🏒 Apr. 9 - 12 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 

Pucks Drops, Fun Pops

🏒 Iowa Heartlanders | Friday, Saturday & Sunday | 📍Xtream Arena
Cheer on the Iowa Heartlanders this weekend with three straight theme nights: Rock the Rink Friday, STEM Skate Off Saturday, and Landers Fan Fest Sunday. With the regular season winding down, now’s the time to catch the action! 🎉

More family fun:

• Friday, 10:30am: Read on the Rug (UI Museum of Natural History)

• Saturday, 9:00am: Iowa River Trail (Thornberry Dog Park)

• Saturday, 10:00am: Stuffie Parade (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Saturday, 10:30am: Movie Morning - Zootopia 2 (Springmier Comm. Library)

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

• Saturday, 12:00 - 2:00pm: Lights and Ladders (Scheels)

• Saturday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Clay Stories - Boxes of Me (NL Library)

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

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

• Sunday, 3:00pm: April Kid’s Bingo (Micky’s Irish Pub & Grill NL)

• Sunday, 3:30pm: Kids’ Treasure Sunday (Tavern Blue)

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

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Weekend Rhythm Starts Here

♫ Girl Named Tom with Andrew Pauls | April 11, 7:30pm | 📍The Englert
Folk-pop trio Girl Named Tom, the first group to win The Voice, brings their soaring sibling harmonies to the stage on tour for their new album Dust to Dust. Don’t miss this special night of music with folk artist Andrew Pauls. Get your tickets now! 🎟️

And now for this weekend:

• Thursday, 7:30pm: Loudon Wainwright II & Chris Smither (The Englert)

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

• Friday, 7:00pm: Juniper Street with Saint Silver (First Avenue Club)

• Friday, 8:00: Henry Cho (The Englert)

• Saturday, 8:00 - 11:00am: Pancake Breakfast Fundraiser (Liberty High)

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

• Saturday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Earth Expo (Robert A. Lee Recreation Center)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Pro Wrestling Storm (Tavern Blue)

• Saturday, 7:30pm: Beth Stelling - Let Me Get Loose Tour (Hancher)

• Sunday, 10:00am: International Women’s Day Brunch (The Stuffed Olive)

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

LOCAL BUSINESS SPOTLIGHT 🌟

Dynamic Music Studios | IG & FB | 📍Coralville
DMS is celebrating five years of music, growth, and community impact. Since opening, the studio has taught more than 370 students while creating meaningful performance opportunities, community partnerships, and service projects that connect music education with giving back. Read more about this milestone here.

GIVING BACK

• Friday, 5:00pm: UI Cystic Fibrosis Research Fundraiser (Walker Homestead)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Stay for the Arts (Elray’s Live & Dive)

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

• Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Spring Volunteer Work Day (Iowa City)

• Saturday, 7:30pm: Bright Future Celebration of ICPL (ICPL)

• Sunday, 7:00 - 12:00pm: Pancake Breakfast (Coralville Fire Dept.)

• Sunday, 9:00am: Paws & Putts Classic (X-Golf Coralville)

GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪

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

• Friday, 4:30pm: Cardio Dance Jam (Anahata Wellness Co-op)

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

• Saturday, 9:00am: Iowa Trail Run Series (Lake MacBride)

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

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

• Sunday, 3:00pm: Spring Ephemerals Hike (Ryerson’s Woods State Preserve)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Beeswax Wraps (Izzys Treasures West Branch)

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

• Friday, 6:00 - 8:00pm: Book Bedazzling (North Liberty Library)

• Friday, 6:30pm: Pour Painting (Brush & Barrel)

• Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Trays and Trinket Dishes (Big Picture Studio)

• Sunday, 5:00 - 7:00pm: Second Sunday Sketch (Press Coffee)

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

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Pregnant & Prepping Meet Up (Stride PT & Wellness)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Hidden Prairie (Coralville Ctr for the Performing Arts)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Books Matter Discussion (Prairie Lights Bookstore)

• Thursday, 7:15pm: Guest Night (Robert A. Lee Community Center)

• Thursday, 7:30pm: Free Generative Writing Workshop (The Black Angel)

• Friday, 8:00pm: Karaoke Night (Club 76)

• Saturday, 8:30 - 11:30am: Penguins and Coffee (Penguin Garage)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 3:00pm: Card & Collectibles Show (JoCo Fairgrounds)

• Saturday, 4:00pm: Leaderboard Dart Tournament (The Leaderboard)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Elizabeth Kolbert (Voxman Music Building)

• Saturday, 6:30pm: Saturday Night Mixer (DanceMor Ballroom)

• Sunday, 11:00 - 2:00pm: Johnson Co Market (JoCo Fairgrounds)

• Sunday, 12:00 - 2:00pm: April Legion Bingo (Solon American Legion)

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

• Sunday, 1:30pm: Scenic Views by Foot (North Liberty Library)

• Sunday, 5:30pm: Plant Bingo (AO 3D Osterkamp Kydro Farms)

• Sunday, 9:00pm: Sasha Belle’s Drag Race vs. The World (Studio 13)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Tangle Creek | Cedar Ridge Distillery | 6:00pm
🎵 Molly Shannon | Elray’s Live & Dive | 6:00pm
🎵 Asking for a Friend | Elray’s Live & Dive | 7:00pm
🎵 FM Country | Black Squirrel Tap | 7:00pm
🎵 Juniper Street with Saint Silver | First Avenue Club | 7:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Kenni Falls | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 Jammy Buffet | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Spirit Awake | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Reece | Elray’s Live & Dive | 10:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 7:00pm
🎵 Terry McCauley | The Highlander | 8:00pm
🎵 KC Bones - Grateful Dead Tribute | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 StrumDrum + Steel | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SUNDAY
🎻Masterworks V | CCPA | 2:00pm
🎵No Filter Tour 2026 | Wildwood | 7:00pm
🎵North Mississippi Allstars | The Englert | 7:30pm

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

🎾 Friday, 5:00pm: Women’s Softball vs. Georgia Tech
🏐 Saturday, Times Vary: Women’s Volleyball vs. Various Teams
⚽ Sunday, 12:00pm: Women’s Soccer vs. Saint Louis
⚾ All Weekend, Times Vary: Women’s Softball vs. Various Times

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

• Apr. 13: Cork N Canvas | Frida Kahlo Restaurant | 6:00pm

• Apr. 14: Paint Nite | Tin Roost | 6:30pm

• Apr. 14: Bach & Beer | Big Grove Iowa City | 7:00pm

• Apr. 8: Recession Era Pop Music Bingo | Joe’s Place | 8:00pm

• Apr. 9: Loudon Wainwright III & Christ Smither | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Apr. 15: Queso for a Cause | Pancheros | 5:00 - 8:00pm

• Apr. 15: Mollydooker Wine Tasting | Chart Room | 6:15pm

• Apr. 15: Blossoms & Brews for Alzheimers | Big Grove IC | 6:00pm

• Apr. 16: Sip & Shop | Downtown Swisher | 4:00 - 7:00pm

• Apr. 16: Marketing Basics for Non-Marketers | Dream City | 5:30pm

• Apr. 16: Dine Out for Education | IC, NL & Coralville | All Day

And for the fam:

• Apr. 13: Rock Painting | Springmier Comm. Library | 5:30pm

• Apr. 14: UI Baseball vs. Bradley | Duane Banks Field | 6:00pm

• Apr. 14: Books to Cooks Club | ICPL | 4:00pm

• Apr. 15: StoryJAM | ICPL | 10:30am

• Apr. 15: Stories & More - Meet Chickens | ICPL | 10:30am

• Apr. 16: Reading with Maizy | NL Library | 3:30 - 5:00pm

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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