Welcome back to another edition of the Weekender. We’ve got some rad events around town this weekend. You, fair reader, and I are always at a lack of time this week, so I’m going to make these previews as short and sweet as possible. Let the information thrill ride begin! THURSDAY Soul Dance Party // […]
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Talking Movies: The Future Is Now
Richard Wagner dreamt of a Gesamtkunstwerk, “a total artwork,” a theatrical production that puts the entire human imagination into play and expresses nothing short of the truth. Metropolis–Fritz Lang’s operatic, balletic, mythic, expressionistic, crazy, nightmarish, silent movie–is about as gesamt a Kunstwerk as there is, especially if you add to it the live music of the Alloy Orchestra, who will perform their great score to a screening of a restored Metropolis on Sept. 30 at the Englert Theatre.
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The Stage: The Month In Theatre
Megan Gogerty’s new solo show Feet First In The Water With A Baby In My Teeth runs Sept. 9 – Oct. 2 at Riverside Theatre Coralville Center for the Performing Arts Hairspray The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts celebrates its community spirit with homegrown acting company Circle City putting on the musical Hairspray. Once […]
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Iowa City Weekender: August 18-20
It’s orientation week around town, and that can be made relevant to this column. The Weekender is your weekly orientation to the goings on here in Iowa City.
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Iowa City Weekender: August 4-6
This weekender rides a fine balance between social awareness and heavy dreaming. Which side of this line you choose to live on is totally up to you. Straddling is also a totally acceptable option.
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The Stage: Summer Takes a Bow
For reasons known only to God and the bureaucrats, school starts in Iowa City in August instead of waiting decently until after Labor Day. Despite the resumption of scholarly activity, however, August is very much the dog days in this town. The novelties of summer–the outdoor concerts and splashing in the fountain, the sudden increase […]
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"American Meat" Plans Iowa City Showings Aug. 3 & 6
In Iowa, perhaps no politics hit home quite like the politics of food. While films like Food Inc. and King Corn have helped familiarize us with the scope of industrial agriculture and the problems associated, American Meat, a new documentary by Graham Meriwether, tells the stories of farmers finding alternative markets for their products, offering […]
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Haley Bonar Intimate at the Englert: Show Preview & Ticket Giveaway
The first time I saw Haley Bonar (like Bonner) perform was eight years ago. She opened for Low at Old Brick here in Iowa City, promoting her 2003 album, Size of Planets. I was going to see Low, but I was so blown away by Haley’s performance that I immediately rushed over to the merch […]
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Jolie Holland: Intimate at the Englert – Show Preview & Ticket Giveaway
Jolie Holland | July 15 | Englert Theatre | $16 | 8:00 p.m. Pint of Blood dropped on ANTI Records June 28. Stream the whole thing on Paste. [si-contact-form form=’4′] Jolie Holland’s latest album brings her together with side players The Grand Chandeliers (Shahzad Ismaily on drums, Grey Gersten on guitar) for a series of […]
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Video: Horse Feathers on Little Village Live
Justin Ringle and Nathan Crockett of Horse Feathers paid a second visit to Little Village Live last week, putting on a lovely set before rejoining the rest of their band mates for a sold-out performance at the Englert Theatre. The two had performed as a duet in the past, but until this most recent appearance […]
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Haley Bonar Intimate at the Englert: Show Preview & Ticket Giveaway
Little Village is teaming up with The Englert Theatre to give away tickets to summer shows including Yo La Tengo, Horse Feathers, Haley Bonar, and Jolie Holland. More details within…
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Show Preview: Horse Feathers on Little Village Live, 6/22/11
Tomorrow’s Horse Feathers show at The Englert Theatre may be sold out, but you can catch them for free at 5:00 p.m. on Little Village Live.
