The Daily Iowan

Gay, Tamblyn talk art and lit

Rhiana Chickering, [email protected] • April 4, 2018

Roxanne Gay and Amber Tamblyn talk art and literature.

Gabe’s kicks off its Mission Creek performances with Minnesota rapper Dessa.

Troy Adritch, [email protected] • April 4, 2018

The Minnesota-based rapper, Dessa, brought tracks from her latest album, Chime, together with the Chicagoland electronic-pop band MONAKR, which opened for her.

Middle Eastern comedian comes to Mission Creek

Elly Woods, [email protected] • April 4, 2018

Bassem Youssef, referred to as the ‘Jon Stewart of the Arab World,’ will be at Hancher on Saturday as a part of Mission Creek.

Environmentalist warns the world of impending hunger catastrophe

Maria Kuiper, [email protected] • April 3, 2018

Environmental journalist and author Lisa Palmer discussed issues of hunger and climate change at a Prarie Lights reading Wednesday Night

Up-and-coming indie singer Billie Eilish to play the IMU

Elly Woods, [email protected] • March 28, 2018

Indie-pop newcomer Billie Eilish will play the IMU April 2. The 16-year-old LA native has been recognized by VEVO, Apple Music, and others.

Crystals of experience, raindrops on fields at Prairie Lights

Madison Lotenschtein, [email protected] • March 28, 2018

Writers’ Workshop Director Lan Samantha Chang and Nan Cohen will read from their work at Prairie Lights at 7 p.m. today.

Patrick Nathan discusses debut novel “Some Hell” at Prairie Lights

Emma Sailor, [email protected] • March 28, 2018

The book details a young gay teen’s struggle to cope with familial dysfunction and his conflicted sense of identity in the wake of his father’s suicide.

Finding a voice through movement

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] • March 28, 2018

Graduate students Ashley Bassett and Angella Bettina Carlos discuss a long-term collaboration.

Mission Creek eliminates boundaries between music, literature

Rhiana Chickering, [email protected] • March 28, 2018

Mission Creek hosts its 13th year of bringing in a cultural influx of sensational music, literary, and technological artists to Iowa City.

What legal issues do today’s artists face?

Elly Woods, [email protected] • March 22, 2018

Tonight in the IMU, scholars will gather to discuss legal issues in the art world; A recent case concerning work by graffiti artists was destroyed by their landlord.