The latest step towards a progressive Iowa City involves proposed road reconfigurations for First Avenue from Highway 6 to Mall Drive. Tonight the City will give a brief presentation about the project and gather community feedback. The open house meeting will take place at 5:30 p.m. in the Proctor & Gamble Room at Mercer Park […]
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Riverside Theatre to transition interim artistic director
Riverside Theatre has announced that its recently appointed artistic director, Sam Osheroff, is stepping down after a single season. Sean Lewis will take his place, serving as interim artistic director. Sam Osheroff took over as Artistic Director last summer when founders Ron Clark and Jody Hovland stepped down from active leadership roles. His wife, actor […]
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A warm welcome home for Brian Johannesen at The Mill
Brian Johannesen and friends The Mill — Saturday, July 2 at 8 p.m. A Nashville gem returns to Iowa City this weekend, for good. On July 2, The Mill welcomes Iowa City’s very own Brian Johannesen to celebrate a much-anticipated homecoming extravaganza. Expertly infusing the folk and country genres with a vintage rock ‘n’ roll […]
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Visual artist Eliezer Sotillo visits Dream Center
On Tuesday, the Iowa City Dream Center welcomed artist and teacher Eliezer Sotillo as a part of a summer art program encouraging kids who otherwise may not have the resources to learn about and experiment with visual art mediums. Art supplies were provided with a $500 donation from Blick Art Materials and student’s art will be […]
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Eastern Iowa guide to Independence Day festivities
The first weekend in July typically means red, white and blue everything alongside gatherings — small and large — to celebrate our nation’s independence from Britain in 1776. For those of us not willing to crank up the grill, season the burgers and host a shindig this weekend, there’s plenty of just-show-up-and-enjoy Independence Day events […]
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Iowa ACLU leader steps down after less than two years
On Monday night, Jeremy Rosen announced his decision to leave the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Iowa where he’s worked since January 2015. In a social media post, Rosen called the decision “some difficult news.” In 2015, Rosen replaced Ben Stone, who had worked as the group’s director for 18 years until his resignation […]
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The future of rock: Youth music festival in Cedar Rapids
Riley Smith Youth Music Festival NewBo City Market — Friday, July 1 at 10 a.m. Alburnett, Iowa native Riley Smith is returning to his roots to headline a festival filled with some of eastern Iowa’s most exciting rising talent. Smith, known to many for his role as Markus Keene on the TV show Nashville, will […]
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Jazz Fest features renowned performers in a weekend jam-packed with entertainment
Iowa City Jazz Festival downtown Iowa City — July 1–3, 2016 Fresh off of being named one of the country’s best Jazz Festivals in 2015, the Iowa City Jazz Festival returns this weekend to invade downtown with live music and culture. A key part of Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts, it kicks off this […]
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Old Capitol Museum celebrates four decades as a museum and historic landmark
Old Capitol Museum 40th Anniversary Celebration Old Capitol Museum — Sunday, July 3 at 2 p.m. On Sunday, the Old Capitol Museum will celebrate 40 years of being a National Historic Landmark — the only one in Iowa City — and a museum. From 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., visitors can enjoy a historic atmosphere […]
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Iowa farmer sells land to sustainable farming non-profit
Instead of selling their land to the highest bidder, Joe and Susan Driscoll, of Honey Creek, Iowa, decided to set it aside for a non-profit teaching farm run by Sustainable Iowa Land Trust (SILT) The Driscolls sold 53 of their 80 acres at a discounted rate rather than watch it go to seed. SILT will […]
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Jen P. Harris closes exhibit and launches catalog
Jen P. Harris: Closing Reception and Catalog Launch Legion Arts CSPS Hall — Sunday, July 3 at 2 p.m. Iowa City-based artist Jen P. Harris closes out her exhibit at CSPS Hall in Cedar Rapids this Sunday with a reception, an artist’s talk and a newly published catalog. The event runs from 2–4 p.m. Harris, […]
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Paul Street namedropped by Chris Hedges in election column
On the progressive website TruthDig, writer Chris Hedges gave a call out to Iowa City political writer Paul Street in his “Con vs. Con” column last week. Hedges begins his essay with a harsh critique of U.S. electoral politics, “The liberal class refuses to fight for the values it purports to care about. It is […]
