Hobie, There is a weekly session in Iowa City. Each Tuesday evening at The Mill, a great bar and restaurant. Sessions generally start around 9:00pm and close between midnight and 1:00am depending on who's there. Music ranges from Celtic to old-timey and bluegrass, again depending on who attends.

People won't say too much to you but don't let that scare you off. They're there to play music and will be glad you came.

I'd recommend getting there about 7:45 and ordering dinner. They carry a good selection of imported beers and the food is great. Here is a review of the Mill as a restaurant. The mill is also the venue that attracts most of the professional folk and bluegrass performers when they're in the area. That and the CSPS theater in Cedar Rapids.

I confess I don't get there very often but if you decide to make the trip, let me know and I'll head down as well.

      - Mark