Local Eat and Drink Events
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Thew Brewing Company Comedy Open Mic
<p>Our comedy mic is getting bigger and better every week! Sign up from 6:30-7:00, show from 7:00-9:00. If you're not into performing, just come by and support our great local talent - plus, full pours are $1 off all night. </p> 2021-06-29 21:00:00 -0500
6/29/217:00 p.m.Thew Brewing CompanyCedar Rapids -
Order Local Foods with Field to Family's Online Farmers Market
<div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="88f29-0-0"><p>Field to Family’s contact-free Online Farmers Market is occurring weekly in Iowa City. Customers can shop seasonal produce, meat, dairy plant starts and value-added food and farm products from 35 enrolled vendors.</p></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0">The order period is open between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday weekly at <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/">orders.fieldtofamily.org.</a> Make sure you’re <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/Account/Register">registered as a customer</a> to get an alert when the next shopping period starts. </p><p>Customers will pick up their orders on Saturdays at the Johnson County Health and Human Services (HHS) parking ramp off S. Clinton Street in Iowa City. </p><p>Field to Family, the nonprofit running the virtual markets, aims to provide consumer education about seasonal eating and local foods and expand access to farm products from in the area.</p><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><br></p></div>
6/22/2112:00 p.m.Field to FamilyIowa City -
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Bourbon and Blues Fest 2021
<p>Cedar Ridge is hosting its 12<sup>th</sup> Annual Bourbon and Blues Fest July 2-5 in Swisher, Iowa.</p><p>In addition to the free music all day at Cedar Ridge, this year the community event is expanding to include two shows at DanceMor Ballroom in downtown Swisher. Dubbed, “Barn Jams After Dark” will feature Kris Lager Band on Friday, July 2, and Mike Zito & His Big Blues Band AND Kevin Burt on Saturday, July 3.</p><p>Bourbon and Blues began in 2010 to celebrate Cedar Ridge’s first release of bourbon in Iowa. The event features the brand’s locally produced spirits and local, regional, and national blues musicians highlighting a range of talented artists. Annually, nearly 8,000 people come to Swisher, Iowa to celebrate.</p><p>www.bourbonandbluesfest.com</p> 2021-05-24 21:00:00 -0500
7/02/211:00 p.m.Cedar Ridge Distillery & WinerySwisher -
Thew Brewing Company Comedy Open Mic
<p>Our comedy mic is getting bigger and better every week! Sign up from 6:30-7:00, show from 7:00-9:00. If you're not into performing, just come by and support our great local talent - plus, full pours are $1 off all night. </p> 2021-06-22 21:00:00 -0500
6/22/217:00 p.m.Thew Brewing CompanyCedar Rapids -
Order Local Foods with Field to Family's Online Farmers Market
<div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="88f29-0-0"><p>Field to Family’s contact-free Online Farmers Market is occurring weekly in Iowa City. Customers can shop seasonal produce, meat, dairy plant starts and value-added food and farm products from 35 enrolled vendors.</p></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0">The order period is open between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday weekly at <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/">orders.fieldtofamily.org.</a> Make sure you’re <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/Account/Register">registered as a customer</a> to get an alert when the next shopping period starts. </p><p>Customers will pick up their orders on Saturdays at the Johnson County Health and Human Services (HHS) parking ramp off S. Clinton Street in Iowa City. </p><p>Field to Family, the nonprofit running the virtual markets, aims to provide consumer education about seasonal eating and local foods and expand access to farm products from in the area.</p><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><br></p></div>
6/23/2112:00 p.m.Field to FamilyIowa City -
Build Your Own Salad Planter
<p>Join Feed Iowa First and Moss Plant Shop to create your own salad planter. The bowls will consist of multi-variety greens in a stunning 10" charcoal terracotta bowl that will look beautiful indoors or on the front porch. Learn how to plant and care for greens and enjoy a summer of continual fresh greens.</p><p>Purchase tickets on mossplantshop.com </p> 2021-06-09 20:00:00 -0500
6/24/217:00 p.m.Kosek BandstandCedar Rapids -
Brad & Kate - Fireside Winery
<p>We're excited to bring you live music with Brad & Kate! This fun duo brings a mix of all music sure to get everyone dancing. </p><ul><li><p>TICKETS Cost for tickets are $10. A week before the event, tickets will go up to $20. This is a limited availability, ticketed event. Tickets are capped at 4 per person.</p></li><li><p>FOOD Food provided by One More Bite & ZZnT. Fireside does not allow guests to bring outside food or beverages on premise. Violators of this policy may be asked to leave.</p></li><li><p>WHAT TO BRING We strongly encourage you to bring your own lawn chair & your favorite wine glass. For our guests safety, we only provide plastic tumbler glasses for music events.</p></li><li><p>SEATING OPTIONS Seating is first come, first serve however we do have a few areas available to rent and reserve for the night. *Tickets must be purchased in order to make a reservation. For reservation information, contact us at events@firesidewinery.com or (319) 662-4222</p></li><li><p>TRANSFERING TICKETS: If you cannot make the event and would like to transfer your tickets to another person, it must be approved by a Fireside Winery Staff. If it is not, the tickets will be VOID.</p></li></ul> 2021-03-08 22:00:00 -0600
8/07/217:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Foraging Urban Wild Edibles at Prairiewoods
<p>Come walk with us! Join Jen Kardos and Fred Meyer at Prairiewoods (120 East Boyson Road in Hiawatha) as we meander and munch and learn to identify the most common wild edibles found in an urban backyard, as well as cultivated herbs and berries integrated into Prairiewoods’ Garden of Eat’n. We will create and sample simple delicious snacks and drinks by blending our foraged bounty with familiar veggies and culinary herbs. Recipes, informational handouts and book recommendations will be provided. Planned dishes include a detoxing greens drink, foraged pesto and a juneberry crisp. Please dress for hands-on, outdoor learning. Tell us at registration if mobility accommodations may be needed, as we will cover quite a bit of ground during the class. The cost is $15, and registration and payment are required by Friday at noon. For more information or to register, contact Prairiewoods at www.Prairiewoods.org or 319-395-6700.</p> 2021-04-17 12:00:00 -0500
6/26/218:00 a.m.Prairiewoods Franciscan Spirituality CenterHiawatha -
Marion Farmers Market
<p>Marion Farmers Market provides fresh produce, meats, baked goods, flowers, handmade items and more. Saturdays from 8-11 May 1- Sept 25 at Taube Park.</p> 2021-06-26 23:00:00 -0500
6/26/218:00 p.m.Taube ParkMarion -
Live Music by Shaniah Paige
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
6/27/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Order Local Foods with Field to Family's Online Farmers Market
<div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="88f29-0-0"><p>Field to Family’s contact-free Online Farmers Market is occurring weekly in Iowa City. Customers can shop seasonal produce, meat, dairy plant starts and value-added food and farm products from 35 enrolled vendors.</p></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0">The order period is open between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday weekly at <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/">orders.fieldtofamily.org.</a> Make sure you’re <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/Account/Register">registered as a customer</a> to get an alert when the next shopping period starts. </p><p>Customers will pick up their orders on Saturdays at the Johnson County Health and Human Services (HHS) parking ramp off S. Clinton Street in Iowa City. </p><p>Field to Family, the nonprofit running the virtual markets, aims to provide consumer education about seasonal eating and local foods and expand access to farm products from in the area.</p><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><br></p></div>
6/29/2112:00 p.m.Field to FamilyIowa City -
Order Local Foods with Field to Family's Online Farmers Market
<div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="88f29-0-0"><p>Field to Family’s contact-free Online Farmers Market is occurring weekly in Iowa City. Customers can shop seasonal produce, meat, dairy plant starts and value-added food and farm products from 35 enrolled vendors.</p></div><div data-block="true" data-editor="ap497" data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0">The order period is open between noon Tuesday and noon Wednesday weekly at <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/">orders.fieldtofamily.org.</a> Make sure you’re <a href="https://orders.fieldtofamily.org/Account/Register">registered as a customer</a> to get an alert when the next shopping period starts. </p><p>Customers will pick up their orders on Saturdays at the Johnson County Health and Human Services (HHS) parking ramp off S. Clinton Street in Iowa City. </p><p>Field to Family, the nonprofit running the virtual markets, aims to provide consumer education about seasonal eating and local foods and expand access to farm products from in the area.</p><p data-offset-key="3m9om-0-0"><br></p></div>
6/30/2112:00 p.m.Field to FamilyIowa City -
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Marion Farmers Market
<p>Marion Farmers Market provides fresh produce, meats, baked goods, flowers, handmade items and more. Saturdays from 8-11 May 1- Sept 25 at Taube Park.</p> 2021-07-03 23:00:00 -0500
7/03/218:00 p.m.Taube ParkMarion -
Richard Blais
<p>Richard Blais is a successful chef, restaurateur, James Beard nominated cookbook author and television personality. Perhaps most recognizable as the winner of Bravo’s <em>Top Chef All-Stars</em>, Blais went on to graduate from the Culinary Institute of America and train at The French Laundry, Daniel, Chez Panisse, and el Bulli. He is a partner at San Diego’s acclaimed restaurant Juniper & Ivy and multiple locations of The Crack Shack, his rapidly expanding fried chicken and egg concept. Blais currently owns and operates Trail Blais, a forward-thinking culinary company that has consulted on, designed, and operated multiple popular eateries. Trail Blais has opened concepts in Columbus, Ohio; Atlanta, Georgia; and St. Louis, Missouri and will be announcing new restaurant projects throughout 2020. Blais is the James Beard Award-nominated author of <em>Try This at Home: Recipes from My Head to Your Plate</em>, as well as his second cookbook, <em>So Good</em>. He frequently makes appearances on such hit Food Network shows as <em>Guy’s Grocery Games</em>, <em>Next Food Network Star</em> and <em>Cooks vs. Cons</em>, to name just a few. In addition, Blais hosts the hit hospitality industry podcast entitled “Starving for Attention” which provides an entertaining, behind-the scenes look into the food industry, and has featured guests including Wylie Dufresne, Grant Achtaz, Andrew Zimmern, Gail Simmons and more. He will be launching a second podcast later this year. When not on set, in the kitchen or at home with his family, Blais may be found traveling cross country performing his live “stand up cooking” show to enthusiastic audiences nationwide.</p><p><br>About the show:<br><br>It will be an interactive live cooking and comedy set. The show features a behind the scenes look at celebrity chef life along with unique cooking techniques and equipment. It is equal parts, cooking, comedy, magic and science. For safety reasons, on-stage food is not served to the crowd.</p>
11/06/218:00 p.m.Riverside Casino & Golf Resort®Riverside -
Live Music by Brad & Kate
<p>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
9/19/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
7/11/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
8/29/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p>Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. </p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
9/26/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Billy Heller
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
10/31/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Justin Goodchild
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. Get here before the music starts to ensure you have plenty of time to sample our wines and pick the perfect seat for your music enjoyment. </span></p><div tabindex="0"><br></div><p></p><p><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
7/25/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Justin Goodchild
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. Get here before the music starts to ensure you have plenty of time to sample our wines and pick the perfect seat for your music enjoyment. </span></p><div tabindex="0"><br></div><p></p><p><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
9/12/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Justin Goodchild
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two. Get here before the music starts to ensure you have plenty of time to sample our wines and pick the perfect seat for your music enjoyment. </span></p><div tabindex="0"><br></div><p></p><p><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
10/17/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Matt & Laurel
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
8/15/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Shaniah Paige
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
8/08/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Live Music by Lewis Knudsen
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
10/03/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
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Live Music by Lewis Knudsen
<p><span dir="auto">Join us for an afternoon of wine, music and friendship. Along with our delicious wine, we encourage you to try an appetizer or two.</span><br><br></p> 2021-02-15 16:00:00 -0600
8/01/211:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Tyler Richton & the High Bank Boys
<p>We're excited to bring you live music with Tyler Richton & the High Bank Boys! We're bringin' true country music back one honky-tonk at a time.</p><ul><li><p>TICKETS Cost for tickets are $10. A week before the event, tickets will go up to $20. This is a limited availability, ticketed event. Tickets are capped at 4 per person.</p></li><li><p>FOOD Food provided by One More Bite & Island Vybz. Fireside does not allow guests to bring outside food or beverages on premise. Violators of this policy may be asked to leave.</p></li><li><p>WHAT TO BRING We strongly encourage you to bring your own lawn chair & your favorite wine glass. For our guests safety, we only provide plastic tumbler glasses for music events.</p></li><li><p>SEATING OPTIONS Seating is first come, first serve however we do have a few areas available to rent and reserve for the night. *Tickets must be purchased in order to make a reservation. For reservation information, contact us at events@firesidewinery.com or (319) 662-4222</p></li><li><p>TRANSFERING TICKETS: If you cannot make the event and would like to transfer your tickets to another person, it must be approved by a Fireside Winery Staff. If it is not, the tickets will be VOID.</p></li></ul><p> </p> 2021-03-08 22:00:00 -0600
8/21/217:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
Exit 185 - Fireside Winery
<p>We're excited to bring you live music with Exit 185! Exit 185 is fun, high energy cover band playing a a wide variety of current and classic pop and rock hits, with just a splash of country mixed in! </p><ul><li><p>TICKETS Cost for tickets are $10. A week before the event, tickets will go up to $20. This is a limited availability, ticketed event. Tickets are capped at 4 per person.</p></li><li><p>FOOD Food provided by One More Bite. Fireside does not allow guests to bring outside food or beverages on premise. Violators of this policy may be asked to leave.</p></li><li><p>WHAT TO BRING We strongly encourage you to bring your own lawn chair & your favorite wine glass. For our guests safety, we only provide plastic tumbler glasses for music events.</p></li><li><p>SEATING OPTIONS Seating is first come, first serve however we do have a few areas available to rent and reserve for the night. *Tickets must be purchased in order to make a reservation. For reservation information, contact us at events@firesidewinery.com or (319) 662-4222</p></li><li><p>TRANSFERING TICKETS: If you cannot make the event and would like to transfer your tickets to another person, it must be approved by a Fireside Winery Staff. If it is not, the tickets will be VOID.</p></li></ul> 2021-03-08 22:00:00 -0600
7/10/217:00 p.m.Fireside WineryMarengo -
KICK Camp: Run Your Restaurant
<p>Come experience a three-part, hands-on, interactive class exploring the world of restaurants, from concept to service. On day one, we’ll hold a discussion of kitchen etiquette, different types possible concepts, reading recipes, and democratic decision on what type of restaurant we would like to create. On day two, we prepare the foods we will create for our restaurant, run through a practice service. On our final day, each student is welcome to invite two guests to come and experience our student built restaurant. Participants will act in all rolls from server to expediter to chef. Ages 8-15.</p> 2021-04-09 12:00:00 -05008/11/218:30 a.m.NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids -
KICK Camp: Run Your Restaurant
<p>Come experience a three-part, hands-on, interactive class exploring the world of restaurants, from concept to service. On day one, we’ll hold a discussion of kitchen etiquette, different types possible concepts, reading recipes, and democratic decision on what type of restaurant we would like to create. On day two, we prepare the foods we will create for our restaurant, run through a practice service. On our final day, each student is welcome to invite two guests to come and experience our student built restaurant. Participants will act in all rolls from server to expediter to chef. Ages 8-15.</p> 2021-08-12 12:00:00 -05008/12/218:30 a.m.NewBo City MarketCedar Rapids