The Iowa City Feminist Reunion is set to celebrate Iowa City’s feminist movement this weekend, with a focus on the mid-1960s to the mid-1980s, a time period that boasted a lively alternative press as well as the establishment of a number of institutions that Iowa City residents continue to rely on today.
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David Dondero returns to Iowa City tonight for a show at Public Space One
David Dondero returns to Iowa City with his “outbound sound” and the ups and downs (yes, he’s “been over- and under-rated”) of a singer-songwriter who has made a career not only on the road, but of the road (processing, performing, and navigating “highway archaeology,” that “snaky stretch of tar” in an average of 175 live shows per year over the last two decades). He joins Davenport musician Liv Carrow for an event co-hosted by Little Village at Public Space One tonight at 8 p.m.
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Democratic candidate for governor John Norris talks Iowa values, changing the culture of farming and how to win in 2018
Speaking at the Retail, Wholesale & Department Store Union Hall in Cedar Rapids on Tuesday night, Democratic candidate for governor John Norris said, “I spent a couple of months testing the waters about my candidacy. After testing the waters, I found them high in nitrates and bacteria.”
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Five for Five Seasons: Five women at the helm of area arts and culture organizations
Gail Naughton has announced she will retire in June 2018 from the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library, an organization she has led since 2002. She is one of several female leaders who have been setting the course of some of the Cedar Rapids area’s most robust and innovative arts and culture organizations. Here are five of them.
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National Czech & Slovak Museum’s Gail Naughton to retire from ‘job of a lifetime’
“It’s been 15 years and when I leave it will be nearly 16, and that’s a long time.” So says Gail Naughton, president and CEO of the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library (NCSML), who has announced she will retire in June of 2018.
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Climate action grants now available for Iowa City community organizations
Iowa City community organizations can now apply for a climate action grant worth up to $5,000. The city council has allocated $25,000 for the grants, which will support local climate and sustainability actions performed by two or more community-based organizations working in partnership.
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How will the new texting while driving law be enforced, and what are your rights?
It’s been called a texting ban, but the new law impacting Iowa drivers and their phones goes beyond just texting. As of July 1, drivers are prohibited from viewing “images visible on the screen of a hand-held electronic communication device” including texts, instant messages, emails, games or websites. Viewing GPS information, as well as emergency traffic and weather alerts is still permitted.
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Jugglers take to the streets in Cedar Rapids during the 70th International Jugglers’ Association Festival
Keep an eye out for flying objects in Cedar Rapids this week. The 70th annual International Jugglers’ Association Festival is in town.
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Former Frankie Teardrop frontman brings new project Cheap Fantasy to RADinc.
Jordan Bleau is no stranger to Iowa City. The Minneapolis-based musician and No Problem Records co-founder made the rounds at local bars and DIY venues with the now defunct fuzz-pop outfit Frankie Teardrop. Bleau returns Saturday on the heels of the release of ‘Life of Glass,’ the debut EP from his new project Cheap Fantasy.
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Little Village magazine issue 224: July 12 – Aug. 1, 2017
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 224. In this edition, LV takes a look at a University of Iowa professor’s quest to create a musical chessboard for artists John Cage and Marcel Duchamp. Also inside: An interview with the ever-charismatic drag queen Roxie Mess about his journey of self-discovery after leaving small-town […]
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Becoming Roxie: For Iowa City’s Jason Seaba drag was a way to replace self-doubt with self-expression
It may be 2017, but tonight drag queen Roxie Mess is channeling her inner ’80s superstar. From the moment she takes the stage, she controls the crowd at Studio 13, the only gay bar in Iowa City. Taylor Dayne’s “Tell It To My Heart” blasts through the speakers. Roxie struts on stage in a skin-tight, neon orange dress with pink frills and huge blonde hair that seems to take up more space than her actual head. Her 4-inch heels make her tower above the crowd at 6-foot-9. Her makeup is just as bright and jarring as the neon dress and makes it impossible for anyone to look away as she dances across the floor and against the wall.
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Photos: Local thrifters curate vintage looks
Last month, photographer Michael Stenerson spent an afternoon with three local vintage purveyors. While sifting through their extensive archives for this shoot, they chatted about how they fell into thrifting and the treasures they unearth while shopping. Ashley and Seth Goodman thrifted before they met, but their shopping picked up when they got together about six years ago. Demitrius Perry started thrifting for himself about seven years ago, but has only been selling his finds for a year.
