Iowa Artisans Gallery is a home for Midwestern and local art in Iowa City, and the next artist the gallery is spotlighting in its Second Sunday Series has deep Iowa roots. Painter Gordon Kellenberger lives and works in the Amana Colonies, where his family have been part of the community for four generations. Kellenberger’s pastel paintings are rich in color and usually feature Midwest landscapes.
Abby Evans
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Ten Thousand Villages hosts second Fair Trade Trunk Show, despite Ped Mall construction
Iowa Citians willing to brave Pedestrian Mall construction can check out Ten Thousand Villages’ second annual Fair Trade Trunk Show. The trunk show is being held in-store now through Aug. 5.
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Rediscovering the women who brought classical music and literature to small town Iowa
A century ago, the small towns of Iowa may have seemed to be a world away from the cultural centers of America, but throughout the state, groups of women formed philharmonic societies to help bring culture to their hometowns. Marian Wilson Kimber, a professor for the University of Iowa School of Music, is dedicated to […]
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Rummage in the Ramp returns for its 12th year
It’s an annual event as central to life in Iowa City as the return of the swallows is to San Juan Capistrano, California, or the return of the buzzards to Hinckley, Ohio: the great apartment shuffle, as old leases expire at the end of July and new leases begin in August. And once again this year, anyone looking to donate items instead of moving them can bring those items to Rummage in the Ramp in the Chauncey Swan Parking Ramp.
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Ten things to do at the Johnson County Fair
There will be lots of people and livestock at Johnson County Fairgrounds from Sunday, July 22, to Wednesday, July 25, thanks to the return of the annual Johnson County Fair. A full schedule of events is available on the fair’s website.
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Reducing Iowa City’s carbon footprint
Community Climate Meeting Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library — Wednesday, July 11, 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Iowa City’s Climate Action Steering Committee has been developing a plan to help the community reduce its carbon footprint. The Climate Action and Adaptation Plan has been finalized and a community meeting on it will be […]
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The Haunted Bookshop turns 40
Despite its spooky-sounding name and the fact it’s in one of Iowa City’s oldest buildings, any mysterious noise heard in the Haunted Bookshop is likely the work of the shop’s cats, not ghosts. The store’s name comes from Christopher Morley’s 1919 novel, ‘The Haunted Bookshop.’ The only unquiet dead in the novel are “the ghosts of the books I haven’t read,” the fictional shop’s owner tells another character. “That’s why I call this place the Haunted Bookshop.”
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What do on the Fourth of July in Iowa City, Coralville and Cedar Rapids
Like every year, city governments are celebrating the beginning of American independent governance by closing down for the day. (Although garbage pick-up will continue on its normal schedule in Cedar Rapids). But all the cities in the CRANDIC (the greater Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area) will be sponsoring events. Enjoy food, fireworks, and family-friendly fun for the 4th of July.
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Dogs can get cleaned and chipped at the Iowa Humane Alliance’s annual Benefit Dog Wash
The nonprofit Iowa Humane Alliance (IHA) is hosting their annual Benefit Dog Wash on Saturday, June 30 beginning at 10:00 a.m. It will be held at Leash on Life in North Liberty.
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Live at the Market: Bringing the funk to the Ped Mall for free
Live at the Market — Saturday Nights Downtown Iowa City Ped Mall, across from Bread Garden Market & Bakery — Saturdays at 7:00 p.m. Live at the Market — Saturday Nights Downtown is bringing the funk to the Ped Mall this Saturday night at 7 p.m. This is the third week for the free summer […]
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Tunes & Treats is bringing free music and free ice cream to Iowa City parks this summer
Iowa City’s annual Tunes & Treats series kicks off with a performance of the Iowa City Community Band (ICCB) at College Green Park on Sunday afternoon. The ICCB will provide the tunes, and the treats include free ice cream.
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‘Wonder Woman’ will kick off the Free Movie Series for Summer of the Arts
Nonprofit arts organization Summer of the Arts is kicking off one of their five summer programs this weekend. The Free Movie Series will begin with a showing of Wonder Woman on Saturday, June 9 at 9 p.m.
