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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

FilmScene at the Chauncey is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

The Tuesday Agency hosts an acoustic series of musicians for Mission Creek at the Chauncey

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor April 6, 2025

On Saturday afternoon and evening, the fourth floor of the Chauncey building in downtown Iowa City rang with acoustic twang, laughter, and rich voices.  As part of the Mission Creek 2025 lineup,...

Fans dance during a Mannequin Pussy performance at the Englert for the Mission Creek Festival on April 4, 2025.

Mannequin Pussy lights up crowd at Mission Creek

Riley Dunn, Digital Editor April 6, 2025

Dozens of people crowded into The Englert Theatre Friday night to experience the searing and cathartic sounds of indie punk rock band Mannequin Pussy.  The band, composed of bassist and vocalist...

Riverside Theater is seen outside after 24ThankYou’s set during the Mission Creek Festival at Riverside Theater on Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Mabe Fratti takes the stage for the 2025 Mission Creek Festival

Kate Wolfe, Arts Reporter April 5, 2025

Mabe Fratti defied all stereotypical expectations of a cello performance from the moment she took the stage shoeless at The Englert Theatre for Mission Creek’s twentieth annual festival.  Her...

Guitarist Zac Sokolow plays during LA LOM’s Mission Creek Festival performance at the Hancher in Iowa City on Thursday, April 3, 2025. LA LOM (The Los Angeles League of Musicians) is an instrumental trio that combines sounds of Cumbia Sonidera and Peruvian Chicha in a party like atmosphere on stage.

LA LOM kept audience dancing at Mission Creek 2025

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter April 5, 2025

“I liked the energy on stage, they looked like they were having a lot of fun,” first-time Mission Creek attendee Maria Torres said about LA LOM. The California-based three-man band performed at...

Kim Gordon performs with her band at Hancher Auditorium as the headliner for the Mission Creek Festival on Thursday, April 3, 2025. This is the art and music festival’s 20th anniversary of a weekend of events around Iowa City.

Kim Gordon brings an electric start to Mission Creek’s 20th anniversary

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter April 5, 2025

Kim Gordon and her band kicked off the much-anticipated Mission Creek Festival. The former headlining act was Julien Baker and TORRES, leaving audience expectations high.  Amy Konczyk, an Iowa...

The traveling exhibition group, Elusive Balance, displays artwork exploring the challenges of finding balance within artists and caregiver/mother identities at the Public Space One Art Gallery in Iowa City on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

‘Elusive Balance’ exhibit shows the balance of motherhood and artwork

Hannah Childers and Lily Kopp March 30, 2025

“In life and in motherhood, balance might be elusive,” artist Emily Jalinsky said. “But feeling grounded and joyful, I think, has increased for me because I'm a mother.” Jalinsky was one of...

Partons stand outside of The Englert before a performance by North Carolina based singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza during the second day of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 5, 2024.

Former Sonic Youth bandmember Kim Gordon to headline Mission Creek 2025

Charlie Hickman, Arts Editor March 28, 2025

Announced in an Instagram post at 12 p.m. Friday, Kim Gordon and her band will take the stage as Mission Creek Festival’s headliner at 8:45 p.m. on April 3. The new act comes after Tuesday’s announcement...

Artwork by Iowa City and adjacent area elementary through high school students stands on display inside the Hancher lobby on Wednesday, March 26, 2025.

Hancher art exhibit validates love of art for elementary and high school students

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor March 26, 2025

The Hancher Auditorium building on the University of Iowa campus is renowned for its visual magnificence, with its sweeping wood-paneled lobby and the elegant circles of light illuminating its two-tiered...

Partons stand outside of The Englert before a performance by North Carolina based singer-songwriter Indigo De Souza during the second day of the Mission Creek Festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 5, 2024.

2025 Mission Creek headliners Julien Baker & TORRES drop out of festival due to ‘medical situation’

Charlie Hickman, Arts Editor March 25, 2025

Around 1 p.m. on Tuesday, Hancher Auditorium and the Mission Creek Festival broke the news that Julien Baker & TORRES have cancelled their headlining performance at this year's festival.  In...

Shoppers look over the available titles during the used book sale at the Iowa City Public Library on March 1, 2025.

Iowa City Public Library’s used book sale draws literary fans

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter March 11, 2025

While walking through the Ped Mall on a bustling Saturday morning, many book readers found their way to the Iowa City Public Library for its used book sale. Sponsored by the ICPL Friends Foundation,...

The Stanley Museum of Art is seen in Iowa City, on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

UI alum David Duer goes back in time in his “Art by Indigenous Americans” tour

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter February 19, 2025

The Stanley Museum’s “Sundays with the Docents” kicked off its February event Sunday with a celebration of the rich heritage of Indigenous Americans. The museum was transformed by the unspoken...

The Drawn Between art exhibit is seen inside Public Space One on North Gilbert Street on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Drawn Between: Possibility & Inevitability features drawings by artists Jen P. Harris, R. Kauff, Kathranne Knight, and Ajdin Kulicˊ. The exhibit explores drawn pieces of artwork and the connection between possibility and inevitability that comes with the act of drawing.

PS1’s latest exhibit showcases the complexity of drawing

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter February 18, 2025

Art spans many different mediums, from pencil to textiles and ink. All of them were featured in Public Space One’s latest exhibition, “Drawn Between: Possibility and Inevitability.” Curated...