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TUESDAY, MARCH 3 Emily Scott Robinson w/ Lily DeTaeye, The Mill, Iowa City, 8 p.m., $10-14 It can be easy to stay home rather than go to a singer-songwriter show. Especially on a Tuesday—what with Netflix, Hulu, comfy pants, work the next day, etc. Songwriter shows require silence, a certain amount of attention and a real desire to listen to the words. This is daunting when you don’t know who the artist is, but when a listening crowd connects with a songwriter, it can

be the most fulfilling concert experience. For my money, Emily Scott Robinson is a great candidate to take a shot on. Her writing is modern and engaging, and it has a good sense of humor about it. These are well-crafted stories that sound like they could be on the radio if they, perhaps, weren’t quite so good. (Sick radio burn, Brian. Thanks!). She fits in right alongside modern country-ish female songwriters like Kacey Musgraves, and she certainly deserves to be in that conversation. Joined by breakout Iowa songwriter Lily DeTaeye, The Mill offers plenty of reasons to leave the remote at home on this Tuesday.

—Brian Johannesen

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Wed., Feb. 19 Iowa City Open Coffee, Merge, Iowa City, 8 a.m., Free (Weekly) Burlington Street Bluegrass Band, The Mill, Iowa City, 6 p.m., $5 (2nd & 4th Wednesdays) DJ Workshop w/ Matt Rissi, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, 7 p.m., Free Reading: Brandon Taylor, ‘Real Life,’ Prairie Lights, Iowa City, 7 p.m., Free Talk Art, The Mill, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m., Free (Weekly) Open Mic Night, Penguin’s Comedy Club, Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m., Free (Weekly) Brother Moses w/ Stay Outside, The BeSides, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 8:30 p.m., $8 Karaoke with Vidal, Moco Game Room & Hot Dog Bar, Cedar Rapids, 9 p.m., Free (Weekly) Underground Karaoke with Spencer, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 9 p.m., Free (Weekly) Open Stage, Studio 13, Iowa City, 10 p.m., Free (Weekly) Late Shift at the Grindhouse, FilmScene— Chauncey, Iowa City, 10 p.m., $4 (Weekly)

Thu., Feb. 20 I.C. Press Co-op open shop, Public Space One, Iowa City, 4 p.m., Free (Weekly) Therapy Thursday, NewBo City Market, 5:30 p.m., Free (Weekly) The Domestic Violence Intervention Program’s 23rd Annual ‘Souper Bowl,’ Coralville Marriott Hotel, Coralville, 5:30 p.m., $15-25 From Anxiety to Action: Recognizing & Releasing Limiting Beliefs, Zukin’s Professional Services Office, Iowa City, 6 p.m., Free

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Iowa City Meditation Class: How To Transform Your Life, Quaker Friends Meeting House, Iowa City, 6:30 p.m., $5-10 (Weekly) Line Dancing and Lessons, Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon, Iowa City, 6:30 p.m., Free (Weekly) Novel Conversations, Coralville Public Library, 7 p.m., Free (3rd Thursday) Thursday Night Live Open Mic, Uptown Bill’s, Iowa City, 7 p.m., Free (Weekly) Daddy-O, Parlor City Pub and Eatery, Cedar Rapids, 7 p.m., Free (Weekly) Reading: Mitchell S. Jackson, ‘Survival Math: Notes on an All-American Family,’ Prairie Lights, Iowa City, 7 p.m., Free Live Jazz, Clinton Street Social Club, Iowa City, 8 p.m., Free (1st & 3rd Thursdays) Karaoke Thursday, Studio 13, Iowa City, 8 p.m., Free (Weekly) Vinyl Swap, Moco Game Room & Hot Dog Bar, Cedar Rapids, 9 p.m., Free (Weekly) Kris Lager Band, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $10 DJ Loomer Thirsty Thursday Dance Party, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 10 p.m., Free (Weekly)

Fri., Feb. 21 NewBo City Market Blood Drive, NewBo City Market, Cedar Rapids, 10 a.m., Free Iowa City Darwin Day, Various locations, Iowa City, 11 a.m., Free Reading: Dana R. Fisher, ‘American Resistance: From the Women’s March to the Blue Wave,’ Prairie Lights, Iowa City, 12 p.m., Free Friday Night Out, Ceramics Center, Cedar Rapids, 6:30 p.m., $40 (2nd Friday) Science on Screen: ‘The Fly,’ FilmScene— Ped Mall, Iowa City, 6:30 p.m., Free FAC Dance Party, The Union, Iowa City, 7 p.m. (Weekly) Regina High School: The Wizard of Oz, Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, Coralville, 7 p.m., $12-22 (Opening night— through Feb. 23) Syed Umar Warsi, Amir Safi and Amal Kassir: An Evening of Spoken Word Poetry, Hancher—Strauss Hall, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m, $10-25 The Quire Presents: Bayard Rustin—The Man Behind the Dream, First Presbyterian Church, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m., Freewill Donation ‘Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,’ Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids Theatre, Cedar Rapids, 7:30 p.m., $16-19 Adult Prom feat Plastic Relations, Big Grove Brewery, Iowa City, 8 p.m., Free

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Preservation 101, Davenport Public Library—Fairmount Branch, Davenport, Saturday, Feb. 22, 10 a.m., Free (Registration required) Join the Iowa State University Extension and the Davenport Public Library for a course on food preservation. Learn how to make your food last longer and keep it safe to eat through a few different methods, like canning, dehydrating and freezing. Those who struggle with how to store extra garden produce and keep it fresh will find this course helpful.

—Paige Underwood

WAKE Presents: Truckfighters w/ Valley of the Sun, Daykeeper, Rock Island Brewing Company, Rock Island, Saturday, Feb. 22, 8 p.m., $18 It’s a guaranteed great night when my favorite metal bar teams up with the eminent RIBCo; this time they bring us Swedish ambassadors of stoner doom Truckfighters with support from (relatively) local compatriots Daykeeper, Valley of the Sun and a secret third TBA!

—Melanie Hanson

Opening Reception: Power Frauen Exhibit, German American Heritage Center, Davenport, Saturday, Feb. 29, 5:30 p.m., Free If you thought JoJo Rabbit’s mom kicked ass, you can’t miss the opening of this exhibit: “Power Frauen: German Women Who Dared to Dream.” In honor of the 100th anniversary of the ratification of the 19th Amendment—which granted women the right to vote—celebrate strength in the face of adversity with an appropriate live soundtrack courtesy of local troubadour Liv Carrow. The Grape Life and Crane & Pelican will bring the wine and snacks. —MH

Lewis Knudsen, Bootleg Hill Honey Meads, Davenport, Saturday, Feb. 29, 7 p.m., Free The natural Part Two of your Leap Night out is just a few blocks down 2nd Street from the GAHC: singer-songwriter Lewis Knudsen plays at this intimate venue for the first time. East Downtown has an opening for small rooms since the Racoon Motel bit it, and Bootleg Hill looks ready to step in. Check out their unique drink menu and take advantage of a free Knudsen show! —MH

Anthony Worden and the Illiterati w/ Chrash, Dark Family, Rozz-Tox, Rock Island, Saturday, Feb. 29, 9 p.m., $5-10 sliding scale A couple weeks after releasing his new album, Voilá, Anthony Worden and the Illiterati return to Rozz-Tox for a night of new wave nourishment. Worden’s new album touches on baroque pop, new wave, psychedelic and ’60s rock sounds. The night is rounded out with phantom rock trio Chrash and the neo-psychedelic swirling sounds of Dark Family. —PU

LITTLEVILLAGEMAG.COM/LV279 Feb. 19–Mar. 3, 2020 31 Kamasi Washington, The Rust Belt, East Moline, Tuesday, March 3, 8 p.m., $27-40 Kamasi Washington is a jazz saxophonist, multi-instrumentalist, composer, producer and an absolute genius. Washington makes an awe-inspiring, lasting impression through home speakers, so fathoming exactly how special, moving and inspiring a live performance will be is almost unimaginable. Washington has collaborated with Kendrick Lamar, Thundercat, Lauryn Hill, Snoop Dogg, Wayne Shorter and countless others. This is your chance to see a jazz legend in the making. —PU

Todd McComas, Penguin’s, Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m., $15-18 Mike Maas & Carlis, Sanctuary Pub, Iowa City, 8 p.m., Free The Plott Hounds w/ Drew Dixon, Wildwood Saloon & Smokehouse, Iowa City, 8 p.m., $10-20 Latin Night w/ FUZE, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $5-10 (Weekly) Manic Focus & Mersiv w/ Daily Bread, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $18-20 Sad Iron Music w/ The Bernemann Brothers, The Mill, Iowa City, 9 .m., $7 rubbur w/ 6 Odd Rats, Trumpet Blossom, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $7 SoulShake, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 10 p.m., Free (Weekly) Citrus Sunday w/ Rosemark, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 10 p.m., $5 Sasha Belle Presents: Friday Night Drag & Dance Party, Studio 13, Iowa City, 10:30 p.m., $5 (Weekly)

Sat, Feb. 22 Iowa City Darwin Day, Various locations, Iowa City, 9:30 a.m., Free One Book Two Book, Hotel Vetro, Iowa City, 10 a.m., Free Simple Meal Planning with Alina Warner, CHC, New Pioneer Co-op, Cedar Rapids, 10 a.m., $15 Movin’ at the Museum: POUND, Nat’l Czech & Slovak Museum, Cedar Rapids, 10 a.m., Free Family Storytime, Iowa City Public Library, 10:30 a.m., Free (Weekly) I.C. Press Co-op Open Shop, Public Space One, Iowa City, 12 p.m., Free (Weekly) Reading: Carin Bondar, ‘Wild Moms,’ Prairie Lights, Iowa City, 3 p.m., Free CinéVino: ‘Somm,’ NewBo City Market, Cedar Rapids, 6 p.m., $10 Gathe Raho, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, 6:30 p.m., Free-$10

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‘Warrior Women’ screening w/ Madonna Thunder Hawk, Coe College, Cedar Rapids, 7 p.m., Free-$15 The Poor Poor Rich w/ Interstellar Cave Dweller, Iowa Brewing Company, Cedar Rapids, 7 p.m. Negin Farsad, Hancher—Hadley Stage, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m., $10-40 Disney in Concert, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, 7:30 p.m., $18-99 ‘Five Women Wearing the Same Dress,’ Rich Heritage of Cedar Rapids Theatre, Cedar Rapids, 7:30 p.m., $16-19 Todd McComas, Penguin’s, Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m., $15-18 Cedar County Cobras, Sanctuary Pub, Iowa City, 8 p.m., Free ‘The Vagina Monologues,’ The Mill, Iowa City, 8 p.m., $12 Jumbies w/ BYOBrass, DJ Modei, Wildwood Saloon & Smokehouse, Iowa City, 8 p.m., $10-20 Dead Emperors w/ 3 Finger Betty, Sleepover, ARM, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 8 p.m., $7-10 Elation Dance Party, Studio 13, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $5 (Weekly) Bijou After Hours: ‘Paper Moon,’ FilmScene— Chauncey, Iowa City, 10 p.m., $7

Sun., Feb. 23 Artifactory Presents: June Art In The Afternoon, The Center, Iowa City, 1 p.m., Free (3rd Sunday) One Book Two Book Write Out Loud, Macbride Auditorium, Iowa City, 1 p.m., Free Sunday Funday, Iowa City Public Library, Iowa City, 2 p.m., Free (Weekly) Hawkeye Wrestling Club Bash, Big Grove Brewery, Iowa City, 2 p.m., Free ‘Boeing Boeing,’ Giving Tree Theater, Marion, 2 p.m., $22-37 (Final performance) ‘A Gentleman’s Guide to Love and Murder,’ Theatre Cedar Rapids, Cedar Rapids, 2:30 p.m., $22- 45 (Final performance) Opening Reception: Chimney & other fragments, Prairie Lights Cafe, Iowa City, 4 p.m., Free Dope Day, The Mill, Iowa City, 7 p.m., Free

Mon., Feb. 24 Open Mic, The Mill, Iowa City, 7 p.m., Free (Weekly) Comedy Open Mic with Spencer & Dan, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 9 p.m., Free (Weekly) Say Anything Karaoke, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 10 p.m., Free (Weekly)

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Fat Tuesday with The Dandelion Stompers, The Mill, Iowa City, 6 p.m., $12-15 Open Mic, Moco Game Room & Hot Dog Bar, Cedar Rapids, 7 p.m., Free (Weekly) Blues Jam, Parlor City Pub and Eatery, Cedar Rapids, 7 p.m., Free (Weekly) Weekly Old-Timey Jam Sessions, Trumpet Blossom Cafe, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m., Free (Weekly) Front Bar Karaoke, The Mill, Iowa City, 9 p.m., Free (Weekly) Karaoke with Vidal, Moco Game Room & Hot Dog Bar, Cedar Rapids, 9 p.m., Free (Weekly) Dance Party with DJ Jamaican Daddy, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 9 p.m., Free (Weekly) Comedy & Karaoke, Studio 13, Iowa City, 9 p.m., Free (Weekly)

Wed., Feb. 26 Burlington Street Bluegrass Band, The Mill, Iowa City, 6 p.m., $5 (2nd & 4th Wednesdays)

Thu., Feb. 27 State of the Schools, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, 7:30 a.m., Free 100+ Men PhilanthroParty & Giving Event, Big Grove Brewery, Iowa City, 5:30 p.m., Free ‘Mosquita y Mari,’ FilmScene— Chauncey, Iowa City, 5:30 p.m., Free Heritage Caretakers of Moravia Exhibit Opening, Nat’l Czech & Slovak Museum, Cedar Rapids, 5:30 p.m., Free Farm To Table Dinner, Indian Creek Nature Center, Cedar Rapids, 6 p.m., $100 Floodwater: Ian Abramson & Zach Peterson, Big Grove Brewery, Iowa City, 7 p.m., $7-10 Floodwater: Magic & Medicine, Treehouse, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m., $5-7 The Get Up Kids, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 8 p.m., $20-24 Aaron Watson, Wildwood Saloon & Smokehouse, Iowa City, 8 p.m., $25 I.C. Kings “Awkward Love,” Studio 13, Iowa City, 9:30 p.m., $5 Floodwater: Big Grove Comedy Rave, Big Grove Brewery, Iowa City, 9:30 p.m., $5-7

Fri., Feb. 28 NewBo Open Coffee, Roasters Coffeehouse in NewBo City Market, Cedar Rapids, 8 a.m., Free (2nd & 4th Fridays) Gamicon Copper, Marriott Hotel, Cedar Rapids, Free-$60 (through March 1) Floodwater: Below Deck, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 5 p.m., $5-7 Iowa Children’s Museum Celebrate Play Gala, Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, 5:30 p.m., $100 Floodwater: Improv Typhoon, Treehouse, Iowa City, 6:30 p.m., $5-7 Floodwater: Captain Gabe’s Comedy Hour, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 6:45 p.m., $5-7 ‘Stages,’ Riverside Theatre, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m., $10-30 (Opening night—through Mar. 15) Harper & Lee, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m., $7-11 Jake Owen, Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m., $37.50-55 Darren Carter w/ Tom E Thompson, Penguin’s, Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m., $15-18 Le Grand Sellegrini (Jordan Sellergren), Sanctuary Pub, Iowa City, 8 p.m., Free Clapton & Bowie Tribute, Wildwood Saloon & Smokehouse, Iowa City,, 8 p.m., $10-20 Floodwater: Kristen Toomey, The Mill, Iowa City, 8:30 p.m., $12-15 Anthony Worden & the Illiterati Album Release Party w/ Jack Lion, Purple Frank, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $8 Stephanie Catlett + Band w/ Crystal City, Becca Sutlive, Trumpet Blossom, Iowa City, 9p.m., $7 Floodwater: Late Night Showcase, The Mill, Iowa City, 11 p.m., $5

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incident. Porter filed a complaint with the CPRB over the police department’s behavior in the case. In response, Chief Hargadine reviewed his department’s conduct. He found no wrong-doing. The CPRB, with Porter abstaining, voted unanimously to accept the chief’s report. Porter said she found the whole episode incredibly stressful, but didn’t let it discourage her. Temporarily unemployed, she started taking classes at Kirkwood Community College, which eventually led to a degree in social work. Troubled by the behavior of the police and the CPRB, she helped found the Coalition for Racial Justice. Porter also started thinking about becoming more directly involved in politics.

In 2013, she ran for Iowa City Council and lost. In October 2018, when Johnson County Supervisor Kurt Friese died, Porter was working for the social justice arm of Teamsters Local 238. Porter said it was Jesse Case, the union’s secretary-treasurer and principal officer, who first encouraged her to run in the special election for Friese’s seat.

“I never really thought about how nobody black had won countywide before, until people started telling me I’d be the first,” Porter said. “So I thought, that just means I’ve got to fight a little harder.” She easily scored the Democratic Party nomination, and won the special election with 56 percent of the vote. Even as a supervisor, she’s still involved in activism through the Black Voices Project. And she’s still focused on school issues: she’s the Board of Supervisors’ liaison to the Iowa City Community School District.

Asked about her biggest accomplishment, Porter didn’t know what to say. But after giving the question some thought, she replied, “If I’ve made a difference in one person’s life, then I’ve done OK.”

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just with different parts heightened. … It is a long journey to really knowing who you are. But the more you [perform], the more you get closer to who you are. … My goal in life is to get closer and closer to that. It’ll never be done.”

That search for self-awareness finds its way into her more traditional comedy, too. “Have kids and start a family? Wish I could but I’m far too busy staring at my phone,” she jokes on Twitter. “’GYM, TAN, LAUNDRY’ - me making a list of things I refuse to do,” reads another tweet.

The balance between identity and community, introspection and observation, imbues her comedy with both sensibility and joy. This, combined with her goal of connecting to audiences, will undoubtedly continue to net her success in the world of comedy.

“The main thing I’ve noticed—whether writing about grief or a lunatic talking about Bud Light from Boston (but they’re both based in reality and realness) ... As long as you’re tapping into something real, that’s what people want. We don’t want to feel alone,” Limperis said. “People gravitate toward what is honest.”

But she also acknowledges that her time spent as caregiver for her father helped her appreciate the other attribute of comedy: the appeal of laughter when honesty becomes difficult.

“It was a deeply dark experience, every single day. In that realm, the honesty is too much—it is watching the person you love fall apart. The escape is a laugh with a friend. … [Comedy] can be an escape or an honest reaction to reality.”

Fortunately, Limperis’s work has a maturity that resonates with people looking for either quality of comedy. She’s really funny.

Limperis is looking forward to Floodwater, her first time in Iowa City, noting that festivals offer “a nice communal feeling.”

“It’s like summer camp for adults,” she said. Ultimately, Limperis states, “Comedy is better with friends. Collaborative work is more likely to be joyful.”

Daniel Boscaljon is an agnostic theologian and experimental humanist with an interest in art, community and joy. To learn about his life or to access his work, please visit danielboscaljon.com. His next public presentation will be on March 11 at 12:30 p.m., discussing “the end of religion” as part of the Art at the End of the World series.

‘Have You Seen My Movie?’ FilmScene— Chauncey, 12 p.m., 3 p.m. & 6 p.m., Free Floodwater: Student Showcase, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 12 p.m., $5-7 Floodwater: Let’s Do This!, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 4:30 p.m., $5-7 Floodwater: Singing in the Rain: A Musical Comedy Hour, The Mill, Iowa City, 5:45 p.m., $5-7 Chinese New Year Gala, Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, Coralville, 6 p.m., $6-10 The Quire Presents: Bayard Rustin—The Man Behind the Dream Dinner Fundraiser, Peoples Church Unitarian Universalist, Iowa City, 6 p.m., $20-35 Floodwater: H2O Show, Eden, Iowa City, 6:30 p.m., $5-7 The Actors’ Gang: ‘New Colossus,’ Hancher— Hadley Stage, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m., $10-20 ‘Million Dollar Quartet,’ Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m., $53-78 Darren Carter w/ Tom E Thompson, Penguin’s, Cedar Rapids, 8 p.m., $15-18 Cole “The Piano Man” Thomas, Sanctuary Pub, Iowa City, 8 p.m., Free Floodwater: Alyssa Limperis, The Mill, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $12-15 Dustin Olson w/ Tanner Scheckel, Yacht Club, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $7-10 Bijou After Hours: ‘True Stories,’ FilmScene— Chauncey, Iowa City, 10 p.m., $7 Floodwater: Wet N’ Wild Improv Show, Treehouse, Iowa City, 10:30 p.m., $5-7

Sun., Mar. 1 SaPaDaPaSo Irish Hooley Fundraiser 2020, Veterans Memorial Building, Cedar Rapids, 1 p.m., $2-5 John Primer & the Real Deal, CSPS Hall, Cedar Rapids, 7 p.m., $17-21

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Buzzed History, xBk Live, Feb. 19, 6:30 p.m., Free After a brief hiatus and a change of venue to xBk Live, Buzzed History has returned! It borrows its format heavily from the popular web/Comedy Central show Drunk History, which is pretty much exactly what it sounds like. Hosted by Madison Ray, this month’s edition will feature historical retellings from local history professionals and amateurs alike, rehashing the details of stories related to the show’s theme: “Well Behaved Women Rarely Make History.” So check your expectations of accuracy at the door and prepare yourself for some liquored-up historical facts. White Light Exposure

Mardi Gras, Noce, Feb. 22, 8 p.m., $30 I finally made it to New Orleans last year. My sister, brother and I struggled to navigate a large, red Ford F-150 truck through the crowded, bustling streets of the French Quarter. And that was in November, during the off-season. I can’t imagine the mess of beads and debauchery during Mardi Gras. In lieu of the real thing, Noce is throwing a big party with the NOLA Jazz Band to celebrate the holiday. Admission gets you access to a huge spread of Southern comfort food, tarot readings by Mia Farrell, king cake and plenty of Big Easy hospitality to bring in the Lenten season.

Mon., Mar. 2 Read Across America: Green Eggs and Ham, Hiawatha Public Library, 4:15 p.m., Free

Tue., Mar. 3 The Maid Narratives: Celebration for Women’s History Month w/ Katherine van Wormer, Iowa City Public Library, 3:30 p.m., Free University Lecture Committee: Adam Braun, Englert Theatre, Iowa City, 7:30 p.m., Free Emily Scott Robinson w/ Lily DeTaeye, The Mill, Iowa City, 8 p.m., $10-14 Blunts & Blondes w/ SubDocta, bawldy, Gabe’s, Iowa City, 9 p.m., $20-79

Star Parks w/ Zap Tura, Ananya, Vaudeville Mews, Feb. 20, 6:30 p.m., $7 Star Parks’ debut album, Don’t Dwell, was released via Paper Trail Records in 2016. It was lauded at the time as a chamber pop masterpiece, but I’ve never really thought that genre tag meant anything. The band reminds me more of midera Os Mutantes, with its loose production and heavy dose of ’70s psychedelia, or maybe what Tame Impala would have sounded like if they had stayed away from pop music altogether. Star Parks is currently on tour through March in support of their sophomore album, The New Sounds of Late Capitalism, out this month on Modern Outsider Records.

LITTLEVILLAGEMAG.COM/LV279 Feb. 19–Mar. 3, 2020 37 Backstage Ball, Noce, Feb. 29, 6:30 p.m., $50-180 Every year, the Des Moines Music Coalition throws a huge party called the Backstage Ball, celebrating the accomplishments of members of the local music community. This year will feature live performances from Lily Detaeye, the Haunted Hallows, Robert Espe and the Hornets. There will also be a bunch of fancy food and drinks and a wine pairing for the high-dollar attendees that this event kind of relies on. It is a fundraiser, after all, and the money they raise goes toward funding the DMMC’s music programming throughout the year, including the 80/35 Music Festival, the all-local GDP Festival and their youth music camps. —Trey Reis

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‘And Then They Came for Us,’ Hawse Auditorium, Tama Hall, Hawkeye Community College, Waterloo, Thursday, Feb. 20, 12 p.m., Free This 40-minute documentary features George Takei and other Japanese Americans who were incarcerated pursuant to Executive Order 9066 and subsequent atrocities. Before the film, audiences are encouraged to visit the accompanying Smithsonian Museum poster exhibition Righting A Wrong: Japanese Americans and WWII, currently on display in Upper Black Hawk Corridor and closing that day. Hawkeye Community College art history professor Kim Behm will introduce the film and give a discussion on exhibition photographer Dorothea Lange.

North American Review Writing Workshop, Hearts Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 6 p.m., Free This generative writing workshop, led by editors from the North American Review, is the first in a series, with monthly workshops planned through May. For the February event, editor Rachel Morgan will lead participants on the theme Writing with Mindfulness—Attention to Poetry. Subsequent events will feature workshops by Brian Pals, Jeremy Schraffenberger and Grant Tracey on fiction, nonfiction and multigenre writing. All experience levels welcome.

Erin Brockovich: The Power of One, Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, Cedar Falls, Tuesday, Feb. 25, 7 p.m., Free At age 33, as a law clerk for a small firm in southern California, Erin Brockovich was instrumental in fighting the groundwater contamination case Anderson, et al. v. Pacific Gas and Electric, the $333M settlement for which was the largest direct-action settlement in the U.S. at the time. Her efforts were spun into a multi-award-winning film bearing her name, and she continued on as a consumer and environmental advocate, tirelessly fighting the good fight nationwide. Most recently, she’s been looking into concerns with Duke Energy in North Carolina. Brockovich is a household name for a reason. Her discussion on the effect that one determined person can have is part of the University of Northern Iowa’s Aldo Leopold Distinguished Lecture series.

9th Annual African American Children and Families Conference, University of Northern Iowa College of Education, Friday and Saturday, Feb. 27-28, Free-$125 The UNI College of Education is once again presenting its exploration of the challenges facing African-American children, with its goal of “promoting diversity and better understandings among all people as we strive to help children attain positive goals in life through our educational mission.” This year’s theme is Transforming Communities for the Betterment of the Lives of African American Children and Families, and the featured speakers include Dr. Theodora Pinnock, a pediatrician and public health specialist from Tennessee, and Corey Roberto Lanair Holmes, a community leader and motivational speaker originally from Waterloo, now based in Georgia. The event includes a pre-conference on Friday night and a full day of events on Saturday. It’s free to UNI and secondary students, with discounted rates for other college students. Full cost for community members is $65 for the pre-conference, $100 for the conference or $125 for the weekend.

From the Heart: Piano Expressions by Jean & Kelly, Hearst Center for the Arts, Cedar Falls, Sunday, Feb. 1, 1:30 p.m., Freewill donation Local composer Jean Hilbert will perform original work and arrangements; pianist Kelly Parker will play Beethoven, Chopin and more. The pair are raising funds toward the repair of the Hearst Center Steinway piano. Refreshments will be provided.

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