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Elizabeth Moen poses for a portrait insider her home on Friday, July 21. Moen is a musical artist based in Iowa City, who has been featured in festivals ranging from Mission Creek to 80/35 in Des Moines. She made her start in Iowa City years ago, and she has previously worked at Short's on Clinton St. where she played live music. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Two of Iowa City’s favorite acts came together for a Mission Creek performance at the Englert theatre

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] April 10, 2018
Two of Iowa City’s favorite musical acts, The Weepies and Elizabeth Moen, came together for an intimate night at the Englert theatre.
Margaret Glaspy and Julian Lage perform at the Englert Theatre on Friday, April 6, 2018. Glaspy is an American singer-songwriter from Red Bluff, California, and Lage is a jazz guitarist. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Margaret Glaspy and Wye Oak return to Mission Creek to play the Englert

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] April 10, 2018
Wye Oak debuted their new album, “The Louder I Call, The Faster It Runs”, at the Englert theatre during their Mission Creek set.
Woods, Abdurraqib, and Nutting read during Mission Creek Keynote

Woods, Abdurraqib, and Nutting read during Mission Creek Keynote

To finalize its literature lineup, the Mission Creek Festival hosted a keynote reading at The Mill, which including readings by Jamila Woods, Hanif Abdurraqib, and Alissa Nutting.
Jamila Woods performs at the Englert Theatre on Sunday, April 8, 2018. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Jamila Woods, Psalm One, and Ancient Posse wrap up the Mission Creek Festival

The Englert hosted Mission Creek’s final event with music artists Jamila Woods, Psalm One, and Ancient Posse.
Rituals of Mine perform during the Built to Spill concert at Gabe's on Saturday, April 7, 2018. (James Year/The Daily Iowan)

Gabe’s hosts Mission Creek’s Underground Showcase

ngsty tattoo-covered musicians with evident emotional baggage intensely screamed along with boisterous guitars and pounding drums, releasing all pain and aggravation. Crowds walked into Gabe’s,...

The writer Paul Kix (USA), New York, New York, August 11, 2017.  Photograph © Beowulf Sheehan

Now working as ESPN deputy editor, Iowa native shares tale of French aristocrat

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] April 9, 2018
Stepping out of his work in journalism, ESPN Deputy Editor Paul Kix writes a book over the legendary Robert de La Rochefoucauld.
Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, UI alumni and co-writers of A Quiet Place, speak in the Pappajohn Business Building on Monday, April 9, 2018. "A Quiet Place" stars John Krasinski and Emily Blunt, and topped the box office during its opening weekend. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Screenwriters of A Quiet Place speak at the UI about their careers as filmmakers

April 9, 2018
UI alumni Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, screenwriters of a new hit movie, visit the UI and speak about the development of their careers and the process by which they write and produce their films.
Jamila Woods performs at the Englert Theatre on Sunday, April 8, 2018. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Mission Creek festival 2018 showed growth in popularity and diversity as it concludes its 13th year.

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] April 9, 2018
The Mission Creek Festival once again lives up to its name in a stream of music and literature that engages the spirit and mind.
Concertgoers wait between sets at Gabe’s in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 4, 2018. The show was one of a variety of events during the second day of the Mission Creek festival. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

ICE CREAM Fair offers space for cartoonists, zinesters

Fair Cartoonists and ‘zinesters’ had their space to showcase work during Mission Creek at the Iowa City Expo for Comics and Real Eclectic Media Fair.
Community members listened to a talk held at Big Grove Taproom on Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2018. Multiple researches from the University of Iowa used 3D mapping technology to scan beer caves on the north side of Iowa City. This lecture was a part of a series held by Big Grove, detailing the history of brewing in Iowa City. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Fly Fishing Film Tour comes to Iowa City

Matthew Kinney, [email protected] April 4, 2018
The 12th-annual Fly Fishing Tour heads to Big Grove Brewery this weekend.
Sydney Kuhel performs as a fly in a rehearsal of "Visual Mixtape" on Tuesday, April 3, 2018, in the UI Theatre Building. Visual Mixtape, directed by Joe Osheroff, is a nonverbal, ensemble-based mask show. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Professional mask artist and actor creates a musical world

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] April 4, 2018
Since coming to the UI through a Grant Wood Fellowship, Joe Osheroff has worked on a project mixing masks and dance.
The writer Leslie Jamison (USA), New York, New York, August 15, 2017.  Photograph © Beowulf Sheehan mail@beowulfsheehan.com

Iowa Writers‘ Workshop grad rediscovers the gist of reinvention in her new memoir

Joshua Balicki, [email protected] April 4, 2018
Writers’ Workshop graduate Leslie Jamison has written a new memoir, The Recovering: Intoxication and Its Aftermath.