Here are five things to do this weekend in Iowa City, including 'RENT' at Iowa City Community Theatre
Calling all deadheads, Christmas movie lovers and holiday shoppers.
A Grateful Dead tribute band will take over the Englert Theatre Friday while FilmScene is showing a selection of films perfect for the season.
Plus, there’s another holiday market if you’re still on the hunt for the perfect gift, or unexpectedly have to buy for someone added to your list.
Here are five things to do this weekend in Iowa City.
Winterland at the Englert Theatre
Gift the special deadhead in your life with a ticket to Winterland’s concert at the Englert Theatre Friday.
The tribute band specializes in the Grateful Dead’s catalog and sound from 1969 to the late 1970s.
The Grateful Dead was a rock band formed in 1965 in Northern California, their music fusing folk, bluegrass, jazz, psychedelic rock and more to much success.
The band’s enduring fame and contributions to music earned them a 2007 Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.
Winterland is made up of Stacy Webster on lead guitar and vocals; Byron Stevens on bass guitar and vocals; Kevin Wulf on rhythm guitar; John Mattingly on keyboards and vocals; Sarah Nevins on vocals; Jon Wilson on drums; and Chad Slater-Scott on drums and vocals.
All members are from Iowa, playing over 9 years and over 185 shows, Dan Zehr, a representative for the band, told the Press-Citizen in an email.
The concert starts at 7:30 p.m.
Visit the Englert Theatre’s website to purchase tickets.
‘RENT’ by Iowa City Community Theatre
The award-winning musical “RENT” returns for its second weekend in Iowa City, presented by Iowa City Community Theatre.
“RENT” follows a year in the lives of a group of artistic, impoverished friends set in the East Village of New York City navigating love, HIV/AIDS and society in the late 1980s.
The musical won several awards including the Pulitzer Prize for Drama, a Tony Award for Best Musical and was adapted into a film directed by Chris Columbus.
This production is directed by Jacy Fitzpatrick with musical direction by Greg Tucker.
Performances are Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2 p.m.
Visit Iowa City Community Theatre’s website to purchase tickets.
Holiday classics at FilmScene
Why spend another second in the cold when you could be inside FilmScene watching a holiday classic with popcorn in hand.
Whether you’re more of a “Die Hard” fan or in the mood for the Donna Reed classic “It’s A Wonderful Life,” Iowa City’s nonprofit theater has a selection of Christmas films to enjoy beginning this weekend.
Here’s what’s playing this weekend if you want to get in the merry mood:
“The Nightmare Before Christmas”
Dec. 16 at 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 17 at 4 p.m.
Dec. 20 at 6:30 p.m.
“Die Hard”
Dec. 16 at 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 at 6:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 at 3:45 p.m.
“Home Alone”
Dec. 17 at 1:30 p.m.
Dec. 19 at 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 at 6:40 p.m.
Dec. 22 at 1 p.m.
“It’s a Wonderful Life”
Dec. 17 at 7 p.m.
Dec. 18 at 4 p.m.
Dec. 21 at 12:30 p.m.
Dec. 22 at 7:30 p.m.
“Fanny and Alexander”
Dec. 18 at 2 p.m.
Dec. 22 at 3:30 p.m.
“Tokyo Godfathers”
Dec. 18 at 7 p.m.
Dec. 20 at 3:30 p.m.
Dec. 21 at 9:15 p.m.
Visit FilmScene’s website to purchase tickets.
‘A Mentor’s Gift’ and ‘Collectivity is Flux’ at Public Space One
A joint exhibit centered on printmaking is now on display at Public Space One through early January.
Cory Christiansen is the artist behind “A Mentor’s Gift,” a show in memory of his friend and mentor, Jon Fasanelli-Cawelti.
Fasanelli-Cawelti was a Muscatine artist and master printmaker who practiced the printmaking method intaglio in which a person will incise an image onto the surface of plate such as copper or aluminum. The ink collects into the incisions and is printed on a paper by applying pressure.
His work, two of his books and a rare video of him explaining the process can be viewed at the exhibit.
Part of “A Mentor’s Gift” invites viewers to try their hand at printmaking, regardless of previous experience or skill level.
Laid across Public Space One’s floor are a series of stations and tools with instructions all for the purpose of learning printmaking. For example, viewers can make indentations on plates or use electric engravers to produce their own design on a plate.
On Dec. 27 and 28, people are invited to pull a print from one of the plates at the Iowa City Press Co-op located next door.
Also on display is “Collectivity is Flux,” which displays prints by over a dozen artists.
The two exhibits will be on display at Public Space One’s 229 N. Gilbert St. location through Jan. 6 during the hours 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Fridays and 12 p.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays.
Visit Public Space One’s website for more information.
Holiday Market at the Robert A. Lee Recreation Center
The Robert A. Lee Recreation Center will host another holiday market Saturday, perfect for any last minute gift shopping.
Folks can purchase a variety of handcrafted, seasonal gifts and food from local vendors.
There is no entry fee for the holiday market.
The holiday market will be from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m.
Visit Iowa City’s website for more information about upcoming events.
Paris Barraza covers entertainment, lifestyle and arts at the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Reach her at PBarraza@press-citizen.com or (319) 519-9731. Follow her on Twitter @ParisBarraza.
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