New Movies and Other Events in Iowa City & Coralville This Weekend

The weekend is upon us again. Time for my round up of movies and events in Iowa City and Coralville for January 15 through January 17.

First, let's look at new movie releases. Two new movies to share with you this week. The first is The Book of Eli, with the movie-drawing magnet Denzel Washington. Will he topple Avatar from the top spot? I'm not sure, but I doubt it. A wastelands movie with Denzel up against top notch fantasy fiction... I'd say we have a face-off this weekend. It will be interesting to see who comes out on top.

Whatever happens with those two movies is irrelevant to the success of the other movie out this weekend - A movie definitely for kids. The Spy Next Door is an adventure movie with Jackie Chan. It doesn't get very good reviews, but it's not like they've never been wrong! 

You can catch these movies at the Coral Ridge Mall Cinema in Coralville and the Sycamore Mall Theatre in Iowa City.

Moving onto the regular theatre... If you feel like laughing, then the Englert is the place to be on Saturday. They have a performance of the musical comedy Church Basement Ladies to lighten up your weekend.

Another great weekend at The Mill of course. Tonight you can experience an evening with Jookabox - who according to info on the website is "eccentric and awesome." Hard to resist, don't you think?

On Saturday it's a night of bluegrass with Andy Carlson and Casey Cook. Both stellar musicians of the highest caliber. Andy has loads of accolades. To top it off, the New York Times called him the "demon fiddler." Casey is the youngest musician ever to be inducted into the Florida Country Music Hall of Fame.

If you like your country music with dance then check out the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon. Great food, great music and free wi-fi...They often have specials too like all you can eat ribs on Wednesdays...They're on Facebook and you'll find a list of their specials there.

And to wrap it up for this week, Riverside Casino is another very popular local venue. You may be drawn by the casino, but they have plenty of live entertainment too. You'll find a calender of events on their website too.

Iowa City is a busy little town and Coralville has The Mall, the Ice Rink and Children's Museum, just for starters. My post is just a snapshot of a few of the highlights this weekend. Another good source for what's going on in the Iowa City area is the Press Citizen.