![Iowa city hair stylist Nathan Stanley washes new hire Katie Boeckenstedts hair during a training session at Zen Salon & Spa in Iowa City on Tuesday, May 2, 2023.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/05/AJ5I1011-900x600.jpg)
Trans-inclusivity takes root in salons across Iowa City
Zhenya Loughney, Arts Reporter
• May 2, 2023
![The piece titled “Una Coz En Mi Cabeza” is shown in the back room at the Los Performers by artist Juan Correa gallery at Public Space One on Friday, April 21, 2023. The gallery hours are Friday from 4-6 pm and Saturday from 12-3 pm. The final day of the show will be Friday, April 28, 2023. (Averi Coffee/The Daily Iowan)](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_04_21_LosPerformers_AC0001_8-900x600.jpg)
Public Space One hosts Juan Correa’s ‘Los Performers’ exhibit in North Gallery
Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
• April 25, 2023
![Country singer Justin Moore performs during his You, Me, & Whiskey tour at Xtream Arena in Coralville on Saturday, April 22, 2023. The tour promotes Moores newest album, Stray Dog, which will be released May 5.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_04_22_JustinMoore_EN018-900x600.jpg)
Country music scene of Iowa City highlights community engagement
Zhenya Loughney, Arts Reporter
• April 25, 2023
![Masami Igarashi and Hideaki Taki from the Echizen papermaking village in Japan prepare a canvas during a Japanese papermaking festival in Iowa City on Friday, April 14, 2023.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_04_14_JapanesePapermaking_CB001_6-900x600.jpg)
Japanese papermaking festival hosted by UI Center for the Book brings tradition to Iowa
Zhenya Loughney, Arts Reporter
• April 18, 2023
![Photo contributed by David Gompper.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/IsraeliComposer-900x600.jpg)
Contemporary music festival to bring international collaboration to Iowa
Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
• April 11, 2023
![Singer and guitarist Kevin Morby and saxophonist Cochemea Gastelum perform on stage during a Kevin Morby concert at Englert, in Iowa City, during the Mission Creek Festival on Saturday, April 8, 2023.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/04/2023_04_08_MissionCreekDay3_MSENAL021-900x600.jpg)
Mission Creek Festival 2023 transforms Iowa City in celebration of music and literature
Jami Martin-Trainor, Assistant Digital Editor
• April 11, 2023
![Willow Creek Theater Co. presented Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Regen Kuker. This play was preformed on Thursday the 9th through Sunday the 12th. The play follows a young woman Tilly who seems to attract everyone she meets until her melancholy goes away and her connections change.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/WillowCreek-900x600.jpg)
Exploring the thriving local theater scene in Iowa City
Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
• April 4, 2023
![Iowa student Isabelle Bennett leads a WERQ fitness class at the Campus Recreations and Wellness Center on Tuesday, March 21, 2023.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/AF4U8895-900x600.jpg)
UI Rec Center’s ‘WERQ’ workout classes are high-energy, community-driven
Grace Westergaard, Arts Reporter
• March 21, 2023
![Photo contributed by Logan Pratt.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/IMG_2247-900x506.png)
College town comedy — Standup comedy bounces back in Iowa City
Parker Jones and Stella Shipman
• March 21, 2023
![Photo contributed by Roman Alexander](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Roman-Horizontal-Photo-1-900x506.jpg)
Rising country star Roman Alexander to play Elray’s
Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
• March 21, 2023
![Abubakar Ibrahim holds his scarf while posing for a photo in the Adler Journalism Building on Tuesday, March 7, 2023.](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/030723_FacultyFashion_MS06-900x600.jpg)
UI faculty members share inspirations behind their personal styles
Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter
• March 7, 2023
![Women from the UI use their art to tell stories about experiences and womanhood](https://dailyiowan.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/iStock-1304079396-900x630.jpg)
Women from the UI use their art to tell stories about experiences and womanhood
Emma Gaughan, Arts Reporter
• March 7, 2023