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SUNDAY March 2009
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In the Know
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
We want to know: What’s your favorite Easter candy?
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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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MyStyle
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Get Out
Get out the vote. University of Iowa students get ready to elect new representatives.
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People You Should Meet
Most musicians aren’t lucky enough to pay the bills with their music. Ryan Hoagland isn’t most people. Don’t know him? You should.
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InTheKitchen
Gringos is back from the flood. Still serving up hot salsa and cool margaritas.
Russ Nading 393-4900 Collins Rd. Office russnading@ iowarealty.com
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JD Schlotterback 377-9874 Marion Office jschlotterback@ iowarealty.com
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Clean Plate Club Andrea Dietzenbach is a new Devotay devotee.
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Caitlin Slessor relives the good old days with Shel Silverstein and Gary Paulsen.
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Book Talk
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WEDNESDAY 1April Fool’s Day
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What’s got the Corridor all aTwitter? Iowa becomes the first Midwest state to legalize same-sex marriages.
Lindsay Siefken loves popping color into an outfit with accessories and jewelry. Watch a video about Lindsay’s favorite outfits and read more about this local fashionista.
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“Jelly beans. But only the Brach’s Classic Jelly Bird Eggs and definitely not the black licorice ones. I’m kind of a jelly bean snob.”
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The old, now new again, New Kids On The Block concert in Moline last week was a midlife crisis on a stage. And it was AWESOME. On so many levels. There was Jordan Knight’s shirt-fluttering-in-the-breeze ballad, Joey McIntyre’s gold bomber jacket and matching gold and black high-top sneakers, Donnie Wahlberg’s make-out session with a front-row fan, Danny Wood’s break dancing and, oh yeah, Jonathan Knight, being, well, just good old awkward Jonathan. And that was just on the stage. Off the stage, in the audience, were throngs of 20- and 30-something women (and a few men) channeling their 1988 selves. And loving it. There were side ponytails, scrunchies, hot pink and electric green, leggings, denim miniskirts, slouchy off-the-shoulder sweat shirts, sweatbands and more than a few T-shirts and jackets dug out of attics and basements. Oh and the REALLY big buttons with the boys’ faces plastered on them (the ones we all flaired out our Esprit bags with); they had those too.
We embraced the cliches. And so did NKOTB. They rocked the classics and their patented swing-kick dance moves with as much oompf as they did 20 years ago. And we rocked with them. The crowd, which filled the floor and lower bowl, but not the upper level, was on their feet waving their hands in the air and shimmying right along with the fellas for the nearly two hours they were on stage. There were nods to Joey’s and Jordan’s solo careers, when each performed alone on stage. Donnie and Danny also got their chances alone with the audience. But the magic truly happened when all five took the stage. They opened with “Call it What you Want” from the early 1990s. Then they moved on to “My Favorite Girl,” from the Hangin’ Tough tour. Wisely “The Right Stuff” came next. The rest of the show had a little bit of everything. Old and new songs. Video montages. Backup dancers. Odd interpretive dance interludes. And for a few songs, including “Tonight,” the boys left the stage and reappeared in the tunnel leading to the main floor, where they climbed onto a small stage with a piano. Then finally, after much anticipation, the group ended the show with the two songs everyone came to hear, “Stepby-Step” and “Hangin’ Tough.”
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All the news you didn’t know you needed to know.
Oh happy day Iowans — what makes you happy? A new survey by MainStreet.com ranks Iowa as the second happiest state in the Union, following only Nebraska. The Web site rated states on their financial health — unemployment rates, foreclosure rates, and nonmortgage debt compared to income. The resulting Happiness Index suggests the Midwest is a good place for financial happiness, given that Kansas came in at No. 3. Hawaii and Louisiana came in at No. 4 and No. 5, respectively. California, Florida and Oregon were at the bottom of the list.
Civil rights victory
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Gay couples began making wedding plans last week after the Iowa Supreme Court handed them a landmark victory that makes Iowa the first Midwest state to legalize same-sex marriages. Iowa was thrust in the national limelight when the state Supreme Court struck down a law that defines marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The ruling was a hot topic on Facebook and the blogosphere. Even actor Ashton Kutcher, an Iowa native, and wife Demi Moore weighed in favorably on Twitter. The ruling further changes the national perception that Iowa is a dependably Republican, Midwestern state, a stereotype that took a hit last year when Iowa’s caucusgoers launched Barack Obama’s presidential bid.
Erinn Brehio of Iowa City (from left), University of Iowa junior Miranda Welch of Stratford and UI senior Cody Shafer of Wapello wave flags in front of the Old Capitol building Friday before the start of a rally celebrating the Iowa Supreme Court’s ruling upholding a lower court decision legalizing same-sex marriage.
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Tickets are on sale for the fourth annual BIG B*A*S*H fundraiser for the American Red Cross. The military-themed dinner and dance will be at 6 p.m. May 1 at the PS Air hangar near The Eastern Iowa Airport. The event will feature live entertainment and a silent auction. Tickets are $40 and must be purchased by April 24. To order individual tickets or a table of eight, call (319) 393-3500. Tickets also are available at Outback Steakhouse in Coralville, Cibo Fusion Restaurant in Marion and Huntington’s Restaurant in Marion. For more information, go to
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Feminists, Freaks and Fairies Opening Reception Friday, April 10
Photographer stef shuster’s latest show, “Feminists, Freaks, and Fairies,” is the culmination of seven years of work and will feature protests and portraits across the country, from D.C. to San Francisco. stef is a graduate student in the Department of Sociology at the University of Iowa. She photographs to better understand the world and interactions between beings, to show images of underrepresented folk and to give a space for people — many of whom may not normally be thought of as beautiful — to evoke their beauty. The University of Iowa LGBT Resource Center will host an opening reception for the show, which will be on display through May 10. Feminists, Freaks and Fairies Opening Reception
6:30 to 9 p.m. Friday (4/10); University of Iowa LGBT Resource Center, 125 Grand Avenue Ct., Iowa City; Free; http://imu.uiowa.edu/cultural-centers
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Marco Benevento Trio
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Sunday, April 12
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Thursday through Saturday, April 9 to 11
Marco Benevento is an innovative keyboard player combining rock and jazz, improvisation and just plain weird sounds. Embraced by indie rock, post-jazz and jam-band fans alike, Marco deftly colors his sound with Mellotron, Speak-N-Spell, banjo, a vintage church pump organ and all sorts of circuit bent toys. The acoustic piano takes center stage on his first solo CD, “Invisible Baby,” released last year. On his 2009 release, “Me Not Me,” Marco serves up deliciously warped interpretations of songs by artists like Beck, My Morning Jacket, Leonard Cohen and Deerhoof.
Now in its seventh year, the Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival showcases independent short (under 30 minutes) non-fiction film and video. The festival, which features documentaries from around the world on a variety of subjects from funny to serious to experimental, was founded to serve as a catalyst for change and foster dialogue on contemporary issues, both local and international. This year’s festival will screen more than 25 films and includes a kick off party at The Picador and closing party at Bo-James, both on Washington Street in downtown Iowa City.
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7 p.m. Sunday (4/12); CSPS, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids; $14 advance, $17 day of show; www.legionarts.org
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2 to 4 p.m. Saturday (4/11) S.T. Morrison Park, 1513 Seventh St., Coralville; Free; www.thebigegghunt.org
Junior Achievement: Taste of Spring 6 to 9 p.m. Friday (4/9) Siebke Hoyt Jewelers, 4800 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids; (319) 862-1100; www.JAEasternIowa.org
5 p.m. Thursday and Friday (4/9, 10) and noon Saturday (4/11), Bijou Theatre, Iowa Memorial Union, University of Iowa; Free; www.idocs.net
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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.-Kimberli Maloy
Happy Hour: 5-7 p.m. 8-11 p.m.-Luke Harris, Ladies Night $3.50 Martinis
Happy Hour: 1/2 Price Wine & Martinis / $2 Domestic Beer
Happy Hour: 1/2 Price Wine & Martinis / 8-close: $2 Domestic Beer
1/2 Price Wine and Martinis All Night
$3 Cover, Free Mixed Drinks All Night, Girls Party Night
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Thursday 4.9
Friday 4.10
DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY 6 p.m.-Copeland with The Picador 330 E. Washington St. 319-354-4788.
Quinton's Bar & Deli 215 E. Washington St. 319-354-7074
Hawkeye Hideaway 310 E. Prentiss St. 319-248-0077
The Vine
330 E. Prentiss St. 319-354-8767
BoJames
118 E. Washington 319-337-4703
Guests, All Ages, $3 Pitchers, $3 Apple Shots $3 Boulevard Big Girls, Live Music 9 p.m.-close
9 p.m.-The Uniphonics, 19 & Over, $4 PBR Pitchers, $3 Jager Shots Big Girl Margaritas All Day $3.50 Strawberry or Lime
Saturday 4.11
Sunday 4.12
9 p.m.-The Bronx with $3 Bloodys $1 Cans Guests, 19 & Over, $2.50 Micros, $3 Imports Stoli Saturdays Singles $3. $2.50 Cider Bottles and $2 Doubles $5. Domestic Bottles
$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, p.m.-$3 Big Girls p.m.-$2.50 Fat Tire Pints p.m.-$2.50 Shock Top Pints Happy Hour 11 a.m.Midnight Happy Hour 3-7 p.m. $3 Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., Domestic Steins & $5 Seasonal Pour $2.25 Domestic Pints $2.25 Domestic Pints Import Steins $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 p.m.-close p.m.-close
The Summit
$3 House Wine/Glass 3-7 p.m. 9 p.m.-Pint Night
The Airliner Formosa
Happy Hr: $2 Domestics, $2 Wells / 9 p.m.-Personal Pitchers $4 Martinis
Old Capitol Brew Works
$2 U-Call-It 8 p.m.-close
Sam's Pizza
$1.50 Domestic Bottles, $2.50 Import Bottles, 8-close
Monday 4.13
Tuesday 4.14
Wed 4.15
9 p.m.-Skeletonwitch, 19 & 6 p.m.-Shiny Toy Guns, All Over, $2.50 You-Call-It Ages, $4 Pitchers
9 p.m.-Lyrics Born, 19 & Over, 9 p.m.-Damien Jurado, 19 & Up, $2 Tallboys 5-10 p.m. $3 Martinis, All Domestic Big Girls $3, Well All Day $2.50 Mexican Day Import & Microbrew Drinks $2, White Russians Bottles, $2.50 Little Boys Bottles $2.50 $3 $2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 $2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 $2.50 Beer of the Month, 7 p.m.-$1 Drink Specials p.m.-$3 Big Girls p.m.-$1 Drink Specials Happy Hour 3-7, $2.25 Domestic Pints
Happy Hour 3-7, $2.75 Domestic Pints
Happy Hour 3-7 p.m., $2.25 Domestic Pints
$2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close
$2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close
Country Night, $2 Wells, $2 Big Beers 9 p.m.-close
$3 Specialty Cocktails 3-7 p.m. 9 p.m.- Country Night, $2.50 Big Beers Happy Hr: $2 Domestics, $2 Wells / 9 p.m.-$2 U-Call-It $3 Asian Beers and Sake Cocktails
$2.50 Specialty Beers 3-7 p.m., 9 p.m.-$1 Domestics & Wells Happy Hr: $2 Domestics, $2 Wells / 9 p.m.-$2 U-Call-It $4 Martinis
Comedy Night, $3.50 Martinis, All Beer/Mixed Drinks/Shots 1/2 Price Happy Hr: $2 Domestic Draws, Wells, 9 p.m.-$1 U-Call-It Half Price Bottles of Wine and Sake
$4.95 Pint Glass - House Beers $2.50, $2 wells, $3 Ice 101 Shots 8-close $2 Wells, 8 p.m.-close
$6 House Pitcher, $2.50 Wells, $3.50 3 Olives Bombs 8 p.m.-close
$2.50 Specialty Drafts 3-7 p.m. 9 p.m. $2 Jack, Captain, SoCo, Beer Tub FAC (4-8)-$2 Domestics, $3 Wells, $2 Shots / 9 p.m.-$1 U-Call-It $3 Stoli & Bacardi Drinks $2 Sake Bombs after 10 p.m. $3.50 3 Olives Bombs, $3 House Beer, $3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks 8 p.m.-close $4 Domestic Pitchers, 8-close
All Day $2.50 Specialty Beers 9 p.m.-$2.50 Bacardi Drinks 9 p.m.-$2.50 3 Olive Vodka drinks, $2 Domestics
All Day $2.50 Specialty Beers 9 p.m.-$2 Drinks & Shots, $2.50 Frozen Drinks 9 p.m.-$2 U-Call-It
$3 Stoli & Bacardi Drinks $2 Sake Bombs after 10 p.m. $5 Belgian Beers, $3 Cpt Morgan Drinks, $3.50 Jager Bombs 8-close $4 Jager Bombs, $2 Domestic Bottles, 8 p.m.-close
Buy 3 Signature Rolls For the Price of 2 $3.25 House Beer, House Wine, Wells, $8 House Pitchers $3 Bloody Mary, $3 24oz. Bud/Bud Light Cans, 8 p.m.-close
$3 Jose Cuervo, $6 House Pitchers, 8 p.m.-close
CORALVILLE/NORTH LIBERTY Charlie's Bar and Grill Karaoke 9:30 p.m., $3.25
Happy Hour 2-7 p.m.
$2.50 Domestic Pints, $2.25 Well Drinks
$3.25 Selected Drinks, Happy Hour 2-7 p.m.
Eggy's On 965
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 Pints
10 S. Clinton St. 319-354-7482
22 South Clinton St. 319-351-9259 221 E. College St. Suite 241 319-338-8880 525 S. Gilbert St. 319-337-3422 441 S. Gilbert St. 319-337-8200
450 First Ave., Coralville 319-356-6914 1295 Jordan St., North Liberty 319-665-4800
Selected Drinks, Happy Hour 2-7 p.m. 11 a.m.-close - Half Price Drinks
$1 Domestic Pints, 8 p.m.-close
$3.50 Selected Mexican Drinks
The Vine
$3 Domestic Steins, $5 Import Steins
Seasonal Pour
$2.50 Domestic Pints
$2.50 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 Mary, 7 p.m.-close - $4 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - $2.50 5-close - Happy Hour Pitchers Domestic Bottles
39 2nd St., Coralville 319-338-7770 2421 Coral Ct., North Liberty 319-545-4290 KEY: Live Music
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Cup Night. 22oz Cup w/ Domestic Beer $5, $2 Refills, $2.50 Premium Drafts $4.25 Selected Mixed Drinks
$2.50 Domestic Pints 7 p.m.-close - $2.50 Well Drinks Iowa City 319.339.3101
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Ryan Hoagland, 28, Cedar Rapids Self-employed musician
“I’m lucky that I had a great mom that let me practice as much as I wanted to. She bought a second drum set for my brother to play; his was upstairs, mine was downstairs and we would do battles back and forth. I would hear him playing something and I would try to play it faster with more flashy fills. He, in turn, would send back something even crazier. My mom used this time to go grocery shopping.” Hoagy also sings but despite playing percussion in countless bands through his career, he has yet to demonstrate this ability outside of school. While he hopes to release an album of solo work, Hoagy currently has his hands full hitting the skins with Chubby,
If all of this performing sounds hectic and overwhelming, consider that it actually takes the least amount of time compared to teaching. Hoagy teaches private drumming lessons at West Music in Marion as well as group lessons at Johnson Elementary School. “It’s wonderful for me when I can help someone else struggling with something difficult, to get them to the point where they get it,” Hoagy says. “I love the look on a student’s face when they finally understand and play it right for the first time.” Whether playing a trap set, marimbas, timpanis, bongos or paint buckets, it’s hard for him to turn down any opportunity to perform. But there are only so many hours in the day. “There are many factors that go into my joining a band: talent, professionalism and dare I say it — money,” he says. “I often get, ‘This is your hobby right?’ Well, it was in middle school. Now it’s my living.”
Justi n Brade n is a grad u ate of Coe College a n d Io wa State Unive rsity, a wr ite r, d i r ector , actor a n d m usici a n who c u rr ently sells his sou l fo r a livi n g . Also, he lov es b aseball.
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“I played guitar and piano from age 6 to 10 but decided to switch to percussion,” Hoagy says. “When I was a kid, my cool uncle Brad played drums in different bands around town as well as in the Hawkeye Marching Band. I don’t even know if I ever saw him play but I knew that he played so I gave it a try and fell in love with it.”
“The subbing thing can be pretty scary, showing up and having to play a threehour set with a band when you’ve only met maybe one or two of the members,” he says. “It can be frightening but it is always a great challenge.”
CLIFF JETTE
For more than 20 years, music has been like breathing for Hoagy. He attended Jefferson High School and Kirkwood Community College before finishing his bachelors in music at the University of Northern Iowa. His passion, however, started much earlier.
Funk-Stop and Junk-Funk; performing with Theatre Cedar Rapids, the Cedar Rapids Municipal Band; teaching choreography to the strolling band at Adventureland in Des Moines and substituting every now and again for random bands needing a backup drummer.
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Ryan Hoagland, aka Hoagy, beats the crap out of things for a living. Unlike many musicians in this area whose passion for their art can only be for fun, for Hoagy, the love of song is his day job and his life.
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I have very few complaints about being a grown-up. Why, just today I had Triscuits and cheddar cheese for dinner and I plan to stay up as late as I want tonight. Cray-zay. But sometimes, I get to feeling a little longing for the great Young Adult fiction of my awkward years.
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C’mon, you remember how “Harriet the Spy” was more than just a book character; she was a role model, right? I’m here to tell you that some YA fiction, like the wine we can now drink as grown-ups, is even better with age. Reread these and you won’t regret it:
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Hatchet by Gary Paulsen
Required reading in fifth through eigth-grade classes across the nation at one point, I have no idea if this book is still popular. Gary Paulsen made reading cool for boys back in the 1980s and ‘90s. He also planted the love of survival fiction in me. Follow Brian, the young hero, as he lives in the wilderness after a plane crash. Since it’s a kids’ book, you probably don’t have to worry too much about whether he’ll make it to the end.
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Bridge to Terabithia by Katherine Paterson
Katherine Paterson can write. This touching book is both imaginative and starkly real. Lonely friends, Jesse and Leslie, create a fantasy world they call Terabithia. It’s their escape from the real-life bullies, poverty and eventually tragedy and grief. For me, it stands out as one of the first times an author made me really feel some emotion. It still does.
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Where the Sidewalk Ends by Shel Silverstein
While Shel Silverstein’s poems about eating a lot and turning into a TV if you watch too much of it are clearly aimed at children, a lot of the poems are surprisingly adult. The messages of other poems range from silly (“I’m being eaten by a boa constrictor and I don’t like it one bit”) to serious (“All the magic I have ever known, I’ve had to make myself”). “Where the Sidewalk Ends” mesmerized me at 8 and decades later has the same effect.
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I’m not sure R.L. Stine, “The Babysitter’s Club” or Choose Your Own Adventures hold up the same way, but it’s great fun to pick up your old childhood favorites and slow down on a Saturday morning. You can do grown-up stuff later. — CAITLIN
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@ Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Market The rest of the story: junk-funk.com and ryanhoagland.com Nearly two decades ago, no one would have thought that a bunch of drummers could create an amazing musical experience like Stomp, which would inspire aspiring percussionists the world over. Ryan Hoagland, aka Hoagy, was looking for a project that would not only feature free form percussion but also provide an up-close educational opportunity. Joined by like-minded musicians and friends Dave Leatherman and Chris Richardson, they have shaped a distinctive band of drummers that do not necessarily play drums. Using items ranging from an old filing cabinet to pots and pans to empty pickle buckets, Junk Funk is able to invent original unique compositions from atypical places. “With Junk Funk, there really are no limits as to what we can do, so it allows us a chance to incorporate rudiments or simply start a neat groove that we can build upon,” Dave says. The common denominator for the group isn’t just the love of percussion, it’s also the Cedar Rapids area high school drum lines. Hoagy taught Chris as the director of the Jefferson drum line. Dave taught both rival Washington High and the All City Drum and Bugle Corp, with which Chris also played.
“Not only is Dave a great friend of mine but I am lucky enough to play in a band with him. It was a blast at drum line to teach Chris difficult licks that he could play right off the bat,” Hoagy says. “As soon as I came up with the idea for Junk Funk, they were the first two people that came to mind.” Since they are not the typical bar band, they don’t play the usual places. Junk Funk has gigged at The Marion Arts Festival, The New Bohemia Festival, Roughriders games and are regulars at the Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmer’s Market. “Hoagy is a master promoter,” Dave says. “Being a self-employed musician, he’s gotten to know how to book and promote quite well. It also helps when people can say, ‘Oh yeah, you were the guys playing pots, pans and buckets on the street corner last summer!’ That type of exposure really helps.”
Thursday, April 9 PREMIERE NIGHT - OPENING DAY Stroll the Red Carpet and answer trivia questions from the media for a chance to win prizes!
Thirsty Thursday • $1.50 12 oz. draft beers all game! Gates open at 5:30 PM; First Pitch at 6:35 PM VS. Beloit
Friday, April 10th
There is a method to what appears to be madness in their music. Once a fundamental groove is established, color, dynamics and solos are infused to provide layers of rhythms, mostly communicated through head nods and hand signals.
16 oz. draft beers are just $1 from 5:30-6:30 PM $2 from 6:30-7:30 PM • $3 from 7:30-8:30 PM • 8:30- Full Price! Gates Open at 5:30 PM; First Pitch at 6:35 PM VS. Beloit
“We all vibe together so well that most of the time it really is just improving,” Chris says.
Saturday, April 11th
— JUSTIN
Talent and camaraderie appear to be the driving force behind the group.
EASTER EGG HUNT AT 1:15 PM Gates Open at 1:00 PM; first pitch at 2:05 PM VS. Beloit
Justin B raden is a grad uate of Coe C ollege and Iowa State University, a writer , director , actor and mu sician who currently sells his so ul for a living. A lso, he loves baseball .
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With the University of Iowa Student Government elections coming up Monday, candidates for three parties are campaigning for your vote. Mike Currie and JD Moran represent Go Party, Emily Grieves and Ali Keenan are for Your Party and Ryan Kopf and Gary Ohrt for L Party. Read what they’re all about below. Voting begins Monday at 12:01 a.m. and continues through the Tuesday until 5 p.m. To vote, log on to isis.uiowa.edu. Click on “My UIowa,” choose the “My Vote” option and cast your ballot. — TIERNEY HEIN
Go Party
Mike Currie and JD Moran
The Go Party led by Mike Currie and JD Moran say they plan to improve campus safety with Safe Ride modifications and lighting improvement, stabilize tuition rates, expand parking options on campus and guide Iowa Memorial Union renovations. Currie and Moran also hope to establish new recycling in UI residence halls. To cut costs for UI students, the Go Party plans to implement free parking in library lots after the library closes, as well as waive fees for undergrads applying to UI graduate programs. To offer students easier ways to interact with university officials, the Go Party wants to create monthly forums with UI President Sally Mason, other administrators and the UISG president and vice president. Accessibility to wireless connections at all UI buildings and frequented areas, such as the Pentacrest, is another resource the Go Party would like to establish for students, in addition to 24hour library availability.
Your Party
Emily Grieves and Ali Keenan
Your Party leaders Emily Grieves and Ali Keenan say they will improve student life through technology, environmental issues and health and safety. Making daily updates using social networking sites such as YouTube, Facebook and Twitter will increase visibility and accountability from student government leaders. Using technology to the students’ advantage, Grieves and Keenan hope to implement a program notifying students of available parking spaces and Cambus schedules via cell phone. Important university documents, like add/drop slips, will be available online. They’d also like to replace awkmail with Gmail. Gmail will allow the use of @uiowa.edu domain in their system, creating a seamless transition between the two, Grieves said. They’ll also appoint a Campus Environmental Advocate to help the UI go green, while saving green. Creation of the new executive position would help solve recycling issues that can be addressed now, through newspaper recycling, ending Styrofoam use at the IMU and using compact fluorescent lighting.
L Party
Ryan Kopf and Gary Ohrt
The L Party led by Ryan Kopf and Gary Ohrt say they plan to use technology to make their campaign the most open on campus. Their Web site, WhatDoesTheLStandFor.com, is helping them do that during the campaign season. They will have presidential and vice presidential blogs, student senate minutes available online and a new UISG site. They promise to keep tuition increases low by working with the Iowa Board of Regents and state legislators. To improve safety on campus, Kopf and Ohrt want to establish more late-night Cambus routes and sufficient lighting around campus. Kopf said he hopes to bring bigger performances to campus, as well as renovate Campus Theaters in the Old Capitol Mall. Kopf and Ohrt will require recycling at each building on campus, as well as the use of motion-detecting lights and electronic documents in the place of paper.
Tierney H ein, a soon-to -be graduate of the University o f Iowa School of J ournalism, is hoping to make her own a di fference in the world one article at a time.
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Thursday April 09
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
Swept Away — Brought Together Writing Group
6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174
Karaoke by MK Productions
Pub Quiz Night and Karaoke
7:30 p.m. Fayette Community Church, 207 W. State St., Fayette. Free. (319) 269-6891, www.fayettechurch.net
“The Women Who Knew Jesus” 7 p.m. Sharon United Methodist Church, 1809 Ninth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 364-3688, www.gbgm-umc.org/crsharon/
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors Kernels Opening Night
5:30 p.m. Veterans Memorial Stadium, 950 Rockford Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids. Kernels take on Beloit. $7 to $10. (319) 896-7608, www.kernels.com
Food & Wine Francis Ford Coppola Wine Tasting
6 p.m. Hy-Vee Food Store, 5050 Edgewood Road NE, Cedar Rapids. $7.50. (319) 378-0762
Cookin’ with Candie & Company
10:30 a.m. The Salvation Army, Cedar Rapids. Free, but you must be pregnant or have children present in your household to participate. (319) 364-9131, Ext. 109
Literary Comparative Book Discussion
7 p.m. Barnes & Noble, 333 Collins Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Compare Sandra Dallas’ “Tallgrass” and Harper Lee’s “To Kill a Mockingbird.” Free. (319) 377-3412, www.metrolibrarynetwork.org
Reading from “The Bishop’s Daughter” 7 p.m. Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City. www.writinguniversity.uiowa.edu
9 p.m. DanceMor Ballroom, 77 Second St., Swisher. $6. (319) 430-5048, www.theblackdiamondband.com
Exhibits
9 p.m. VIP Lounge, 648 Eighth St., Marion. (319) 377-9082
Body Awareness — Iowa City
2:30 p.m. Sycamore Mall, 1600 Sycamore St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 530-6152
Black Diamond LIVE
Hawkeye Downs Bingo
“More Than Just A Man”
Brian Holmes Karaoke
Karaoke Brian Holmes Karaoke
7:30 p.m. Longbranch Restaurant and Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids.
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. It’s Showtime Karaoke!, 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
Tom T-Bone Giblin
9 p.m. J.M. O’Malley’s Pub and Eatery, 1502 H Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, Performing with guests, (319) 369-9433
Performances “Evita”
7:30 p.m. City High, Iowa City. $8 adults, $5 for high school and college students and senior citizens. (319) 688-1040.
Theater “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
Friday
April 10 Art Events Feminists, Freaks, and Fairies Opening Reception
Karaoke
5:30 p.m. Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, 950 Rockford Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 363-3887, www.kernels.com
Ballroom Dance
Out & About
Easter
Progressive Beer Night at the Kernels
7 p.m. Johnson County Crisis Center, 1121 Gilbert Ct., Iowa City. Share stories of the flood and its aftermath. (319) 351-0140
8 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. No cover, (319) 377-6386
6:30 p.m. Hawkeye Downs Bingo, 4400 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Special package, $15, $6. (319) 365-8656, www.hawkeyedownsspeedway.com
Dance 7:30 p.m. Old Brick, 26 E. Market St., Iowa City, $15, $10 student
Dale Earnhardt Jr. NASCAR on display
6:30 p.m. Wesley Center, 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Six weeks, $42, students $30. (319) 363-1818
Tango Nuevo — Iowa City
Out & About Iowa Public Radio’s Know the Score 7 p.m. Lekburg Hall, 701 N. C St., Indianola. Live program focusing on the Des Moines Metro Opera. Free. (319) 273-3497, www.iowapublicradio.org
6 p.m. The Wheel’er Inn, 895 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion. (319) 373-4212
Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke 9 p.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067
Film
7:30 p.m. Wesley Center, 120 N. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Six weeks. $42, students $30. (319) 363-1818
Karaoke
9 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. No cover, (319) 377-6386
10 a.m. Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City
6:30 p.m. Elks Lodge, 801 33rd Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 294-4974, www.cacinet.com/glenn/
Eclypse Karaoke
Karaoke by Rock and Thunder
Festivals Powwow
Carlis Faurot and Glenn Lonsdale
6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174
Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
Pretend Rockstar
6 p.m. Bijou Theater, Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City. Free. (319) 530-4598, www.icdocs.net
9 p.m. Scooter’s Bar & Grill, 10537 Shaw Rd., Anamosa. No cover. (319) 462-3663, www.scootersanamosa.com
Lunafest
Night life
8 p.m. CSPS, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Short films by women filmmakers from around the world. $10. www.legionarts.org
Drag Show
“West Side Story”
7 p.m. Lighthouse Inn, 6905 Mount Vernon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. No cover, (319) 362-3467
7 p.m. Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City
9 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s, 222 Glenbrook Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 378-4627
Jazz with Eddie Piccard
EasterBuffet
Clarion Hotel & Convention Center 525 33rd Ave. SW • Cedar Rapids IA 52404 1-877-949-2992
Proudly Presents Our Grand Easter Buffet Sunday, April 12 • 10am-2pm Featuring~ Chef Carved: Baked Bone in Ham & Roast Baron of Beef, Petite Chicken Cordon Bleu, Baked Cod with Lemon Sauce, Join our “Eggsperts” at our Made to Order Omelet and Waffle Buffet, Golden Scrambled Eggs, Crisp Iowa Bacon, Fresh Spring Medley Vegetables, Buttery Whipped Potatoes and Gravy, Assorted home-made salads, fresh cut fruit & pastries, Mouth-watering desserts & Sundae Bar, Chocolate Fountain.
Special guest appearance by the Easter Bunny!
Special Kids Buffet includes: Macaroni & Cheese, Chicken Fingers, Smiley Face Potatoes, Cookies and Cupcakes! Adults $18.25 ($22 including gratuity & tax) Seniors $17.25 ($20.75 including gratuity & tax) Children $9.95 ($12 including gratuity & tax) Children Under 3 - FREE Gratuity and tax will be automatically added to each guest check!
Reservations Recommended and welcome for Any Size Group (319) 366-8671 Ext. 88 • Toll Free 877-949-2992
6:30 p.m. UI LGBT Resource Center, 125 Grand Ave. Ct., Iowa City. Free. (319) 358-2165 { WWW. H O O P L ANOW .COM }
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CALENDAR 8 Seconds Band
9 p.m. Chrome Horse Slophouse and Saloon, 1202 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. No cover. 21 and over. (319) 213-1108
Justin Crippen
9 p.m. Beckett’s Public House, 5300 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. No cover.
Refuge Rock-Live music
9:30 p.m. Refuge Rock, 1810 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 436-2520, www.myspace.com/crrefugerock
Performances Circle’s Edge Repertory Festival 7:30 p.m. Iowa Realty, Wells Fargo Building, 327 Second St., Coralville. Three different plays. $18 for three productions, $15 for youth, students and seniors. (319) 248-1750, www.citycircle.org
Drumming Circle
7 p.m. Unity Center of Cedar Rapids, 3791 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 431-7550
Java Blend
Noon The Java House, 211 1/2 E. Washington St., Iowa City. Free. www.iowapublicradio.org
“Tale of Two Cities”
7:30 p.m. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. $20. (319) 361-5297, visit www.spttheatre.org
Easter “More Than Just A Man”
Easter Egg Hunt
10 a.m. Ball Diamonds, Newhall.
Rapids. Kernels take on Beloit in a 2:05 game. $7 to $10. (319) 896-7608, www.kernels.com
Easter Egg Hunt
GPS Easter Egg Hunt
10 a.m. First Presbyterian Church, corner of Eighth Avenue and 12th Street, Marion. Free.
Easter Egg Hunt
9 a.m. Amana Heritage Museum, Amana. The Easter Bunny will make an appearance along with some real rabbit friends. Special prizes will be awarded after the hunt. $3 per child and advance registration is required. (319) 622-3567, www.amanaheritage.org
Egg Hunt
8:30 a.m. Van Vechten Park, 12th Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids. Free snacks until 10 a.m. (319) 363-5239 or (319) 373-5335.
Eggstravaganza
10 a.m. First Assembly of God, 3233 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Meet in the Chapel at 10 a.m. for a short program followed by the Indoor Egg Scramble. (319) 393-6353.
“The Tale of Peter Rabbit” — Children’s Theatre
1 p.m. — 2:15 p.m. The Old Creamery Theatre Company, 39 38th Ave., Amana. $7. 1-(800) 35AMANA, www.oldcreamery.com
10,000 Eggstravaganza
2 p.m. S.T. Morrison Park, Coralville. Face painting, crafts, inflatable jumpers, music, door prizes and more. Free. (319) 6215234, www.thebigegghunt.org
7:30 p.m. Fayette Community Church, 207 W. State St., Fayette. Free. (319) 269-6891, www.fayettechurch.net
Beatrix Potter & Friends
“The Women Who Knew Jesus”
Easter Egg Hunt
7 p.m. Sharon United Methodist Church, 1809 Ninth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 364-3688, www.gbgm-umc.org/crsharon/
“Passion-ate Love”
7 p.m. Cedar Hills Community Church, 6455 E Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 396-6608, www.chccrca.org
Theater “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
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10 a.m. Edgewood Family Fellowship Center, 621 Edgewood Rd. NW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 396-8222
Easter Egg Hunt
10:30 a.m. The Villages at Marion, 365 Marion Blvd., Marion. Free. (319) 377-9808, www.marionvillages.com
Easter Egg Hunt
10 a.m. Marion Christian Church 1050 McGowan Blvd., Marion. Free. (319) 360-1905, www.marionchristian.com
Easter Egg Hunt
11 a.m. Christ Church Presbyterian, 2000 First Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 3643612, www.christchurchnow.org
Easter Egg Hunt and Party
10 a.m. Bickford Senior Living, 3500 Lower West Branch Rd., Iowa City. Free. (319) 351-3200.
Easter Easter Egg Hunt
2 p.m. Old Capitol Museum. Free. www.uiowa.edu/~oldcap
Easter Egg Hunt-Kernels Game
1:15 p.m. Perfect Game Field at Veterans Memorial Stadium, 950 Rockford Rd. SW, Cedar
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1 p.m. Indian Creek Nature Center, 6665 Otis Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. $3 adult members, $4 non-members, $1 children age 3 to 12 and free children under 3. (319) 3620664, www.indiancreeknaturecenter.org
Speggtacular Resurrection of Fun! 9 a.m. The Refuge, 1810 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (615) 587-7206
Westdale Neighborhood Easter Egg Hunt
Film Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival
6 p.m. Bijou Theater, Iowa Memorial Union, Iowa City. Free. (319) 530-4598, www. icdocs.net
Lunafest
8 p.m. CSPS / Legion Arts, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Ten short films by, for and about women. $10, (319) 364-1580, www.legionarts.org
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors
10 a.m. Westdale Church of God of Prophecy, 3211 Edgewood Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 322-0009.
BIC Ride
Dance
Diamond Dreams Spring Training
Black Diamond
9 p.m. DanceMor Ballroom, 77 Second St., Swisher. $6. (319) 430-5048, www.theblackdiamondband.com
Out & About Cedar Rapids Rollergirls vs. Springfield Rollergirls
7 p.m. U.S. Cellular Center, 370 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. $13 in advance or $16 at the door. Free kids 5 and under. www. ticketmaster.com, 1-(800) 745-3000, www.uscellularcenter.com
GAMES! @ BRBC
3 p.m. Blair Ridge Baptist Church, 4502 Blairs Ferry Rd., Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 4471851, www.candc.blairridge.org/games/
Hawkeye Downs Bingo
6:30 p.m. Hawkeye Downs Bingo, 4400 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. Special package $15, $6. (319) 365-8656, www.hawkeyedownsspeedway.com
Hus Racing League
9 a.m. Hus Presbyterian Church, 2808 Schaeffer Dr. SW, Cedar Rapids. 25 cents per car, up to 20 cars ($5). (319) 363-0067, www.orangetrackracing.org
Noelridge Park Greenhouse Open House
11 a.m. Noelridge Park Greenhouse 4900 Council St. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 365-1839.
Exhibits Meet Eleanor Roosevelt
1 p.m. The Carl and Mary Koehler History Center, 615 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids.
Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association Fish Show
11 a.m. Noelridge Park Greenhouse 4900 Council St. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 365-1839, www.finflap.com
10 a.m. North Liberty Community Center, North Liberty. (319) 354-8090.
2:30 p.m. Diamond Dreams, Iowa City. (319) 3580707, www.diamond-dreams.org
Earth Month Wildflower Walk 1:30 p.m. Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center, Toddville. $2.50 adult, $1 child 16 and under or $5 family.
Bicycle Group Ride
8 a.m. Hawkeye Bicycle Association. Thirty to 40 miles. www.hawkeyebike.org
Iowa City bird club outing to Hawkeye Wildlife Area
8 a.m. Iowa City Bird Club, 200 Holiday Rd., Coralville. (319) 339-1017, www.icbirds.org
Literary Beatrix Potter & Friends Go Green (adult program)
9 p.m. Old Capitol Museum, University of Iowa, Iowa City. Free. www.uiowa.edu/~oldcap
Karaoke
Lockren LIVE
9 p.m. Scooter’s Bar & Grill, 10537 Shaw Rd., Anamosa. No cover. (319) 462-3663, www.scootersanamosa.com
Star Bar Karaoke
9 p.m. Star Bar, 303 Church St., Fairfax. (319) 845-4045.
Night life Shima’s Country Sounds
12:30 p.m. 3-Finger Saloon, Lisbon. (319) 455-5039
Terry McAuley
9 p.m. Jersey’s Pub & Grub, 5761 C St. SW, Cedar Rapids.
Eddie Piccard
7 p.m. The Lighthouse Inn, Mount Vernon Road SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 396-4574, www.eddiepiccard.com
The Grave Corps CD release with Still Tickin
8 p.m. The Dancing Lion, Oelwein. $6. www. myspace.com/stillticking
Performances Jackbox Cage
7 p.m. Paul Engle Center, 1600 Fourth St. SE, Cedar Rapids. $6
Music in the M.U.D.
6 p.m. Campbell Steele Gallery, 1064 Seventh Ave., Marion. Free
Senior Recital
7 p.m. Iowa Mennonite School, Kalona.
Theater “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
Sunday
Brian Holmes Karaoke
6 p.m. Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-8174
Checkers Karaoke
9 p.m. Checkers Tavern, 3120 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. No cover. (319) 364-9927, www.checkerstavern.com
Crown Karaoke
April 12
Easter Easter Celebration
10:30 a.m. Freedom Baptist Church, 210 Second Ave. SE, Independence. (319) 327-1765. www.geocities.com/freedombptst/ freedombaptistchurch
8 p.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067
Dance
Karaoke with Rock & Thunder
2 p.m. CSPS / Legion Arts, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Six weeks. $42, students $30. (319) 363-1818
9 p.m. Longbranch Restaurant and Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids.
Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke 9 p.m. Red Lion, 3970 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-9858
Tango Nuevo — Cedar Rapids
Events Central Corridor Gamers — Open Gaming, Tournaments 6 p.m.
CALENDAR Open Mike with J. Knight
Trinity United Methodist Church, 400 Third Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 363-5799, www.ccgamers.org
ity, 2600 Edgewood Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 329-9942, www.metrolibrarynetwork.org
Noelridge Greenhouse Easter Open House
Vito’s on the Plaza Euchre Mondays
11 a.m. Noelridge Park Greenhouse 4900 Council St. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 286-5762, www.crrec.org
8 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 338-6713, www.icmill.com
9 p.m. Vito’s on the Plaza, 118 E. College St., Iowa City. $10 team. (319) 338-1393, www.vitosic.com
Exhibits
Exhibits
Eastern Iowa Aquarium Association Fish Show
Looking at Lincoln: Political Cartoons from the Civil War Era
11 a.m. Noelridge Park Greenhouse 4900 Council St. NE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 365-1839, www.finflap.com
Fitness/Recreation/ Outdoors Body Awareness — Cedar Rapids 1 p.m. CSPS / Legion Arts, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. Six weeks. $42, students $30. (319) 363-1818
Karaoke Brian Holmes Karaoke
9 p.m. Chappy’s Safari Lounge, 229 16th Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free.
Night life Grateful Dead Night
6 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., Iowa City. No cover. (319) 337-6464, www. iowacityyachtclub.org
6 p.m. The Carl and Mary Koehler History Center, 615 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free, donations accepted.
Festivals Bill Sackter Day
3 p.m. Wild Bill’s Coffeeshop, 320 North Hall, Iowa City. www.BillSackter.com
Film “What’s the Economy For, Anyway?”
2:30 p.m. Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City. Free.
Literary Adina Hoffman Reading
7 p.m. Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City. “My Happiness Bears No Relation to Happiness.”
Book Discussion
Eastern Blok at Mahoney’s!
Night life
Mike Flack Karaoke
9 p.m. Rumors Bar and Grill, 400 F Ave. NW Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 213-1108
Marco Benevento
7 p.m. CSPS, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. $14 advance, $17 day of show
Monday April 13
Out & About Book discussion on “Bleeding Kansas” by Sara Paretsky
2 p.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library Bridge Facil-
Night life
7:30 p.m. Iowa City Senior Center, 28 S. Linn St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 360-1249,
Special Needs Program
7 p.m. Ambroz Rec Center, 2000 Mount Vernon Rd. SE, Cedar Rapids. Jewelry Galore. $14 residents, $16 for non-residents. (319) 286-5731.
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, www.fdmarket.com
Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes
6 p.m. 460 Hickory Ct., Robins. Mexican Brunch: On the menu: Mexican Tomato Cups, Mexican Brunch Casserole with Bell Pepper Salsa, Sweet and Savory Double Corn Muffins and Honey-Sweet Fruit Salsa Sundaes. $40. (319) 3937675
Come Czech Us Out!
Fresh Kola ches Daily
OPEN DAILY @ 4-close • Happy Hour Specials!
$2 Domestic Bottles ~ $4 Bombs Friday, April 10
Saturday, April 11
After Work Party Adam Beck 9-12 Jello Shot Showdown
Music, Music, Music
Monday’s Wednesday’s
WNBC Bike Club Night 2-Wheel Special Deals Jam Session with Justin Crippen
Food & Wine Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes
Karaoke
Argentine Tango Dance Practica (Practice)
6:30 p.m. Coralville Public Library, Coralville, “Field of Dreams” shown.
Service Industry Night
7:30 p.m. Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City. Arda Collins and Jonathan Thirkield. (319) 337-2681.
9 p.m. Paddy O’Rourke’s, 608 16th St. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-0554
In the Heart of Czech Village 95 16th Ave S.W.
Circle’s Edge Repertory Festival
Poetry Reading
7 p.m. Ponderosa Ballroom, Walford
LitFlicks
6 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464, www.iowacityyachtclub.org
Cedar Rapids. $10 adults, $5 students. www.ticketmaster.com or 1-(800) 745-3000, www.uscellularcenter.com
6 p.m. 460 Hickory Ct., Robins. Great Tasting Sandwiches — from Reuben’s to Cuban’s. 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
Karaoke
Film
Blues Jam
Performances 2 p.m. Iowa Realty, Wells Fargo Building, 327 Second St., Coralville. Three different plays. $18 for three productions, $15 for youth, students and seniors. (319) 248-1750, www.citycircle.org
Dance
Events
2 p.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, 2600 Edgewood Rd. SW, Cedar Rapids. “Bleeding Kansas” by Sara Paretsky.
6 p.m. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 1602 E Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. No cover. (319) 364-7545
April 14
Dale Thomas
9 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City, $1. (319) 351-9529, www.icmill.com
Sunday Night Pub Quiz
Tuesday
Literary
Tuesday’s
Single Mingle Ladies Specials Thursday’s
Jazz Underground
Acoustic Jam
7 p.m. Stars Guitars, Town and Country Center, Cedar Rapids. No cover, (319) 362-1881
Tuesday Night Social Club
9 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City. Free. (319) 351-9529, www.icmill.com
Wednesday Out & About Central Corridor Gamers — Open Gaming, Tournaments 6 p.m. Trinity United Methodist Church, 400 Third Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 363-5799, www.ccgamers.org
Diversity Focus Spanish Conversation Circle
8 p.m. — midnight Denny’s Lux Club, 3050 Asbury Rd., Dubuque, (563) 557-0880
Mike Flack Karaoke
Performances Amazing Acro-Cats
6 and 8 p.m. Unitarian Universalist Society, 10 S. Gilbert St. $10. (773) 391-3357; www.circuscats.com
Gordon Bok Performance
7:30 p.m. Knights of Columbus, 1111 W. 35th St., Davenport
1:30 p.m. Coe College, 1220 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 363-3707, www.diversityfocus.org
Tower of Power
Sara Paretsky Book Discussion
6:30 p.m. Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave., Marion. Free. (319) 377-3412, www.marionpubliclibrary.org
The Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra
7:30 p.m. — 10 p.m. U.S. Cellular Center, 370 First Ave. NE,
8 p.m. Third Street Saloon, 1202 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. $30
Peppino D’Agostino
8 p.m. CSPS / Legion Arts, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364-1580, www.legionarts.org
LET’S GET ROCKED!
Live Music Every Fri. & Sat. No Cover Before 10PM
Wednesday’s & Thursday’s GIRLS PARTY NIGHTS at Volume!!
$3 Cover • Free Wells All Night Long!!
Friday, April 10 Saturday, April 11 Cedar Rapids, IA
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KARAOKE: Wednesday & Saturday
Cubs Specials
$2 Tall Boys • $1.50 Bottles • During Games www.myspace.com/wrigleyvilleiowa
Tuesday April 14
7:30pm • Punching Bag Contest
featuring
Dennis McPartland $4 Bombs
Becky McMahon Karaoke
9 p.m. Rumors Bar and Grill, 400 F Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids. Free. (319) 213-1108.
April 15
WEDNESDAY - SATURDAY 6PM - 2AM
Karaoke
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