New Movies and Events in Iowa City & Coralville This Weekend

Just one new movie release to share with you this weekend as I round up new movies and events in Iowa City and Coralville for this weekend February 19 through February 21.

You can check the schedule for movies at the Coral Ridge Mall Movie Theatre in Coralville and the Sycamore Mall Cinema in Iowa City… So 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 creepy to me! Leonardo DiCaprio gets better and better as an actor and it’s a Scorsese film, so you can’t go wrong…

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 a 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 great job of keeping fans updated on events and specials on their fan page.

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. Impressive!

Plenty to do in Iowa City and Coralville this weekend as you can see – And this only covers things that caught my eye – it’s not an all inclusive list! This is a regular weekly post, so if you have any events to add, just let us know in the comments. I’m sure other readers will appreciate it.