Ari Hest
Saturday, November 21
Renegade music rebel Ari Hest is making his debut at CSPS this weekend. The unconventional singer/songwriter opted out of the record deal he had with a label in order to have more creative control over his music. That move panned out well for Hest. In his project entitled “52,” Hest wrote and recorded one song every week for a year. At the end of the year, Hest asked listeners to choose their 12 favorites and those songs became his album, “12 Monkeys.”
Ari Hest
8 p.m. Saturday (11/21), CSPS, 1103 Third Street SE, Cedar Rapids, $15 in advance, $18 at the door, www.legionarts.org
Adam Richman of “Man v. Food”
Thursday, Nov. 19
“Man v. Food” star Adam Richman will kick off his speaking tour Thursday at The Englert Theatre in Iowa City. His performance won’t include an eating challenge like the ones he has become notorious for on “Man v. Food.” Instead, he’ll talk about his travels, answer questions from the audience and through an onstage cooking demonstration will show how to use items the audience might find in their home or dorm room.
Adam Richman of Travel Channel’s “Man v. Food”
8 p.m. Thursday (11/19); The Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City; $25 for students, senior citizens and children under 12; $30 adult available at the box office or www.iowatix.com; www.englert.org
Annie @ Theatre Cedar Rapids
Friday, November 20 to Sunday, December 6
The classic family friendly musical opens in Cedar Rapids this weekend and run through December 6. In case you haven’t seen the famed Hollywood depiction in awhile (or ever) this all ages show tells the story is set in New York City during the Great Depression and follows an orphan in her quest to take down the evil caretaker of her orphanage.
Annie @ Theatre Cedar Rapids
7:30 p.m. Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays beginning Friday (11/20), adults $20-$25, youth $15, rush $12, TCR Lindale, 4444 First Avenue NE, Cedar Rapids, www.theatrecr.org
Watch a video of Daddy Warbucks getting his head shaved for the show:
Three other things
Turkey Trot
9 a.m. Saturday (11/21)
Marion Square Park, $22 in advance, $25 the day of the race, www.uptownmarion.com
Reefer Madness-
The Musical
8 p.m. Thursday to Saturday (11/19-11/21)
The UI E.C. Mabie Theatre, Iowa City, non-student $20, seniors $15, uiowa.edu
Walking the
Wire-Monologues
@ Riverside
7:30 p.m. Saturday (11/21)
Riverside Theatre, 213 N.
Gilbert St., Iowa City, $12-$26, www.riversidetheatre.org
