Live Music & Events Featuring Various Artists
April 1-30 @ O So Good Winery, 2093 20th Ave., SE (Dyersville, IA)
Come for live music, food, and events throughout the month. Gather with friends and have a fun evening with a favorite glass of wine or try something new. Checkout the website for all upcoming events. Visit OSoGoodWinery.com.
Early Explorers: O is for Owl
Tuesday & Saturday, April 1 & 5
10-11 AM @ National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Early Explorers is open to children ages 2-5 along with a parent or caregiver. Programs include a variety of hands-on and active activities, including a craft and a game. A parent and/or caregiver can attend the program for free with the toddler. Visit RiverMuseum.org.
Stay Independent: Thrive in Place
Tuesday, April 1
1:30-2:30 PM @ Windsor Park, 801 Davis St.
Learn how to remain independent at home. Put plans in place now that support your ability to continue independent living for the years ahead. Identify priorities, assess the current environment, and explore home modifications to age in place safely. RSVP. For more information, e-mail THummer@StoneHillDbq.com.
Distinctively Dubuque
Session 2: Wednesdays, through April 9
5:30–8:30 PM @ Various Locations in Dubuque
Distinctively Dubuque is a free, five-night interactive course designed to connect newcomers with one another and their new hometown. Each Distinctively Dubuque night takes place at a different venue, covering topics including local government, arts, recreation, volunteerism, and more. Classes meet five consecutive Wednesday evenings and include dinner each night. Spots are limited. RSVP. Visit Bit.Ly/DD_Registration.
Wild West Wednesdays
Wednesday, April 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30
7-11 PM @ Dubuque County Fairgrounds
Come for country dance music and fun. All ages. Visit DBQFair.com.
Houseplant Pests 101
Thursday, April 3
6-7 PM @ Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Educational session to be held in the Heinemann Visitor Center. Visit DubuqueArboretum.net.
Introduction to Silverpoint & Egg Tempera
Friday through Sunday, April 4–6
9 AM–4 PM @ Bluff Strokes Art Center
Join artist E. E. Kono in this three-day workshop to explore the materials and techniques she uses to create egg tempera paintings. Some art experience helpful. Ages 18+. Visit BluffStrokes.org.
First Fridays
Friday, April 4
@ Various Locations in Dubuque
First Fridays is Downtown Dubuque’s monthly visual art series, hosted by galleries, museums, and venues, celebrating Dubuque’s great visual arts scene. Visit FirstFridayDubuque.org.
Where You Are
Friday, Saturday & Sunday, through April 13
Fridays & Saturdays, 7:30 PM; Sundays, 2 PM @ Bell Tower Theater
Sisters Glenda and Suzanne have lived together since Suzanne arrived single and pregnant 33 years earlier, moving in with Glenda. When Suzanne’s daughter arrives, things get complicated. Amid a wild wedding, medicinal experimentation, and a budding romance, the sisters are forced to confront truths that will change their lives forever. *Play runs through April 13; see website for times. Visit BellTowerTheater.net.
Noises Off
Friday & Saturday, April 4–5, 7:30 PM
Sunday, April 6, 2 PM @ The Grand Opera House
This side-splitting play features a theater company desperately trying to get their act together. Watch as they blunder from a bad dress rehearsal to a wonderfully disastrous performance full of flubbed lines, missed cues, slammed doors, technical difficulties, fallen trousers, and, of course, the ever-important sardines. Visit TheGrandOperaHouse.com.
Beyond the Stars
Saturday & Sunday, April 5-6
@ Grand River Center
Now in its 20th year, Beyond the Stars offers dancers a chance to display their abilities and compete for prizes. Visit BeyondTheStars.com.
David Briggs – Pipe Organ Recital Series
Sunday, April 6
3 PM @ University of Dubuque, John and Alice Butler Hall
David Briggs is an internationally renowned organist whose performances are acclaimed for their musicality, virtuosity, and ability to excite and engage audiences of all ages. He has transcribed orchestral compositions by Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Elgar, Bruckner, Ravel, and Bach as well as Mahler’s Second, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Sixth, and Eighth symphonies. Briggs is currently an artist-in-residence at the Cathedral of Saint John the Divine in New York. Visit Dbq.edu/HeritageCenter.
Stay Independent: Cooking for 1 or 2
Tuesday, April 8
2-3 PM @ Stonehill Assisi Village
In this Stay Independent Series workshop, learn to use MyPlate for meal planning and unpack a toolbox of tips for planning, shopping, and preparing well-balanced meals. Visit StoneHillDbq.com.
Dubuque Audubon Program
Thursday, April 10
7-8 PM @ EB Lyons Interpretive Center
In his program “Capturing Moments in Nature,” Stan Bousson will share photos that have been taken in many locations along the Mississippi River near his home in Illinois. Also included are photos taken at wildlife refuges and national parks from other areas of the country. He will discuss photographic equipment and techniques used to shoot those images and share information about where to look for wildlife you may want to observe or photograph. Visit AudubonDubuque.org.
Spring Clean Up # 1
Saturday, April 12
9 AM-12 PM @ Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Volunteer spring clean-up. Lunch provided at 11:30 AM inside Visitor Center location: gardens and porch. Visit DubuqueArboretum.net.
She Unites
Wednesday, April 16
6:30-7:30 PM @ The Innovation Lab, 210 Jones St.
Come together for an evening of socialization and education. She Unites features rotating speakers, talking about anything and everything pertaining to women in a chill environment. Make a new friend, have authentic conversations, and leave with powerful inspiration. Visit SheUnitesIowa.com/Events.
School’s Out Day Camps
Friday & Monday, April 18 & 21
9 AM-4 PM @ National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Camps take place on weekdays when the Dubuque Community School District is not in session. These full-day camps are for students in K-5th grade. Camps are focused on history, culture, biology, and STEM topics. Visit RiverMuseum.org.
Sesame Street Live
Friday, April 18
6 PM @ Five Flags Arena
Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, and their friends from Sesame Street are coming to the neighborhood to say hello. In an exclusive post-show experience add-on, there will be an opportunity to make a lasting memory of your visit by taking a photo alongside characters from the show. Visit FiveFlagsCenter.com.
Community Easter Egg Hunt
Saturday, April 19
10 AM @ Allison Henderson Park
Join hundreds of Dubuque kids for a morning of family fun as thousands of Easter eggs fill the field at the park awaiting the little hunters to do their thing. facebook.com/TheAuthenticConnectionDBQ.
Julien Dubuque International Film Festival
Monday through Sunday, April 21-27
9:30 AM-11 PM @ Various Downtown Dubuque Locations
Celebrating its 14th year, the Julien Dubuque International Film Festival (JDIFF) is now seven days of fun and film. Films and filmmakers from all over the world will attend JDIFF showcasing their independent films in many venues downtown. If you love films, you’ll love JDIFF. Visit JulienFilmFest.com.
Adult Prom
Friday, April 25
6 PM @ Dubuque County Fairgrounds Grand Ballroom
Adults are invited to an intimate evening out. Get glammed up and bring your friends. A meal will be served. Cash bar. Visit DBQfair.com.
Arbor Day Celebration
Saturday, April 26
8:30 AM @ Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Tree planting ceremony, tree identification walk, tree-themed story time with special guest readers, and more. Visit DubuqueArboretum.net.
Spring Clean Up # 2
Saturday, April 26
9 AM-12 PM @ Dubuque Arboretum & Botanical Gardens
Volunteer spring clean-up. Lunch provided at 11:30 AM inside Visitor Center location: gardens and porch. Visit DubuqueArboretum.net.
Party for the Planet
Saturday, April 26
10 AM-3 PM @ National Mississippi River Museum & Aquarium
Vendor booths will be set up around campus with various interactives and information about local and regional conservation efforts. Bring in a canned food item for $5 off total ticket purchase. The food drive benefits the Dubuque Food Pantry. Visit RiverMuseum.org.
SHiNDiG! A Tribute to the 60s
Saturday April 26
7 PM @ Ohnward Fine Arts Center (Makoqueta, IA)
Enjoy an entertaining trip back to the greatest and most diverse decade of rock and roll music. Covering over 90 different bands where music told the story of an entire generation: early ’60s, British Invasion, Psychedelic, Pop, Girl Groups, Woodstock, and more. Visit OhnwardFineArtsCenter.com.
Protect Yourself from Fraud
Tuesday, April 29
4–6 PM @ DBQ Esports League, 3220 Dodge St., Suite 109
One in three Americans ages 65 and older are scammed, losing $36.5 billion annually to financial exploitation, criminal fraud, and caregiver abuse. In partnership with IID, DBQ Esports League is presenting the lowa Fraud Fighters program locally. Learn how to protect yourself and loved ones from fraud. Visit DbqEsports.org.
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