🥶 Feb. 20 - 23 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

Books, Breakfast & Blockbusters

One Book Two Book Festival | Sat. - Sun. | 📍 Downtown Iowa City
📚 One Book Two Book Festival celebrates young writers, featuring published authors and showcasing K-12 student talent to inspire and recognize the next generation of storytellers. Check out this family-friendly schedule of events! 🗓

More fun for the fam:

• Thursday, 3:30pm: The Lady and The Tramp (FilmScene)

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

• Saturday, 9:00 - 12:00pm: Character Breakfast (Crosspark Rd. Hy-Vee)

• Saturday, 9:30am: Movie Morning: Encanto (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Saturday, 10:00am: Music4Tots (Music4Life)

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

• Saturday, 5:30 - 7:30pm: Open Skate (Robert A. Lee Gym)

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

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

• All Weekend: $3 Movie: Hitpig! (Marcus Coral Ridge Cinema)

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

• Thursday, 4:00pm: Make-A-Wish on Melrose (One University Place)

• Friday, 4:00 - 8:00pm: Hot Cocoa Crawl (Downtown Iowa City)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Chef Winter Series (Walker Homestead)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Supper Club + Intimate Concert (Field Day Brewing Co.)

• Friday, 6:30pm: Summer of the Arts Fundraiser (First Avenue Club)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 3:00pm: Succulent Garden Make & Take (Forever Green)

• Saturday, 2:00pm: Free Week Silent Disco (UI Museum of Natural History)

• Saturday, 7:00pm: Office Trivia Night (Tailgators Sports Bar)

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

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

• Sunday, 1:00 - 5:00pm: Iowa City Flea (The Englert Theatre)

• Sunday, 3:00 - 6:00pm: Slapdash Live (Field Day Brewing Co.)

• All Weekend: X Marks the Arts FREE WEEK (Downtown Iowa City)

GO SPORTS! 🏀

 
👟 Friday: Women’s Track & Field (Iowa Open) | Iowa City | All Day
👟 Friday: Men’s Track & Field (Iowa Open) | Iowa City | All Day
🏀 Saturday: Men’s Basketball vs. Washington | Carver | 3:00pm
🏀 Sunday: Women’s Basketball vs. UCLA | Carver | 1:00pm
🤼 Sunday: Men’s Wrestling vs. OK State | Carver | All Day

ODDS & ENDS 🤸

• Thursday, 6:00 - 8:00pm: Art by Wesley Mills (Press Coffee Iowa City)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Intro to Swing Dance (Iowa City Masonic Lodge)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Fundraiser for Brad Masonholder (Big Grove Iowa City)

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

• Saturday, 7:30am: 10th Annual DriTri (Performance Health & Fitness)

• Saturday, 9:00am: Winter Project Extravaganza (JoCo Extension Office)

• Saturday, 11:00am: Strength Training Workshop (Rivercity Pilates)

• Saturday, 11:30am: Fighting Oligarchy (The Englert Theatre)

• Saturday, 12:00pm: Cake Decorating Class (Dodge Street Coffeehouse)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: Monstera Watercolor Workshop (Wilson’s Orchard)

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Macrame Plate Workshop (The Green House)

• Sunday, 2:00pm: Tree of Life Workshop (Big Picture Gallery & Studio)

• Sunday, 2:30pm: Write at the Stanley (Stanley Museum of Art)

• Sunday, 3:00pm: Winter Wedding Showcase (Barrett’s Quality Eats)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

THURSDAY
🎵 28 Days Later | Elrays Live & Dive | 9:00pm
🎤 Karaoke Night | J&A Tap | 9:00pm

FRIDAY
🎵 Kris Karr | Cedar Ridge | 6:00 - 9:00pm
🎵 Heartfelt Trucking | La Wine Bar | 7:00pm
🎵 Molly Shannon | Elrays Live & Dive | 7:00pm
🎵 Eva Maeve | Vue Rooftop | 8:00pm
🎵 Fishbait, KL!NG, Second Half, Anti-Cash | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Drew Morton and Dan Padley | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Trophy Dads | Elrays Live & Dive | 10:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Camp Cardinal | Shuey’s Restaurant | 7:00pm
🎵 Nicole Dean | Club 671, Swisher | 7:00pm
🎭 Lady Franklyn Improv | Willow Creek Theatre Co. | 7:30pm
🎵 Greylan James | Elrays Live & Dive | 8:00pm
🎵 Good To Be King (Tom Petty Tribute) | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Jim Sheets | Vue Rooftop | 8:00pm
🎤 Karaoke Night | J&A Tap | 9:00pm
🎵 Dan Tedesco | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

All Weekend
🎭 Pride & Prejudice | The James Theater | Times Vary
🎭 The Weir | CCPA | Times Vary

NEXT WEEK 📅

Concerts, Cooking & Community

Tab Benoit | Feb. 28, 7:30pm |📍The Englert Theatre
🎸 Grammy-nominated Tab Benoit is a soulful Delta swamp blues guitarist / singer with a 30+ year career, 5 Blues Music Awards, a Louisiana Music Hall of Fame induction, and collabs with legends like Dr. John and Willie Nelson. Get your tickets! 🎟️

More happenings next week:

• Feb. 24: Conversations in Museums | Xtream Arena | 6:00pm

• Feb. 24: Minnesota Mean | FilmScene | 7:05pm

• Feb. 25: NFL Trivia Night | Backpocket Brewing | 7:00pm

• Feb. 26: Tipsy Tamales + Sangria Bar | El Azul | 6:00pm

• Feb. 26: Hoops & Hops | Field Day Brewing Co. | 6:00pm

• Feb. 27: Andrew Rea Cooking Demo | IMU | 7:30pm

• Feb. 27: Stillhouse Junkies | The Englert Theatre | 7:30pm

And for the kiddos:

• Feb. 24: Doodlebugs | North Liberty Library | 10:30am

• Feb. 25: Music4Tots | Music4Life | 5:30pm

• Feb. 25: Book to Art Club | ICPL | 4:00pm

• Feb. 26: StoryJam | ICPL | 10:30am

• All Week: Great Yeti Hunt | JoCo Conservation Parks

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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