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Nightlife,
reimagined.

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

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Step into our world

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MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT

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

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COCKTAILS & BAR

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

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VENUE

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

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Upcoming Events

  • Tuesday Tasting & Cocktail Lab
    Tuesday Tasting & Cocktail Lab
    Jan 21, 2025, 4:00 PM – 9:00 PM
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    Each Tuesday beginning at 4PM, step into the lab with our mixologists to taste new spirits and flavor profiles and develop cocktails!
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  • The Groove Garden Open Stage
    The Groove Garden Open Stage
    Jan 22, 2025, 7:00 PM – 10:00 PM
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    The Groove Garden is the open format event that invites all musicians, vocalists, jammers, performers, poets and comedians to the stage. Not a performer? Everyone can enter to win prizes all night long!
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  • SUN POT
    SUN POT
    Jan 23, 2025, 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM
    The Ideal, 213 16th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
    Sun Pot is a live improvisation jam band based out of Cedar Rapids, IA. Join us for a live recording of their set - album release coming soon! FREE
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