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Nightlife,
reimagined.

Elevate your nightlife with our carefully curated schedule of live music and events, best-in-class bar program, and breathtaking historical ambience. We invite you to be authentic, to connect, and to experience magic.

Step into our world

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

No screens here - experience the magic of carefully curated live performance.

COCKTAILS & BAR

Our program is classically inspired, perfectly executed, and appealing to every palette.

VENUE

The breathtaking Ideal Theater, built in 1914, is authentic and original - just like our guests.

Golden Dust

Upcoming Events

Fri, May 23
Billy Lee Janey
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May 23, 2025, 5:30 PM – 7:30 PM
The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
Local blues legend Billy Lee Janey entertains for cocktail hour. With an engaging style, this veteran blues guitarist is a consummate example of the genre.
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Fri, May 23
SWAMP DONKEY | Lewis Czamanske | Michael Huskey
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May 23, 2025, 7:00 PM – 11:00 PM
Cedar Rapids, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
Get ready to swamp it up on Memorial Day weekend with Sawmp Donkey's gritty Americana outlaw sound. Special guests on tour from St Louis, Lewis Czamankse and Michael Huskey, join the bill. FREE Will Donation show!
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Sat, May 24
BACK POCKET
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May 24, 2025, 4:00 PM – 7:00 PM
The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
Multi-instrumental powerhouse band BACK POCKET brings a free matinee show to The Ideal in celebration of Memorial Day weekend. Get your funk on with Back Pocket!
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