The Englert Theatre announced today that Blues Traveler will be heading to Iowa City for a show on August 28. The group’s Grammy Award-winning album…
Drew Bulman
Drew Bulman manages the digital side of Little Village magazine. You can reach him at @drewbulman and drewb@littlevillagemag.com.
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Trina Thompson is turning 40: this is why people care
Those that follow the local hip hop scene have probably seen the name Trina Thompson pop up from time to time. When she’s not taking photos at various hip hop shows, Thompson is usually busy spreading the word about the shows themselves. A pro bono promoter, of sorts. She doesn’t dedicate her time to this […]
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Cuban baseball player arrives in Iowa for exhibition series, promptly defects
The Cuban national baseball team arrived in Des Moines Tuesday in preparation for the first US-based extended series between the two countries since 1996.
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Gabe’s patio to host free ‘very special’ performance prior to Run the Jewels show
This Thursday’s Killer Mike and El-P show at Gabe’s is one of those “get there early” events. The doors will be packed, true, but the real reason you’ll want to show up…
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Five reasons to check out Killer Mike and El-P this Thursday
Fresh off the release of their first collaborative album Run the Jewels, Killer Mike and El-P are in the midst of a nationwide tour that brings them to Gabe’s…
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UI graduate Sarah Bruni on her first novel and its Iowa connection
Author Sarah Bruni‘s debut novel The Night Gwen Stacy Died was released earlier this month to a handful of positive reviews and a spot on Apple’s list of …
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Maximum Ames Music Fest announces lineup details
The Maximum Ames Music Festival (MAMF) is returning this fall for its third year, and festival organizers have just announced the first lineup details. Ames isn’t exactly local, but just take a look at that lineup! MAMF is not only bringing in a number of excellent national talents like Murder by Death, Meat Puppets and […]
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Iowa City Weekender: July 11-14
Hello and welcome to another edition of the Iowa City Weekender! Mid-July is here, the gnats are still being jerks and the air feels like bath water. The good news is that these weekend entertainment options are going to make you forget about all of that nonsense.
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Englert snags puzzle expert
Will Shortz, crossword puzzle editor for the New York Times, will visit the Englert Theatre this fall to discuss his passion for puzzles, take questions and engage the audience with a few games of his own.
Shortz is also the longtime host of NPR‘s Sunday Puzzle, but more than anything else, he is a enigmatologist (which is exactly what you might expect: the study of puzzles). The world’s only, in fact. Shortz designed his own curriculum as part of Indiana University’s Individualized Major Program and earned his degree in enigmatology in 1974.
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Spend the weekend with Seldom Seen
Seldom Seen festival | June 28-29 | Monmouth, Iowa Seldom Seen returns to Mineral Crossing this weekend, and festival organizers have put together their biggest offering to date — by quite a margin, in fact. Since 2011, the quiet 625-acre farm in Monmouth, Iowa has brought people together to camp out and celebrate artistic endeavors […]
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Iowa City Weekender: June 20-23
Joshua Hoffman, your regular Weekender columnist, is off on vacation. As such, this edition of the Iowa City Weekender has been hijacked by yours truly. Still reading? Great, because there are lots of exciting events to check out this weekend. Lets talk about them. Thursday, June 20 Cursive w. Digital Leather, The Olympics | 9:00 […]
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New Pi Co-op members vote in favor of third location
New Pioneer Co-op’s board of directors announced today that 91 percent of its members voted “Yes” in favor of pursuing a third store location within its trade area, which “extends from Iowa City to Cedar Rapids.” “Here’s to more local, sustainable, community-based food! More Pi for everyone!” the Co-op wrote on Facebook. As far as […]
