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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

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Holiday Thieves’ Market wrapped up by UI Fine Arts Council

November 30, 2017

The annual Holiday Thieves’ Market will take place this weekend, with Midwestern artists speaking of their experience with the event. By Sarah Stortz [email protected] Holiday shopping is being...

In a multiple exposure image, dancers perform in the Department of Dance’s collaborative performance, Point.0 at Space Place Theater on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2017. (David Harmantas/The Daily Iowan)

Not outside the box, no boxes

November 30, 2017

Point.0 combines different art forms to achieve a performance with different artistic expressions. By Rhiana Chickering [email protected] This weekend, audiences will have the opportunity...

Prairie Lights will host a reading by Alessandra Lynch and Michael Tyrell for the series “Live from Prairie Lights” on Friday, Dec. 1. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Writers’ Workshop grads read at Prairie Lights

November 30, 2017

Alessandra Lynch and Michael Tyrell, graduates of the Writers’ Workshop, will read from their new poetry at Prairie Lights. By Salma Rios [email protected] Poets seem to be flocking to Iowa City...

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Blanchard, E-Collective roll into Hancher

Madison Lotenschtein, [email protected] November 28, 2017

Terence Blanchard, a Grammy-Award winner on trumpet, and his band, the E-Collective, have created a groove-infused R&B album titled Breathless. The musicians will shine at Hancher at 7:30 p.m. Friday. A...

Author Carmen Maria Machado speaks at Prairie Lights on Nov. 3. Machado read from her short-story collection, Her Body and Other Parties, which was a finalist for the 2017 National Book Award. (Lily Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Carmen Maria Machado, an alumna of the Writers’ Workshop, is among the finalists for a national book award in fiction

Salma Rios, [email protected] November 27, 2017

While most people know about award shows like the Grammys and the Oscars as the biggest nights for movies and music, not so many know about the National Book Awards, the biggest night for literature. Among...

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Tom Petty performs with the Heartbreakers on Day One of Arroyo Seco Weekend on Saturday, June 24, 2017 in Pasadena, Calif. (Luis Sinco/Los Angeles Times/TNS)

Tribute held for Tom Petty: A mesmerizing rock ’n’ roll icon who resonated with several generations

Rhiana Chickering, [email protected] November 20, 2017

Tom Petty touched many generations with his music. When he passed away this fall, several of us felt as though we lost a piece of ourselves — a piece of our identities. “He [wrote] songs from...

Review: Taylor Swift’s 'Reputation'

Review: Taylor Swift’s ‘Reputation’

Rhiana Chickering, [email protected] November 16, 2017

After a three-year break from the release of 1989, Taylor Swift released her sixth studio album, Reputation Nov. 10. The album features a different sound for Swift as she incorporates more synthetic pop...

Cast members perform "Agnes in Green" during a dress rehearsal on Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2017. The play deals with identity and coming of age. (Nick Rohlman/The Daily Iowan)

Super-universal and everyday, in green

November 16, 2017

Agnes in Green focuses on a transgender male who struggles with his parents bickering, has a crush on his best friend, and worries about how he will afford college. By Madison Lotenschtein [email protected] A...

A couple walks out of the Englert Theatre on the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2016.

Chase Garrett’s Piano Stomp Festival plays the Englert

November 16, 2017

The eighth-annual Blues and Boogie-Woogie Piano Stomp performs to a packed house. By Salma Rios [email protected] Downtown Iowa City was filled with the sounds of blues and boogie-woogie on Nov....

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A band of voices, reimagined

November 16, 2017

Roomful of Teeth reimagines the human voice by pushing the boundaries of vocal music. By Joshua Balicki [email protected] Founder and artistic director of Roomful of Teeth Brad Wells set out...

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Award-winning orchestra presents ‘The Blue Hour’

November 16, 2017

A Far Cry, with its unique dynamic in music, brings its latest project to Iowa City. By Sarah Stortz [email protected] Hailing from Boston, chamber orchestra A Far Cry operates as an “artistic...

Drink of the Week (11/16/17)

Drink of the Week (11/16/17)

November 16, 2017

The Boilermaker “Boilermaker” is a term originally referring to the men who built and maintained boilers for steam engines back in the early days of the Industrial Revolution … that would be the...