New Movies and Things to Do in Iowa City & Coralville This Weekend

What's new at the movies this weekend in Iowa City and Coralville? Seems I'm getting quite a following to this weekly post asking that question. Here's what's coming out today, February 19 along with a few other ideas of things to do in Iowa City this weekend.

You can check the schedule for movies at the Coral Ridge Mall Movie Theatre in Coralville and the Sycamore Mall Cinema in Iowa City... And now onto what's new... Only one new release, but it's a real humdinger!  It's Shutter Island, a Martin Scorsese movie starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Mark Ruffalo. Two US Marshals are called in to investigate the disappearance of a murderess from a high-security hospital for the criminally insane. Sounds very intense to me. Leonardo DiCaprio gets better and better as an actor and it's a Scorsese film - There's really nothing to add to that!

Moving onto the regular theatre... The Iowa City Community Theatre is taking the stage at The Englert this weekend with performances of Leonard Bernstein's Musical Wonderful Town.

The Riverside Theater finishes its run of End Days on February 21. If you follow my blog you'll know this is a play about science, religion and suburbia. (A surprising combination we're all agreed).

The Mill is one of the liveliest places in town and will deliver it's usual busy program this weekend. They kick off Friday with Brighton MA - a five piece Chicago rock band and continue through the weekend with their fun packed schedule. You'll find more info on their website.

If you like your country music with dance then check out the Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon. Great music and great food and free wi-fi...They often have specials too like all you can eat ribs on Wednesdays...They're on Facebook and do a better job than anyone else I've seen using that media to give info on specials and upcoming events.

Last, but definitely not least for this week I'm going to round it up again with the Riverside Casino. It's not all about the casino, they have plenty of live entertainment too. New Odyssey is playing there this weekend - Three guys playing thirty instruments. That's what I call multi-tasking!

That's it for my round-up of new movies and a some of the things you can do in Iowa City and Coralville this weekend. I just pick up on things that catch my eye, so this is not an all inclusive list. Iowa City is a busy little college town - we have LOTS going on around here. Another good source for events and activities in the area is the Press Citizen.