Upcoming Arts Events and Performances in Cedar Rapids and Iowa City
A packed slate of arts events includes Art Tour for the Hearing impaired at Cedar Rapids Museum of Art at 7 p.m. Free admission. Music for Marion Family Concert at Lowe Park in Marion at 7 p.m. featuring Spillville. organ recital at University of Iowa Riverside Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m.. John Gorka and Denice Franke at CSPS Legion Arts Cedar Rapids at 8 p.m. Tickets $21 at the door or $17 in advance. Chaos at the Cannery at Ambroz Recreation Center at 7:30 p.m.. Company at Dows Theatre Coe College with 8 p.m. shows. Festival of Contemporary Music at Riverside Iowa City at 7:30 p.m.. Avenue Q at U S Cellular Center Cedar Rapids at 7:30 p.m. with tickets $35-$57. Blackbird at Dreamwell Iowa City at 7:30 p.m.. Iowa Dancesport Classic at Crowne Plaza Five Seasons Hotel with dates through Sunday. Raising the Roof for the Shelter House at Johnson County Fairgrounds at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Iowa City Community String Orchestra at Englert Theatre at 3 p.m. Free. Paul Engle Poetry Reading Major Jackson at Coe College Kesler Lecture Hall at 7 p.m. Free. Adrian Legg at CSPS/ Legion Arts Cedar Rapids at 7 p.m. Tickets $18 at door or $14 in advance.
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Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
Third Ave
Cedar Rapids
Crma
Marion
Lowe Park
10Th St
Uiowa.edu
John Gorka
Denice Franke
CSPS
Legion Arts
Third St
Legionarts.org
Midwestix
Cannery
Ambroz
Mount Vernon Rd
Dows
Coe College
First Ave
Riverside Recital Hall
Riverside Drive
Iowa City
Ulowa.edu
U.S. Cellular Center
Hancher
Ticketmaster.com
Blackbird
Dreamwell
S. Gilbert St
Dreamwell.com
Mission Creek Festival Showcases 100 Performers in Iowa City
This week the Mission Creek Festival features artists from Acid Mothers Temple to Booker T and the MGs with over one hundred musicians and writers performing across downtown Iowa City venues. The event lineup spans diverse acts and genres with a proactive city cultural push.
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Acid Mothers Temple
Dave Zollo
Mission Creek
Booker T
The
Mgs
Meat Puppets
Greg Brown
Pieta Brown
Xiu Xiu
Bomb Squad
Daredevil
Christopher Wright
Iowa City
Booker J. Jones
Englert
Mission Creek festival lineup at Gabe's and venues
A pre festival party for ages 19 plus at Gabe's on 330 E. Washington St starts at 9 30 p m Monday with Pocahaunted and others. Festival concerts continue through April 3 at The Mill Englert Prairie Lights Old Brick Yacht Club and more with general and festival passes including an 80 Platinum Pass. Booker T Jones headlines Englert on Wednesday with a signa ture sound and multiple acts including Les Dames Burlesque Cirque Stupendo Dave Zollo April 1 2 and more at www englert org.
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Pocahaunted
Gabe’s
E. Washington St
the Mill
the Englert
Prairie Lights
Old Brick
the Yacht Club
Booker T
Greg Brown
Englert Theatre
Mission Creek
Englert
Cirque Stupendo
Dave Zollo
Greg
Two Turntables and a Microphone Hip Hop Exhibit
The Iowa Memorial Union in Iowa City hosts Forty black and white photos from early hip hop culture. Harry Allen and Public Enemy are highlighted through photos, album art, and video displays. The show runs through June 27 and marks a key post flood reopening for the museum.
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Nana
Adelphi University
Long Island
Public Enemy
Harry Allen
Lady Pink
Iowa Memorial Union
Iowa City
US Museum of Art
Two Turntables and a Microphone Hip Hop Exhibition at UIowa
University of Iowa Museum of Art hosts "Two Turntables and a Microphone: Hip Hop Contexts" through June 27 in the Black Box Theater IMU Iowa City with free public admission. Open hours vary by day. related events include lectures with Harry Allen Chuck D and Lady Pink talks, and gallery discussions led by Deborah Whaley and Kembrew McLeod.
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University of Iowa Museum of Art
Harry Allen
Black Box
Iowa Memorial Union
N. Madison St
Iowa City
Englert
Kembrew McLeod
Public Enemy
Chuck D
Hank
Keith Shocklee
The
Bomb Squad
van Allen Hall
Sandra Fabara
Lady Pink
IMU
Black Box Theater
Deborah Whaley
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Crowne Plaza
Five Seasons Hotel
U.S
Iowadancesportclassic.com
Johnson County Fairgrounds
Oak Crest Hill Rd
Shelterhouseiowa.org
Iccommunitystringorchestra. Com
Paul Engle
Major Jackson
Kesler
Majorjackson
Adrian Legg
Third St. SE
Midwestix.com
Festival
Missionfreak
Booker T. Jones
Www
Englert.org
Diana Nollen
the Gazette
Grandmaster Flash
Ritz
New York City
Run-Dmc
Dr. Dre
WBAU
Garden City
N.Y
CMT
UMUC
Ce Museum of Art
Gazette
Cam
Allen
Harlem
Carlton Douglas Ridenhour
Ridenhour
Flavor Flav
Jay
Diana
Nollen
Gazcomm
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