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
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."
- "Call Me By Your Name" • Iowa City May 20, 7:00 pm.
Catch this modern day classic as part of Pride at FilmScene, starring Timothée Chalamet and Armie Hammer. This event is part of a collaboration between the nonprofit film center and Iowa City Pride.
- Workout Meetups • Marshalltown May 21, 5:00 pm.
Gather with Marshalltown LGBTQ+ for weekly walks.
- Breaking Bread • Iowa City May 21, 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.
- Pride + Protest: 'Zines as Art • Dubuque May 24, 1:00 pm. In this is a two-hour workshop, taught by artist and University of Iowa Professor Elizabeth Rodriguez Fielder, an artist and a professor at the University of Iowa, guides this workshop on creating one-page books and pamphlet stitch books. "Generate words that speak to our contemporary moment or to curate others’ words and images to make a unique art object." All skill levels welcome at this event presented by DBQ Pride; refreshments provided. Tickets are $25; get yours here. To inquire about a free scholarship, email s.eliot.steuer@dbqpride.org.
- Saddle King Show • Des Moines May 25, 10:00 pm. Enjoy drag kings and male-presenting drag performers every fourth Sunday at The Blazing Saddle, the Midwest's oldest LGBTQ+ bar."Always a double, Never A cover!"
Coming Up in Illinois
- 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.
- Mugs & Musings • East Peoria May 22, 10:00 am.
Gather to talk, think and connect, with membership coordinator Regina Stanley.
- PrEPing for Pride • Peoria May 25, 2:00 pm. DeCevia Mann is the special guest for this annual event focused on spreading word about PrEP, the HIV prevention drug. No cover; free snacks!
- Comedy Open Mic • Rock Island May 28, 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 29, 10:00 am.
Gather to talk, think and connect, with membership coordinator Regina Stanley.
- Pride Kick-off • Mount Vernon May 31, 10:00 am. Enjoy vendors, food, and entertainment.
