Download Best of IC Now: May 11-17 is taco week in Iowa City. Celebrate by downloading Best of IC and showing the app for delectable deals from local taquerias. Available on iOS and Android, Best of IC is a calendar and…
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Book Plug: Mortom by Erik Therme
The internet may have democratized publishing, but not everyone has something to write. Iowa City native Erik Therme did, and he self-published his first novel, Mortom, in February. Mortom unravels […]
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Des Moines IPA is LV’s May 2014 Brew of the Month
May’s beer of the month is the well-balanced, Iowa-brewed IPA from Confluence Brewing Company: Des Moines IPA. Though some IPAs are overwhelmingly dry and bitter, John Martin, the head brewer […]
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Greg Brown to play Dream Center benefit at the Englert
Greg Brown is a folk legend. His 40-plus-year career is a monument to life in Iowa, and it’s not just because one of his landmark albums is called The Iowa Waltz. Often described as one of the greatest songwriters of his generation, Brown is known for his intimate and wistful lyrics about small towns and farm-life, as well as his impassioned songs about politics and human dignity.
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7th annual EntreFEST kicks off Wednesday in downtown IC
EntreFEST—Iowa’s annual celebration of entrepreneurship—will take place in Iowa City for the first time this year.
As the state’s biggest entrepreneur conference, the event is part summit, part festival and part resource hub. It aims to bring Iowa innovators together to celebrate and foster entrepreneurship. The University of Northern Iowa is the event’s primary sponsor (the UNI Regional Business Center Entrepreneurship Outreach team was responsible for developing the idea and getting the festival off the ground in 2008), but for the…
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FilmScene celebrates Craft Beer Week, unveils rooftop happy hour
In the 1980s, beer aisles looked very different. According to Chad Young, the craft brand manager at 7G Distributing, there were few options…
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ICCSD Budget Cuts: An explainer
On May 13, 2014, the Iowa City Community School District Board will meet to discuss budget cuts that will result in, among other reductions, eliminating fourth grade orchestra, phasing out […]
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Interview: Sam Caster debuts Brass Ring Coffee at Iowa City Farmers Market
Sam Caster, a barista at Prairie Lights’ cafe, recently started a side project with his wife Emma: Brass Ring Coffee coffee stand. They debuted Brass Ring this week…
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Album Reviews: Paul Cary and The Small Scarys – Coyote
Paul Cary’s last album Ghost Of A Man was a go-for-broke alley brawl of a record: It was sparsely arranged, emphasizing Cary’s voice and guitar. His newest album, Coyote, adds a full band that includes Russ Calderwood’s bass and Adam Penly’s greasy, distorted Farfisa filling much of the aural space left open on Ghost.
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Take a ride: ‘Becky’s New Car’ opens this weekend
The name Steven Dietz may not come to mind when theatre-goers think of playwrights, but his plays are some of the most produced in America. In fact, according to the Theatre Communication Group, Dietz’s plays are produced…
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Comedy gets dark this Saturday with Anthony Jeselnik
With four big name comedians coming to Iowa City in a span of five days, it’s an amazing weekend for comedy fans. However, if Anthony Jeselnik was the only comic coming to town, it would still be an amazing comedic weekend. Jeselnik will be performing at the Englert Theater on Saturday, May 10, at 8 p.m.
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Documentary featuring The National’s Matt Berninger (and his roadie brother) opens Friday at FilmScene
One of the most well-established ways in which capitalism defeats us is by finding increasingly devious ways to commodify nonconformity and general…
