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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

Earphunk for all

Earphunk for all

August 27, 2015

MUSIC Earphunk with Genome When: 10 p.m. Saturday Where: Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn Admission: $10 The Yacht Club is getting funky for back to school with a two-act prog-funk performance Saturday night. Up-and-coming...

A comic by Jeff Lemire, of Canada hangs inside the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center on Friday, August 21, 2015. Fairfield held an open gallery displaying the works of several comic book artists including Bryan Lee O'Malley of Scott Pilgrim fame. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Darkness in the panels

August 27, 2015

conor-mcbrien@uiowa.edu In Fairfield, Iowa, there’s a quaint little art gallery that has hosted a peculiar display since early this month. The Comics & Graphic Novels gallery in Fairfield’s...

Opera troupe gets cozy with IC

Opera troupe gets cozy with IC

August 27, 2015

By Girindra Selleck girindra-selleck@uiowa.edu MUSIC Così fan tutte When: 5 p.m. Friday Where: Iowa City Public Library, 123 S. Linn Admission: Free Iowa City Concert Opera, founded in May by...

Concert goers dance to the music of The Surf Zombies in Iowa City's Ped Mall Friday night. The Surf Zombies are from Cedar Rapids and drew a large crowd Friday night for Friday Night Concert Series inside the Ped Mall. (The Daily Iowan/Sergio Flores)

Friday night joy graces IC

August 27, 2015

As August nears an end, you may begin to feel you’re wasting your warm summer nights searching for something to switch up your dull, repetitive routine. Summer of the Arts will attempt to provide a solution...

Comedy meets beats meets who knows?

Comedy meets beats meets who knows?

August 27, 2015

By Jasmine Putney jasmine-putney@uiowa.edu COMEDY What: Dakaboom When: 10 p.m. Friday Where: IMU Hawkeye Room Admission: Free A cappella and beat box, falsetto and bass, pop and hip-hop. Musical...

Maine-lining the indie-folk scene

Maine-lining the indie-folk scene

August 27, 2015

By Tessa Solomon tessa-solomon@uiowa.edu The Brunswick, Maine, local rental store DVD Explosion was closed for the day, but Aly Spaltro was still there working. She had transformed the store’s basement...

Hancher Auditorium construction continues on Wednesday Oct. 8, 2014. The new UI building is set to open Fall 2016. (Daily Iowan/Courtney Hawkins)

Dreaming big in new Hancher

August 27, 2015

By Grace Pateras grace-pateras@uiowa.edu From sitting in the Hancher Auditorium audience as a child to performing on its stage and launching a career touring across the country, one successful Iowan...

Batman: Arkham Knight and a look at E3

Batman: Arkham Knight and a look at E3

August 27, 2015

Game Rating: 8.5/10 By Jordan Ryder jordan-ryder@uiowa.edu Arkham Knight is both hands down my favorite Arkham title and a fitting conclusion to the series. Plot is difficult to discuss without spoiling...

Climbing to Olympus

Climbing to Olympus

July 19, 2015

Bands come and go in Iowa City, as in any music scene. Dependable as the tides, the town has a steady inward and outward flow of young artistic talent, both university-nurtured and otherwise. Not every...

Summer rocks the area

Summer rocks the area

July 19, 2015

Things to do in Iowa City this summer (For free or very little cost). Visit a local park or bike trail Iowa is blessed with an abundance of accessible nature. Thankfully, parks in Iowa City, Coralville,...

Funny business

Funny business

April 29, 2015

By Conor McBrien Comedy can be tough. It forces performers to be creatures of the night. They work in spotlights in the center of dim rooms. Their habitats are basements, bars, and theaters But this artform...

City Circle summons Into the Woods back to the stage

City Circle summons Into the Woods back to the stage

April 29, 2015

By Devyn Young At the beginning of the show, there are three pieces onstage: a chimney, a fireplace, and the outside of the cottage, a black curtain serving as a backdrop. The narrator, a man dressed entirely...