🌱 Nature Scavenger Hunt - Iowa City, IA 2026 and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Uncle Vanya
• Van Allen Music Concert: K, 1st, and 2nd at Van Allen Elementary School
• Van Allen Music Concert: 3rd, 4th, and 5th at Van Allen Elementary School

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Friday: A severe afternoon t-storm, with a high of 79 and low of 38 degrees.
• Saturday: Turning sunny; windy, cooler, temps: high: 52, low: 33.
• Sunday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 32 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Wednesday April 22

• Uncle Vanya
  Theatre Building, Hills
  8:00 pm

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Other local events

Tuesday April 21

• Van Allen Music Concert: K, 1st, and 2nd
  Van Allen Elementary School Iowa City, IA 52245
  6:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Van Allen Music Concert: 3rd, 4th, and 5th
  Van Allen Elementary School Iowa City, IA 52245
  6:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Nature Scavenger Hunt - Iowa City, IA 2026
  Hickory Hill Park , 1439 E Bloomington St , Iowa City
  1:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Friday April 17

• Manual Cinema's The 4th Witch
  The Englert Theatre , 221 E Washington St , Iowa City
  12:30 pm
• Sevendust à Riverside, IA
  Riverside Casino & Golf Resort , 3184 IA-22 , Riverside
  7:00 pm
• Got Your Six
  Riverside Casino & Golf Resort , 3184 IA-22 , Riverside
  8:30 pm

Saturday April 18

• The BriTins
  Riverside Casino & Golf Resort , 3184 IA-22 , Riverside
  1:30 pm

Monday April 20

• Girls Golf: Hillcrest Academy vs Highland (Varsity)
  Blue Top Ridge Golf Course , 3184 IA-22 , Riverside
  4:00 pm

Tuesday April 21

• Van Allen Music Concert: K, 1st, and 2nd
  Van Allen Elementary School Iowa City, IA 52245
  6:30 pm
• City Council Special Meeting
  University Heights Community Center , 1302 Melrose Ave , Iowa City
  7:00 pm

Wednesday April 22

• Kalona Sales Barn
  Kalona Sales Barn Inc. , 121 9th St , Kalona
  9:00 am

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Robert Half posted a job opening for Accounts Payable Specialist in Hills. Apply here.
• CVS Health posted a job opening for District Support FT pharmacist in Iowa City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hills here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Iowa City

• Iowa quarterbacks Brown, Hecklinski show growth in second year under Lester (kcrg.com)
• Rapid Medical's Tigertriever 25 Cleared by FDA to Treat LVO Stroke (evtoday.com)
• Now Playing: Friday, April 17, through Thursday, April 23 (rcreader.com)

Coralville

• Coralville residents, UI students share thoughts on first freestanding Chick-fil-A (dailyiowan.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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