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1884, the year Iowa City rioted over beer

Claire Dietz, [email protected] September 13, 2017

Carroll Zuber was traveling in Germany, when he had an idea: bring microbrewing to Iowa. In 1975, the most popular beer seemed to be Miller Lite, and Zuber wanted to change that. In less than a decade,...

Andy Joynt, a brewer at Big Grove Brewery for 1 1/2 years checks on a heated vat of beer inside the Iowa City location on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. Joint has been home brewing beer for over 15 years. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, BrewNost, an event celebrating beer from around the globe, will host an array of different beer vendors. The event is hosted and presented by John's Grocery. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

BrewNost brings international beers to Iowa

September 13, 2017

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library will celebrate its 14th BrewNost with brewers and beer from all over the world. By Levi Wright [email protected] Few things compare with the sweet...

The Shambaugh House on Clinton Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The house is the home to the International Writing Program. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

On the wings of literature, culture

September 13, 2017

An Iraqi poet and International Writing Program resident breaks through silence and writes her way to Iowa City and environs. By Joshua Balicki [email protected] As the oldest and largest multinational...

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Coffins come alive, art in the afterlife

September 13, 2017

By Madison Lotenschtein [email protected] Think coffins. Think cobwebs and fear. Think Count Dracula. Stop. Eric Adjetey Anang, a Ghanaian-born artist, begs to differ. He constructs...

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Brother-based duo Cactus Blossoms blooming in the Mill

Lily Goodman, [email protected] September 11, 2017

Minnesota brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey didn’t have much of a plan when they started playing music together as the singer/songwriter duo The Cactus Blossoms. They mostly just wanted to play...

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Writers’ Workshop alum Sandra Cisneros returns to Iowa City

Salma Rios, [email protected] September 11, 2017

Sandra Cisneros held a reading Monday night in Macbride Auditorium, and she will join Jorge Guerra at 5 p.m. Tuesday for another discussion with the Iowa City community. “On Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. in...

The University of Iowa School of Music is being moved to the newly built Voxman Building. The building is located at 95 East Burlington Street. (The Daily Iowan/Karley FInkel)

Inmates performing Shakespeare gain valuable life skills

September 10, 2017

By Natalie Betz [email protected] Shakespeare isn’t only for English majors. Over the years, the Bard has become something for the public, as opposed to “high-brow” society. In fact,...

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Up from hatred’s chains

Lily Goodman, [email protected] September 7, 2017

Americans have heard a lot recently about the various hate groups around the United States, and whether they label themselves as neo-Nazis, white supremacists, or skinheads, one thing is certain: they...

FILE - A customer shops for books at Prairie Lights Bookstore on Thursday, April 27, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

“The Solace of Trees” reading

Joshua Balicki, [email protected] September 5, 2017

The Solace of Trees, by Robert Madrygin, is a novel about Bosnian war orphan Amir, who navigates his way through the horrors of war, the ever-present effects of PTSD, the loss of his family, post-9/11...

FILE - The Black Lives Matter logo is shown at the Walk it Out fashion show in the IMU Main Lounge on Saturday, April 11, 2015. Walk it Out is a multicultural fashion show showcasing diversity within the university where portion of the sales goes to UIHC HIV/AID clinics. (The Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins, file)

Mali embroidery takes center stage at lecture on African fashion

Lily Goodman, [email protected] August 31, 2017

The former African-art curator at the UI Museum of Art (1995-2004), Professor Victoria Rovine loves to study clothing, and she also loves to study African art. “Fashion is the fine-art version of...

FILE - A customer shops for books at Prairie Lights Bookstore on Thursday, April 27, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Nick Rohlman)

Lost & found in apartheid

Levi Wright, [email protected] August 28, 2017

It is often the hero of the story who risks her or his life in order to save somebody, but the roles are reversed in Z.P. Dala’s new book. She has risked her life in order to publish The Architecture...