After six years, Semana Cultural Latina returns to Iowa City on Thursday. The week-long event celebrating Latino culture and art starts with an evening of family friendly short films from the Mexican Film Institute (Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía) at FilmScene. The week continues with programs and exhibitions at the Iowa City Public Library, Public Space […]
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25 Iowa food festivals celebrating sweet corn, bacon, beer and more
Add these homegrown food festivals to your 2023-24 calendar: Sweet Corn Festival, West Point, Thursday-Sunday, Aug. 10-13, 2023, Free Taste of Iowa City, Downtown Iowa City, Wednesday, Aug. 23, 2023, Free Latino Fest, Downtown Iowa City, Saturday, Aug 26, 2023, Free World Food & Music Festival, Western Gateway Park, Des Moines, Friday-Sunday, Aug. 25-27, 2023, […]
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The Iowa City Latino Festival returns to the Ped Mall on Saturday
Iowa City Latino Festival is returning, after a year off due to the pandemic. This year’s festival kicks off on the Ped Mall at noon on Saturday. “We are excited to come back,” Manny Galvez, the festival’s founder and organizer, told Little Village. “We started the festival 10 years ago, but we had to cancel […]
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‘Little luchadores’ light up the Ped Mall during Semana Cultural Latina Week
As daytime winds down in Iowa City’s Ped Mall, a larger-than-life, blank white mask comes to life on the new stage outside of the Graduate Hotel. The suspended sculpture, created by visual and multimedia storytelling artist Miriam Alarcón Avila, becomes a three-dimensional projection screen. A series of photos of “little luchadores,” children
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The Iowa City Latino Festival will light up Linn Street on Sunday
The Iowa City Latino Festival will transform a block of downtown Linn Street with music, dancing, kid’s activities and a wide variety of authentic Latino cuisine on Sunday, from noon to 8 p.m. There will also be instruction in traditional dances for those interested in learning.
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Gov. Reynolds makes false claim about her statement on the death of Mollie Tibbetts
Following last week’s arrest of an undocumented Mexican immigrant for the murder of University of Iowa student Mollie Tibbetts, Gov. Kim Reynolds issued a statement, which included the line, “We are angry that a broken immigration system allowed a predator like this to live in our community.” On Thursday, Reynolds was asked about her statement, and she replied, “I didn’t immediately start talking about immigration.”
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Iowa City Latino Festival postponed out of respect for Mollie Tibbets and concerns over safety
The Iowa City Latino Festival has been postponed. It was scheduled for Saturday, but has been put on hold out of respect for the family and friends of Mollie Tibbetts, festival founder and organizer Manny Galvez explained. “We wanted to express our solidarity with her family and friends,” Galvez told Little Village. “Mollie’s friends, professors […]
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Iowa City celebrates fifth annual Latino Festival on the Ped Mall this Saturday
Iowa City Latino Festival Downtown Iowa City — Saturday, Aug. 27 at 12 p.m. This Saturday, Aug. 27, the Iowa City downtown Ped Mall will be awash with sounds, scents and colors, as the Iowa City Latino Festival commemorates its fifth year. From noon until 9 p.m., dancers, musicians, artists and vendors will gather to […]
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Family, Food, and Fun at Iowa City Latino Festival 2015
The fourth annual Iowa City Latino Festival takes place in the Pedestrian Mall this Saturday, Aug. 15. Kicking off in Upper City Park with a fundraising walk to support the Manantial Group…
