🤠 Jan. 15 - 18 | Your Johnson County Weekend Plans

TOGETHER WITH

A NIGHT (OR DAY) OUT 🍻

Sing, Sip, Saddle Up

🤠 Battle By The River Rodeo | Next Weekend, Jan. 23 & 24 | 📍 Xtream Arena
The Battle By The River Rodeo returns next weekend! Kick things off Friday with a line dancing lesson and discounted tickets, then Saturday brings Family Fun Night with pony rides, rodeo clown meet-and-greets, autographs, and more. Get your tickets now!

And now for this weekend:

• Thursday, 6:30 - 10:30pm: Line Dance & Lesson (Wildwood)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Chef Series - Indigenous Americas (Walker Homestead)

• Friday, 6:30pm: Comedy Night - John Bush (Tavern Blue)

• Friday, 7:30pm: Chris Thile (The Englert Theatre)

• Friday, 9:00 - 1:00am: Karaoke Night (Solon American Legion)

• Saturday, 1:00 - 5:00pm: Stout Fest (Pat & Fran’s Irish Pub)

• Saturday, 7:30pm: Free Music Bingo Night (First Avenue Club)

• Sat. & Sun., Times Vary: The Boy with the Sun in His Eyes (PS1 Close House)

• Sunday, 7:30pm: Rebirth Brass Band (The Englert Theatre)

• All Weekend: Karaoke! (Solon American Legion, Club 76, Black Squirrel Tap)

• All Weekend: Trivia and Game Nights (PinSeekers, Tailgators)

• All Month, 5:00 - 8:00pm: Dry January Mocktail Crawl (Downtown Iowa City)

FAMILY FUN 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦

• Thursday, 5:30pm: Family Night - Raising Kids in a Digital World (ICPL)

• Friday, 7:00pm: Heartlanders Education Appreciate Night (Xtream Arena)

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

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

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

• Saturday, 10:00 - 1:00pm: Kids DIY Workshops (Lowe’s)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Dash’s 5th Birthday Party! (Xtream Arena)

• Sat. & Sun., 11:00am: The Picture Show - Surf’s Up (FilmScene)

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

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

• Sunday, 3:00 - 6:00pm: Carnival Party for Kids (PinSeekers)

• Sunday, 4:00pm: Frozen Film Fest (Liberty High School)

• Sunday, 4:30 - 6:30pm: Sunday Movies & Pizza (Tavern Blue)

LOCAL SPOTLIGHT 🌟

🎼 Dynamic Music Studios | Lessons to All Ages and Skill Levels |📍 Coralville
Start the new year with music! Explore piano, guitar, voice, strings, and more, and discover the excitement of learning a new instrument or skill. Contact them today to learn more about their programs, instructors, and opportunities to perform.

GET ACTIVE & WELL 💪

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Line Dance & Lesson (Wildwood BBQ & Saloon)

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

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

• Sunday, 7:30pm: Breath & Beats Live Music Flow (Hothouse Yoga)

GET CREATIVE 🎨

• Thursday, 6:30pm: Paint Night (Tavern Blue)

• Thursday, 7:00pm: Mini Book Ornament Night (Oxford Library)

• Friday, 6:00pm: Cork N Canvas - Boho River (Rayo’s)

• Friday, 6:30pm: Date Night Paint & Sip (Brush & Barrel)

• Saturday, 6:00pm: Paint + Sip Cactus in Bloom (Brush & Barrel)

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

• Sunday, All Day: Izzy’s Craft Day (Izzy’s Treasures West Branch)

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

ODDS & ENDS 🤸🏼‍♀️

• Thursday, 4:00pm: Networking on the Rocks (2 Dogs Pub)

• Thursday, 5:30pm: Learn to Play - Blood on the Clocktower (Diversions)

• Thursday, 5:30pm: First Time Home Buyers Seminar (Tavern Blue)

• Thursday, 6:00pm: Rice Bowl Class (Solon Public Library)

• Thursday, All Day: EVEREVE Fashion Fundraiser (Evereve)

• Friday, 6:30pm: Music Bingo (Lake MacBride Golf Club)

• Friday, 7:00pm: Scotch Doubles 8 Ball Tournament (First Avenue Club)

• Friday, 9:00 - 1:30am: Salsa Night (Wildwood BBQ & Saloon)

• Saturday, 12:00pm: Open Book Storytelling w/ CultureALL (Coralville Library)

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

• Sunday, 2:00 - 4:00pm: Bingo For a Cause (2 Dogs Pub)

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

LIVE MUSIC 🎸 & ENTERTAINMENT 🎭

FRIDAY
🎵 Mullins Brothers | Cedar Ridge | 6:00pm
🎵 Music Night | Sanctuary Pub | 6:30pm
🎵 Daisy Glue & Same Vein | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Swampland Jewels | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

SATURDAY
🎵 White Collar Funk | Tavern Blue | 6:00pm
🎵 Fork in the Road | Sanctuary Pub | 7:00pm
🎵 Casey Klein | Shuey’s Restaurant | 7:00pm
🎵 Motley Scrue | Wildwood | 8:00pm
🎵 Live Music | Gabe’s | 8:00pm
🎵 Dizzy Bridges | The Black Angel | 9:00pm

AND GO HAWKS! 💛🖤

 
🏀 Thursday, 8:00pm: Women’s Basketball vs. Oregon
🤼 Friday, 6:00pm: Men’s Wrestling vs. Penn State
🏊 Fri. & Sat., Times Vary: Swimming & Diving vs. Nebraska/Illinois
🤸🏼‍♀️ Saturday, 4:00pm: Women’s Gymnastics vs Michigan State
🤼🏻 Sunday, 12:00pm: Women’s Wrestling vs. Lehigh + Otterbein
🏀 Sunday, 7:00pm: Women’s Basketball vs. Michigan State

NEXT WEEK 📅

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

• Jan. 19: MLK Jr. Day Volunteer Fair | Coralville Library | 4:30 - 6:30pm

• Jan. 19: Hawk Talk | Watermill Kitchen + Bar | 6:00pm

• Jan. 20: Harry Potter Trivia | Foundry Food + Tap | 7:00pm

• Jan. 20: Hatis Noit with Lex Leto | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Jan. 21: Music Bingo | Field Day Brewing | 7:00pm

• Jan. 21: Vision Board Class | Rose Barn & Co | Times Vary

• Jan. 22: Work from the Brewery | Big Grove Iowa City | 11:00 - 4:00pm

• Jan. 22: Bookish Trivia Night | Springmier Comm. Library | 5:30pm

• Jan. 22: JOSEPH | The Englert | 7:30pm

• Jan. 23: Murder Mystery Dinner | Walker Homestead | 6:00pm

And for the kiddos:

• Jan. 19: Museum Open | Iowa Children’s Museum | All Day

• Jan. 19: Cardboard Regatta | Diventures | 10:00am

• Jan. 19: Rec at the Rink | Randall City Park | 3:00 - 5:00pm

• Jan. 19: Tai Chi for Kids | North Library Comm. Center | 4:30pm

• Jan. 20: Stories & Crafts from Palestine | ICPL | 4:00pm

• Jan. 20: Super Tuesday - Board Games | North Liberty Library | 4:30pm

• Jan. 22: Reading with Maisy | North Liberty Library | 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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