🥳 Feb. 6 - 9 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Super Plans, No Helmet Required

James Tutson Album Release Show | Sat., 7:30pm | 📍 The Englert Theatre
♫ Iowa City musician, James Tutson, debuts his 7th studio album, “Fool for You” at The Englert with special guests, a full band, and a new horn section. Don’t miss this one-night showcase of Iowa’s top talent and Tutson’s best work yet! 🎟️

More ideas for outings:

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Knob Creek Dinner Pairing (BlackStone)

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

• Friday, 6:00 - 8:00pm: Art & Write Night (UI Museum of Natural History)

• Friday, 6:00 - 8:00pm: Music + Dinner (Walker Homestead)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 2:00pm: Glow Up Event (Love Yourself Boutique)

• Saturday, 7:00 - 10:00pm: Wassail Celebration (Wilson’s Ciderhouse)

• Sunday, 9:00 - 1:00pm: Galentines Brunch (Cedar Ridge)

• Trivia Nights: TV Trivia (Friday) and 90’s Trivia (Sunday)

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

• Friday, 6:00 - 8:00pm: Hoover Family Fun Night (Scanlon Gymnasium)

• Saturday, 10:00am: Family Craft Day (Springmier Comm. Library)

• Saturday, 10:00 - 10:30: Music 4 Tots (Music4Life)

• Saturday, 10:30 - 11:30am: History Explorers Story Time (Xtream Arena)

• Saturday, 11:00 - 1:30pm: A Day with Princesses (Dodge St. Coffeehouse)

• Saturday, 1:00 - 3:00pm: Winter Play Day (Happy Hollow Park)

• Saturday, 4:00 - 6:00pm: Family Night: Share the Love! (ICPL)

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

• Saturday, 6:00 - 9:00pm: Fun For All Night (Solon Comm. Center)

• Sunday, 10:00 - 6:00pm: World Pizza Day (Iowa Children’s Museum)

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

• All Weekend: The Aristocats Kids (The James), $3 Movie: IF (Marcus Coral Ridge Cinema), and Ice Skating at The Rink (Coral Ridge Mall)

GO SPORTS! 🏀

🤼 Thu. - Fri.: IGHSAU State Wrestling Tournament | Xtream Arena | All Day
🤼 Friday: Men’s Wrestling vs. Nebraska | Carver | 7:00pm
🤼 Saturday: IHSAA Boys Wrestling State Duals | Xtream Arena | All Day
🏀 Saturday: Men’s Basketball vs. Wisconsin | Carver | 12:00pm
🎾 Sunday: Women’s Tennis vs. DePaul | Tennis & Rec Complex | 12:00pm
🤸 Sunday: Women’s Gymnastics vs. Rutgers | Xtream Arena | 2:00pm

ODDS & ENDS 🤸

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Grant Wood Fellows Panel (Stanley)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Iowa Poetry Slam (Porchlight Literary Arts Center)

• Friday, 6:00 8:00pm: Community Bingo Night (Herb N’ Lou’s Pizza)

• Saturday, 1:00pm: Leaf Print Cotton Bags (Land Alliance Folk School)

• Saturday, 2:00pm: Valentine’s Paperwhites (Earl May Garden Center)

• Saturday, 3:00 - 4:00pm: Posy Pages (Posy Bakery and Cakes)

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

• Sunday, 11:00am: Boy Scout Pulled Pork Dinner (IC American Legion)

• Sunday, 11:00 - 1:00pm: Pull Pork Sandwich Fundraiser (West Branch)

• Sunday, 4:00 - 6:00pm: VDay Polymer Jewelry (Big Picture Art Studio)

• All Weekend: Pork Fest (Crosspark Road Hy-Vee)

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Justin Goodchild | Cedar Ridge | 6:00 - 9:00pm
🎵 River Glen & Friends | The Green House | 6:00 - 9:00pm
🎵 The Do’s & Don’ts | Shueyville Restaurant | 7:00 - 10:00pm
🎵 Coda Blues | The Highlander Hotel | 7:00 - 10:00pm
🎵 Red Dirt Renegade | Wildwood Saloon | 7:00pm
🎵 Streamline Deluxe | The Black Angel | 9:00pm
🎵 Full Circle | J&A Tap | 9:30 - 1:30am
🎵 July Turner | Elrays Live & Dive | 10:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 Adam Keith | Shuey’s Restaurant | 7:00 - 10:00pm
🎵 For Those About to Yacht | Wildwood | 7:00pm
🎵 Emanuel Ax & Anthony Gill | Hancher | 7:30pm
🎭 Lady Franklyn Improv | Willow Creek Theatre Co. | 7:30pm
🎤 Karaoke Night | Solon American Legion | 8:00pm
🎤 Karaoke Night | J&A Tap | 9:00pm
🎵 Emo Night | Gabes | 9:00 - 1:00am
🎵 The Fritters | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

ALL WEEKEND
🎭 The Cure at Troy | Riverside Theatre | Times Vary
🎭 Iowa Director’s Festival | Locations Vary | Times Vary

NEXT WEEK 📅

Cupid’s Got Jokes, Too

Marc Maron | Feb. 13, 7:30pm |📍The Englert Theatre
🎭 With four hit stand-up comedy specials and the genre-defining podcast WTF with Marc Maron, Marc stops in Iowa City with his All In Standup Tour. Don’t miss this actor, comedian, and podcast host’s latest tour. Grab your tickets now! 🎟️

More happenings next week:

• Feb. 10: Valentine’s Paint n Sip | Field Day | 6:00pm

• Feb. 10: Valentine’s Pairing | Cedar Ridge | 6:30pm

• Feb. 11: NL Community Blood Drive | NL Rec Center | 10:00 - 2:00pm

• Feb. 11: Galentine’s Day | Radiance Medical Spa | 3:30 - 5:30pm

• Feb. 12: Iowa Heartlanders | Xtream Arena | 7:00pm

• Feb. 12: Galentine’s Makeup & Skincare Class | Field Day | 6:00pm

• Feb. 13: It’s a Fine Thing Exhibit Opening | Stanley | 6:00pm

And for the kiddos:

• Feb. 10: Tot Time | Solon Comm. Center | 10:00 - 12:00pm

• Feb. 11: Books to Cooks Club | ICPL | 4:00 - 5:00pm

• Feb. 11: Heartlanders Autograph Signing | Pizza Ranch | 6:00pm

• Feb. 12: Read on the Rug | UI Museum of Natural History | 10:30am

• Feb. 12: Wacky Wednesday Craft | Oxford Public Library | 1:30 - 2:30pm

• Feb. 13: Orchestra Iowa: Pied Piper | ICPL | 10:30am

• Feb. 13: Crafternoon Card-Making | Coralville Library | 2:30 - 3:30pm

GET YOUR TICKETS NOW 🎟️

Hot Tracks & Ice Twirls

Mission Creek Festival: Last Call Early Bird Passes! |📍Downtown Iowa City
🎶 Today is your last day to get discounted prices for Mission Creek Festival 2025 before they go up Feb. 7. Don’t miss out on the 20th anniversary of the iconic 3-day music and literature festival kicking off in two months! 🎫

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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