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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

Basta participates in the 9th Annual Taste of Iowa City on Wednesday, August 26, 2015. A Taste of Iowa City is sponsored by MidWestOne Bank and focuses on celebrating the culinary diversity of Downtown and Northside restaurants with sample portions from more than 40 menus. (The daily Iowan/McCall Radavich)

The ‘Taste’ that keeps on giving

August 27, 2015

By Justus Flair justus-flair@uiowa.edu Magda Davis doesn’t know where she’s been all these years. “I can’t believe I’ve been in town for years and never been here,” the Iowa City resident...

Boot camp spawns West Side Story

Boot camp spawns West Side Story

August 27, 2015

By Devyn Young devyn-young@uiowa.edu WEST SIDE STORY When: 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Aug. 30 Where: Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 5th Admission: $15-$35 For most...

The weekend in movies

The weekend in movies

August 27, 2015

We Are Your Friends Cole, an aspiring DJ in Hollywood, is focused on perfecting his one track that will change everything. Then he meets James, a fellow DJ who starts mentoring him, and James’ girlfriend,...

Your drink for the coming weekend

Your drink for the coming weekend

August 27, 2015

Tom Collins Simple syrup, lemon juice, gin, a single sugar cube, and a lemon slice are shaken vigorously over ice to make this classic cocktail. The bartender described it to me as a “fancy vodka...

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...