Ibechaobi Leishangthem (Ibe to her friends) moved into her house in Grimes with her family in October of 2020. In the middle of the pandemic, the Manipur, India native was looking for something to do that would also make their new house feel a little more like home. So she turned to basket-making. Not long […]
Festivals
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Kinderfest helps Noble Stone celebrate its 10-year ‘Rockiversary’
This Saturday, July 21, Amana will celebrate its third annual Kinderfest. A full day of events — many of them free — aimed at children ages 4-10 will take over downtown Amana.
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UI alums LAV.ISH play new G14 Festival
G14 Festival 3258 Cumming Rd, Cumming — Saturday, July 14 at 9 a.m. Iowa’s reputation for innovation and opportunity has landed it in the center of the music scene. This weekend, Kasper Entertainment is making history holding the first G14 Festival—bringing together everyone’s favorite trio: music, food and fun. Everything from live art to workshops […]
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Camp Euforia celebrates 15 years by getting the band back together
Fifteen years ago, Iowa City funk-fusion band Eufórquestra was looking for a way to say, “Thank you” to its fans. When they pitched the idea of a festival to landowner Jerry Hotz, things clicked, and Hotz’s farm has been home to the Camp Euforia festival ever since.
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Star Trek historians headline the 34th Trekfest in Riverside
We’re roughly 215 years out from the birth of James T. Kirk in Riverside, Iowa, and the town’s present-day residents (and traveling Star Trek fans) continue to celebrate the future occasion with their annual Trekfest. The 34th festival will take place this weekend, with events beginning at 5:30 p.m. on Friday, June 29, and running late into the evening on Saturday, June 30.
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NewBo Market will be host to Fields of Yogis this weekend
Fields of Yogis will host “Choose How You Grow,” co-sponsored by Little Village, an ambitious festival committed to all things yoga, Aug. 11-13 in Cedar Rapids’ NewBo District.
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Best of the wurst this weekend in the Amanas
Go walking in a wiener wonderland this weekend (both sausage and canine) at the third annual Amana Colonies Wurst Festival, which introduces a new attraction this year: the Dachshund Derby. The festival was named “Best New Event of 2015” by the Iowa Tourism Commission.
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Tickets on sale Wednesday for Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, featuring The National, Bon Iver, Spoon, PHOX, Sylvan Esso and more
That’s right. Justin Vernon (of Bon Iver fame) and Aaron Dessner…
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Pitchfork electro-pop: Picks from across the pond
Giorgio Moroder singlehandedly invented the electro-rockin’ sound of eurodisco, and since the late-1970s, European artists have continued to expand the possibilities of dance music. This year’s Pitchfork Music Festival features some of the most cutting-edge dance artists from across the pond. Neneh Cherry July 18, 4:35 p.m. Neneh Cherry first rose to prominence in 1989 […]
