. Coralville Library, 1401 Fifth St., Coralville. Discussion of “Spring Awakening,” a musical by Steven Sater and Duncan Sheik. (319) 248-1850
Swept Away — Brought Together Writing Group
7 p.m. Johnson County Crisis Center, 1121 Gilbert Ct., Iowa City. (319) 351-0140
Music Tim Lowly and Matthew Ganong
8 p.m. Trinity Episcopal Church, 320 E. College St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 384-0072
Karaoke Pub Quiz Night and Karaoke
Film “Diary of a Superhero”
Karaoke by MK Productions
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors GWE Academy sports classes
6 p.m. GWE Academy, Marion, (319) 373-0892
8 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 377-6386
Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke 8 p.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067
Brian Holmes Karaoke
Food & Wine
6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174
Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes
Performances
9 a.m. Yeast Breads. On the menu: Basic White and Whole Wheat Bread, Crescent Rolls, Dinner Rolls, Cinnamon Rolls, ApricotAlmond Braid and more. $75, includes a light lunch. (319) 393-7675
A Taste of Iowa Wine Event
6 p.m. Hy-Vee Edgewood Food Store. $10. (319) 378-0762
Lectures/Discussions Thursday Forum
9:15 a.m. Coe College, Cedar Rapids. Alma A. Turechek Professor of Music Richard Hoffman, Coe College’s own “Mr. Broadway,” closes out the Thursday Forum academic year in April by examining four relatively
May 1
Old Uptown Marion
7:30 p.m. Longbranch Restaurant and Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids
7:30 p.m. UI, 101 Becker Communications Building, Iowa City. $5, with $1 going to Colleges Against Cancer, Relay for Life
Friday
new shows that have helped “save” Broadway. $10. (319) 399-8561
“Les Miserables”
7:30 p.m. Linn-Mar High School Auditorium, 3111 N. 10th St., Marion. $10, (319) 447-3069
Theater “The Lady with All the Answers”
1:30 p.m. Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th Trl., Amana. (319) 622-3222, www.iowatheatreartists.org Also at 7:30 p.m.
“Always Patsy Cline”
3 p.m. Old Creamery Theatre, Amana. 1-(800) 35-AMANA, www.oldcreamery.com
Art Events Art Night in the Amana Colonies
4 p.m. Amana Colonies, throughout the Amana Colonies. (319) 622-3854
Comedy Dr. Jim Wand
8 p.m. Penguins Comedy Club, Clarion Hotel, Cedar Rapids
Finesse Mitchell
10 p.m. Iowa Memorial Union, Main Lounge, Madison & Market streets, Iowa City. $3 with UI student I.D., $7 for public. At the door: $5 with UI student I.D., $10 for public
Dance UI Department of Dance undergraduate concert
8 p.m. Space/Place Theatre, North Hall, Iowa City. (319) 384-0073
Trivia Night & Spaghetti Dinner 6 p.m. Central Park Presbyterian Church, 1700 B Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. $20; $160 for table of eight. (319) 398-5822, www. cedarrapids.younglife.org
Spirits of Spring
7 p.m. Cedar Rapids Marriott, 1200 Collins Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Benefits Variety — The Children’s Charity. $40 in advance, $50 at the door. (319) 369-7806, www. varietyiowa.com
Literary 7 p.m. Prairiewoods, 120 E. Boyson Rd., Hiawatha. Farm Sanctuary President and Co-founder Gene Baur for a number of special events as a part of his promotional book tour.
Author Talk
8 p.m. Frank Conroy Reading Room, Dey House, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Fiction writer Z.Z. Packer will read.
Eclypse Karaoke
4 p.m. Noelridge Park, Greenhouse Parking Lot, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5699
9 p.m. VIP Lounge, 648 Eighth St., Marion, (319) 377-9082
Film
Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke
Corn Belt Walking Horse Show 7 p.m. Kirkwood Community College, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 398-7107, www.iowaequestrian. com
Brian Holmes Karaoke
6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174 6 p.m. The Wheel’er Inn, 895 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion. (319) 373-4212
Out & About
Parrot over 50
6 p.m. The Refuge, 1810 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. House band Yeshua Fire. (319) 550-2313
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The Watson-Adamson Duo
Jazz with Eddie Piccard
Ignite Christian Radio
7 p.m. Coggon Opera House, 209 E. Main St., Coggon. $10. (319) 286-2460
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Night life
Taste of Jazz Under The Stars
10 a.m. Brucemore, 2160 Linden Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-7375, www. brucemore.org
“Death and Taxes”
Karaoke
Food & Wine
Free Brucemore Mansion Tours
7:30 p.m. Ara Gallery & Interiors, 4850 Armar Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. Tickets: (319) 366-2520
Friday, May 1 Concrete Blanket!!!
9 p.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067
1 p.m. Carl and Ernie’s Good Time Pub and Grub, 161 Highway 1 W., Iowa City. (319) 337-4422
5:30 p.m. Kirkwood Community College, Cedar Rapids. (319) 398-5446
Lynne Rothrock — ‘I Love Being Here’ Concert
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Karaoke by Rock and Thunder
Noelridge Farmers Market
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors
7:30 p.m. Linn-Mar High School Auditorium, 3111 N. 10th St., Marion. $10. (319) 447-3069.
GIRLS PARTY NIGHTS
Karaoke
Farmers Markets
7:30 p.m. UI, 101 Becker Communications Building. Iowa City. $5, with $1 going to Colleges Against Cancer, Relay for Life
“Les Miserables”
Theater
David’s Place Q & A
9 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 377-6386
“Diary of a Superhero”
The Java House, 211 1/2 E. Washington St., Iowa City.
KARAOKE: Wednesday & Saturday
7 p.m. Lighthouse Inn, 6905 Mount Vernon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-3467 7 p.m. Bobbers Grill, 1850 Scales Bend Rd., North Liberty. (319) 365-3474
Drag Show
Wrigleyville Golf Outing
May 17 • 4 Man Best Shot at St. Andrews Inquire with bartender for sign up
9 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s, 222 Glenbrook Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 378-4627
$2 Tall Boys • $1.50 Bottles • During Cubs Games
Performances
Tuesday Special 7pm - 2 am
Java Blend
Nightly Specials
$10 Dollar All You Can Drink Wells
Noon
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CALENDAR “Always Patsy Cline”
7:30 p.m. Old Creamery Theatre, Amana. 1-(800) 35-AMANA, www.oldcreamery.com
“The Lady with All the Answers”
7:30 p.m. Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th Trl., Amana. (319) 622-3222, www.iowatheatreartists.org
“The Baker’s Wife”
7:30 p.m. Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd. SE, Iowa City. (319) 338-0443
“Orpheus in the Underworld”
8 p.m. Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City
Saturday May 2
Comedy Dr. Jim Wand
7:30 p.m. Penguins Comedy Club, Clarion Hotel, Cedar Rapids
Dance Iowa Dance Fest
1 p.m. Iowa Children’s Museum, Coral Ridge Mall, Coralville
Barn Dance
7 p.m. Festhalle Barn, Amana. (319) 622-3567, www.festivalsinamana.com
UI Department of Dance undergraduate concert 8 p.m. Space/Place Theatre, North Hall, Iowa City. (319) 384-0073
Out & About MIWalks for the Mind of America
Art Events Chalk the Walk
10 a.m. First Street, Mount Vernon. Work of more than 250 artists utilizing a downtown city street as a canvas and more than a half-ton of chalk.
Maifest Sound and Moving Image Art Show
9 a.m. Iowa City Lower City Park, 200 E. Park Rd., Iowa City. (319) 337-5400, www. nami.org/namiwalks
Plastic Model Kit Show and Contest
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors QUASH Scavenger Hunt
9 a.m. College Green Park, 600 E. College St. A competition akin to “The Amazing Race” reality show to raise money for the Alzheimer’s Association.
BIC Ride
Performances
Chalk the Walk
10 a.m. Herky Street, North Liberty. 31 miles. (319) 338 2396
Food & Wine Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina
11 a.m. 460 Hickory Ct., Robins. Mother-Daughter Tea Party. (This is not a cooking class.) On the menu: Scones with Devonshire Cream (with assorted jams), Fruited Chicken Salad in Bibb Lettuce Cups, Fancy Cucumber Sandwiches, Almond Palmiers, Chocolate Covered Strawberries and Assorted Teas. $20 (319) 393-7675
Children’s Events
Farmers Markets
Book Signing—Kolony Kinder Stories
Eighth Avenue City Farmers Market
TAKO — Fly Fishing Event
10 a.m. Houg Educational Farm, Hornet and Hazel Road, Elgin. Free. (319) 330-3833
Cedar Rapids Ice Arena open house
1 p.m. Cedar Rapids Ice Arena, 1100 Rockford Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free
Free Open Studio
1 p.m. TriYoga of Cedar Rapids, 5250 North Park Pl. NE, Cedar Rapids, Free 20-minute classes at 1, 2 and 3 p.m. and a kids and parents yoga class at 3 p.m. (319) 377-5300, www.triyogacr.org
The Fossil Guy: “Three-toed Horses & Other Strange Mammals of the Past” 2 p.m. Bijou Theater, Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City. Free. (319) 335-0606 PAGE 22
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10 a.m. Amana Colonies, village of Amana. (319) 622-7010
6:30 p.m. Carl and Mary Koehler History Center, 615 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Concert, appetizers, wine and an evening of music representing the 19th century. $25.
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Recital—Scott Kelly and Isaac Behrens
2 p.m. First Presbyterian Church, 310 Fifth St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Freewill offering.
Crown Karaoke
8 p.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067
10 a.m. Hubbard Park, Iowa City. Free. Rain location is the Main Lounge of the IMU. www.uiowa.edu/~finearts/index.shtml 6 p.m. First Street, Mount Vernon. Work of more than 250 artists utilizing a downtown city street as a canvas and more than a half-ton of chalk.
Auditions “Schoolhouse Rock”
7 p.m. Theatre Cedar Rapids, 4444 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. www.theatrecr.org
“Les Miserables”
Dance
Lynne Rothrock — “I Love Being Here” Concert
1 p.m. U.S. Cellular Center, 370 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. $10. www.ticketmaster. com, 1-(800) 745-3000, (319) 398-5211 Also at 6 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Linn-Mar High School Auditorium, 3111 N. 10th St., Marion. $10. (319) 447-3069
7:30 p.m. Ara Gallery & Interiors, 4850 Armar Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. Tickets: (319) 366-2520
Krikwood Concert Band Spring Concert
Masterworks VII: Bohemian Rhapsody
8 p.m. Sinclair Auditorium, Coe College Campus, Cedar Rapids. (319) 366-8203
National Dance Academy recital
Public Dance
1 p.m. Community Center, Dysart
Iowa City Eagles REAC Dance 6 p.m. Eagles Club 695, 225 Highway 1 W., Iowa City. (319) 351-3193
Julie Lee and Her White Rose Band
6 p.m. Legionnaire Ballroom, Oxford Junction
Out & About
UI Jazz Repertory Ensemble
Free Brucemore Mansion Tours
Checkers Karaoke
8 p.m. University of Iowa Pentacrest, 21 Old Capitol, Iowa City. www.uiowa. edu/~music/bios/JAZZsandy.htm
noon Brucemore, 2160 Linden Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-7375, www. brucemore.org
Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke
Theater
Afternoon of Dutch Oven Cooking and Music
9 p.m. Checkers Tavern and Eatery, 3120 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364-9927
Karaoke with Rock & Thunder
April 30, 2009
7:30 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. $30, and a champagne and truffle reception will be held in the lobby following the concert. (319) 338-7672
Karaoke
Palestinian Film Festival
7:30 p.m. UI, 101 Becker Communications Building, Iowa City. $5, with $1 going to Colleges Against Cancer, Relay for Life.
Dan Knight
10 a.m. Hiawatha Public Library, 150 W. Willman, Hiawatha
Film
“Diary of a Superhero”
11 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s, 222 Glenbrook Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 378-4627
7:30 p.m. Kirkwood Community College, Ballantyne Auditorium, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 398-5573
Book Sale
9 p.m. Red Lion, 3970 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-9858
9:30 a.m. Flaherty Community Room, Basile Hall, Mount Mercy College. Seven films will be shown about Palestinian life under Israeli occupation of the West Bank and Gaza, ending with the search for peace between Israel and Palestine. Question and answer session.
May 3
Riverbank Art Fair
Literary
7:30 a.m. Eighth Avenue Parking Lot, Eighth Avenue and Second Street SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5699
Sunday
Do’s & Dont’s
Drag Show
Sing with a Youthful Voice
10 a.m. Catiri’s Art Oasis, 4516 220th Trl., Amana. (319) 622-3969
8 p.m. Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City
10 a.m. Iowa City Upper City Park Shelter No. 1, Park Road, Iowa City. 5K or 10K held rain or shine. Free. www.ava.org, (319) 338-2071.
10 a.m. Hubbard Park, Iowa City. Free. The rain location for the fair is the Main Lounge of the IMU. www.uiowa.edu/~finearts/ index.shtml
7 p.m. St. John’s Catholic Church, 209 Fifth Ave. NE, Independence. Freewill offerings. (319) 361-3126
7 p.m. Lighthouse Inn, 6905 Mount Vernon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-3467
“Orpheus in the Underworld”
Art Events
Hawkeye Hikers Walk
Songs from Lincoln’s Time
Riverbank Art Fair
Jazz with Eddie Piccard
7 p.m. Bobbers Grill, 1850 Scales Bend Rd., North Liberty. (319) 665-3474
9 a.m. Hiawatha Community Center, 101 Emmons St., Hiawatha. Free. Entries are $1/ model up to 10 entries. Junior entries are free. (319) 389-0877, www.IPMSUSA-Lippisch-Chapter.org
10 a.m. Amana Colonies, throughout the Amana Colonies. (319) 622-7017
3-Finger Saloon, Lisbon. (319) 455-5039
9 p.m. Longbranch Restaurant and Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids
Brian Holmes Karaoke
6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174
Night life Shima’s Country Sounds 12:30 p.m.
“The Lady with All the Answers”
7:30 p.m. Iowa Theatre Artists Company, 4709 220th Trl., Amana. (319) 622-3222, www.iowatheatreartists.org
“The Tale of Peter Rabbit”
1 p.m. Old Creamery Theatre, Amana. $7. 1-(800) 35-AMANA
“Always Patsy Cline”
7:30 p.m. Old Creamery Theatre, Amana. $26.50; under 30 discount. 1-(800) 35-AMANA, www.oldcreamery.com
1 p.m. Hurstville Interpretive Center, Maquoketa
Celebrating Land and People
2 p.m. Indian Creek Nature Center, 6665 Otis Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-0664
Spring Grecian Dinner
11 a.m. Scottish Rite Temple, 616 A Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. $12 adults, $7 children. (319) 364-5460, www.stjohncr.org
Antarctica’s Ice on The Move 2 p.m. Science Station, Lindale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Free
CALENDAR
Farmers Markets Farmers Market
11 a.m. Guthridge Park, Hiawatha. (319) 3931515
Film “Kilowatt Ours”
3 p.m. University of Iowa Museum of Natural History, 10 Macbride Hall, Iowa City. 40minute documentary. (319) 335-0606
“The Future of Food”
2 p.m. Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City. Following the screening, a community seed swap will be held from 4 to 5 p.m. Free
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors Ronald McDonald House 5K/10 Mile Run/Walk
9 a.m. Ronald McDonald House of Iowa City, 730 Hawkins Dr., Iowa City. (319) 3845852, www.firstgiving.com/iowacityrmh
BIC Ride
10 a.m. Solon BP, Solon. 28 miles.
Anthony Kearns Concert
3 p.m. St. Michael’s Church, Holbrook. (319) 936-8674
Soaring Praise handbell concert
4 p.m. First United Methodist Church, corner of Eighth Avenue and 12th Street, Marion. Free. Bring a canned food item to benefit Mission of Hope. (319) 294-9426
Theater “Always Patsy Cline”
3 p.m. Old Creamery Theatre, Amana. $26.50; under 30 discount. 1-(800) 35-AMANA, www.oldcreamery.com
“Death and Taxes”
2 p.m. Coggon Opera House, 209 E. Main St., Coggon. $10. (319) 286-2460
“The Baker’s Wife”
2 p.m. Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd. SE, Iowa City. (319) 338-8823
“Orpheus in the Underworld”
2 p.m. Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City
Monday May 4
GWE Academy sports classes
6 p.m. GWE Academy, Marion. (319) 373-0892
Literary Book Sale
1 p.m. Hiawatha Public Library, 150 W. Willman, Hiawatha
Night life Uniphonics at Mahoney’s!
Auditions “Schoolhouse Rock”
7 p.m. Theatre Cedar Rapids, 4444 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. www.theatrecr.org
Out & About Artists and Urban Transformation
6 p.m. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 1602 E Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364-5754
5:30 p.m. CSPS / Legion Arts, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. www.legionarts.org/
Sunday Night Pub Quiz
Starting a Business — Recipe for Success
9 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 351-9529
Grateful Dead Night
6 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St.., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464
Performances From Bach to Green Day
7 p.m. Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave., Marion. Free. (319) 377-3412
Farmers Markets Noelridge Farmers Market
4 p.m. Noelridge Park, Greenhouse Parking Lot, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5699
2:30 p.m. First United Methodist Church, 214 E. Jefferson St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 337-2857
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors
Handel’s Messiah
6:30 a.m. Iowa City Bird Club, 200 Holiday Rd., Coralville. (319) 339-1017
10 a.m. First Presbyterian Church, 2701 Rochester Ave., Iowa City. (319) 351-2660
Masterworks VII: Bohemian Rhapsody
2 p.m. West High School Auditorium, 2901 Melrose Ave., Iowa City. (319) 366-8203
Bird walks
Aquatherapy
10 a.m. Bender Pool, 940 14th Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5731
GWE Academy sports classes 6 p.m.
GWE Academy, Marion. (319) 373-0892
Food & Wine Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes
6 p.m. 460 Hickory Ct., Robins. Cinco de Mayo. On the menu: Roasted Vegetable Quesadillas, Tex-Mex Rubbed and Grilled Pork Tenderloin Sandwich with Chipotle Barbecue Sauce, Creamy Sangria Grapes. $35. (319) 393-7675
Literary Author Talk
7:30 p.m. Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Austin Ratner will read from “The Jump Artist.”
Night life Open Mike with J. Knight
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors
Outdoor Exercise Group
We Dig Your District Planting
9 a.m. Sac & Fox Trailhead, 4400 Cottage Grove Pkwy. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 929-6112
Food & Wine
BIC Ride
Hy-Vee Cooking & Lifestyle School
6 p.m. Hy-Vee Club Room, 5050 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Learn how to make fresh-filled pastas at home. (319) 378-0762
Karaoke Karaoke
9 p.m. Paddy O’Rourke’s, 608 16th St. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-0554
Night life
Blues Jam
7 p.m. Stars Guitars, Town and Country Center, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-1881
Performances Symphonic Rock Concert
7 p.m. Kennedy High School, 4545 Wenig Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. $5 adults, free for seniors over 62 and preschool/younger, $4 Kennedy students with I.D. and $3 students in grades K-8. (319) 378-9058
Theater Iowa New Play Festival
5:30 p.m. University of Iowa Theater Building, Iowa City. “La Lechera.” (319) 384-0073 Also at 9 p.m.
Tuesday May 5
Out & About Family History Classes
11 a.m. Hiawatha Public Library, 150 W. Willman St., Hiawatha. (319) 393-1414, www. hiawathalibrary.com
Exhibits Honoring our Mothers and Grandmothers: Needlework from the Dresser Drawers of Daughters
6 p.m. Johnson County Historical Museum, 860 Quarry Rd., Coralville. (319) 351-5738
Farmers Markets Eighth Avenue City Farmers Market
4 p.m. Eighth Avenue Parking Lot, Eighth Avenue and Second Street SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5699
6 p.m. West Branch Park Square, West Branch. 27 miles. (319) 530-2396
Food & Wine Light & Tasty Desserts
6 p.m. 5050 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Angel Food Cake with Mangoes, Carrot Cupcakes and an Easy Fresh Fruit Tart. (319) 378-0762
Literary
8 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 338-6713 6 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464
2 p.m. Kirkwood Campus, Cedar Rapids. Come help us plant trees around the Kirkwood Campus. Rain date: May 11. (319) 3730650, Ext. 14
Acoustic Jam
Tuesday Night Social Club
9 p.m. The Mill, 120 E Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 351-9529
Wednesday
Out Loud! The Metro Library Network Author Series
7 p.m. Theatre Cedar Rapids, Lindale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Lan Samantha Chang will read from new work, take questions and sign books
Night life Name That Tune Night with Matt
May 6
Children’s Events
7 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 377-6386
Tot Time
Delicious Vinyl
10 a.m. North Liberty Community Library, North Liberty. (319) 626-5701
PJ Story Time
6 p.m. North Liberty Community Library, North Liberty. (319) 626-5701
Preschool Storytime
8 p.m. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 1602 E Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364-5754
Love Comedy Show
9:30 p.m. The Summit Restaurant and Bar, 10 S. Clinton St., Iowa City. (319) 354-7482
The Jam
6:30 p.m. Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave., Marion. Theme is Mother May. (319) 377-3412
10 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St.., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464
Out & About
Performances
Generation Next
Martin Hayes & Dennis Cahill
Dance
Theater
Rapid Eights Square Dance Club
Iowa New Play Festival
8:30 a.m. Management Resource Group, 1450 Boyson Rd., Suite B-5, Hiawatha. Evaluating Green in the Workplace. Free. (319) 294-9499
7 p.m. 3405 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 365-1895
Farmers Markets
5:30 p.m. University of Iowa Theater Building, Iowa City. “Akarui.” (319) 384-0073 Also at 9 p.m.
“Always Patsy Cline”
Noelridge Farmers Market
4 p.m. Noelridge Park, Greenhouse Parking Lot, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5699 { WWW. H O O P L A NOW .COM }
8 p.m. CSPS / Legion Arts, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. $19 advance, $22 day of show. www.legionarts.org/
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