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EVENTS: NOVEMBER

NOVEMBER 2021

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SATURDAY, NOV. 20,

Kyle Kinane, Englert Theatre, Iowa

City, at 7:30 p.m., $15-26.50 Illinois comedian Kyle

Kinane, apparently, loves to crochet and do needlepoint. But his similarities to your grandmother likely end there (unless you got damned lucky in the grandma department). “Nobody likes the guy who gets their shit together … that sensible jackass,” he vamps on his 2020 album Trampoline in a Ditch, waxing poetic about moderation and its alternatives. “You’ve gotta hit rock bottom to sober up. I’ve never hit rock bottom—well, maybe I have; it’s a matter of perspective. Someone else’s rock bottom might be me saying, ‘Hunh. They’re never going to let us into that water park again.’” Kinane can also be heard on Netflix’s Paradise PD, as a drug-addled anthropomorphic police dog in an incompetent department staffed by the likes of Sarah Chalke and Cedric Yarbrough. Kinane is coming through Iowa City on the “So…Where Were We” tour.

Theatrical Extravaganzas

Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m.

Colin Mochrie & Brad Sherwood, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, $38-58

Friday-Sunday, Nov. 12-14.

University of Iowa Opera: Three Decembers, Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, $5-20

Thursday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. Improv First Thursday, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, Free-$5 Friday, Nov. 12 at 9 p.m. Tyler Fowler, Joystick Comedy Bar & Arcade, Iowa City, $5

Saturday, Nov.

13 at 7 p.m. Tyler Fowler (all-ages show), Joystick Comedy Bar & Arcade, Iowa City, $5

Sunday, Nov.

14 at 2 p.m. All Together Now—An ICCT Fundraiser, Celebration Farm, Iowa City, $80

opening Friday,

Nov. 19 Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella, Theatre Cedar Rapids, $27-51

Friday, Nov. 19

at 9 p.m. Mark Masters, Joystick Comedy Bar & Arcade, Iowa City, $5

Sunday, Nov. 21 at

7 p.m. MasterChef Live!, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, $28-128

monday, Nov. 22 at 7:30 p.m.

Fiddler on the Roof, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, $58-83

Wednesday, Nov.

24 at 7 p.m. A Charlie Brown Christmas, Paramount Theatre, $29-109

Saturday, Nov. 27

at 7 p.m. Cirque Musica Holiday Spectacular, Paramount Theatre, $35.75185

NOV. 5-6, Witching Hour Festival, VARIOUS VENUES, IOWA

CITY, Choose Your Price-$25 This year, the Witching Hour Festival—an exploration of the creative process and celebration of new work—returns in person with an exciting premiere. Iowa City’s Curious Records has chosen Witching Hour for the inaugural installation of Moebius Strips, a sonic sculpture that will take over the stage at the Englert Theatre for the duration of the fest. Electronic artist Tim Story spearheaded the project, which features electronic artists from around the world paying tribute to the influential Dieter Moebius. Along with the music, WH as always features conversation and community building, kicking things off on Friday with a chat between Story and Lauren Lessing, Director of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art, exploring the liminal space between music and art exhibition which the Moebius Strips installation walks. Witching Hour is co-produced by Englert Theatre and Little Village Mag. Look for the WH throughout this calendar.

More Community Connections!

Friday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m. WH: Reflections on Moebius Strips: A Conversation with Lauren Lessing & Tim Story, UI Main Library, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 10 a.m. WH: Lessons & Visions on Independent Space Pt. 1, FilmScene— Chauncey, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 11:30 a.m.

WH: Lessons & Visions on Independent Space Pt. 2, FilmScene—Chauncey, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. Allyship Panel with Advocates for Social Justice & Civil Rights Commission, Cedar Rapids Public Library, Free

Sunday, Nov. 14 at 9 a.m. Vintner’s Run 2021: Fundraiser for North Liberty Community Pantry and Coralville Community Food Pantry, Walker Homestead, Iowa City, $50

SATURDAY, NOV. 13, Prompt For the Planet Art Show

and Auction, Porch Light, Iowa

City, at 6 p.m. “Think of one element and speak in its voice through pictures and words,” poet Amanda Gorman encouraged in 2018. “... Think of it as creating an open letter from the planet.” Since this invocation, artists and writers around the world have been channeling this challenge into their work. This show highlights 10 local Iowa City-area artists, including Jenny Gringer, Kalmia Strong and Keren Alfred, who are auctioning their Prompt For the Planet responses as a fundraiser to help the LENA Project and PromptPress bring this effort to writers and artists of diverse backgrounds across Iowa.

Eye-popping Experiences

Friday, Nov. 5 at 6 p.m.

Release Your Inner Artist, The Artifactory, Iowa City, $50

Thursday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m.

New Conversations on African Art, Stanley Museum, Online, Free

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2 p.m.

Saturdays at the Stanley: Graphic Novels and Social Justice, Online, Free

Friday-Sunday, Nov. 12-14.

Hot Stamped Foil Imaging, The Artifactory, Iowa City, $100

Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.

Thanksgiving Centerpiece Floral Design Workshop, Willow & Stock, Iowa City, $65 Sunday, Nov. 21 at 1 p.m. Art in the Afternoon, The Artifactory, Iowa City

SUNDAY, NOV. 21, Vino Vérité: Ascension, FilmScene—

Chauncey, Iowa City, at 7 p.m., $10-20 Director

Jessica Kingdon and producer Nathan Truesdell will join the FilmScene audience in person for a post-show discussion for this latest iteration of Vino Vérité, the wine-infused conversation series co-produced by FilmScene, Little Village and Bread Garden. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. for hors d’oeuvres and wine tasting, followed by the screening and then a Q&A accompanied by wine and dessert. First-time filmmaker Kingdon delivers what FilmScene describes as “a stunning acid-trip meditation on class and consumption in contemporary China.” This will be a full-capacity event, and a 72-hour (or less) negative COVID-19 test or documentation of a vaccine card in lieu of a negative COVID-19 test is required for entry.

Cinematic Significance

Tuesday, Nov. 2, 9, 16 at 7 p.m. Film Scene 101: Neo-Noir, FilmScene, Online, $15-20

Thursday, Nov. 11 at 6:30 p.m.

Pride at FilmScene: Days, FilmScene—Ped Mall, $7-11

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 9:30 p.m. MC: Louder Than a Bomb, FilmScene— Ped Mall, $6

Wednesday, Nov. 10 at 7 p.m.

From Here to Eternity, FilmScene—Chauncey, $7-11 Friday, Nov. 12 at 3:15 p.m. Friday Flicks: The Boss Baby, Family Business, Hiawatha Public Library, Free

Saturday, Nov. 13 at 10 p.m. Bijou After Hours: The Long Goodbye, FilmScene—Chauncey, $7 Sunday, Nov. 14 at 6:30 p.m. Filmmaker Spotlight: Black Liberation Space, FilmScene—Chauncey, $5

Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 6:30 p.m.

Sidewalk Stories, FilmScene— Chauncey, $7

Wednesday, Nov. 17 at 6 p.m.

Roman Holiday, Coralville Public Library, Free Sunday, Nov. 28 at 7 p.m. Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time Bubble Tour, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, $35-225

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Keto Product Tour Tues, Nov. 9, 6 p.m. New Pioneer Co-op Cedar Rapids Feed Me Weird Things & Record Collector Present: Thom Nguyen w/Death Bag Thurs, Nov. 11, 9 p.m. Trumpet Blossom Cafe

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Dead Coast Presents: Darrin Bradbury with Brian Johannesen Sat, Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m. Trumpet Blossom Cafe Thanksgiving Centerpiece Floral Design Workshop Wed, Nov. 17, 6 p.m. Willow & Stock

Javon Johnson, photo via Robert Saxe

NOV. 5-7, Mic Check Poetry

Fest, Various Venues, Iowa City Friday-Sunday,

Free-$85 This inaugural event produced by Caleb “The Negro Artist” Rainey and Iowa City Poetry centers the poetic form in all its variety, with workshops, readings and slams. The $85 festival pass gets you into all events; audience members ages 13-18 are free. Most events are offered both virtually and in-person. All workshops require pre-registration. Festival highlights include headliner Javon Johnson; the Poetry in Motion showcase of area poets including Heather “Byrd” Roberts, Laura Johnson and David Duer; and weekend closer IC Speaks Showcase, highlighting teen poets. Look for the MC throughout this calendar for related events.

Literary Luxuries

Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m.

mC + WH: Poetry in Motion, Iowa City Senior Center + Online, Free with MC or WH Pass-$15

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. mC: Poetic Bodies: Youth Workshop, Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room A + Online, Free Saturday, Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. mC: Protest with Poetry: Adult Workshop, Public Space One, Iowa City + Online, $25 or Free with MC Pass

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1 p.m.

508 Press Zine Reading Series, Porch Light, Iowa City

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 1:30 p.m. mC: Spoken Word Poetry Panel Discussion, MERGE, Iowa City + Online, Free

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:45 p.m. mC: Poetic Bodies: Adult Workshop, MERGE, Iowa City + Online, $25 or Free with MC Pass

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:45 p.m. mC: Unlock Your Roar: Youth Workshop, Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Room D + Online, Free

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:45 p.m. mC: Notes on Hope: Youth Workshop, Iowa City Public Library, Meeting Rooms B&C + Online, Free

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 5 p.m. mC + WH: Writers of Color Reading Series, MERGE, Iowa City, Free with MC or WH Pass

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 6:30 p.m. mC: Poetry Slam and Open Mic, Old Capitol Senate Chamber, Iowa City + Online, $5 or Free with MC Pass

Saturday-Sunday,

Nov. 6-7. Imagine Other Worlds with Authors, The Writers’ Rooms, Online (facebook.com/ iaotherworlds), Free

Sunday, Nov. 7 at 1 p.m. mC: Javon Johnson and IC Speaks Showcase, Englert Theater, Iowa City + Online, Free with MC Pass

Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 6 p.m. The Writer’s Crusade: Kurt Vonnegut and the Many Lives of Slaughterhouse-Five—Tom Roston w/ Matt Gallagher + Karl Marlantes, Prairie Lights, Online, Free

Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Local Libraries LIT— Sloane Crosley, Online, Free

Thursday, Nov. 11 at 7 p.m. Amor Towles w/ Erik Larson, Online, Prairie Lights, $31.80-35

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Saturday, Nov. 6 at 10:30 a.m. mC:

Transforming a Message: Adult Workshop, MERGE, Iowa City + Online, $25 or Free with MC Pass Sunday, Nov. 14 at 2 p.m. Kidlit Pizzazz Festival, Sidekick Coffee & Books, Iowa City, Free

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Thursday, Nov. 11, Richard Thompson, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, at 7:30 p.m., $20-59.50

When Fairport Convention burst onto the British folk-rock scene in 1967, there could have been no way to know that co-founder Richard Thompson would still be driving trends and spinning tales some 54 years later. Listening to Fairport Convention’s early albums back-to-back with 13 Rivers, Thompson’s most recent solo release, you can hear those 50-plus years carried in the timbre of his voice. But the tone and style transcend time, especially his distinct hybrid-picking playing style. And the same songwriting style that influenced and inspired generations of musicians, merging folk and rock like earth and heaven, grounds and elevates his newer work.

Musical Magnificence

Wednesday, Nov. 3 at 8 p.m.

Todd Snider w/ Chicago Farmer, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, $15-25

Friday-Saturday Nov. 5-6. WH:

Moebius Strips Exhibition, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Friday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. WH: Eve Maret, Gabe’s, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Friday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m. WH:

Femme Decks Presents: DIE/ ASPORA & Liara Kaylee Tsai, Choose Your Price-$25

Friday & Saturday, Nov. 5-6 at

7:30 p.m. Kara Ramirez: Killer Cabaret Queen, Theatre Cedar Rapids, $15

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 8 a.m. WH:

Moog Interactive Workshop, The Chauncey, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 2:30 p.m.

WH: Moebius Strips Launch Event w/ Tim Story and Guests, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 3:30 p.m.

WH: Moebius Strips Video Tour, Online Tour, Free Saturday, Nov. 6 at 9 p.m. WH: Tasha, Gabe’s, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 10:30 p.m.

WH: Lala Lala, Gabe’s, Iowa City, Choose Your Price-$25

Sunday, Nov. 7 at 3 p.m. Band Extravaganza, Xtream Arena, Coralville, $5-14

monday, Nov. 8 at 7 p.m. J. Knight’s 40th Open Mic Anniversary Show ft. Grouper Soup; Birds, Trains, & Friends; Flash In A Pan; Pigs & Clover; Reid, Joel, & Rachel; and special guest Laura Kittrell, Wildwood, Iowa City, Free

Thursday, Nov. 11 at 9 p.m. Thom Nguyen w/ Death Bag (tape release), Trumpet Blossom Cafe, Iowa City, $5-10

Friday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Dom Flemons, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, $20-25

Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. Kansas, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, $45.50-295

Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8 p.m. Iowa Jazz Composers Orchestra, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, $15-20

Saturday, Nov. 13 at 8:30 p.m.

Dead Coast Presents: Darrin Bradbury w/ Brian Johannesen, Trumpet Blossom Cafe, Iowa City, $10

Tuesday, Nov. 16 at 7 p.m. The World Famous Glenn Miller Orchestra, Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, $25-30

Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. (Sandy) Alex G w/ EXUM, Gabe’s, Iowa City, $18

Friday, Nov. 19 at 7:30 p.m. An Evening with Squirrel Nut Zippers, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, $35-55 Satuday, Nov. 20 at 8 p.m. David Huckfelt, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, $15-20

Saturday, Nov. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Orchestra Iowa Masterworks II: Handel’s Messiah, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, $16-56

Sunday, Nov. 21 at 2:30 p.m. Orchestra Iowa Masterworks II: Handel’s Messiah, Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, $16-56

monday, Nov. 29 at 7:30 p.m. Big Bad Voodoo Daddy, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, $34-54

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SATURDAY-SUNDAY, NOV. 13-14, Holiday Arts

Festival, Waterloo Center for the Arts Get a jumpstart on your holiday shopping in the Cedar Valley with the return of this artist-centered fest. Find gifts in mixed media, painting, drawing, photography, wood, glass, jewelry, metal, ceramics, fiber and more by artists from around the Midwest. World’s Window, the Waterloo Center for the Arts’ own store, will be offering 10 percent off during the fest, both in person and online (using code WCAFEST). Hungry Charlies and Muddy Pirate Coffee Traders will be onsite to help fuel your shopping spree. Support area artists while crossing those hardest-to-shop-for friends and family members off your list. The festival runs 10 a.m to 4 p.m. each day.

Wonders of Waterloo/Cedar Falls

Friday, Nov. 5 at 5 p.m.

Consequential Narratives + Diaspora of Meskwaki Creative Reception, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Free

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 5

p.m. Cedar Valley Chamber Music Presents: The Dali Quartet, Waterloo Center for the Arts, $20

Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7

p.m. Cedar Falls Authors Festival: Jim O’Loughlin, Hearst Center for the Arts, Free

Friday-Sunday, Nov. 12-

14. North Central Ninja Series Finals Competition, Ninja U + Online, Cedar Falls, $5

Thursday, Nov. 18 at

6 p.m. Final Thursday Reading Series: Gary Kelley, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Free

Saturday, Nov. 20 at 9

p.m. The Rumors w/ In My Blood, 8 Found Dead, Knubby, Octopus College Hill, Cedar Falls, $10

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Sunday, Nov. 7, Quad City Symphony Masterworks II: Fantasies and

Fables, Centennial Hall, Rock Island, at 2 p.m., $8-30

This concert plays tribute to folk and fairy tales. The bill features Frederick’s Fables by Michael Abels (who scored movies including Us, Bad Education and Allen v. Farrow), narrated by Quad City poet and author Shellie Moore Guy. Also included are the prelude to Englebert Humperdink’s Hänsel und Gretel, the fantasy-overture from Tchaikovsky’s Romeo & Juliet and William Grant Still’s Poem for Orchestra. Masks are required when transmission rates for COVID-19 are high in Scott and Rock Island Counties, and socially distanced seating is available.

Quintessential QC

Sunday, Nov. 7 at 2

p.m. Conservation of Paintings: Historical and Technical Discoveries, Online, German American Heritage Center (gahc.org), $5

Wednesday, Nov. 10

at 8 p.m. Protomartyr w/ Melkbelly, Raccoon Motel, Davenport, $22

Thursday, Nov. 11

at 8 p.m. SPECTRA Reading Series: Foster-Stahl Chapbook Release ft. Laura A. Ring + Aubrey Ryan, Rozz-Tox, Rock Island, $5 suggested donation Friday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. Kinogarten: M, Rozz-Tox, Rock Island

opening Friday, Nov. 19 You Can’t Take It With You, PlayCrafters Barn Theater, Moline, $13-15

Saturday, Nov. 20 at 3:30 p.m.

Lighting On The Commons, John Deere Commons, Free —Sarah Elgatian

Tuesday, Nov. 23, Mystery Science Theater 3000 Live, Hoyt Sherman Auditorium, Des Moines, at 7 p.m.,

$29-55 Back in 1985, German director Roland Emmerich created a film called Making Contact. It’s about a 9-year-old boy who battles a demonic ventriloquist dummy using telekinetic powers he developed after his father’s death. Emmerich went on to achieve directorial prominence in the United States with the success of films such as Independence Day and The Patriot. Meanwhile, Making Contact was mostly lost to time among a slew of low-budget horror films that came to define the genre throughout the decade. That is— until now. With the return of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 road show this year, the crew will bring Making Contact to screens across the country for its cast of comedians to roast and ridicule in front of a live audience. The show’s favorite robots—Tom Servo, Crow and Gypsy—will be joined by actress and comedian Emily Marsh for the usual MST3K blend of hilarious live commentary, sketch comedy and B-movie nostalgia.

Dynamic Des Moines

Friday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Nelly w/ B. Well, Horizons Event Center, Clive, $49-69

Saturday, Nov. 6 at 7 p.m. Iowa Wolves 2021-22 Season Opening Night, Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, $15-65 Saturday, Nov. 6 at 9 p.m. Boy Dirt Car w/ Sex Funeral, Dweller, Sarin, The Fremont, Des Moines, Free

Sunday, Nov. 7 at 7 p.m. Jim Gaffigan, Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines, $40-80 Tuesday, Nov. 9 at 7 p.m. Pigeons Playing Ping Pong, Wooly’s Des Moines, $27

Thursday, Nov. 11 at 8 p.m. The Record Company w/ JJ Wilde, Woolys, Des Moines, $25

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