🏒 Feb. 19 - 22 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 

Shuck Yeah, Weekend Plans

🏒 Iowa Heartlanders - Cornfed Country Night | Sat., 6:00pm | 📍 Xtream Arena
Shuck yea! It’s Cornfed Country Night—featuring specialty jerseys, themed fun, epic giveaways, a pregame pyrotechnic show, and ticket package specials for a country-lovin’, corn-celebrating hockey showdown you won’t want to miss. 🌽

More family fun:

• Friday, 10:00am: Meet Bluey (The Iowa Children’s Museum)

• Friday, 5:30pm: Library Listen & Paint for All Ages (ICPL)

• Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Youth Fall League (BowlDogs)

• Saturday, 10:00am: One Book Two Book (FilmScene at The Chauncey)

• Saturday, 10:00am: Take Your Child to the Library (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 1:00pm: Kids’ DIY Birdhouse Workshop (Lowes)

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

• Saturday, 2:00pm: Movie Crafternoon (ICPL)

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

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

• Sunday, 4:30 - 6:30pm: Movie Night - Rio (Tavern Blue)

• Sunday, 6:00 - 7:30pm: Sensory Friendly Night (Iowa Children’s Museum)

• All Weekend: Curious George - The Golden Meatball (CCPA)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Dinner, Drama & Harmonies

♫ The Lone Bellow | Mar. 1, 7:30pm | 📍The Englert Theatre
Next weekend, don’t miss The Lone Bellow with Fabrizio—known for transcendent harmonies, electrifying live shows, and Billboard-charting albums. With a new record produced by Dave Cobb, this is your chance to see them live. Grab tickets now. 🎟️

And now for this weekend:

• Thursday, 5:30pm: Death of a Brewer Screening & Panel (Old Capital Museum)

• Thursday, 8:00pm: Lip Critic w/ Recess and Ascended Master (The Englert)

• Friday, 5:30pm: Wilson’s Supper Club (Wilson’s Orchard & Farm)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Deadly Vintage Murder Mystery Dinner (Walker Homestead)

• Friday, 7:00pm: Iowa Heartlanders Margaritaville (Xtream Arena)

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

• Saturday, 5:00pm: Mardi Gras Party (Roxxy Iowa City)

• Sunday, 12:00pm: Iowa City Flea (The Englert)

• Sunday, 3:00 - 5:00pm: Plant Swap & Bingo (Cedar Ridge)

• Sunday, 5:00pm: Winter Melting Cheese Party (Cedar Ridge)

• All Weekend, Times Vary: Trivia Nights (PinSeekers, Tailgators)

• All Weekend: IC Community Theatre - Ripcord (The James Theater)

• All Weekend: X Marks the Arts - Free Week (Iowa City)

• All Weekend: Think Iowa City Restaurant Week (Iowa City)

GIVING BACK 🤝

• Thursday, 5:00pm: Community Night (Vue Rooftop)

• Thursday, 5:00 - 7:30pm: 29th Annual Souper Bowl (Big Grove IC)

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Soup’s On for a Cause (Shuey’s)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

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

• Sunday, 10:00am: Total Beginner Crochet Workshop (Wilson’s Orchard)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 3:30pm: Drawing Salon (UI Stanley Museum of Art)

• Sunday, 2:30pm: Generative Writing Workshop (UI Stanley Museum of Art)

• Sunday, 3:00pm: Crafting with Nature (Izzys Treasures)

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

GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪

• Friday, 10:00 - 6:00pm: Sound Healing Sessions (Anahata Wellness Co-Op)

• Friday, 4:00pm: A System Reset with Meditation (Heartland Yoga)

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

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

• Sunday, 8:00am: Bend & Brunch (Cedar Ridge)

• Sunday, 6:15pm: Mermaid Yoga (North Liberty Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 6:00pm: Sound Meditation (Heartland Yoga)

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Wandering Towers Demo (Diversions)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Upcycled Teacup Suet Feeders (Eastside Recycling Ctr)

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

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Building Bridges Between Us (Dream City)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Press Presents - Katherine’s Colors (Press Coffee)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Plant Swap & Bingo (Kava House and Cafe)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Death Collective - Us At Our Worst (Press Coffee)

• Saturday, 5:00pm: Taylor McCabe Meet & Greet (The Vine)

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

• Sunday, 1:00 - 4:00pm: Pool Table Bowling (BowlDogs)

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Chinese Speak Group Class (NL Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 3:00pm: Mandarin Social Hour (NL Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 4:00 - 6:00pm: Warm MockTales Read-In (Coralville Library)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Canaan James | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 Brittany Sword | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 John D Neal | Elray’s Live & Dive | 7:00pm
🎻 UI Symphony Orchestra | Voxman Music Bldg | 7:30pm
🎵 Jacoozy | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Trophy Dads | Willdwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Dage Lee | Vue Rooftop | 8:00pm
🎵 Dan Padley Trio | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Cold Feat Party Band | J&A Tap | 9:30pm
🎵 Rachel Schumaker Band | Elray’s Live & Dive | 10:00pm

SATURDAY
🎹 Dueling Pianos | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 Lonesome Road | Shuey’s | 7:00pm
🎵 Connar Moon | Club 76 | 7:00pm
🎵 Elizabeth Moen | The Englert | 7:30pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Painted Porch | Vue Rooftop | 8:00pm
🎵 Lil Man J | Elrays Live & Dive | 8:00pm
🎵 Chris Knight | First Avenue Club | 8:00pm
🎵 Zebra Maneuver | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SUNDAY
🎵 Chamber IV Ladies First | Unitarian Universalist Society | 5:00pm

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

👟 Friday, 11:00am: Women & Men’s Track & Field (Iowa Open)
🤸🏼‍♀️ Saturday, 5:00pm: Women’s Gymnastics vs. Penn State
🏀 Sunday, 11:00am: Women’s Basketball vs. Michigan

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

• Feb. 23: Bingo & Brews | Big Grove Solon | 5:00pm

• Feb. 23: Hawk Talk with Jan Jensen | Watermill Kitchen | 6:00pm

• Feb. 24: Conversations in Museums | Xtream Arena | 10:00am

• Feb. 24: Harry Potter Trivia | Foundry Food + Tap | 7:00pm

• Feb. 25: Meditative Sound Journey | UUS | 6:30pm

• Feb. 25: Music Bingo | Field Day brewing | 7:00pm

• Feb. 25: Heartlanders Cvs. Bloomington Bison | Xtream Arena | 7:00pm

• Feb. 25: Bluegrass and Brews | Club 76 | 7:00pm

• Feb. 26: Work From The Brewery | Big Grove Iowa City | 11:00am

• Feb. 26: The Moth Mainstage | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Feb. 27: Paint & Sip - Mountain Majesty | Brush & Barrel | 6:30pm

• Feb. 27: Around the World Chef Series - Korea | Walker Homestead | 6:00pm

• Feb. 27: Dueling Pianos Benefit | PinSeekers | 5:00pm

And for the kiddos:

• Feb. 23: DoodleBugs | North Liberty Library | 10:30am

• Feb. 24: Book to Art Club | ICPL | 4:00pm

• Feb. 25: StoryJAM | ICPL | 10:30am

• Feb. 25: Nature Buds | Kent Park | 10:00am

• Feb. 26: The Picture Show - Ice Age | FilmScene | 3:30pm

• Feb. 27: STEM Family Free Night | Iowa Children’s Museum | 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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