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Good Shepherd Easter Fest 2023
<p>11am-2pm, Saturday, April 8th<br>Easter Egg Hunt, Crafts, Food Trucks, and more!<br>11am, Sunday, April 9th<br>Easter Festival Worship & Continental Breakfast</p><p>Register for Saturday's festivities here: <a href="https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fforms.gle%2FukgexzjXnQgckcwH6%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3ekWKi6kcLXJHseDMGKVZJYHquWih-uvdFJv3cGMzquSUlj54CeeR7U04&h=AT3efV_AxnMeNrxYzZi3_T0ynUPo75N2CsjvVSHEuAvjsQ0oNu9OPyxgSdRnV9HCyc4b2m28mDhzmT6Y95UcJ5Ilc3FxkqvNoSHZ0IE7UYb_xvcfIYnJIVW77Yt2sw6HcQ&__tn__=q&c[0]=AT36aX1iODosi1vWcZiMztv_9bfgrkxOFTZ-3n96vO_MTbioHijY1BSEgPL7iK1mTq2PZpTPlPvAFwBrdtLN-rxz0JIam9Gys3GBSxcgaPR45RyabKMNov-Aw6oTti0D2ye9VmtE6nQytSd7QFZCbWDQCcvm" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/ukgexzjXnQgckcwH6</a></p><p>Easter Fest is a two day event on Easter weekend at Colony Acres in North Liberty. Join Good Shepherd Lutheran Church for an Easter Egg Hunt, Crafts, Food Trucks, Bouncy Slide, Easter Festival Worship, and more!</p><p>Saturday's festivities will include an Easter Egg Hunt, Crafts, a Food Truck, and more followed by Sunday's Easter Festival Worship and continental breakfast.</p><p>We ask that you register in advance if you plan to attend that Saturday so we can ensure we have enough eggs, food, and fun for everyone!</p><p>Register for Saturday's festivities here: <a href="https://forms.gle/ukgexzjXnQgckcwH6?fbclid=IwAR0eDofm9gwLsO1SmLlgDY6pjI560uvjJ_0oDKHjI5KnOI8AVATmr0cPVSE" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://forms.gle/ukgexzjXnQgckcwH6</a></p><p><br></p><p>Sign up for our email updates to find out as soon as we have more details for Easter Fest 2023 to share with you:<br><a href="https://mailchi.mp/3675100331f2/emails?fbclid=IwAR2jDq4-CpW42hzJdYeO17XCRceuXiFh5sUHLK3lGHr5vD8HKE2yaZXmw2E" rel="nofollow noopener" tabindex="0" target="_blank">https://mailchi.mp/3675100331f2/emails</a></p>
4/08/2311:00 a.m.Colony AcresNorth Liberty -
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The Bellamy Brothers Live at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City
<p>The club welcomes back the Bellamy Brothers with special guests Boot Jack Duo on Friday, November 17th.</p><p>TABLE OPTIONS: Reserved Table for 4 with tickets $200<br>Table for 6 with tickets $300<br>Table for 8 with Tickets $400.<br>General Admission Ticket with Seat at a Table (seated with other patrons) $40.</p><p>Doors are 7:00. The show starts at 8:00. This is an 18 and over show.</p><p>Tickets: https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/the-bellamy-brothers/22?cs=true&cst=custom</p><p>THE BELLAMY BROTHERS: THE LOVE STILL FLOWS…</p><p>Howard and David continue to prove that the trail they’ve ridden to fame has been as unique as their music itself—music that is now celebrating over 40 years of success.</p><p>The road that started on the pop music charts in the ‘70’s, took a winding turn into country music in the ‘80’s, paving the way for duos to come, such as Brooks & Dunn, Montgomery Gentry, Big & Rich and previously—The Judds. But before the road forked into country, the musical odyssey of brothers Bellamy started creatively smoldering in their home state of Florida, before exploding nationally amidst the ’70’s pop music culture of L.A.</p><p>The brothers first official gig was in 1968, playing a free show with their father at the Rattlesnake Roundup in San Antonio, Florida. They honed their early skills playing Black clubs throughout the south, and singing backup for artists such as Percy Sledge, Eddie Floyd and Little Anthony & The Imperials. Within a few months, the brothers moved north, immersing themselves and their rock/country sound in the Atlanta market, where the Allman Brothers were the emerging kings of the music world.</p><p>With the dawning of the Age of Aquarius on the horizon, and America embroiled in a smoke haze of drugs, civil unrest and an unpopular war, The Bellamy’s music picked-up the hard driving edge that bespoke the times. Songwriting had become David Bellamy’s drug of choice during the long road gigs he and Howard were regularly pulling bodies and equipment to and from. It was his songwriting that was posed to soon provide the duo a national breakout.</p><p>The break came in the form of the hit, “Spiders & Snakes,” written by David and recorded by Jim Stafford. The song became a smash, eventually selling more than three million units worldwide. It became the catapult that rocketed the brothers onto the L.A. music scene. Young and impressionable, Howard and David fell into the musical circle of the greats of the day: Bob Dylan, James Taylor and Van Morrison, as well as West Coast based country rockers like Poco and the Byrds.</p><p>It was a creative shoe that fit.</p><p>Now known by their music and the company they were keeping, The Bellamys officially lifted off the launch pad in 1976 when their single, “Let Your Love Flow,” became an instant smash in both the U.S. and Europe. It stayed on the international charts long enough to build a huge international fan base for the hip young brothers that endures to this day. In Germany alone it perched at No. 1 for more than two months. The love was indeed flowing as The Bellamys jammed for audiences on their sold-out concerts and shared stages with the likes of Loggins & Messina, the Doobie Brothers and the Beach Boys with their patented blend of rock/country music. True to their musical roots, their style and their songwriting was moving steadily more towards their raising.</p><p>By the late ‘70’s The Bellamys were emerging on the country charts with another bona fide smash. “If I Said You Had A Beautiful Body (Would You Hold It Against Me),” originally scrawled on a dinner napkin by David, rocketed them to the top of the country charts the way “Let Your Love Flow,” had done in the pop market just a few years earlier. It proved to be the first of a string of fourteen No. 1 singles in the U.S. alone.</p><p>Success followed success: “Dancing Cowboys,” “Sugar Daddy,” “You Ain’t Just Whistlin’ Dixie,” “Lovers Live Longer,” “Do You Love As Good As You Look,” “Redneck Girl,” “For All The Wrong Reasons,” “I Love Her Mind,” “I Need More Of You,” “Old Hippie,” “Too Much Is Not Enough,” “Kids Of The Baby Boom,” “Reggae Cowboy” and “Crazy From The Heart,”…all have lined the corridors of the Bellamy’s musical history and their walls with platinum and gold.</p><p>Along the way, Howard and David created a patent on the newly cool “duo” category in country music. In the era of the 2000’s, The Bellamy Brothers hold the record in both the Academy of Country Music (ACM) and the Country Music Association Awards (CMA) for the most duo nominations. Numerous GRAMMY nods have also been directed toward the brothers. Internationally, the story has been the same—though the titles may be different. The Bellamys have released more than two-dozen hit songs outside the U.S. that were never released here. With a sharp eye on the songwriting skills that have been the bedrock of their success, Howard and David concur that their career is unique in their international finesse for matching their songs to the market.</p><p>“For the international releases, you have to have a strong melody,” notes David. “The lyric is very important, but internationally the melody is something fans can lock into, even if they can’t understand the lyrics.” Howard and David continue to perform and film TV specials in Europe and around the world.</p><p>These days when the subject turns to touring, The Bellamys are showing a new generation of country music how it’s done. Country superstar Blake Shelton has helped introduce a new era of fans to the hits of The Bellamy Brothers during his annual Friends And Heroes Tour, where they continue to captivate arena audiences around the country. “We’re old road dogs,” grins Howard when asked about the motivation behind the brothers 200 plus concert dates each year. Adds David: “Our live draw is bigger than it was in the ‘80’s. I think the same people that grew up with us and with our music in the ‘60’s and ‘70’s obviously have raised a whole new generation of Bellamy fans who started toddling to our music. Now they’re turning up at our concerts as college kids, who are really turned on and tuned in to us and our music….it’s a great feeling.”</p><p>On the infrequent off days from the road, Howard and David head the bus back to their 150-acre family ranch in Darby, Florida just north of Tampa. A working ranch, the spread consists of Purebred Brahman Cattle and quarter horses. The Bellamys are opening up their lives to television audiences with their hit reality show “Honky Tonk Ranch.” Each episode of “Honky Tonk Ranch” enthralls viewers with the unpredictable misadventures of the Bellamys attempting to balance their globe-trotting touring schedule while also running their sprawling family ranch in south Florida. The show was originally broadcast on “The Cowboy Channel” (a subsidy of RFD-TV) and streamed around the world. Season two of “Honky Tonk Ranch” airs now on Thursday evenings at 8:30 p.m. ET on the Circle Network and will also be available for worldwide streaming in the very near future.</p><p>The Bellamy Brothers celebrated their 40th anniversary with the release of a two-CD collection, <em>40 years</em>, an ambitious project containing 20 of their biggest hits and 20 brand-new songs. In 2019, the Bellamys released <em>Over the Moon </em>as well as their first book <em>Let Your Love Flow – the Life and </em><em>Times of The Bellamy Brothers</em>. The book is about two Florida cowboys who journeyed from country poverty to worldwide musical stardom because they had the talent and because it never occurred to them, they couldn’t make it.</p><p>Their most recent project, <em>Bucket List,</em> debuted in July of 2020 with “Rednecks (Lookin’ for Paychecks),” a timely take on the current situation, leading the EP. <em>Bucket List</em> also includes “No Country Music For Old Men,” a collaboration with longtime friend John Anderson inspired by the loss of Kenny Rogers, and more light-hearted songs like “Lay Low, Stay High,” which ties into Howard and David’s recent partnership with the Florida-based medical marijuana company, Trulieve, on their flower product line Old Hippie Stash.</p> 2022-11-08 23:59:00 -0600
11/17/237:00 p.m.First Avenue ClubIowa City -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-03-26 16:00:00 -0500
3/26/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-04-02 16:00:00 -0500
4/02/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-04-09 16:00:00 -0500
4/09/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-04-16 16:00:00 -0500
4/16/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-04-23 16:00:00 -0500
4/23/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-04-30 16:00:00 -0500
4/30/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-05-07 16:00:00 -0500
5/07/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-05-14 16:00:00 -0500
5/14/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
Grief Share at Calvary Baptist Church
<p>Loss of a Spouse- Sunday February 19, 2023 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM</p><p>Sunday February 26, 2023 from 2:00 PM 4:00 PM</p><p><br></p><p>Grief Share Series Begins for 13 Sundays as follows:</p><p>March 5, 2023 --- 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM and continues every Sunday</p><p>2:00PM to 4:00 Pm with the last session May 28, 2023.</p> 2023-05-21 16:00:00 -0500
5/21/232:00 p.m.Calvary Baptist ChurchCedar Rapids -
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FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ- APRIL
<p>What better way to start each month, than an evening of jazz at the Opus Concert Café. Offering an eclectic mix of the Corridor’s best jazz soloists and ensembles, each month features a new musical talent and their tribute to the genre that has defied the eras. </p><p>April features "Chris Merz- Shorter Stories".</p>3/31/235:00 p.m.Opus Concert CaféCedar Rapids -
FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ- MAY
<p>What better way to start each month, than an evening of jazz at the Opus Concert Café. Offering an eclectic mix of the Corridor’s best jazz soloists and ensembles, each month features a new musical talent and their tribute to the genre that has defied the eras. </p><p>May features "Jim Dreier".</p>5/05/235:00 p.m.Opus Concert CaféCedar Rapids -
FIRST FRIDAY JAZZ- JUNE
<p>What better way to start each month, than an evening of jazz at the Opus Concert Café. Offering an eclectic mix of the Corridor’s best jazz soloists and ensembles, each month features a new musical talent and their tribute to the genre that has defied the eras. </p><p>June features "Wave Cage".</p>6/02/235:00 p.m.Opus Concert CaféCedar Rapids -
First Friday home School Open Studio
<p>Join us on the first Friday of every month for Homeschool Open Studio! Students K-12 are welcome to join us and explore everything our studios has to offer! We have a music studio downstairs and full art studio upstairs.</p><p><strong>Notice: Location will be changing to 1847 E Ave NE to accommodate more students. </strong></p><p><strong>K-12 Students only please, our space is not toddler proofed for the younger ones. Max Capacity is 40 for the building.</strong></p><p><br></p> 2023-04-07 15:00:00 -0500
4/07/231:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
First Friday home School Open Studio
<p>Join us on the first Friday of every month for Homeschool Open Studio! Students K-12 are welcome to join us and explore everything our studios has to offer! We have a music studio downstairs and full art studio upstairs.</p><p><strong>Notice: Location will be changing to 1847 E Ave NE to accommodate more students. </strong></p><p><strong>K-12 Students only please, our space is not toddler proofed for the younger ones. Max Capacity is 40 for the building.</strong></p><p><br></p> 2023-05-05 15:00:00 -0500
5/05/231:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
First Friday home School Open Studio
<p>Join us on the first Friday of every month for Homeschool Open Studio! Students K-12 are welcome to join us and explore everything our studios has to offer! We have a music studio downstairs and full art studio upstairs.</p><p><strong>Notice: Location will be changing to 1847 E Ave NE to accommodate more students. </strong></p><p><strong>K-12 Students only please, our space is not toddler proofed for the younger ones. Max Capacity is 40 for the building.</strong></p><p><br></p> 2023-06-02 15:00:00 -0500
6/02/231:00 p.m.Eastern Iowa Arts Academy Music and Arts StudioCedar Rapids -
Lorrie Morgan Live at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City
<p>The Club welcomes Lorrie Morgan with special guest (to be announced) on Friday, June 16th. TABLE OPTIONS: Reserved Tables for 2,4, 6 or 8 with tickets available. General Admission Ticket with Seat at a Table (seated with other patrons) $30. Doors are 7:00. The show starts at 8:00. This is an all ages show.</p><p>Tickets: https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/lorrie-morgan/337?cs=true&cst=custom</p><p>BIO:</p><p>She is undeniably one of the most eloquently emotive vocalists of modern times.</p><p>Lorrie Morgan, the first woman in her genre to begin her career with three consecutive Platinum albums, is back in the studio with award-winning producer Richard Landis, working on a new album. It is sure to be yet another collection showcasing the rainbow of emotions, from darkest heartache to bright, shiny humor, that is the hallmark of Morgan’s range.</p><p>“Where I am in my life right now, I’m not afraid to express what I feel,” she says. “I’m not afraid to express my views on anything, especially on being a woman and my experiences in this business and in life.”</p><p>She has been a daughter, a bride, a mother, a divorcee, a widow, a single mother, a breadwinner and, ultimately, a survivor. In many ways, Lorrie is a living, breathing country song, and she knows what she sings.</p><p>“I didn’t want to just do another album. I want it to be something that really moves me. When I listened to songs for it, I’d think, ‘No, not that one. I’m not going to be able to sing that one, because I’m not going to be able to feel it.’ It is very important to me for this album to reflect the things that I am feeling today.”</p><p>Morgan is known for her lustrous vocal phrasing and the down-to-earth believability of her torchy performances. On records such as “A Picture of Me Without You” and “I Guess You Had to Be There,” the ache is palpable. She is feisty and sassy on “Watch Me,” “What Part of No” “Five Minutes” and “I Didn’t Know My Own Strength.” She has kicked up her stiletto heels in fun on her hits “Except for Monday” and “Go Away.” On her epic “Something in Red” she is an honest, struggling everywoman.</p><p>In addition to the project with Landis, Lorrie is excited to be co-writing a second project in collaboration with Larry Gatlin.</p><p>Recently in Nashville, Morgan commanded a stage shared by the iconic Judy Collins, in a concert performance honoring the 30th anniversary of LA-based record label, Cleopatra Records. She continues to match any of her earlier efforts, with an emotional range and a stage presence that is as vibrant as ever.</p><p>She is a peerless song interpreter, drawing from a deep personal well that spans enormous tenderness to cheeky hutzpah. Whether covering a classic or sharing one of her own songs, Morgan is truly a song stylist in the grandest tradition.</p><p>“I have always been a songwriter and I do love to write,” she comments. “But I’m only comfortable co-writing with a few people, and I don’t like appointment writing at all. Plus, I’m not one of those people who says, ‘If I didn’t write it, I’m not going to record it.’ If somebody else’s song is better, I’m going to record it and not my own.”</p><p>Lorrie Morgan has been around great songs all her life. She is a Nashville native who is the daughter of Country Music Hall of Fame member George Morgan. She made her debut on the Grand Ole Opry stage at age 13, singing “Paper Roses.” Her father died suddenly of a heart attack at age 51. She was l6 at the time and just beginning her musical career. Lorrie Morgan began making her own records shortly thereafter and was inducted into the Grand Ole Opry at just 24 years old.</p><p>Morgan married fellow country singer Keith Whitley in 1986. She was signed to RCA Records in 1987, and her onslaught of hits began the following year. Whitley’s tragic death of an alcohol overdose in 1989 left her a widowed working mother. Their duet “Til a Tear Becomes a Rose” earned her a 1990 CMA award.</p><p>Her first three albums, Leave the Light On (1989), Something in Red (1991) and Watch Me (1992), all earned Platinum Record awards. Her Greatest Hits collection (1999) is also Platinum. War Paint (1994), Greater Need (1996) and Shakin’ Things Up (1997) are all Gold Record winners.</p><p>She sang “The Sad Cafe” on Common Threads: Songs of the Eagles, which was named the CMA Album of the Year in 1994. Country fans voted Lorrie Morgan their TNN/Music City News Female Vocalist of the Year in 1994, 1996, 1997 and 1998.</p> 2023-02-09 23:59:00 -0600
6/16/237:00 p.m.First Avenue ClubIowa City -
Click, Click, Boom! SALIVA Live at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City
<p>Saliva with special guest TBA invade the club on Saturday, June 3rd. General Admission Tickets are $20 (plus $3 service fee). Reserved Table for 4 with tickets are $110 (plus $10 service fee). Doors 7PM and the show is 8PM. All ages show (under 18 must be accompanied by a parent).</p><p>Tickets: https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/saliva/329?cs=true&cst=custom</p><p>BIO:</p><p>After acquiring front man Bobby Amaru in 2011, Saliva became infused with new blood, energy, and spirit. The same energy launched Saliva’s career in 2001 with the release, _Every Six Seconds – a certified Double Platinum-selling album, containing the hits, “Click Click Boom” and 2002 Grammy nominated, “Your Disease.” Saliva’s in-your-face, anthemic writing style continued with a certified Gold-selling album *Back in to Your System_ with hits: “Always,” “Raise Up,” and the Nikki Sixx co-written, “Rest In Pieces.”*</p><p>Saliva will continue to release tracks and ultimately a full album in Spring of 2023. The new music has a contemporary feel but sticks to the blue collar roots that their fans love.</p><p>Saliva is Brad Stewart (bass), Wayne Swinny (guitar), Sammi Jo Bishop (drums) and Bobby Amaru (vocals).</p> 2023-02-09 23:59:00 -0600
6/03/237:00 p.m.First Avenue ClubIowa City -
Jason Boland & The Stragglers Live at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City
<p>Jason Boland & The Stragglers return to the club on Friday, September 8th. Angela Meyer will open the show. General Admission tickets: $21 (includes a $3 Service Fee). Table for 4 with tickets is just $100. Doors are 7:00 and the show is 8:00. </p><p>Tickets: https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/jason-boland-the-stragglers-delectric-tour/335?cs=true&cst=custom</p><p>Get ready for the gritty, thundering Country music Jason Boland and the Stragglers have sharpened over almost 20 years’ worth of selling out roomy venues and commanding stages across the nation. And new album Squelch provides the ideal vehicle. “We’re just trying to make something that we’re proud of,” lead songwriter and vocalist Boland says. “If any more people want to take notice of it, they’re welcome.” Since coming together in Stillwater, Oklahoma, Boland and his tightknit crew have sold more than half a million albums independently and earned a devoted following that’s swelled far beyond the band’s red dirt roots. At a Stragglers show, oil patch roughnecks, hippies, college kids, and intelligentsia all sway side-by-side like a traveling reincarnation of Austin’s Armadillo World Headquarters in its cosmic cowboy, Willie Nelson heyday. While the Stragglers draw from rock and folk, make no mistake: they traffic in unfiltered, unfettered honky-tonk, raw and lean. Equal parts subtle, meditative, and snarling, and often wickedly funny, Squelch is a deeply rooted exercise in exhuming beauty by trading smoke and mirrors for what’s real. “We pay homage, but we don’t want to copy or be a throwback act,” Boland says. “All you can do is try to take the music that inspires you and take it further. And make it personal.” If he has felt any pressure to make his “personal” what others have in mind, it doesn’t show. Boland has never constructed an identity or sound for mass or even niche consumption. He is who he is, and he’s all in.</p> 2023-02-09 23:59:00 -0600
9/08/237:00 p.m.First Avenue ClubIowa City -
Geoff Tate (Queensryche former lead singer) Operation Mindcrime Live at the First Avenue Club in Iowa City
<p>Geoff Tate (OPERATION MINDCRIME) in concert on Friday, September 29th. General Admission Standing Only tickets $23 ($20 plus $3 service fee). Reserved table for 4 with tickets $130. There are 15 pub tables on elevated platforms along the two side walls of the club. Doors are 7:00 and the show is 8:00. </p><p>Tickets: https://first-avenue-club.square.site/product/geoff-tate-operation-mindcrime/339?cs=true&cst=custom</p><p>Multi-platinum selling, Grammy nominated singer/songwriter Geoff Tate is best known for his 30-plus years as the creative and driving force behind the progressive metal band Queensryche. Since its inception with Geoff at the helm, Queensryche has sold over 20 million albums worldwide and has performed in upwards of fifty countries. Geoff is regarded as one of the most skilled vocalists in the genre with hundreds of modern, popular artists citing him and his former band as a major influence. Combining social consciousness and expertly crafted lyrics with high-energy, melodically complex music, Queensryche with Geoff Tate at the forefront became internationally recognized as the thinking man’s rock band.</p> 2023-02-09 23:59:00 -0600
9/29/237:00 p.m.First Avenue ClubIowa City -
LADOS (Life After Death of Spouse)
<p>LADOS (LIfe After Death of Spouse)</p><p>A grief support group that meets the second Tuesday afternoon of each month for fellowship, support, socialization and special guest speakers. </p><p>Bonnie Fritz 319-396-4968</p> 2023-04-11 16:00:00 -05004/11/232:00 p.m.St. Mark's Lutheran ChurchMarion -
LADOS (Life After Death of Spouse)
<p>LADOS (LIfe After Death of Spouse)</p><p>A grief support group that meets the second Tuesday afternoon of each month for fellowship, support, socialization and special guest speakers. </p><p>Bonnie Fritz 319-396-4968</p> 2023-05-09 16:00:00 -05005/09/232:00 p.m.St. Mark's Lutheran ChurchMarion -
LADOS (Life After Death of Spouse)
<p>LADOS (LIfe After Death of Spouse)</p><p>A grief support group that meets the second Tuesday afternoon of each month for fellowship, support, socialization and special guest speakers. </p><p>Bonnie Fritz 319-396-4968</p> 2023-06-13 16:00:00 -05006/13/232:00 p.m.St. Mark's Lutheran ChurchMarion -
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Basket Bonanza
<p>Basket Bonanza will be held at Noelridge Christian Church Thursday, March 30 Noon to 8pm, Friday, March 31 9am to 6pm and Saturday, April 1 9am to 3pm. This community fundraiser will support Community Health Free Clinic in Cedar Rapids. Over 200 Gift Baskets for all occasions will be available for your shopping fun. Coffee and Cookies will be served. </p> 2023-03-06 20:00:00 -0600
3/30/2312:00 p.m.Noelridge Christian ChurchCedar Rapids -
"Peter and the Starcatcher"
<ul><li>Cornell College Visiting Artist Patrick DuLaney will direct the Tony Award-winning play is based on the best-selling novels, which upend the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. Performances are in Plumb-Fleming Black Box Studio.</li></ul>
4/27/237:30 p.m.First Presbyterian ChurchMount Vernon -
"Peter and the Starcatcher"
<ul><li>Cornell College Visiting Artist Patrick DuLaney will direct the Tony Award-winning play is based on the best-selling novels, which upend the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. Performances are in Plumb-Fleming Black Box Studio.</li></ul>
4/30/232:00 p.m.First Presbyterian ChurchMount Vernon -
"Peter and the Starcatcher"
<ul><li>Cornell College Visiting Artist Patrick DuLaney will direct the Tony Award-winning play is based on the best-selling novels, which upend the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. Performances are in Plumb-Fleming Black Box Studio.</li></ul>
4/28/237:30 p.m.First Presbyterian ChurchMount Vernon -
"Peter and the Starcatcher"
<ul><li>Cornell College Visiting Artist Patrick DuLaney will direct the Tony Award-winning play is based on the best-selling novels, which upend the century-old story of how a miserable orphan boy becomes the legendary Peter Pan. Performances are in Plumb-Fleming Black Box Studio.</li></ul>
4/29/237:30 p.m.First Presbyterian ChurchMount Vernon -
Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt
<p>Join us for a family-friendly Easter Egg Scavenger Hunt!</p><p>Come ready to explore and search both indoors and outdoors, receive prizes and visit the photo booth.</p><p>All ages welcome!</p><p>Please bring a bag or basket, and an adult guardian.<br>Come with the whole family and bring your friends!</p><p>In the event of inclement weather, we will have everything indoors!<br>Updates will be shared via text message, <a href="https://lcrmarion.org/">our website (LCRMarion.org)</a> and our social media.</p> 2023-03-20 11:00:00 -0500
4/08/239:00 a.m.Lutheran Church of the ResurrectionMarion