Coming Up in Iowa
Workout Meetups • Marshalltown Jul 9, 5:00 pm. Gather with Marshalltown LGBTQ+ for weekly walks.
- CR Pride Parade and Festival • Cedar Rapids Jul 12, 11:00 am.
Iowa's fourth-largest Pride event celebrates its 30th anniversary with a community walk/parade and festival featuring Willow Pill (winner of RuPaul's Drag Race Season 14), Auntie Heroine (star of Dragula Season 6), and some of Iowa's top drag performers and bands. - Workout Meetups • Marshalltown Jul 16, 5:00 pm.
Gather with Marshalltown LGBTQ+ for weekly walks.
- Breaking Bread • Iowa City Jul 16, 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.
- History on Tap • Davenport Jul 17, 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.
- Mason City Pride Festival • Mason City Jul 19, 9:00 am.
Celebrate Pride with a pet parade, vendors' fair, and drag performances all day. Courtesy of Mason City Pride.
Coming Up in Illinois
- Comedy Open Mic • Rock Island Jul 9, 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 Jul 10, 10:00 am.
Gather to talk, think and connect, with membership coordinator Regina Stanley.
- LIAM Foundation Open House • Rockford Jul 11, 6:00 pm.
LGBTQ+ adults are welcome to gather at Rockford's LGBTQ+ center every second Friday.
- Community Board Game Afternoon • Decatur Jul 12, 1:00 pm.
All levels of players are welcome to enjoy new and classic board games.
- Comedy Open Mic • Rock Island Jul 16, 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 Jul 17, 10:00 am.
Gather to talk, think and connect, with membership coordinator Regina Stanley.
