Iowa City Pride is hosting the eighth annual Rainbow Run/Walk 5K in Iowa City’s Lower City Park on Saturday, May 3 at 10 a.m. As in previous years, proceeds from the event will support the Iowa City Pride Festival, which will be held in the Ped Mall on June 21. According to Rainbow Run organizer […]
April 2014
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Loop interview: South London Psych-rockers return after 22 year hiatus
This is your brain. Crack. This is your brain on Loop. Sizzzzzzzzzle. Born in 1986, dead by 1991 and recently arisen from the ashes, this seminal British band specializes…
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April 20-26 is Pizza Week in Iowa City
Download Best of IC Now: April 20-26 is pizza week in Iowa City. Celebrate by downloading Best of IC and showing the app for delicious deals from seven local pizzerias. Available on iOS and Android, Best of IC is a calendar and special offers app that allows you to discover all of the area’s happenings […]
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Wonkette: CNN looks into whether KKK can rebrand as kinder, kooler, kuddlier, possibly with happy meals
On Sunday, CNN finally found something other than Flight 370 to be blindingly stupid about, asking whether, in the wake of the murders of three people at a…
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How screwed are we? First annual Iowa Climate Festival may have the answers
Co-hosted by the American Chemical Society, various UI departments, the City of Iowa City and statewide organizations, the first-ever…
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The Stage: Man of la Mancha opens this Friday
In their production of Man of La Mancha, the Iowa City Community Theatre will turn the Johnson County Fairgrounds into 16th-century Spain for this musical adaptation of Miguel de Cervantes’ Don Quixote. Since it first appeared on Broadway in 1965, this tale of a knightly dreamer has captured the hearts of the world. It originally ran for 2,328 performances, has had four Broadw
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Lights, camera, LUNAFEST
LUNAFEST, now in its third year, is a nationwide traveling film festival that will visit 150 cities in 2014. This year’s festival features nine award-winning short films by, for and about women. The lineup includes comedy, drama, documentary and animated films.
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Trumpet Blossom Cafe to celebrate two years of business with all-day live music showcase
The Trumpet Blossom Cafe is celebrating it’s second anniversary this Saturday with food and drinks, hugs and high-fives and, of course, a ton of live music…
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Reduce, reuse and celebrate at the first annual ‘Craft Your Environment’ fair
With Earth Day right around the corner, the Salvage Barn, Operated by Friends of Historic Preservation, is hosting the first annual reuse-themed craft fair…
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Interview: Paula Poundstone on her comedic origins, the nature of curse words and life on the road
Known for her extensive pedigree as a stand-up comedian and regular appearances on the NPR’s, “Wait, Wait, Don’t Tell Me,” Paula Poundstone…
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Album Reviews: Flat Black Studios Compilation
Luke Tweedy, the recording engineer behind Flat Black Studios, had a good year in 2013. “More good bands writing good songs were recorded last year than any other single year,” Tweedy said. “Yet, almost none of [the songs] got released.” In an effort to share the songs he was still listening to “long after the band[s] walked away from the studio,” Tweedy decided to release a collection of the recordings as a vinyl compilation through his and Will Whitmore’s record label, Long Play Records.
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Long live vinyl: ‘Record Store Day’ recommendations from the Staff of the Record Collector
This Saturday marks the seventh annual Record Store Day, an international celebration of independent record stores. Observed on the third…
