🌱 Iowa City Train Show and 10 more events

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Coming up on the calendar:

• Snarky Puppy at Hancher Auditorium
• Iowa City Train Show
• Celebrate our Country's 250th at Kalona Historical Village

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Turning cloudy, with a high of 77 and low of 63 degrees.
• Wednesday: Periods of rain, temps: high: 70, low: 67.
• Thursday: Rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 68 and low of 49 degrees.

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hills

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★ Featured events ★

Monday October 12
• Snarky Puppy →
  Hancher Auditorium, 141 Park Rd, Iowa City
  7:00 pm

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Other local events

Sunday October 18
• Iowa City Train Show →
  Johnson County Fairgrounds, 4261 Oak Crest Hill Rd SE, Iowa City
  10:00 am
Wednesday October 28
• Celebrate our Country's 250th →
  Kalona Historical Village, 715 D Ave, Kalona
  11:00 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• 2026 University Heights Farmers Market →
  University Heights IA
  4:00 pm
• Farmers Market →
  west end of the former University Athletic Club parking lot, University Heights
  4:00 pm
• WACO at Lone Tree →
  303 S Devoe St, Lone Tree
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball: HLV-TC vs Hillcrest Academy (Freshman/Sophomore) →
  Hillcrest Academy Gym, Kalona
  5:00 pm
• River Glen Duo LIVE at Bunker Mill Bridge Concert Series →
  Bunker Mill Bridge, 1298 Poplar Blvd, Kalona
  5:30 pm
• Volleyball: HLV-TC vs Hillcrest Academy (Junior Varsity) →
  Hillcrest Academy Gym, Kalona
  6:00 pm
• River Glen Duo at Bunker Mill Bridge →
  Bunker Mill Bridge, 1298 Poplar Blvd, Kalona
  6:30 pm
• Volleyball: HLV-TC vs Hillcrest Academy (Varsity) →
  Hillcrest Academy Gym, Kalona
  7:00 pm
Wednesday September 30
• September's Featured Artist: Zanetta Hoehle from Tumbled Wire Designs →
  355 S. Clinton Street, Iowa City

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What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Arby's posted a job opening for Team Member in Iowa City. Apply here.
• Buffalo Wild Wings posted a job opening for Kitchen Team Member/Cook in Iowa City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hills here.

🗞 Nearby News

Iowa City

• Meet Elinor Levin, the Democratic candidate for State Representative District 89 (kcrg.com)
• Johnson County Housing Trust Fund offers up to $3M for affordable housing projects (cbs2iowa.com)
• Iowa man accused of assaulting convenience store employee and resisting arrest (1630kcjj.com)

Coralville

• See memorials to teacher, student who drowned at Borlaug Elementary (press-citizen.com)

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