🏒 Apr. 10 - 13 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

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FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Hockey Hits & Hoppy Happenings

Iowa Heartlanders | Fri., 7:00pm & Sat., 6:00pm |📍Xtream Arena
🏒 You have two chances to see the Heartlanders this weekend— and tickets are going fast! 🎟️ Saturday is their Fan Appreciation Game with the last pregame party of the season from 3–5pm! Games, live music, player meet & greets, and more!

More fun for the fam:

• Thursday, 3:45pm: #TBT Movie - Flubber (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Friday, 10:00 - 12:00pm: Tot Time (Solon Community Center)

• Saturday, 8:00 - 11:00am: Easter Bunny Breakfast (N. Dodge Hy-Vee)

• Saturday, 8:00 - 11:00am: KCRG Weather Team (Crosspark Rd. Hy-Vee)

• Saturday, 8:00 - 12:00pm: Bunny Clue Trail (NL Community Center)

• Saturday, 9:30am: Movie Morning - Fern Gully (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Saturday, 9:30am: Music4Tots (Music4Life)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 1:00pm: Kids DIY Projects (Lowe’s)

• Saturday, 10:30am: Story Time (IC, NL, and Coralville Libraries)

• Saturday, 10:30am: Movie Morning - Garfield (Oxford Library)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 1:00pm: TAKO Shed Hunt (Goose Lake Pond Site)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 3:00pm: Hoppin’ Hounds Adoption Event (Theisen’s)

• Saturday, 6:00 - 8:30pm: Fun For All Night (Solon Comm. Center)

• Sat. & Sun., Times Vary: The Picture Show - Follow That Bird (FilmScene)

• Sunday, 9:45am: Underwater Egg Hunt (NL Pool & Aquatic Center)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Sunday Fun Day Craft (ICPL)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Spice Up Your Weekend

I Love The 90’s Brunch | Sat., 10:00 - 2:00pm | 📍 Cedar Ridge
🥂 Tell us what you want, what you really, really want... a ‘90s brunch with glittery cocktails, Cinnamon Toast Crunch donut holes, and Spice Girl Spritzes? Lace up those Doc Martens, pop in your butterfly clips, and let’s brunch like it’s 1999.

More outing ideas:

• Thursday, 5:00 - 9:00pm: Thursday Open Hours (Walker Homestead)

• Thursday, 7:00 & 9:00pm: Gaby Moreno (Hancher)

• Thursday, 7:30pm: An Evening with David Sedaris (The Englert Theatre)

• Friday, 9:00pm: Salsa Night (Wildwood BBQ & Saloon)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 5:00pm: Boutique Bus Crawl (Vault Boutique)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 2:00pm: I Love The 90’s Brunch (Cedar Ridge)

• Saturday, 6:30pm: Belly Dancer Show (Tavern Blue)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 5:00pm: Spring Wine Party (Brix Wine Bar)

• Sunday, 2:30pm: Wine Club (Watermill Kitchen + Bar)

• All Weekend, Times Vary: We’ll Get Back To You (The James)

• All Weekend, Times Vary: Rita & La Colombe (CCPA)

• All Weekend: 11:00 - 2:00pm: Boozy Brunch (The Box Iowa City)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Caitlin Roach w/ Rachel Yoder (Prairie Lights Bookstore)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 4:00pm: Open House (NL UI Health Care Medical Center)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 3:00pm: Mini-Golf Competition (PinSeekers)

• Saturday, 3:00pm: Posy Pages (Posy Bakery & Cakes)

• Saturday, 5:00pm: Urban Chestnut Beer Release (Club 76)

• Sunday, 7:15 - 4:00pm: Iowa Region AutoX Event (IC Municipal Airport)

• Sunday, 12:30pm: Earth Day Seeding (Grow Johnson County)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: National Scrabble Day (ICPL)

GIVING BACK 🤝

• Thursday, 10:00 - 2:00pm: Blood Drive (UI Downtown Medical Center)

• Thursday, All Day: Dine Out for Education (Varying Restaurants)

• Friday, 6:00 - 10:00pm: Sweets for Success (Little Lights on the Lane)

• Friday, 7:30pm: Golden Alexander for Bright Future (ICPL)

• Saturday, 8:30am: DVIP Shop for Shelter (Crosspark Rd. Hy-Vee)

• Saturday, 9:00am: Coralville Lake Volunteer Event (Coralville Lake)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Sugar Bottom Trail Day (Solon)

GETTING CREATIVE 🎨

• Friday, 1:30 - 3:30pm: Paper Quilting (Swisher Library)

• Saturday, 12:00pm: Easter Cookie Decorating Class (Rayo’s)

• Sunday, 12:00pm: Cake Decorating Class (Dodge St. Coffeehouse)

• Sunday, 12:00pm: Roll Into Spring Class (Thai Spice Express)

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Drawing Salon (UI Stanley Museum of Art)

• All Weekend, Times Vary: Beadology Classes (Beadology)

BINGO, TRIVIA & MORE 🎉

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Trivia Night (PinSeekers)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Trivia Night (Barrel House)

• Thursday, 7:30pm: Karaoke Night (Tavern Blue)

• Friday, 7:30pm: TV Trivia Night (First Avenue Club)

• Saturday, 7:00pm: Music Bingo (First Avenue Club)

FISH FRIES 🍤

• Friday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Fish Fry (Swisher American Legion)

• Friday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Friday Night Fish Fry (Solon American Legion)

• Friday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Fish Fry (Regina Catholic)

AND GO SPORTS ⚾

• Friday, 5:00pm: UI Women’s Tennis vs. UCLA (Iowa City)

• Sunday, 12:00pm: UI Women’s Tennis vs. USC (Iowa City)

• All Weekend, Times Vary: UI Baseball vs. Nebraska (Duane Banks)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Blame Papa | Cedar Ridge | 6:00 - 9:00pm
🎵 Asking For a Friend | La Wine Bar | 7:00pm
🎭 Don’t Tell Comedy | Iowa City | 8:00pm
🎤 Karaoke Night | Club 76 | 8:00pm
🎵Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵Live Music | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Tangle Creek | Cedar Ridge | 5:00pm
🎵 Matt Wood Band | Club 76 | 6:00pm
🎵 Danny Whitson | Shuey’s Restaurant | 7:00pm
🎵 The Weather Station | Hancher | 7:30pm
🎭 Lady Frankly Improv | Willow Creek Theatre Co. | 7:30pm
🎵 The Beakers Brothers Band | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Nirvomit | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎤 Karaoke Night | J&A Tap | 9:00pm
🎵 Bill Shannon & Sean Seaton | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SUNDAY
🎵 Johnson Clay | Field Day Brewing Co. | 3:00pm
🎺 ICCSO Spring Concert: Brass Roots | The Englert | 3:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 6:30pm
🎻 The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra | Hancher | 7:30pm
🎵The Young Dubliners | Wildwood | 8:00pm

NEXT WEEK 📅

No #SundayScaries! Here are a few things to look forward to next week:

• Apr. 14: Veggie Garden Basics | Coralville Library | 4:00 - 6:00pm

• Apr. 15: Book Matters UI Author Celebration | Old Capitol Museum | 4:30pm

• Apr. 15: First Nations | Swisher Library | 6:30pm

• Apr. 16: Sip ‘N Paint Spring Flowers | Vue Rooftop | 6:00pm

• Apr. 16: James McCurty | Wildwood | 8:00pm

• Apr. 16: Open Blues Jam | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

• Apr. 17: Swisher Sip & Shop | Downtown Swisher | 4:00 - 7:00pm

• Apr. 17: Spring Charcuterie Workshop | White Pumpkin Studio | 6:00pm

• Apr. 17: Pour Your Own Epoxy | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm

And for the kiddos:

• Apr. 14: Tweendom DIY Scrapbook | NL Library | 4:30pm

• Apr. 15: Graham Cracker Art | NL Library | 4:30pm

• Apr. 15: Easter Marshmallow Magic | Springmier Comm. Library | 5:30pm

• Apr. 16: Wack Wednesday Craft Day | Oxford Library | 1:30pm

• Apr. 16: Easter Egg Hunt | Solon United Methodist Church | 6:30pm

• Apr. 17: The Picture Show - Follow That Bird | FilmScene | 3:30pm

And Who Are We?
We’re Hayley and Andy, parents of two toddlers and lovers of Johnson County. We’re always planning our next outing and exploring what’s new locally. Living in the area for almost 20 years, The JoCo Know is a passion project for us and is truly an extension of what we love to do - plan, explore, enjoy, and repeat.

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