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Coming Up in Iowa
"Not Just February" Dollar Days • Cedar Rapids Sep 6, 10:00 am. Explore all that the African American Museum of Iowa has to offer, with free admission on the first Saturday of every month.
- Beyond the Pages Book Club • Dubuque Sep 6, 11:00 am.
Join Claudette Carter-Thomas for a monthly look at books through the eyes of adult women. Inquire at 563-582-3681 or cct625@gmail.com.
- Workout Meetups • Marshalltown Sep 10, 5:00 pm.
Gather with Marshalltown LGBTQ+ for weekly walks.
- Workout Meetups • Marshalltown Sep 17, 5:00 pm.
Gather with Marshalltown LGBTQ+ for weekly walks.
- Breaking Bread • Iowa City Sep 17, 5:15 pm.
Gather with Lensing Funeral & Cremation for conversations, companionship, community and food, while discussing grief and loss. RSVP requested: reach Mandi at (319) 338-8171 or mandi@lensingfuneral.com.
- "Wine & Cheesus" Pub Theology • Muscatine Sep 19, 6:30 pm.
Gather with Faith UCC to talk about spirituality and religion. All faiths welcome, including agnostics and atheists, and all ages welcome. "This is not a space for hard and fast answers, nor is this a space for condemnation, judgement, or hatred. This is a safe space to be compassionately curious and open to the Divine and how God manifests differently in all our experiences."
Coming Up in Illinois
- Viva La Divas • Rock Island Sep 5, 7:00 pm.
This monthly drag show is a long-time favorite, featuring Milange Cavalli, Miss Jaide, and Justine Thyme. Advance tickets $10, at the door $12; reserve yours here.
- Comedy Open Mic • Rock Island Sep 10, 7:00 pm.
Try your hand at stand-up comedy, and enjoy Quad City comedians James Draper, Kassandra Johnson, and Chris Starman, at this adults-only, BYOB event. Admission is $5.
- Mugs & Musings • East Peoria Sep 11, 10:00 am.
Gather to talk, think and connect, with membership coordinator Regina Stanley.
- LIAM Foundation Open House • Rockford Sep 12, 6:00 pm.
LGBTQ+ adults are welcome to gather at Rockford's LGBTQ+ center every second Friday.
- Community Board Game Afternoon • Decatur Sep 13, 1:00 pm.
All levels of players are welcome to enjoy new and classic board games.
- Comedy Open Mic • Rock Island Sep 17, 7:00 pm.
Try your hand at stand-up comedy, and enjoy Quad City comedians James Draper, Kassandra Johnson, and Chris Starman, at this adults-only, BYOB event. Admission is $5.
- Mugs & Musings • East Peoria Sep 18, 10:00 am.
Gather to talk, think and connect, with membership coordinator Regina Stanley.
