Tim Sines president of the Cedar Rapids Beer Nuts transfers hot water into a cooler filled with malted grain as he brews beer in his backyard Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2012, in northeast Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The group will hold its first home brewing festival, Cedar Rapids Beer Nuts Home Brew Festival, on Oct. 13 from 2pm to 6pm at Benz Beverage Depot. (Jim Slosiarek/The Gazette-KCRG)
There are more than 230 fun things to do this weekend in Eastern Iowa including a host of spooktacular Halloween related events. Below is our best bets for the weekend. What will you be doing?
Friday
Music Festival in Amana - There will be three separate concert sessions, Friday evening, Saturday afternoon, and Saturday evening. Admission is $10 a session, or $25 for a wristband for all three sessions. Friday: 7:00 Marc and Brandi Janssen; 7:45 The Feralings; 8:30 Castle Ridge; 9:15 Shinbone Alley with Guest Dale Thomas; 10 Banjoy.
Hypnotist Dr. Jim Wand - Dr. Jim Wand has been involved in the field of hypnosis for over 25 years. Dr. Wand holds a Ph.D. in the field of psychology, has over 6,000 professional engagements to his credit and is considered to be one of the most professional hypnotic entertainers in the world today.
Vince Gill - Vince Gill, one of the most popular and most recorded singers of the past quarter-century, is returning to Eastern Iowa, wrapping this golden voice around his emotional songwriting and world-class guitar.
Saturday
Home Brew Festival - Homebrewed beers form CR Beer Nuts and other Iowa home-brew clubs, food and live music. Free admission and homemade sodas for designated drivers.
Le musée pARTi! - The Museum pARTy! is the annual gala in support of the UI Museum of Art. This fall we will be celebrating our tenth gala in conjunction with our fall exhibition “Napoléon and the Art of Propaganda.” Le musée pARTi! will be held at the hotelVetro in Iowa City and will surround guests in the ambiance of the Napoléonic empire. Sponsorship opportunities will be available for the 2012-2013 season.
Circle of Ash: The Haunt - ‘The Haunt‘ is the bread and butter of what you expect when visiting a haunted house in October. This show is our high intensity, fast paced, adrenaline-pumping, scream soliciting, fear inspiring haunted attraction!
Sunday
Czech Village Fall Festival - Food and Fun for the family, vendors, purchase your pumpkin, enter pumpkin contest, children Jupiter Jump, 15′ slide. Adult games and Live Music.
Chris Smither - Chris Smither has always been his own man. He has zigged when others have zagged, eschewing sophisticated studio tricks and staying true to his musical vision, surrounding himself with sympathetic musicians ranging from Bonnie Raitt and the late Stephen Bruton to the next-generation kindred spirits with whom he works today.
Shemekia Copeland - Copeland’s passion for singing, matched with her huge, blast-furnace voice, gives her music a timeless power and a heart-pounding urgency. Her music comes from deep within her soul and from the streets where she grew up, surrounded by the everyday sounds of the city – street performers, gospel singers, blasting radios, bands in local parks and so much more
