By Quentin Yarolem
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It’s Tuesday night, and the main room of the Trumpet Blossom Café is beginning to develop a crowd.
Some people have ordered drinks and appear to be there...
By Gracey Murphy
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This weekend, every shopaholic’s dreams will become reality as Iowa City hosts its 48th year of Sidewalk Sales.
Each summer, downtown and North Side stores...
By Gracey Murphy
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Band posters and cutouts of song lyrics plaster the walls of a hip, grungy Los Angeles bar. Giant up-dos, leather pants, and fishnets sway to the music as a...
By Tessa Solomon
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After 20 years of writing and performing music, the members of Celtic folk group Wylde Nept can’t stress enough how unintentional their journey has seemed. ...
By Claire Dietz
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Although he began college intending to be a poet, Larry Watson became a short-story writer and then soon after that, a novelist.
Now, 10 novels later, it is safe...
By Claire Dietz
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When Karen Kubby approached the former owner of Beadology to ask about teaching classes, the owner told Kubby she should buy the store instead. Kubby was shocked.
“I...
By Gracey Murphy
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Many people’s dreams involve escaping days wasted at boring desk jobs and beginning an eternal vacation by the ocean. Having their days packed with warm sand,...
By Gracey Murphy
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“Summer Lovin,’ ” by Olivia Newton John and John Travolta, blares from the screen of FilmScene’s rooftop. While stars illuminate the sky, 40 lucky Iowa...
By Quentin Yarolem
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A new festival celebrating Iowa heritage will début in Iowa City this weekend.
The Little Festival of Iowa Legends will take place Saturday. The event...
By Quentin Yarolem
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After taking her to the New England Conservatory of Music and the Grammys — twice — life has brought Sarah Jarosz to Iowa City for a stop on her most...
By Tessa Solomon
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The Asian arowana — an iridescent Southeast Asian freshwater fish nicknamed the “dragonfish” — is considered good luck in some cultures.
For the protagonists...
By Claire Dietz
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It’s Friday night in Iowa City and the Pedestrian Mall is full of families and couples. Many gather around the band playing in the Friday Night Concert series....
