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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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80 Hours calendar (09/21/17)

September 21, 2017

THURSDAY 09.21 THEATER • *Bakersfield Mist*, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Theater, 213 N. Gilbert MUSIC • Scott Holden Piano Masterclass, 1:30 p.m., Voxman Recital Hall • *Comedy Tonight!*, 7:30 p.m.,...

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Jazz as a pearl, Wynton as a diamond

September 21, 2017

By Tong Tong [email protected] The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is going to give Iowa City an opportunity to see what some call the finest of jazz. At 7:30 p.m. Friday,...

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A brief history of jazz in Iowa

September 21, 2017

By Natalie Betz [email protected] After its birth in New Orleans, jazz became well-known because of the Harlem Renaissance in the 1920s and 1930s, and Iowa refuses to let the genre disappear. Before...

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Drink of the week (09/21/17)

September 21, 2017

Are you feeling a little Surly? Grab an Axe, man! Todd the Axeman has an explosive hop profile that will assault your palate with only the heaviest of helpings of Mosaic and Citra Hops, which play the...

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Mooring play will discuss the search for gender, manipulation, & church and its intersections

September 20, 2017

By Salma Rios [email protected] The University of Iowa Theater Department is known for putting on shows that ordinary theaters would not dream of doing. Mooring, a play written by Ash Pierce...

Gladstone takes aim at ‘fake news’

September 20, 2017

By Sarah Stortz [email protected] News junkies turned podcast junkies may have “On the Media” in their library, which involves journalists Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone delving into both...

Englert gets its Goats

Englert gets its Goats

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] September 19, 2017

  In a pitch-black Englert on Sept. 13, the hymns of an orchestra murmured, with a devoted audience sitting in silence, waiting for the magic to begin. Around 9 p.m., red and blue fluorescent...

Elliott opens eyes of all kinds at Englert

Elliott opens eyes of all kinds at Englert

Claire Dietz, [email protected] September 19, 2017

Jane Elliott can make a room laugh. She spoke Monday night at the Englert, 221 E. Washington St., as a part of the University of Iowa Green Room series. She discussed confronting racism in larger society...

Review: "It" could have been better

Review: “It” could have been better

Natalie Betz, [email protected] September 17, 2017

Stephen King movies have haunted viewers for years, but the new adaption of "It" has gotten mixed reviews. Personally, I thought it was not as good as I was expecting with all of the hype claiming it...

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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...