Below, check out top events happening in the next few days. Use buttons for more extensive regional and themed calendars, and to look farther ahead.
Coming Up in Iowa
Annual Spring Cookie Walk May 10, 9:30 am. Cookies, candy and other goodies sold by the pound. Just in time to treat our mothers and mother figures with sweetness. Contact your hosts with any questions or call the church at 563-324-8281.
- Workout Meetups • Marshalltown May 14, 5:00 pm.
Gather with Marshalltown LGBTQ+ for weekly walks.
- History on Tap • Davenport May 15, 6:00 pm. Promising "a more engaging and refreshing approach to learning," this monthly series features speakers on topics ranging from "ancient civiliations" to "modern innovations," paired with your favorite cold brew of beverage. All on the scenic Lardner Balcony. Cash bar with snacks.
- Pride Girls Fundraiser • Sioux City May 17, 7:00 pm. Help raise money for Winnebago Two-Spirit Pride Week, happening June 8 to 13, at this special adults-only drag show.
- "Wine & Cheesus" Pub Theology • Muscatine May 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."
- Workout Meetups • Marshalltown May 21, 5:00 pm.
Gather with Marshalltown LGBTQ+ for weekly walks.
Coming Up in Illinois
- LIAM Foundation Open House • Rockford May 9, 6:00 pm.
LGBTQ+ adults are welcome to gather at Rockford's LGBTQ+ center every second Friday.
- Community Board Game Afternoon • Decatur May 10, 1:00 pm.
All levels of players are welcome to enjoy new and classic board games.
- Comedy Open Mic • Rock Island May 14, 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 May 15, 10:00 am.
Gather to talk, think and connect, with membership coordinator Regina Stanley.
- Springfield PrideFest • Springfield May 17, 11:30 am.
Parade, entertainment all day, and vendors, in Illinois' state capital city.
- Comedy Open Mic • Rock Island May 21, 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.
