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CONTENTS

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE

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ON THE COVER

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Magic Man

Dan Alper’s part time job at a comic shop has turned into a non-profit organization for gamers of all ages and interests.

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In Circle

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Five Minutes

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3 Things

Curious about the cool kids behind Hoopla? Find out all about the crew and how to join us.

PHOTOGRAPHY BY JIM SLOSIAREK

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I’m Just Sayin’

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Twitterpated

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Bar Guide

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InTheKitchen

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Clean Plate Club

page 18

Pints and Pigskins

page 19

EcoCentric

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ChooseYourOwnAdventure

page 22

Book Talk

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Music Notes

page 24

Get Out

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Calendar

Editor Carly Weber shares the full scoop on Hoopla, what’s in this issue and whatever else she wants.

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All the news you didn’t know you needed to know, plus Greg Dietzenbach’s comic, “Little fish, big pond.”

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We help you answer the perennial question: Where should we watch the game?

A pip of a story.

Quit whining that there’s nothing to do around here. We did the hard work. Go enjoy yourself.

MyStyle

Stephanie Westrom loves heels. HooplaNow.com extra: Watch a video about Stephanie’s favorite outfits and read more about this local fashionista. PHOTOGRAPHY BY CLIFF JETTE

What’s got the Corridor all aTwitter?

Thirsty? Craving some live music or want to croon with karaoke? Here’s how you find out where and when.

In the Know

Emil’s Deli has been all about good food, good service since 1964.

Green your vocabulary.

We want to know: What television show are you looking forward to this fall?

Not sure what to do this weekend? Britt’s in DM. A new Norman Rockwell exhibit opens at CRMA and Iowa Women’s Music Festival rocks Iowa City.

Andrea Dietzenbach celebrated her birthday at Zins.

Check out one (or all) of the area’s disc golf courses.

Hip-hop in the heartland with Big Bang.

Burana at Brucemore will be bombastic fantastic.

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Seth Smith

“Scrabble.”

“Battleship.”

Editor

Art Director

QUESTION OF THE WEEK:

Curious about the cool kids behind Hoopla? Find out all about the crew here.

“What’s your favorite board game?”

Michelle Wiese

Stacey Stefani

Caitlin Slessor

Natalie Ditmars

“Scrabble.”

“Taboo! Close runnerups are Cranium and Partini.”

“A good old fashioned game of Scrabble beats the rest of ‘em.”

“Old school Trivial Pursuit with totally outdated questions.”

Designer

Events

Book Talk, Page 22

Maggie Mills Three Things, Page 10

“I’m pretty awesome at not winning Trivial Pursuit, but it’s my favorite anyway.”

Jamie Kelly

Katie Mills-Giorgio Erin McNeill

Derek Nohr

Jeff Carey

Kelsey Sheehy

“Mall Madness. Nothing “Scrabble, but I like like teaching young girls to make up my own the power of credit cards.” words.”

Andrea Dietzenbach Blake Rasmussen

“I have to go with a classic here: Clue.”

Pints and Pigskins, EcoCentric, Page 18 Page 21 “Battleship.”

“Risk.”

ChooseYourOwn- Clean Plate Club, Adventure, Page 21 Page 17 “Catch Phrase.”

“Cranium is my favorite party game.”

Twitterpated, Page 8

5 Minutes, Page 8

PYSM, Page 14

MusicNotes, Page 23 “Risk.”

WANTED

Real Estate Apprentice Join us Thursday evening, September 24, 2009, at the Cedar Rapids Marriott on Collins Rd. for a Real Estate Career Seminar and to ﬁnd out why you might be the perfect “Real Estate” apprentice.

(Three months allowed to obtain your real estate license.)

Stop by and visit with our previous apprentices.

ONE applicant will be chosen for a one year salaried apprenticeship.

$45,000

annual salary plus start-up costs

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New agents only please.

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Call Janda Wilden at 319-540-1497 to attend.

(Other applicants may be chosen to be independent contractors.)

From urban grit to the modern suit to classic American sportswear and the glitz of the high-end evening dress, take a look at the hottest fashions for a cool fall with the Hoopla Fall Fashion Issue.

September 17, 2009 Featuring the latest fall styles available from local outlets including Banana Republic, Dulcinea, Joy, Revival, Velvet Coat, Von Maur, and more.

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Get the full scoop on Hoopla, what’s in this issue and whatever else we want.

I first met Dan Alpers, the magic man on our cover this week, five years ago when I started at The Gazette as a youth reporter. At that time Central Corridor Gamers was a few years old. Not a gamer myself, I wasn’t sure what to expect that night I went to the church where the group meets. I was there to interview one of the teens who regularly played with the group. One of the teens for whom the existence of the group very well could have been the difference between repeated run-ins with the law and the life he is now leading.

His peers in the group were the ones he turned to when he got busted for a minor drug charge. They were the ones that chastised him and supported him and held him accountable for his actions.

Know someone we should be introducing to our readers? Send me suggestions at carly@hooplanow.com Regular readers may have noticed some changes, some new features, over the last few weeks. These new features are some I’m pretty excited to share with you. First we Jeff Carey, who owns the Iowa Green Team, writing a weekly column to help you green your life. Being environmentally friendly may be trendy these days, but it’s also just good sense. Check out EcoCentric for helpful hints. Next we have a new review column alternating each week with Clean Plate Club. ‘Til the Last Drop is written by J.A. Thomas. Instead of reviewing dishes and restaurants, he’s reviewing bars. Well, really, he’s more reviewing drinks at bars. You can also go on a weekly Monday Night Football bar crawl with Derek Nohr in his new column, Pints and Pigskins. He’s here to help answer the perennial question: Where should we watch the game?

Not into the bar (or football) scene? Kelsey Sheehy is going to take you on her weekly outdoor excursions as she Chooses They are the ones that can take credit, in part, for the fact that he turned things around and ended up Her Own Adventure and tries activities like disc golf, kayain college pursuing an art career. He wanted to one king, bouldering and cross-country skiing for the first time. day draw anime. All these features came from a simple e-mail from their writDan is passionate about his group. And it shows. He’s ers to me asking how they could contribute to Hoopla. See. I’m not lying when I say, Hoopla is yours. Have something exactly the sort of person we want you to meet each you want to write about? Just let me know. week in Hoopla’s pages.

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All the news you didn’t know you needed to know.

Chill continues

The summer’s cooler, wetter weather pattern is likely to continue through fall, according to State Climatologist Harry Hillaker. An El Nino event, the warming of the equatorial waters in the Pacific Ocean that occurs every three to seven years, is developing. The typical impact upon Iowa is for a wetter than usual September and October with near normal temperatures, Hillaker says. Iowa has seen “some very winterlike weather” during El Nino autumns, notably the Halloween blizzard of 1991 and the October 1997 snowstorm in southern Iowa. On a more optimistic note, Hillaker noted Iowa weather often transitions from relatively cool and wet in the fall to warmer and drier winter conditions in El Nino years. Heavy rains in August and a cool July combined to make this summer the fourthcoolest and 17th-wettest statewide in the 137 years records have been kept.

Feeling fluish

The number of students with flu symptoms is rapidly increasing at one Eastern Iowa college, while other campuses prepare for what appears to be an inevitable bout with H1N1 flu. At Luther College in Decorah, 26 students and one staff member had reported flu-like symptoms earlier this week. The count was rising almost hourly. Luther, with 2,500 students, had three students test positive for the H1N1 flu, formerly called swine flu, Sept. 4. Once

Jamie Kelly The Gazette

This week, Jamie Kelly learned how farmers threshed grain in the 1920s at the Edinburgh Folk Festival. Read more at GazetteOnline.com That’s it for Jamie’s summer adventures, but you can look back at some of the things he did by searching #wheresjamie on Twitter.

BRIAN RAY/THE GAZETTE

Registered Nurse Ruthann Schrock administers a standard flu vaccine to Will Ross, 16, of Iowa City, Iowa during the start of a clinical trial at the University of Iowa Children’s Hospital in Iowa City. The trial is testing when the H1N1 flu shot should be given with the seasonal shot to make it most effective.

three positive cases are reported, the virus is assumed to be in a community and further testing is not recommended. Initial symptoms include sore throat, cough and headache, followed by a runny nose and body aches.

Rivalry by the River

CEDAR RAPIDS — Grab some lawn chairs and head down to the parking lot at the corner of Eighth Avenue and Second Street SE downtown to watch

the University of Iowa Hawkeyes play the Iowa State Cyclones Saturday. The event starts at 10 a.m. for the 11:05 a.m. kickoff. Admission is free. Food and beverages will be available. Brush up on your football trivia for your chance to win prizes during timeouts and halftime. Must be 21 to attend. If the weather looks questionable, tune in to 94.1 KRNA for event announcements. The event, Rivalry by the River, is presented by The U.S. Cellular Center, KRNA and the Cedar Rapids Jaycees. SOURCE: THE GAZETTE

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TWITTERPATED minutes lyzl:

Frost in August. I cleaned my windshield with my hot salty tears. gummy worms. But i will.

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5 Martinis & Fishbowls Thursday

Steak Night

$3/Basket • 5-9pm

$10 Ribeyes • 5-10pm

Tuesday

$3/Basket • 5-8pm

Wednesday

Rib Night – 5-10pm Half Rack $7.99 • Full Rack $14.99 includes 2 sides

Wing Night

$5 Fishbowl Cocktails $4 Domestic Steins

Saturday

During Iowa Football Games

$2.50 Domestic Bottles $3.50 Domestic Steins

WEDNESDAY

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KATIE MILLS GIORGIO IS A FREELANCE WRITER LIVING IN CEDAR RAPIDS WHO ENJOYS THE BALANCING ACT OF BEING A WRITER, WIFE, MOM AND HIP YOUNG PROFESSIONAL IN THE CORRIDOR.

THURSDAY

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FRIDAY

No Cover ‘Til 10PM $5 Cover $5 Cover FREE COVER Free Mixed Drinks Free Mixed Drinks WITH CURRENT ALL NIGHT ALL NIGHT STUDENT ID

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Cedar Rapids “That new Courteney Cox one. ‘Cougar Town.’ ”

Lafayette, Ind. “‘Stargate Universe.’ ”

$5 COVER • FREE MIXED DRINKS

$ 50 Domestic Steins • $

$1 Tacos – 5-9pm

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Marion “‘Flash Forward.’ I want to see that one.”

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$ 50 Domestic Bottles & Pints

$3.50 Domestic Steins

Julia Luna, 29

Josh Ford, 27

WEDnESDAY & THURSDAY

Happy Hour | 3-7pm

Wing Night

Heather Lampe, 31

Cedar Rapids “‘Desperate Housewives.’ ”

JAMIE KELLY IS THE SOCIAL MEDIA GUIDE AT THE GAZETTE. YOU CAN STALK HIM ONLINE AT TWITTER.COM/JAMIETIE OR JAMIETIE.COM

Monday

Tyler Weepie, 25

Cedar Rapids “‘Flash Forward.’ That seems interesting.”

Another glorious day at the APAC building, where the immediate outdoors smells like a biker bar. Seriously, scents of smoke and whiskey.

FAME

GET YOUR TIVO READY. FALL SWEEPS SEASON IS COMING TO A TELEVISION NEAR YOU. WE CHECKED IN WITH FOLKS ALL OVER THE CORRIDOR TO SEE WHAT SHOWS — NEW OR OLD — THEY’D BE TUNING INTO THIS FALL. — KATIE MILLS GIORGIO

What show are you most looking forward to in the new fall television lineup?

nerboner: I shouldnt eat this whole bag of sour

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SATURDAY

MARU No Cover ‘Til 10PM FREE COVER WITH CURRENT STUDENT ID

Wednesday & Thursday 8pm-2am • Friday and Saturday 6pm-2am www.myspace.com/volumecr and facebook volumelivemusic

2nd Ave Downtown Cedar Rapids

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Want to show off your style?

The joys of being a girl

E-mail hoopla@hooplanow.com

Stephanie Westrom, 21, Cedar Rapids

Corporate finance @ AEGON and Co-Owner @ The Dancer’s EDGE

What she’s wearing:

A strapless, black satin dress with a zebra print bodice from Dillards. I love the clean lines and classic silhouette. The back tie and front pockets also give a little extra detail. The red patent leather shoes are from Gianni Bini.

What she says:

I do love the feeling of slipping on a pair of cute peep-toes or powerful pumps when the time’s right. I suppose it’s one of the joys of being a girl, but I’m not lying when I say that my mood can totally change when I don a pair of cute shoes.

Like Stephanie’s style?

Watch a video about Stephanie’s favorite outfits and read more about his local fashionista at

HooplaNow.com

CLIFF JETTE

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NOT SURE WHAT TO DO THIS WEEKEND? CHECK OUT ONE, TWO OR ALL THREE OF THESE EVENTS AND YOU’LL HAVE TO TRY NOT TO HAVE A GOOD TIME.

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The Circus Starring Britney Spears Friday, September 11

Oh baby, baby. She’s back. The Princess of Pop is reigning in Des Moines this weekend and she certainly knows how to put on a show. In the second leg of her U.S. “Circus” tour, Spears is performing Friday night at the Wells Fargo Arena with special guests Kristinia DeBarge and Jordin Sparks. Whether you’re enthralled with Britt’s rise and fall... and rise again (but who’s really keeping track?), or you’ve been cheering for her since the beginning, this show looks like a must-see. Tickets start and $39.50 and, not surprisingly, are a little pricey beyond that. But if you’re a fan of pop music, racy costumes and unpredictable shows, then Brit’s Iowa stop is not to be missed. The Circus Starring Britney Spears

7 p.m. (9/11), $39.50 to $126+, Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, www.iowaeventscenter.com

3701 1st Ave SE

in the Town & Country Shopping Center Home of the low dough rock show!

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SAturdAy, SEptEmbEr 12 upcOming ShOwS!

SAturdAy, SEptEmbEr 19 $15 adv/$18 day of the show, on sale now. 21+

national recording Artists tAntric with ArAndA - vAydEn and from rOcK 108’s

FridAy, SEptEmbEr 25 $10 adv/$15 day of the show, on sale now. 21+

SAturdAy, SEptEmbEr 26 $5 - 21+ Voted KCRG’s 2009 A-List #1 Live Music Venue! Our dOOrS OpEn EvEry Fri. & SAt. night At 7pm • 21 & OldEr

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YouthBuild Project Manager & YouthBuild Learning Specialist

Southeastern Community College is seeking two individuals to work with services for YouthBuild participants. The YouthBuild Project Manager will plan, develop, and provide oversight of the YouthBuild grant project staff and activities. The YouthBuild Learning Specialist will pilot, implement, and evaluate educational programs for academically challenged students. For further information about this position and qualiﬁcations, please visit our website at www.scciowa.edu or contact:

Michelle Foster 1500 West Agency Road West Burlington, IA 52655 Phone: 319-208-5063 Email: mfoster@scciowa.edu

Review of applications to begin immediately

THREE OTHER THINGS Trees: A Walking Talk 6 p.m. Thursday (9/10)

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Exhibition Opening — Norman Rockwell: Fact & Fiction

Brucemore, 2160 Linden Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids, $10 per person, $7 per Brucemore member, (319) 362-7375, www.brucemore.org.

{three } Iowa Women’s Music Festival

Friday, September 11 to Saturday, September 12

Friday, September 11 to Sunday, September 27

Don’t let the title of this event fool you, this weekend festival isn’t just for women. Friday night kicks off with rocker Rojo Lusso and the comic relief of Poppy Chaplin. Lynne Rothrock, Tracy Walker, Cosy Sheridan and Michelle Shocked are will perform in Upper City Park Saturday and the festival wraps up with a pop, hip-hop and ‘80s dance party at night at The Mill.

Back in 2007, Cedar Rapids rallied to purchase a series of five Norman Rockwell watercolors that were going to be auctioned off in New York. The iconic watercolors will be on display at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art and will focus on examining the history behind Rockwell’s visit to the Corridor and the facts and fictions surrounding his famous works.

Iowa Women’s Music Festival

7:30 p.m. Friday (9/11), Noon Saturday (9/12), Old Brick, 26 E. Market, Iowa City, free with tickets for specific events ranging from $5-$20, www.prairievoices.net

Exhibition Opening – Norman Rockwell: Fact & Fiction

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday (9/12), ongoing exhibition, Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids, www.

Public Property @ Friday Night Concert Series 6:30 p.m. Friday (9/11) Downtown Iowa City, free, www.summerofthearts.org

Altar Boyz 7:30 p.m. Friday & Saturday, 2:30 p.m. Sunday (9/11-9/27) TCR Lindale, 4444 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids, adults $20$25, youth $15, rush $12 if available, www.theatrecr.org

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Classic Rock Lounge Wednesday: Karaoke with DJ Q & Turtle starting at 7pm $2 Tall Boys and $2.50 Margs Thursday: 3:30-9:30pm $2 Tall Boys and Bombs

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Bar Guide

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NORTH CORRIDOR AREA BAR & LOCATION

Thursday 9.10

Friday 9.11

CEDAR RAPIDS WEST Happy Hour 3-6 p.m. The Rut

Saturday 9.12

Sunday 9.13

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.

6913 Mount Vernon Rd. 319-364-9342

Monday 9.14

Tuesday 9.15

Wednesday 9.16

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m.

Chappy’s Safari Lounge

Happy Hour 1-6 p.m.

Happy Hour 1-6 p.m.; Karaoke with Rob 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Happy Hour 1-6 p.m.; Happy Hour 1-6 p.m.; 4 BoxoRocks 9 p.m.-1 a.m. Karaoke with Alyssa 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

Happy Hour 1-6 p.m.; 5-10 p.m. pizza special

Happy Hour 1-6 p.m.

Happy Hour 1-6 p.m. Karaoke with Alyssa 9 p.m.-1 a.m.

CJ’s Sports Bar & Grill

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., $2 Domestics, $3 Reg Margaritas

Karaoke w/ Teresa & Rich, $2 Domestic Beer, $2 Domestic beer, $3 Reg $3 Reg Margaritas, Margs, $2.25 Bloody Marys $2.25 Bloody Marys

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., $2 Domestics, $3 Reg Margaritas

Happy Hour 3-6 p.m., $2 Domestics; $3 Reg Margaritas All Day

The Bohemian

TNBC, $2 Tallboys, 1/2 Price Bryce Janey 9 p.m.Martinis midnight

Dick Watson, 7-11 p.m.

Martini Night, Women Get $2 Wells, $1 Domestics 1/2 Price Martinis

WNBC, $2 Tallboys

4-8 p.m. Jam Session; $2 Tallboys For Iowa game

$1.50 Tallboys

Cup Night

Stoli Night

Jeff Bruner 9 p.m.; $1.50 Tallboys 9 a.m.-noon, $2 Tallboys, noon-6 p.m.

Karaoke

DJ Bryan Lee

8 p.m., Tricyclic Acoustic; $1 Draws, $2 Wells

229 16th Ave. SW 319-265-9817 62 17th Ave. SW 319-365-9001 95 16th Ave. SW 319-363-1813

CEDAR RAPIDS EAST/MARION Steak Dinner 11-1:30 p.m. The Fire House 3321 1st Ave. SE 319-364-1137

$2.50 Bloody Marys

Otis’ Tailgators Sports Bar

Tank’s Tunes, $2 Tallboys

3rd Degree; no cover

Wrigleyville

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m. $1.75 Bottles

Happy Hour 3-7p.m. $1.75 Open At 10 a.m., bottles; Justin Crippen & $1 Burgers & Brats, $10 Clayton Stanek 9-midnight Buckets $3.75 Bombs

$3 Bloody Marys 11 a.m.-2 Happy Hour 3-7 p.m. p.m.; $3.75 Bombs $1.75 Bottles

Happy Hour 3-7 p.m. Happy Hour; 7 p.m.-close $1 $1.75 Bottles; 7-close Pints & $3.75 Bombs; Karoake $5 All You Can Drink Wells with Entertaining Monkeys

Live Music, $2.50 Domestics

Closed

$5 Domestic Pitchers

Half Price Wine And Martinis

Live Music; $2 Domestics

3969 Center Point Rd. NE 319-393-6621 1899 7th Ave., Marion 319-377-3885

DOWNTOWN CEDAR RAPIDS Live Music; Half Price Wine Piano Lounge

Live Music; $2.50 Domestics

208 2nd Ave. SE 319-363-0606

And Martinis

Volume

Josh Misener Band; Pretend Rockstar, No Cover MARU, No Cover til 10 $5 Cover Free Mixed Drinks til 10 p.m., $2 Domestic p.m., $2 Domestic Bottles All Night, $2 Domestics Bottles

Closed

Live Music, $5 Cover With Free Mixed Drinks All Night

Dublin City

Live music, Chris Late Night Happy Hour, 11 Late Night Happy Hour, 11 Closed Miller, 8-11 p.m., Late Night p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells And p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells And Happy Hour Domestics Domestics

Late Night Happy Hour 11 p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells And Domestics

Happy Hour 11 p.m.-2 a.m., $2 Wells And Domestics; $2 Pints, $6 2 Top Pizza

Parlor City Pub

Karaoke 8 p.m.-1 a.m.; $4 Imports, $2.50 Demo Steins Til midnight

Joe Holmes, 8 p.m.midnight

Happy Hour til 10 p.m.

Karaoke 8 p.m.-1 a.m., $3 Bombs Til midnight

2/1 Select Drinks Til midnight

Tornados

Rock of Thunder, 8 p.m.Dinner In A Glass, 16 oz. Midnight; Dinner In A Glass Bloody Mary $5 16 oz. Bloody Mary $5

White Lie Syndicate 9 p.m.- Dinner In A Glass, 16 oz. 1 a.m.; Dinner In A Glass Bloody Mary $5 16 oz. Bloody Mary $5

Free Pool & Foosball; Dinner In A Glass 16 oz. Bloody Mary $5

Retro Fit With Nathan; Dinner In A Glass, 16 oz. Bloody Mary $5

Trousy-Oke; Dinner In A Glass, 16 oz. Bloody Mary $5

ChromeHorse Saloon

6-9 p.m. Bottle, Tallboy And Pitcher Specials; Last Call w/ Jeff & Chad

9 p.m. Funk Daddies

329 2nd Ave. SE 319-366-1501 415 1st St. SE 319-247-7180

1125 3rd St. SE 319-247-0000

1400 Third St. SE. 319-364-9378 1202 1/2 3rd St. SE 319-366-0414 KEY: LIVE MUSIC

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Bar Guide

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SOUTH CORRIDOR AREA BAR & LOCATION

Thursday 9.10

Friday 9.11

DOWNTOWN IOWA CITY DJ, $3 Cover, $2 Call & Studio 13

Saturday 9.12

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Domestics, $1 Wells

Drag Show, $2 Domestics, $2.50 UV Drinks

Disc Jockey; $3 Bacardi, $4 Bombs

Iowa City Piano Lounge

Live Music; Half Price Wine Live Music, $2 Domestics, And Martinis All Night $4 Bombs

Live Music, $3 Barcardi, $4 Bombs

The Picador

Woods, 9 p.m., 19 And Up

Inept, 5 p.m., All Ages, $3 Imports

Quinton’s Bar & Deli

$2 SoCo Lime Shots And Domestic Bottles

$3.50 23 oz. Margaritas And Double Vodkas

$2 Domestic Bottles

Hawkeye Hideaway

$3 Big Girls

$2.50 Fat Tire Pints

The Mill

$2.75 Fat Tire pints

Martinis

217 Iowa Ave. 319-351-1797

Sunday 9.13

Monday 9.14

Tuesday 9.15

Drag Show, $2 Liquors & Domestics, $3 Bombs, $4 Martinis With Free Pizza

Karaoke, $3 Wells

Wednesday 9.16 Drag Show, $2 Wells, $2 Pucker Shots Live Music, $2 Well Drinks

Buckethead, 7 p.m., All Ages

Steddy P & DJ Mahf, 9 p.m., 19 And Up

$2 Big Girl Specials

$2 Captain Morgan and Jack Daniel’s Drinks

$2 Big Girl Specials

$1 Tequilla Shots, $2.50 Import Bottles

$2.50 Shock Top Pints

Happy Hour 11 a.m.midnight

$1 Drink Specials

$3 Big Girls

$1 Drink Specials

Deer Tick

Joe Jack Talcum

$1.75 PBR, High Life, Old Style & Grain Belt Bottles

$1.75 PBR, High Life, Old Style & Grain Belt bottles

$2.75 Goose Island Honker’s Ale Pints

$2 PBR Tallboys, $2 Whiskeys; Titus Andronicus

$2 U-Call-It, $2 Cosmos, Kir Royale, & Specialty Bacardi Martinis

$2 Well Drinks

$4 Domestic Pitchers, $2 Stoli And Bacardi Drinks

$2 Domestic Drafts And Well Drinks

$4 Domestic Pitchers And Martinis, $2 Stoli And Barcardi drinks

Vito’s

$1.50 Drinks, Drafts and Shots

$1.50 Drinks, Drafts And Shots; DJ Bfast;

$3 Waterfall Shots And $3 Three Olives Vodka 7p.m.-close: $2 drinks, Guest Bartender Night, Progressive Pitcher Special; Bacardi Silver Watermelon, Drinks - All Day, Every Day Drafts And Shots; Euchre- $1.50 Bud Drafts; $3 Three $3 Three Olives $2 Watermelon Bombs Tourney; $3 Three Olives Olives

Old Capitol Brew Works

$2 U-Call-It 8 p.m.-close

$3.50 3 Olives Bombs, $3 House Beer, $3 3 Olives Vodka Drinks 8 p.m.-close

$5 Belgian Beers, $3 Cpt $3.25 House Beer, House Morgan Drinks, $3.50 Jager Wine, Wells Bombs 8-close

8 p.m.-close - $3 Jose $4.95 Pint Glass - House Cuervo, $6 House Pitchers Beers $2.50, $2 wells, $3 Ice 101 Shots 8-close

$6 House Pitcher, $2.50 Wells, $3.50 3 Olives Bombs 8 p.m.-close

Sam’s Pizza

$1.50 Domestic Bottles, $2.50 Import Bottles, 8-close

$4 Domestic Pitchers, 8-close

$4 Jager Bombs, $2 Domestic Bottles, 8 p.m.-close

$1 Domestic Pints, 8 p.m.-close

$2 Wells, 8 p.m.-close

Cup Night $5 Domestic Cup, $2 Refills, $2.50 Premium Drafts, Karaoke

Saloon

4-7 p.m.- $3 Margaritas, Sangria, Dos Equis, Free Chips & Salsa

330 E. Washington St. 319-354-4788 215 E. Washington St. 319-354-7074 310 E. Prentiss St. 319-248-0077

120 E. Burlington St. 319-351-9529 127 1/2 E. College St. 319-351-5536 118 College St. 319-338-1393 525 S. Gilbert St. 319-337-3422 441 S. Gilbert St. 319-337-8200 112 E. College St. 319-354-3837

CORALVILLE/NORTH LIBERTY 11 a.m.-close - Half Price Eggy’s On 965

1295 Jordan St., North Liberty Drinks 319-665-4800 3-6 p.m.- $2.50 Tallboys Bobbers Grill 1850 Scales Bend Road 319-665-3474 Gus’ Food & Spirits 7 p.m.- $1.75 Domestic 2421 Coral Ct., North Liberty Pints, Captain Drinks, 9 p.m.- Karaoke, No Cover 319-545-4290 KEY: LIVE MUSIC

COMEDY

KARAOKE

$3 Bloody Mary, $3 24oz. Bud/Bud Light Cans, 8 p.m.-close

10 p.m.-close - DJ

10 p.m.-close -Karaoke

Fish Fry + Shrimp & White Fish, 3-6p.m.-$2.50 Tallboys

Two Buck Chuck 7-11 p.m. Nascar $2.50 Tallboys 50 Cent Wings During The Race

10 p.m.-close $2.50 Domestic Pints

10 p.m.-close - $2 UV Drinks; McPhisto

DISC JOCKEY

11 a.m.-close -$5 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - $10 Beer Pitchers Buckets

11-5 p.m.-$2 Bloody Marys, 5-close - Happy Hour

7 p.m.-close - $5 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - Pint Night, Pitchers, $4 Martinis $2 Domestics, $3 Imports $5 Cup Then $1 Domestics, 1/2 Price Pizza, 2 For $1 $2 Wells Drinks

7 p.m.-close - $4 Domestic 7 p.m.-close - $2.50 Pitchers Domestic Bottles

To advertise in the Bar Guide, contact your Gazette Communications Media Consultant. Cedar Rapids 319.398.8222 All drink specials and events in the Hoopla Bar Guide are subject to change.

7 p.m.-close - $2.50 Well Drinks Iowa City 319.339.3101

This Saturday Elation Dance Party with Go-Gos and Giveaways Join us this weekend with Eben Semen and Brian Boarini

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YOU SHOULD MEET

MAGIC MAN Dan Alpers, 33, Cedar Rapids

Founder @ Central Corridor Gamers

Dan Alpers never thought a part-time job at the Comic Shoppe years ago would eventually lead to a youth outreach organization. But it did. And as Central Corridor Gamers celebrates its new status as a non-profit organization, Dan is excited about the things to come.

who could give credit to one or more of the guys for being able to move forwards.”

A graphic designer by trade, Dan’s day job is designing workbooks and marketing materials for Advancement Resources, a company that provides training for development officers.

In June, Dan received the official word that Central Corridor Gamers was now a non-profit organization.

“Being a non-profit will open a lot of doors,” says Dan. “I’m not sure where those doors lead, but we’re ready to handle what might come at us.”

The idea of making Central Corridor Gamers a non-profit started before the flood A self-professed comic book geek, Dan learned to play hit, says Dan. Kids were coming to him asking for “Magic: The Gathering,” a collectible card game, in order to sell it at the Comic Shoppe and was quickly advice about school, family and life in general and he sucked in. began to get the feeling that group could do more When Dan heard about a group of guys who met than provide a place to play at Barnes & Noble to play each Sunday, he couldn’t Magic, Yo-Gi-Oh and other resist checking it out. He went back the next week, and the next, and was soon inviting players from the card and tabletop games. An additional push to move into Comic Shoppe to join in. youth outreach came from a thank-you e-mail from a grandmother who drove her grandson 40 miles to The group expanded and quickly outgrew the coffee shop, trying out a couple of locations before settling participate in the gaming group. at Trinity United Methodist Church in Cedar Rapids, After the flood devastated Trinity UMC, Dan and where they’ve been since the summer of 2001. other group members spent countless hours helping clean up and rebuild the fellowship hall at Trinity. The community Dan fosters gives youths and adults They also helped rebuild the playground and painted alike a safe place to go and just be themselves, he the mural there as well. says. “There’s so much more to it than gaming,” Dan says. “They feel at home here.”

“What’s keeping us together are the relationships the guys make,” Dan says. “There are so many people here

While he doesn’t have any concrete plans on where the group will go with its new status, one idea would be to branch out into other communities in Eastern Iowa, with satellite locations run by members under the umbrella of Central Corridor Gamers. “I don’t think too big very often,” Dan says. “I don’t want to forget about

tonight.”

Whether he’s helping someone fill out job applications or giving advice about college or girlfriends, Dan says he just tries to encourage the guys “to be decent human beings.” “We’re kind of like the island of misfit toys,” he says. “But we all get along and we’re all so accepting. The camaraderie is just... ” — ERIN

JIM SLOSIAREK PHOTOS

ERIN MCNEILL IS A STUDENT AT CORNELL COLLEGE, MAJORING IN SOCIOLOGY AND ANTHROPOLOGY. BORN AND RAISED IN SMALL-TOWN MISSOURI, SHE SPENDS MOST OF HER FREE TIME AT THE BARN WITH HER HORSE. SHE ENJOYS SHOPPING WITH HER SISTERS, DEVOURING MURDER MYSTERY NOVELS AND HAS A SECRET OBSESSION WITH OFFICE SUPPLIES.

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WHAT HE CAN DO FOR YOU: Interested in checking out all the action or finding a place for your group to game? Central Corridor Gamers meets from 6 to 10 p.m. Wednesdays and Sundays at Trinity United Methodist Church, 400 Third Avenue SW in Cedar Rapids. For more information, visit www.ccgamers.org

DID YOU KNOW? Dan sometimes works as a wedding DJ. He used to teach the wedding guests a dance to Buster Poindexter’s “Hot, Hot, Hot.”

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MAGIC MAN Dan Alpers, 33, Cedar Rapids

Founder @ Central Corridor Gamers

who could give credit to one or more of the guys for being able to move forwards.”

A graphic designer by trade, Dan’s day job is designing workbooks and marketing materials for Advancement Resources, a company that provides training for development officers.

In June, Dan received the official word that Central Corridor Gamers was now a non-profit organization.

“Being a non-profit will open a lot of doors,” says Dan. “I’m not sure where those doors lead, but we’re ready to handle what might come at us.”

“What’s keeping us together are the relationships the guys make,” Dan says. “There are so many people here

tonight.”

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David Allick, 62, Cedar Rapids Owner @ Emil’s Deli

Tell us about the history of family-owned Emil’s Deli.

Emil’s was started by my parents in 1964. At that time it was on Third Street SE. I became owner in 1976. In 1979, Emil’s moved to the YMCA on First and Fifth Streets NE where it stayed until 2003, then moved to the US Bank Building downtown where it remains today. My parents had owned a ma and pa grocery store, one of about three in Cedar Rapids at the time. With the rise of the bigger chain stores coming in, they moved to the restaurant industry. Right after college, I was in real estate, but I had experience with food service and grocery and I decided to join my family.

What’s the lay of the land in the famous downtown deli?

The theory is very simple, and something that started with my parents: Good Food, Good Service. You have to have both to be successful. Our menu provides the best in

homemade, well, everything-soups, dressings, cooked meats, salads — everything is fresh and our own. Our Reuben’s are the best in town along with a unique spread of sandwiches.

How do you handle the perception that Cedar Rapids only offers restaurant chains?

It’s simply not true. I have a lot of people ask me where to go for dinner style dining — they’re unaware of the many locally owned restaurants offered in Cedar Rapids. I think it’s a matter of spreading the word — get word of mouth going; work together to let people know there are options.

Emil’s was impacted by the floods. How is life post-flood?

The flood damage was incredible. I expected the worst, and the actual was worse than I could have ever imagined. The end result of the rebuild? It was better than I could have ever imagined. We had a lot of help and support from US Bank, for which we are grateful.

Details: U.S. Bank Building lower level, 115 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids;

8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday; (319) 364-3164; (319) 364-1019 (fax).

Call on behalf of hospital and healthcare organizations to update records, foster great relationships and ask for donations on behalf of the organization. We offer a variety of benefits, including:

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What’s your favorite part of owning local? Definitely the interaction with the customers — swapping stories and getting to know your regulars on a first-name basis.

Hit us with a David Allick motto.

You’re only as old as you feel. I’ll be serving customers for as long as I’m able! — QUINN

QUINN PETTIFER IS AN IMPACTCR BOARD MEMBER, THE DIRECTOR OF MARKETING FOR THE DOWNTOWN DISTRICT AND ENJOYS CONNECTING YO UNG TA L E N T TO A R E A V O L U N T E E R O P P O R T U N I T I E S .

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Sampling the Corridor one plate at a time with Andrea Dietzenbach.

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Zins

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO ME I recently celebrated my birthday and my good friend, Mandy, was so kind as to meet me in downtown Cedar Rapids for dinner. They say age is just a number and when you’ve reached 32, they’re

Sunday Brunch $14.99

Kids $10.99

Buffet • Carving Station Omelet Station

Every Sunday 9-2

pretty much right. Talk about the most boring age ever. You’ve moved beyond the dread and excitement of turning 30 and have a long ways to go before achieving cougar-status at 40. I find it’s best to pass the time by eating really good food. Zins is a great place to do just that. The concept of Zins is one I wholeheartedly adore. They are a small plate restaurant, which means appetizers, entrees and desserts are served in bitesized portions. You’re encouraged to try a little bit of everything. And when something as decadent as Pan-Seared Sea Bass is only $12, how could you not? The menu is vast and eclectic and they break it into categories that direct you where to start and how to end. Mandy chose to “Nibble” on some barbecue ribs for starters while I chose to “Begin” with the crab cake. Her ribs were presented in a tidy little stack with Napa cabbage slaw on the side. My crab cake was heavenly. Some places tend to over-season their crab cakes or fry them into oily little masses. This one honored the freshness of the lump crab and kept the flavors focused. Once we devoured our appetizers we moved on to our entree. I chose a 4-ounce bacon wrapped beef

tenderloin and Mandy had the macaroni and cheese. My beef tenderloin was not quite as outstanding as the crab cake. It was overly seared on the outside but was cooked well on the inside. There wasn’t a ton of flavor to the beef, but that’s the beauty of having small portions. You can try a bit of everything and find the best on the menu. Dessert is the best thing at Zins. Each one is only $2, so there’s really no excuse to not order them all. Alas, my stomach was about at its breaking point so I only had two. My cherry tart was OK, a little lacking in pizazz, but the chocolate bread pudding was amazing. The presentation of the food is lovely with very attentive service and the atmosphere at Zins is upscale yet comfortable. The owner made it a point to approach every table and ask how our meal was going. Typically I’m not a fan of this, but he was very pleasant and not obnoxious about it at all. As far as birthday dinners go, this one was a hit. And I’ve got lots of time to keep sampling until I get to the exciting age of 33. — ANDREA

Details: Zins, 227 Second Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids; lunch 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, dinner 5 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday and 5 to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, brunch 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday; (319) 363-ZINS; www.zinsrestaurant.com

www.cibofusion.com 685 Marion Blvd. 319 447 1414

ANDREA DIETZENBACH IS AN AVID BAKER AND HOME CHEF WHO ALSO WORKS FULL TIME AS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER FOR A LARGE INTERNET COMPANY. SHE IS CURRENTLY TEACHING HER DAUGHTER THE FINE ART OF BAKING THE PERFECT CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIE.

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Are you ready for some football?

FIREHOUSE The start of the NFL season is upon us with the first Monday Night Football game Monday (9/14). And this week it’s a twofer with Buffalo at New England first followed by San Diego at Oakland.

Taste The Difference!

That means I get to start my annual Monday night bar tour with my friends to view each week’s games. This is going to be a recurring article to help other football fans make that weekly important decision: Where am I going to watch the game?

Indian Fusion Restaurant - Vegan Friendly & Halal

Come See Us for Your Pre-Game Breakfast! Now Serving Breakfast 6am-11am Monday-Saturday Omelets • Scrambled Eggs • Pancakes • Muffins French Toast • Roasted Potatoes Old Capitol Mall 201 S. Clinton St. Iowa City • 319-351-3683

Each week, I’ll rate each bar on a series of traits which are conducive to watching football. Do you have a little known bar which deserves to be highlighted here? Send me an e-mail at hoopla@ hooplanow.com and my crew and I will check it out.

CR’s Only

AlteRnAtive night Club

The first bar on the this Monday Night Football tour is the Firehouse at 3321 First Ave SE. This is a firefighter themed bar right off First Avenue. Inside is decorated with some firefighter gear (hats, axes and such) as well as the standard bar decorations of beer signs and beer posters. This place isn’t terribly big, but that isn’t a bad thing. The benefit of this small setting is that no matter where you sit, you will have a great line of sight to a large TV. The Firehouse has food — standard bar fare: burgers, tenderloins, chicken sandwiches and assorted fried options. They also have pizza, which, after much discussion with the group it was decided that the sauce tastes vaguely like Chef Boyardee — which is absolutely delicious. Standard booze choices here, plus they have a wide assortment of tall boys, which I always appreciate. Mondays are especially fantastic at the Firehouse, since happy hour runs until 7 p.m. ($2 tall boys) and then tall boy prices drop after 7 p.m. to $1.50! This is the first bar I have ever run into where beer prices drop as the night goes on. It’s a great idea and one I fully support. Overall, this is a great place to watch the game and if I hadn’t made a decision to go on a bar tour, I would work this one into the standard rotation. — DEREK

open Wed-Sat ~ 9pm-2am

616 2nd Avenue SE • Cedar Rapids, Iowa

WednesdAy: $5 martinis

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Firehouse stats

10 TVs, with 3, 42” HDTVs Average cost before tip: $6 (1 beer/quarter) ■ Serves food ■

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DEREK NOHR IS AN ICE HOCKEY GOALTENDER WHO ENJOYS FINE FOOD, UNIQUE BEER, CHICAGO SPORTS, AND FREQUENT TRIPS TO VEGAS. HE ALSO HAS AN UNHEALTHY OBSESSION WITH KILLING DANDELIONS AND AN EXTREME HATRED FOR “LINE BUDGERS.”

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Drag ShowS EvEry SaturDay at 11:30pm

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Martini Monday

Martini Night Women get 1/2 Priced Martinis

tuesday

$2 Wells, $1 Domestics, $4.50 Dozen Wings

Wednesday

WNBC • $2 Tall Boys

thursday

TNBC • $2 Tall Boys, 1/2 Priced Martinis

Friday, sept 11

Come Czech Us Out!

Bryce Janey 9pm-12am

In the Heart of Czech Village saturday, sept 12 95 16th Ave SW, 363-1813 Dick Watson 7-11pm sunday Open 8am-2 noW serving $2.50 Bloody Marys MAde Lunch HoMe Ast 7AM Sunday Brunch 11am-2pm F & dinner! BreAk Come check out Muddler Bar, Featuring All Natural Fresh Fruit Book Private Parties

Trading reusable grocery bags for plastic ones is an easy way to go green.

■ Green building: Many new construction projects are now including new and innovative environmentally friendly building materials and architectural designs. In addition, sustainable land must be considered. Here’s the U.S. Green Building Council’s definition: A high performing home or business that’s energy and water efficient, has good indoor air quality, uses environmentally sustainable materials and also uses the building lot or site in a sustainable manner.

Green products: We are becoming increasingly aware of the need to include green products in our efforts to go green. Here’s a definition I like to use: A product that is environmentally and socially responsible, along with being accountable to, and respectful of, the places and people that provide and

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KEEPING AN IOWA CITY TRADITION GOING STRONG

THE GAZETTE

A VOCABULARY LESSON ■ Sustainability: This word is quickly becoming a part of mainstream vocabulary. Let’s keep it simple and go with this definition: Using methods, systems and materials that won’t deplete resources or harm natural cycles.

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use them. Green practices: Arguably the most important aspect of going green lies in our day-to-day routines — be it at home or work. Adopting green practices is the one area each and every one of us can participate in starting today. Practices also happen to have the largest overall environmental impact. ■

Here’s a powerful quote from the Great Law of the Iroquois I think it sums up the organic nature adopting of Green Practices. “In every deliberation, we must consider the impact on the seventh generation... even if it requires having skin as thick as the bark of a pine.”

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monday

thursday

tuesday

$2 Liquor Pitchers

$2 you call it

friday

$4 all you can eat wings

■ Greenwashing: Greenwashing is a term that refers to the promotion of a product or service as being environmentally friendly without any basis in real fact.

wednesday

$1 you call it

game day $3.00 tall boys – Home Games $1.50 tall boys – Road Games

— JEFF

JEFF CAREY IS THE FOUNDER AND OWNER OF THE IOWA GREEN TEAM, AN EASTERN IOWA-BASED COMPANY DEDICATED TO GROWING IOWA’ S GREEN COMMUNITIES. CHECK THEM OUT AT W W W. T H E I O WA G R E E N T E A M . C O M

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DISC GOLF equipment. You can pick up a disc, or two (remember those water hazards, it’s good to have a backup,) for around $9 at any sport goods store. An all-purpose disc will suffice for your first time out; but, should you fancy yourself a natural and want to join the pro-circuit, (yes, there is a Professional Disc Golf Association) you can purchase specialized putter, driver and midrange discs.

I am not outdoorsy. My high heel to tennis shoe ratio is 15:2, none of my clothing boasts superadvanced technological features, unless you count my Spanx tank top. But then I had a revelation. You don’t need to be “outdoorsy” to try things like canoeing, bouldering, or hiking. What you do need is a little information. BOB CORMENY

The how-not-to lesson of my first outdoor excursion – disc golfing – was quickly learned when my hot-pink disc ricocheted off a tree and went sailing into the woods. Disc golf courses, like those in traditional golf, come complete with hazards like narrow, tree-lined fairways,

rough “greens” and water.

KELSEY SHEEHY

metal basket – in as few throws as possible.

Course hazards are not the only similarity between the two styles of golf. The However, unlike traditional golf, disc golf overall goal is the same too; reach the can be played on the cheap. There are hole – in this case a pole with a raised no green fees and no need for expensive

Discs in hand, it is time to find a course. The Professional Disc Golf Association Web site, www.pdga.com, has a detailed course directory. Now grab a disc, and a friend, and get out. No excuses. —KELSEY

Disc Golf Courses These are only a handful of courses available in the area: ■ Legion/Thomas Park, Marion – Flooding has closed this 2-hole course. Check with the parks department for updates. ■ Shaver Park, Cedar Rapids – 18-hole course through the

timber. Can prove a challenging course, even for seasoned disc golfers. ■ Jones Park, Cedar Rapids – Wide-open 18-hole course, good for beginners or practicing your muscle shot. Can be crowded.

Fay Clay Park, Hiawatha – New, wide-open 18-hole course. Great for beginners; but can get messy after a good rain. ■ Pinicon Ridge, Central City – Short, open nine-hole course. Recommended for beginners. ■ Wildcat Bluff, Urbana ■

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has been garnered online. That’s another unique signature of the group. They have individual Web sites, YouTube pages, MySpace pages, they’ve been featured on allhiphop.com, a music video they produced is in rotation with DJs all around the country (including Cedar Rapids’ own DJ Bryan Lee), and a commercial that aired on Z102.9. But where they really shine is in their performances. They call themselves entertainers (among other things) because their shows are meant to engage the audience. They give out prizes, hold trivia contests and teach the dance to “Sponge Bob Ready” (picture a sort of cross between the Texas TwoStep and that Soulja Boy dance). “We like to get up there and have fun. Now days you don’t just want to sit there and watch a band for 3-4 hours,” Charles “DaChaman” Crawley says. Now that everyone’s 21, the group hopes the Corridor will be seeing a lot more of them. Like their name implies, Big Bang could be on the verge of something, well, big.

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‘Burana’ at Brucemore Something big’s about to happen at Brucemore. “Burana at Brucemore” is “the largest and most significant cultural event of the year,” declares Timothy Hankewich, Orchestra Iowa’s music director. “Carmina Burana,” Carl Orff’s bombastic hourlong work, will unite 130 singers and 90 instrumentalists Saturday night on the front lawn at Brucemore mansion, 2160 Linden Dr. SE. The piece is featured in the second half of the orchestra’s season-opening concert, which begins at 7 p.m. with Beck’s “Majestic River” and three arias featuring the “Carmina Burana” vocal soloists. If the name of Orff’s work doesn’t ring a bell, the opening strains will. They helped put the fear factor in “The Omen” in 1976 and torpedoed the tension through “The Hunt for Red October” in 1990. The epic work has been a driving force in commercials and on other movie soundtracks, as well, from 2003’s “Cheaper by the Dozen” to 2007’s “Epic Movie.” But a 1981 Arthurian tale is where the maestro discovered the majestic music. “ ‘Excalibur’ was the first time I heard that piece, as an adolescent,” says Hankewich, 41, of Cedar Rapids. “I spent the next three weeks trying to hunt that piece down.” Hankewich says the concert is significant for two reasons. “As a musical endeavor, some of the music is the most engaging in our

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repertoire, whether it’s ‘Nessun Dorma,’ one of the most beloved arias ever written, or ‘Carmina Burana,’ featured in films,” he says. “Most importantly, I’m excited about the social event,” he says. “This concert is designed to draw people together, certainly in the audience, but also looking to the chorus as an example. “Technically, the Cedar Rapids Concert Chorale, the Children’s Discovery Chorus and the Coe College Concert Choir are performing this,” he says. “However, a great many people from Chorale Midwest, from Iowa City and other people are coming from throughout the community to participate, so there are more people performing in this program than ever before. I am so excited about that.”

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Daniel Kleinknecht, founder of the Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre and Orchestra Iowa’s newly appointed resident conductor, will step to the podium for the first half of the program. This will allow Hankewich to hear the orchestra from the audience’s perspective.

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“Not only in a setting like this, which is so dependent on the sound engineer, but in a concert hall, the space in which you’re playing is another instrument,” Hankewich says, “and it reacts to instruments differently. In hearing what the audience is hearing, I can adjust my conducting. One room may favor trumpets over strings or another room may cover the woodwinds, so I can adjust the seating arrangements. And finally, to also be aware of the general concert experience of our patrons is crucial.”

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Extras: Gates open at 6; parking is off-site with limited handicapped-accessible parking available; bring lawn chairs, blankets and picnics Information: (319) 366-8206

CALENDAR Didn’t find what you’re looking for? Try online. There are dozens more events on our online calendar that we couldn’t squeeze into these pages.

Thursday

September 10 Children’s Events Children’s Story Time

9:30 a.m. Cornell College, Russell D. Cole Library, Mount Vernon. (319) 895-4271

Smart Start

10 a.m. — 10:15 a.m. Hiawatha Public Library, 150 W Willman St, Hiawatha. Music and movement for infants 0-18 mo., (319) 393-1414

Learning Safari

of the Perfect Meal, Roy Andries De Groot asks, “Is this the world’s greatest dish?” He was referring to Bastilla, a multilayered pastry of poultry and paper thin parchmentlike layers. Liz will teach you how to create this awesome show piece at home. We’ll accompany it with a couscous and vegetable tagline and a Moroccan fruit salad dessert. (319) 378-0762 or 1064clubmgr@ hy.vee.com

Literary Poetry reading

7 p.m. Prairie Lights Books, 15 South Dubuque Street, Iowa City. Poet John Koethe will read from his new collection, ‘Ninety-fifth Street.’ Free.

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5:30 p.m. — 7 p.m. Phelan’s Interiors, 728 Third Avenue SE, Cedar Rapids. Fall PWN After 5 event including a wine tasting with The Traveling Vineyard. Information for prospective members will be available at this networking event. (319) 981-9887 or pwn@pwn.org

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‘Don’t Hug Me’

3 p.m. 7:30 p.m. — 9 p.m. The Old Creamery Theatre ComClarion Hotel, 525 33rd Ave. SW, pany, 39 38th Ave, Amana. It’s the Cedar Rapids. As a stand-up coldest day of the year in Bunyan comic, Bobcat Goldthwait has been Bay, Minn., when a slick Karaoke compared to everyone from Lenny salesman slides into town and Bruce to a Warner Bros. cartoon turns life upside down. The Old character on the verge of a nerCreamery Theatre will be collecting vous breakdown. (319) 362-8133 coats for Coats for Kids. Patrons who bring a coat will receive a discount coupon for $5 off one adult ticket to an upcoming Old Creamery production. (319) 622-6194 Cookin’ with Candie &

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10:30 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. The Salvation Army, 1000 C Ave NW, Cedar Rapids. Learn cooking tips & recipes to save time and money; plus important nutrition information. Free. Take home food. (319) 364-9131 or candie_edmonds@usc.salvationarmy.org

An Evening in Morroco with Chef Liz Clark

6 p.m. — 9 p.m. Hy-Vee Club Room, 5050 Edgewood Rd., Cedar Rapids. In Search

Nature’s Patterns Art Exhibit Opening Reception

5 p.m. — 7 p.m. Brucemore Visitor Center, 2160 Linden Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. The special exhibit space in the Brucemore Visitor Center will be brought to life with images of natural Pub Quiz Night and Karabeauty for a three-day art exhibit, oke by local artists Joan Chadima and 7:30 p.m. — 11:30 a.m. Pat Bjorseth. Both Chadima and Longbranch Restaurant and ConBjorseth express the belief that art vention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. is everywhere, and it is eloquently NE, Cedar Rapids stated and explored through their divergent yet complementary Singin and Swingin Karaoke interpretations of nature. All pieces 8 p.m. in the exhibition will be for sale. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Free. For further information, call Rapids. (319) 365-9067 Brucemore, (319) 362-7375 or visit www.brucemore.org

10:30 a.m. — 11 a.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Learning Safari from the African American Museum of Iowa presents Hep Cats’ Harlem Jive. Meet one of the most famous musicians from the Harlem Renaissance era, listen to some of the best jazz music, and play along with percussion instruments you make yourself. (319) 398-5123

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Exhibiting art teachers include Jill Olson from Benton Community High School, Jim Jacobmeyer from Cedar Rapids Metro High School, Gloria Zmolek from Linn-Mar High School, Laurie Zaiger from Mount Vernon High School, Kathleen Frimml from Iowa Valley High School, Darvin Yoder from Iowa Mennonite High School and Tyler Roos from Tipton High School. A closing reception to commemorate the exhibit will be held October 3 from 6 to 8 p.m. The gallery is open Monday through Friday or by appointment. Continues through Oct. 3.

Friday

September 11 Art Events Area High School Art Teachers Exhibit

4 p.m. — 8 p.m. Janalyn Hanson White Gallery, Mount Mercy College, 1330 Elmhurst Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids.

Children’s Events Toddler Time

9:30 a.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. For two and three year olds, (319) 398-5123

Toddler Time!

10 a.m. — 10:20 a.m. Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave., Marion. Bring your toddler (age 18 months to 2 years) to the library for stories, songs, and games. marionpubliclibrary.org or (319) 377-3412

Story Time

10:30 a.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, 221 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids. At the downtown branch. School is Cool

Dance Barn Dance

8 p.m. Scattergood Friends School, 1951 Delta Ave., West Branch. Dance squares, contras, circles and waltzes. Caller Tim Jenkins and music by the Goosetown String Band. All dances taught and called. (319) 643-7600

Events

9 a.m. — 7 p.m. Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes, 460 Hickory Court, Robins. Perfect Cheesecake. Class limited to 6. (319) 393-7675 or swankohler@cs.com

Kirkwood Community College, 6301 Kirkwood Blvd. SW, Cedar Rapids. Free. www.iowaequestrian. com Also Saturday and Sunday.

Farmers Markets

Nature in Iowa.” Mutel will lead a walk through Prairiewoods’ prairie at 6:30 p.m. and discuss the book from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Fee is $15. To register, call Prairiewoods at (319) 395-6700

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Literary Teaching Writing

12 p.m. Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A, 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City. Participants in the 2009 International Writing Program (IWP) at the University of Iowa will address ‘Teaching Writing’ — can writing really be taught and learned? — in a free panel discussion. The panel members will be novelist, scriptwriter, poet and translator Yahya Abdel-Latif from Egypt, novelist and critic Dung Kai Cheung from Hong Kong; fiction writer Fedosy Santaella from Venezuela; and novelist and essayist Mabrouck Rachedi from France.

Iowa Fall Classic Saddlebred Author Reading Horse Show

6:30 p.m. Prairiewoods, 120 E. Boyson Rd., Hiawatha. Iowa City author Connie Mutel will talk about Iowa’s environmental past, present and future during a reading of her book, “The Emerald Horizon: The History of

9 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 377-6386

Eclypse Karaoke

9 p.m. VIP Lounge, 648 Eighth St., Marion. (319) 377-9082

Singin’ and Swingin’ Karaoke

9 p.m. — 1 a.m. Sip-N-Stir, 1119 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 365-9067

Brian Holmes Karaoke

Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. with Willie, (319) 393-8174

Karaoke

The Wheel’er Inn, 895 Blairs Ferry Rd., Marion. (319) 373-4212

Night life

Noelridge Farmers Market

4 p.m. — 6 p.m. Noelridge Park, Greenhouse Parking Lot, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5699

Food & Wine

Marion Swamp Fox Festival

Thursday, September 10 – Sunday, September 13 Friday ~ City Square Park Picnic in the Park 5-7pm Live entertainment 5:30pm-9:30pm Saturday ~ City Square Park Parade at 10:15am Live entertainment and food ~ 12:30pm-9:00pm Sunday ~ Lowe Park Art and Air Day Art sale and live music Noon-7pm Hot Air Balloon Glow 6-8pm For a complete list of events http://cityofmarion.org

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CALENDAR Drag Show

9 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s, 222 Glenbrook Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 3784627

Performances Drumming Circle

7 p.m. Unity Center of Cedar Rapids, 3791 Blairs Ferry Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Drumming Circle, (319) 431-7550

Community Concerts: Papa Duke

7:30 p.m. — 10 p.m. Cedar Rapids Community Concert, PO Box 1434, Cedar Rapids. Blend Traditional Slavic and Gypsy music with a touch of pop and jazz for a vigorous celebration of Papa Duke. Master violinist Vasyl Papadiuk leads renowned virtuosos in a genre-defying, roof-raising fusion., (319) 540-2301

Iowa Women’s Music Festival

7:30 p.m. Old Brick, 20 East Market Street, Iowa City. Comedy Night, featuring Lojo Russo and West Hollywood comedian Poppy Champlin. $8-20 sliding scale suggested donation to support the festival. VIP seating $25. For more info or tickets, call Laurie at (319) 335-1486 or visit www.prairievoices.net. This event will be ASL interpreted. May contain adult topics., (319) 335-1486

September 12 Art Events Nature’s Patterns Art Exhibit

9 a.m. — 5 p.m. Brucemore Visitor Center, 2160 Linden Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. The special exhibit space in the Brucemore Visitor Center will be brought to life with images of natural beauty for a three-day art exhibit, by local artists Joan Chadima and Pat Bjorseth. Both Chadima and Bjorseth express the belief that art is everywhere, and it is eloquently stated and explored through their divergent yet complementary interpretations of nature. All pieces in the exhibition will be for sale. Free. For further information, call Brucemore, (319) 362-7375 or visit www.brucemore.org

Creative Connections: Artists in Action

10:30 a.m. — 12 p.m. Cedar Rapids Museum of Art, 410 Third Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids. Kathryn Hagy, a professor of Art at Mount Mercy College, will be discuss photography. (319) 366-7503

Dress Vase Class

2 p.m. — 3 p.m. Renee’s Ceramic Cafe, 1049 Highway 6 E, Iowa City. Create a unique ceramic dress vase with special paints and glazes. www.reneesceramiccafe.com (319) 351-9644

Theater

Children’s Events

‘A Dog’s Life’

American Red Cross Babysitter’s Training

7 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. Meet a sweet-tempered pooch named Jack, the guy who adopts him, and his fourfooted pals., (319) 338-7672

‘Don’t Hug Me’

7:30 p.m. The Old Creamery Theatre Company, 39 38th Ave, Amana. It’s the coldest day of the year in Bunyan Bay, Minn., when a slick Karaoke salesman slides into town and turns life upside down. The Old Creamery Theatre will be collecting coats for Coats for Kids. Patrons who bring a coat will receive a discount coupon for $5 off one adult ticket to an upcoming Old Creamery production. (319) 622-6194

9 a.m. — 4 p.m. Grant Wood Area Chapter Red Cross, 6300 Rockwell Drive NE, Cedar Rapids. The class focuses on injury prevention, emergency first aid, basic child care skills, decision making, problem solving and leadership skills. Appropriate for ages 10-15. Registration required. (319) 393-3500

Story Time

10:30 a.m. — 11 a.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Theme: School is Cool (319) 398-5123

Events Rivalry By The River

10 a.m. Eighth Avenue Parking Lot, Eighth 7:30 p.m. Avenue and Second Street SE, CeTCR Lindale, 4444 First Ave. NE, dar Rapids. Bring your lawn chairs Cedar Rapids. Altar Boyz tells and lawn games to watch the the story of five young singIowa vs. Iowa State football game ers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan outside. Kickoff at 11:05 a.m. This and Abraham. Through Sept. 27. event is free and open to anyone Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. age 21 and over — I.D.’s required. Sundays. Tickets can be purchased in person at the TCR Box Office; by phone at (319) 366-8591; or online at www.theatrecr.org. Rush tickets Merrily We Roll Along: Linn are available for $12 a half-hour County’s Transportation before the start of each show. 10 a.m. — 4 p.m. Carl and Mary Koehler History Center, 615 First Ave. SE, Cedar Rapids.

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Farmers Markets Iowa City Farmers Market 7:30 a.m. — 12 p.m. Chauncey Swan Parking Garage, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City

Marion Farmers Market

8 a.m. — 11:30 a.m. East End Shopping Center, 3375 Seventh Avenue Marion. East End Shopping Center (319) 377-4846

Rapids. (319) 365-9067

Checkers Karaoke

9 p.m. — 1 a.m. Checkers Tavern and Eatery, 3120 Sixth St. SW, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364 9927

Singin’ & Swingin’ Karaoke

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9 p.m. — 11 a.m. Longbranch Restaurant and Convention Center, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids

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Night life

Fitness/ Recreation/ Outdoors Legacy Scholarship Poker Run

9 a.m. — 5 p.m. American Legion, 625 31st St., Marion. Poker Run to raise funds for the Legacy Scholarship Fund, for children who have lost a parent killed in active duty since 9/11., (319) 377-2033

Food & Wine Homemade Bagels & Pretzels w/Deb Kaiser

10 a.m. — 12 p.m. Hy-Vee Club Room, 5050 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. We will have accompaniments for the bagels and make dipping sauces for the pretzels. (319) 378-0762 or 1064clubmgr@hy-vee.com

Kids’ Kitchen Takeover: Cooking w/Apples

2 p.m. — 3 p.m. Hy-Vee Club Room, 5050 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Cook and bake fresh apples into applesauce in the microwave, an apple crisp and apple walnut salad. (319) 378-0762 or 1064clubmgr@ hy-vee.com

Karaoke Crown Karaoke

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Sunday

September 13 Art Events

9 p.m. Red Lion, 3970 Center Point Rd. NE, Nature’s Patterns Art Cedar Rapids. (319) 393-9858

Sammy’s Lounge, 5519 Center Point Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. with Alyssa, (319) 393-8174

12 p.m. — 5:30 p.m. Upper City Park, Park Road, Iowa City. Iowa Women’s Music Festival, in Upper City Park, Iowa City, featuring Michelle Shocked, Carolyn Wonderland, Shelley King, Cosy Sheridan, Tracy Walker and Lynne Rothrock. Free. Open to the public, ASL interpreted, family-friendly. Bring chairs or blankets for grass seating. Rain location: The Mill Restaurant. www.prairievoices.net (319) 335-1486

at www.theatrecr.org. Rush tickets are available for $12 a half-hour before the start of each show.

Drag Show

9 p.m. and 11 p.m. Hamburger Mary’s, 222 Glenbrook Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 3784627

Performances

Exhibit

Noon to 4 p.m. Brucemore Visitor Center, 2160 Linden Dr. SE, Cedar Rapids. The special exhibit space in the Brucemore Visitor Center will be brought to life with images of natural beauty for a three-day art exhibit, by local artists Joan Chadima and Pat Bjorseth. Both Chadima and Bjorseth express the belief that art is everywhere, and it is eloquently stated and explored through their divergent yet complementary interpretations of nature. All pieces in the exhibition will be for sale. Free. For further information, call Brucemore, (319) 362-7375 or visit www.brucemore.org

Frest Paint — Catiri’s Art Oasis’s Plein Air Awards

3 p.m. — 5 p.m. Catiri’s Art Oasis, 4516 220th Cello Daze Trail, Amana. Fresh Paint is a live 7:30 p.m. interpretation of Iowa through 180 Music Building West University the eyes of artists, in the beautiof Iowa, Iowa City. Free concert by ful surroundings of the Amana guest artists Tony Ross, principal Colonies. Maps of artists locations cellist of the Minnesota Orchestra; available at Catiri’s Art Oasis. (319) Melissa Kraut, a former Preucil 622-3969 School teacher who is now a faculty member at the Cleveland Institute of Music; and Iowa native Gregory Sauer, a faculty member at Kite Flying Event Florida State University. 1 p.m. — 3 p.m. Cherry Hill Park, Plainview Dr. and Cherry Hill NW, Cedar Rapids. All girls are invited to fly a kite with ‘A Dog’s Life’ Girl Scouts. (319) 363-8335 7 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert Family Game Day St., Iowa City. Meet a sweet-tem1 p.m. — 4 p.m. pered pooch named Jack, the guy Ushers Ferry, 5925 Seminole Valley who adopts him, and his fourTrail NE, Cedar Rapids. www.ufhv. footed pals. (319) 338-7672 org or call (319) 286-5731

Children’s Events

Theater

‘Don’t Hug Me’

‘Altar Boyz’

7:30 p.m. TCR Lindale, 4444 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Altar Boyz tells the story of five young singers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. Through Sept. 27. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets can be purchased in person at the TCR Box Office; by phone at (319) 366-8591; or online

Sunday Family Movie

2:15 p.m. Marion Public Library, 1095 Sixth Ave., Marion. ‘Race to Witch Mountain’ (PG) Bring snacks. Children under the age of nine must be supervised by an adult. (319) 377-3412

Events Cedar Rapids Out of the Darkness Community Walk

8 a.m. — 10 a.m. Noelridge Park, Greenhouse Parking Lot, Cedar Rapids. Community Walks to raise much funds for suicide research and education. (515) 230-4510

Festivals Swamp Fox Festival ‘Art and Air’

12 p.m. — 8 p.m. Lowe Park Arts and Environ-

Social Work Family Therapist: Family Systems, a division of Systems Unlimited, Inc., a leading provider of services to at risk children and families has a licensed employment opportunity in the Iowa City and Cedar Rapids areas (LISW, LMFC, LMHC.) Competitive compensation and beneﬁts package. Submit cover letter and resume by September 16, 2009

Remedial Skills Specialist: Part and full time positions available working with children ages 3-18 in a teaching setting. Requirements include: a four year degree in social work, human services, education or a related ﬁeld, and experience in mental health or disability services. Starting pay varies according to education and experience. Submit cover letter and resume by September 16, 2009

Janet Outlund

Systems Unlimited, Inc. 2533 Scott Blvd. SE Iowa City, IA 52240

CALENDAR ment Center, 4500 North 10th St., Marion. Art Sale by local and regional Iowa artists. Live music. Balloon Glow by the Cedar Rapids Area Balloon Enthusiasts from 6 to 8 p.m. (319) 377-4846

Food & Wine Beer Potluck Dinner

1:30 p.m. Millstream Brewing Company, 835 48th Ave., Amana. Bring a dish you prepared using beer to share with others. (319) 622-3672

Night life Dennis McMurrin and the Demolition Band at Parlor City

6 p.m. — 10 p.m. Parlor City Pub & Eatery, 1125 3rd St SE, Cedar Rapids. R&B, Blues and Soul from the Daddy-O and the Demolition Band, (319) 2470000

who bring a coat will receive a discount coupon for $5 off one adult ticket to an upcoming Old Creamery production. (319) 622-6194

Monday

September 14 Children’s Events Learn with Me

10 a.m. — 11 a.m. Birth, Baby & Beyond, 1520 First Ave. NW, Cedar Rapids. Open playgroup for birth-preschool age children and their parents. (319) 364-1144

Story Time

6:30 p.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Theme: School is Cool, (319) 398-5123

Events Iowa Inventors Group — Meeting

Sunday Night Pub Quiz 7 p.m. — 9 p.m. 9 p.m. Community Savings Bank, 101 The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa Robins Square Court, Robins. (206) City. (319) 351-9529 350-6035 Grateful Dead Night

Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464

Performances Cello Daze

3 p.m. 180 Music Building West University of Iowa, Iowa City. Free concert by the Cello Choir — a mass ensemble of at least 40 cellos, followed by a reception.

Farmers Markets Noelridge Farmers Market

4 p.m. — 6 p.m. Noelridge Park, Greenhouse Parking Lot, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5699

Coralville Farmers Market 5 p.m. — 8 p.m. Coralville Aquatic Center, 1513 Seventh St., Coralville.

Theater

Food & Wine

‘A Dog’s Life’

Ice Cream Social w/ Chef Donna Duvall

2 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. Meet a sweet-tempered pooch named Jack, the guy who adopts him, and his fourfooted pals. (319) 338-7672

‘Altar Boyz’

2:30 p.m. TCR Lindale, 4444 First Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. Altar Boyz tells the story of five young singers: Matthew, Mark, Luke, Juan and Abraham. Through Sept. 27. Shows are at 7:30 p.m. Thursdays through Saturdays and at 2:30 p.m. Sundays. Tickets can be purchased in person at the TCR Box Office; by phone at (319) 366-8591; or online at www.theatrecr.org. Rush tickets are available for $12 a half-hour before the start of each show.

‘Don’t Hug Me’

6 p.m. — 8 p.m. Hy-Vee Club Room, 5050 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Learn to make perfect pastry which we’ll turn into Bumble Berry Pie, some to taste in class, and one for you to take home and bake, and then churn homemade ice cream for pie a la mode. Pre-pregister. (319) 378-0762

Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes 6 p.m. — 8 p.m. Cooking in the Kitchen with Nina Cooking Classes, 460 Hickory Court, Robins. Cookies and Bars. (319) 393-7675

Night life

Performances Open Mike with J. Knight

8 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 338-6713

Blues Jam

Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464

Theater ‘A Dog’s Life’

2 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. Meet a sweet-tempered pooch named Jack, the guy who adopts him, and his fourfooted pals. (319) 338-7672

Tuesday

September 15 Children’s Events Tot Time

10 a.m. North Liberty Community Library, North Liberty. Tot time

Farmers Markets Iowa City Farmers Market 3 p.m. — 6:30 p.m. Sycamore Mall parking lot, Iowa City

Literary Q&A with Author Ana Castillo

3:30 p.m. — 4:30 p.m. Flaherty Community Room, Mount Mercy College, 1330 Elmhurst Dr. NE, Cedar Rapids. Reading follows from 7:30 to 8:30 p.m.

Karaoke

September 16 Art Events

pered pooch named Jack, the guy who adopts him, and his fourfooted pals. (319) 338-7672

Open Studio

Delicious Vinyl

3 p.m. The Old Creamery Theatre Company, 39 38th Ave, Amana. It’s the coldest day of the year in Bunyan Bay, Minn., when a slick Karaoke salesman slides into town and turns life upside down. The Old Creamery Theatre will be collecting coats for Coats for Kids. Patrons who bring a coat will receive a discount coupon for $5 off one adult ticket to an upcoming Old Creamery production. (319) 622-6194

4 p.m. — 8 p.m. Dawn’s Hide & Bead Away, 220 E. Washington St., Iowa City. (319) 338-1566

8 p.m. Mahoney’s Irish Pub, 1602 E Ave. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 364-5754

Children’s Events

10 p.m. Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464

Tot Time

Theater

Story Time

2 p.m.

PJ Story Time

6 p.m. North Liberty Community Library, North Liberty. (319) 626-5701

Kids’ Kitchen Takeover: Back to School

6 p.m. — 7 p.m. Hy-Vee Club Room, 5050 Edgewood Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. Sign up at customer service. Adult supervision required. (319) 378-0762

Tuesday Night Social Club

Love Comedy Show

9:30 p.m. The Summit Restaurant and Bar, 10 S. Clinton St., Iowa City. (319) 354-7482

Farmers Markets Marion Farmers Market

4 p.m. — 6 p.m. Noelridge Park, Greenhouse Parking Lot, Cedar Rapids. (319) 286-5699

Iowa City Farmers Market 5:30 p.m. — 7:30 p.m. Chauncey Swan Parking Garage, 410 E. Washington St., Iowa City

9 p.m. The Mill, 120 E Burlington St., Iowa City. (319) 351-9529

Literary

Theater

Story Time

‘A Dog’s Life’

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Comedy

Noelridge Farmers Market

7 p.m. Stars Guitars, Town and Country Center, Cedar Rapids. (319) 3621881

‘A Dog’s Life’

‘Don’t Hug Me’

10:30 a.m. — 11 a.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Theme: School is Cool (319) 398-5123

Night life Acoustic Jam

The Jam

10 a.m. North Liberty Community Library, North Liberty. (319) 626-5701

9 p.m. Paddy O’Rourke’s, 608 16th St. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 362-0554

Karaoke

Name That Tune Night with Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert St., Iowa City. Meet a sweet-temMatt

7 p.m. Best Western Longbranch Hotel, 90 Twixt Town Rd. NE, Cedar Rapids. (319) 377-6386

3 p.m. — 6 p.m. East End Shopping Center, 3375 Seventh Avenue Marion. East End Shopping Center (319) 377-4846, Pat Carlso

2 p.m. Riverside Theatre, 213 N. Gilbert 8 p.m. The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., Iowa St., Iowa City. Meet a sweet-tempered pooch named Jack, the guy City. (319) 338-6713 who adopts him, and his fourfooted pals. (319) 338-7672 Blues Jam Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S Linn St., Iowa City. (319) 337-6464

Open Mike with J. Knight

Wednesday

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10:30 a.m. — 11 a.m. Cedar Rapids Public Library, Westdale Mall, Cedar Rapids. Theme: School is Cool (319) 398-5123

PJ Story Time

6 p.m. North Liberty Community Library, North Liberty. (319) 626-5701

Night life

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