It’s a precious thing when St. Patrick’s Day, a day defined by frivolity and stout-drinking, lands on a Saturday. Enjoy drink specials, live music and green-colored merriment at these area gatherings.
Emma McClatchey
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Iowa’s only horror film festival, Halloweenapalooza, is now accepting film submissions
With Jordan Peele scoring a Best Picture nomination and Best Original Screenplay win for his chilling debut film “Get Out” at the 2018 Academy Awards, the time has arguably never been riper for horror movies.
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LV Recommends: Irish stouts
On St. Patrick’s Day, you’re entitled to a pint of Guinness (it’d be un-Irish not to) but if you’re looking for something a little different, give these U.S.-born Irish stouts a chance.
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Where to watch the Oscars — and strut your stuff — this weekend
You may already have a date with your cat, couch and host Jimmy Kimmel for Sunday’s Oscars ceremony, but area Oscar parties may elevate the experience. Events will test your film knowledge, fill you with popcorn and insure you’ll have someone to talk to during the myriad commercial breaks.
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Kesha, Phantogram to headline 80/35 Music Festival in Des Moines
The 11th incarnation of Des Moines music festival 80/35, taking place July 6 and 7, released their headlining acts Tuesday morning.
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Flyover Fest announces new headliners
Flyover Fest — Iowa City’s fashion, culture and politics festival — announced additions to their line-up Friday morning, including renowned activists and filmmakers.
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Paola Mendoza, Women’s March organizer and Flyover Fest speaker, discusses the art of resistance
Since the historic Women’s March in 2017, Paola Mendoza’s art and activism has stretched from the Grammy Awards to New York Fashion Week to the star-studded People’s State of the Union. In April, she will discuss intersectionality and with Iowa City audiences as part of the Together We Rise book tour.
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Iowa City’s first Archives Crawl will highlight history and artifacts
Hosted by the Obermann Center, Saturday’s crawl will draw the eye to hidden gems and tease the center’s upcoming symposium Against Amnesia: Archives, Evidence and Social Justice, starting March 1.
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A short-film festival at the Iowa City Public Library will highlight black musicians and leaders
The library’s Storytime Room will host a mini black history film festival Saturday starting at 11:30 a.m., geared towards the whole family (and with popcorn for all). Black musicians are at the center of many of the featured films.
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Iowa City Public Library hopes you’ll say ‘Knope’ to Penn State, and vote them best library in the U.S.
Leslie Knope may not have been a fan of libraries, but the Iowa City Public Library is up for a local government award named in her honor. Voting for the current round ends today.
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PAWS for Love Silent Auction and Gala funds vet care and equipment for Cedar Rapids shelter animals
Saturday marks the seventh annual PAWS for Love event, which raised $20,000 last year from 250 ticket sales and 150 auction items. CRACC Program Director Diane Webber expects even more guests this year to bid on 180 items.
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My fuzzy Valentine: Love stories from former shelter pets and their adopters
There is no love more pure than that between a rescue pet and its adopter. Meet Bellatrix, Wally, Seymour, Peabody and Duncan — and the humans that adore them.
