
Jennifer Coolidge
Thursday, Feb. 18
Maybe you know her as Stifler’s Mom. Or maybe you remember her as the snap and bend friend from “Legally Blonde.” Our favorite was her performance in “Best in Show.” No matter if you’ve seen her movies (including many of David Guest’s mockumentaries) or TV sitcom work before, you’re sure not to forget Jennifer Coolidge after her performance at Penguins Comedy Club. The famed blonde bombshell brings her stand-up act to town and that’s a night of laughs you don’t want to miss.
Jennifer Coolidge
7:30 p.m., Thursday (02/18), Penguins Comedy Club, 525 33rd Ave. SW, Cedar Rapids, $19.50, (319) 362-8133, www.penguinscomedyclub.com

Carrie Newcomer
Friday, Feb. 19
If you didn’t get enough chocolate for Valentine’s Day, plan
to see Carrie Newcomer perform at CSPS on Friday night.
Her vocals and guitar work have been described as “rich as Godiva chocolate” and she’s been dubbed a “soaring songstress” — thanks to her poetic and spiritual lyrics. We
say, hear it for yourself.
Carrie Newcomer
8 p.m., Friday (02/19), CSPS, 1103 Third St. SE, Cedar Rapids, $17 in advance, $21 at the door, (319) 364-1580, www.legionarts.org

Wonderful Town
Thursday to Sunday, Feb. 18 to 21
This musical — about two sisters heading to New York City to make it big — may be set in the Great Depression, but it’s one show that promises to lift audiences out of a slump. And the Iowa City Community Theatre — who is presenting the show
on the Englert stage — is especially proud that the show will
go on thanks to the extra fundraising efforts they pulled off.
Wonderful Town
8 p.m. Thursday (02/18) to Saturday (2/20) and Sunday (02/21), Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St., Iowa City, $10 to 18, (319) 338-0443, www.iowacitycommunitytheatre.com
Three other things
Grape Expectations VII—A Wine Tasting Fundraiser for the Marion Public Library
6 to 8 p.m. Friday (2/19)
Campbell Steele Gallery, 1064 Seventh Ave., Marion, $25,
(319) 377-3412, www.marion
publiclibrary.org
New Odyssey
7 and 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday (2/19, 20)
Riverside Casino Show Lounge, 3184 Hwy. 22, Riverside, Free, (319) 648-1234, www.riverside
casinoandresort.com
Jason Marcus
9:30 p.m. Wednesday (2/24)
The Summit, 10 S. Clinton St., Iowa City, (319) 354-7482,
www.thesummitnightclub.com











