🏒 Apr. 16 - 19 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 

Eat, Explore, Repeat

🍽️ Dine Out for Education | Thursday, All Day | 📍IC, NL & Coralville
Skip the cooking and dine out for a cause. Participating local restaurants will donate 10% of sales to support students across ICCSD. Grab breakfast, lunch, or dinner and help fund extraordinary learning experiences. 📚

More family fun:

• Thursday, 3:30 - 5:00pm: Reading with Maisy (North Liberty Library)

• Friday, 5:30pm: Dream City Cinema - Encanto (Dream City)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 11:00am: Video Game Breakfast (Crosspark Rd Hy-Vee)

• Saturday, 9:30am: Family Movie - Garfield (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Saturday, 10:00am: 29th Annual Powwow (UIowa Fieldhouse)

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

• Saturday, 11:00 - 1:00pm: TAKO Shed Hunt (Creekside Commons)

• Sat. & Sun., 11:00am: The Picture Show - Ferngully (FilmScene)

• Sunday, 10:00 - 12:00pm: Toddler Takeover (Iowa Children’s Museum)

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

• Sunday, 3:00pm: Children’s Author Book Release (Sidekick Coffee & Books)

• Sunday, 4:30pm: Movie Night - Cloudy w/ a Chance of Meatballs (Tavern Blue)

• Sunday, All Day: Sundae Sundays (Big Grove Solon, Big Grove IC)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Laughs, Lights & Late Nights

🎭 Paula Poundstone | April 24, 7:30pm | 📍The Englert Theatre
Known for sharp observations and quick wit, this legendary comedian and beloved panelist from Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! delivers an unforgettable night of smart, spontaneous stand-up that will have you laughing all evening. 🎤 🎤 🎟️

And now for this weekend:

• Thursday, 4:00 - 7:00pm: Swisher Sip & Shop (Downtown Swisher)

• Friday, 7:00 - 10:00pm: After Dark (The Iowa Children’s Museum)

• Friday, 8:00 - 10:00pm: Public Observing Night (Van Allen Observatory)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: Birding 4 Beginners (Liberty Centre Pond)

• Friday & Saturday: UI Alumni Day (Throughout the UI Campus)

• Sunday, 7:30pm: Drag Bingo (Shakespeare’s Pub & Grill)

• All Weekend: Pottery and Splatter Painting (Brush & Barrel)

• All Weekend: Gypsy (The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts)

• All Weekend: The Financé by Emily Bohannon (Riverside Theatre)

• All Weekend: You-Pick Tulips (Wilson’s Orchard)

• All Weekend: Trivia Nights (PinSocial, Barrel House)

GIVING BACK

• Friday, 2:00pm: Backyard Biodiversity Project (Bur Oak Land Trust)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 12:00pm: Spring Highway Cleanup (Solon)

• Sunday, 9:00 - 2:00pm: Rally & Rise for Hunger (Xtream Arena)

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Benefit Concert (Zino Lutheran Church)

• Sunday, 9:00pm: Miss Pickle 2026 (Studio 13)

GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪

• Thursday, 6:30 - 10:30pm: Thursday Night Line Dancing (DanceMor)

• Thursday, 6:45pm: iRest Meditation (Full Moon Studio)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Midwest Rest & Renewal (Heartland Yoga)

• Saturday, 7:30am: Java Jog (Fitness Sports)

• Saturday, 9:00am: Weekend Flow with Betsy & Friends (Heartland Yoga)

• Saturday, 3:00 & 5:30pm: Roller Skating (Robert A. Lee Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 4:00pm: Sound Meditation w/ Tina McCoy (Heartland Yoga)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

• Friday, 1:00 - 3:30pm: Friday Crafternoons (UI Stanley Museum of Art)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 5:00pm: Craft Supply Swap (North Liberty Library)

• Saturday, 11:00am: Cookie Decorating Class (Big Grove Brewery)

• Sunday, 11:00am: Tools without Tears (Big Picture Studio & Gallery)

• Sunday, 12:00pm: Fundamentals of Metal Working (Beadology)

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

• Sunday, 3:00pm: Beeswax Wraps (Izzys Treasures West Branch)

• Sunday, 3:30pm: Amateur Artisan Workshop - Quilling (Mosaic)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

• Thursday, 11:00am: Work from the Brewery (Big Grove IC)

• Thursday, 4:30pm: Networking on the Rocks (Copper Boar)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Levitt Lecture - Sandra Sawatzky (Stanley Museum of Art)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Novel Conversations (Coralville Public Library)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Author Convo - Willa Goodfellow (Prairie Lights)

• Friday, 9:00pm: Friday Night Karaoke (Solon American Legion)

• Saturday, 11:00am: We the People (Big Grove Iowa City)

• Saturday, 12:00 - 1:30pm: Taylor Stremlow Meet & Greet (The Vine)

• Saturday, 2:00 - 5:00pm: Gaymers Gathering (Press Coffee)

• Saturday, 5:30pm: Old Capitol City vs. T-Town (Mercer Park)

• Saturday, 6:30pm: Matchbox Party Matchmaking (Tavern Blue)

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Garden Walks with Judy (Prairie Lights)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 5:00pm: Learn to Play Mahjong (Diversions)

• Sunday, 4:00pm: Author Reading - Margaret LeMay (Prairie Lights)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Code Blues | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎭 An Evening of Poetry and Art | The Artifactory | 6:00pm
🎵 Tanya English Band | Cedar Ridge Distillery | 6:00pm
🎵 Emily Woodhull | Club 76 | 6:00pm
🎵 Matthew Kane & Tony Troester | The JobSite | 6:00pm
🎵 Distilled Entertainment | Alley Cat + Studio 13 | 7:00pm
🎵 Summer Camp Tour | Gabe’s | 7:00pm
🎵 Riplock | Elray’s Live & Dive | 8:00pm
🎵 Electric Alibi | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Ryan Phelan Trio | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Justin Goodchild | Black Squirrel Tap | 6:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 7:00pm
🎵 Sunn O))) | The Englert | 7:30pm
🎭 Martin Moreno | First Avenue Club | 8:00pm
🎵 Riplock | Elray’s Live & Dive | 8:00pm
🎵 Folk for the Punks & Critters | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 April Annihilation | Alley Cat | 8:00pm
🎵 Dan Johnson & Jason Christensen | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 Lissie with Hannah Connolly | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Maximiano Janario w/ The Feralings | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Ryan Michaels Band | Elray’s Live & Dive | 10:00pm

SUNDAY
🎻 ICCSO Spring Concert | The Englert | 3:00pm
🎵 Dogs On Skis | Solon American Legion | 4:30pm
🎵 No Filter Tour 2026 | Wildwood | 7:00pm
🎵 CNM Ensemble Concert IV | Voxman Music Building | 7:30pm

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

⚽ Saturday, 2:00pm: Women’s Soccer vs. Milwaukee
⚾ All Weekend, Times Vary: Women’s Softball vs. Indiana
⚾ All Weekend, Times Vary: Men’s Baseball vs. Maryland

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

• Apr. 20: Speed Date 30 - 49 (Watermill Kitchen + Bar)

• Apr. 21: Soulja Boy with Lil Xan | Wildwood | 7:00pm

• Apr. 22: Shakin’ it Cocktail Class | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm

• Apr. 22: Table to Table 30th Anniversary | The Celebration Farm | 6:30pm

• Apr. 22: UI Baseball Hawks Nest Night | Duane Banks | 6:00pm

• Apr. 22: Meditative Sound Journey | U.S.S. | 6:30pm

• Apr. 22: Wine Around The World | Vue Rooftop | 6:30pm

• Apr. 23: Spring Garden Party | Forever Green | 6:30pm

• Apr. 23: The Wailers | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Apr. 25: UI Football Spring Practice | Kinnick | 10:45am

And for the fam:

• Apr. 20: Kids Camp Ice Cream Cones | Big Picture NL | 9:00 - 12:00pm

• Apr. 21: Super Tuesday - Watercolor Butterflies | NL Library | 4:30pm

• Apr. 21: Family Bingo Blitz | Crosspark Rd. Hy-Vee | 5:00 - 7:00pm

• Apr. 22 StoryJAM | ICPL | 10:30am

• Apr. 23: The Picture Show - Ferngully | 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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