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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

Beer of the Week: Summit Brewing Co.

DAN VERHILLE May 16, 2013

I wandered into John's Grocery this week with my mind full of questions about which beer to review for my last Beer of the Week at The Daily Iowan. The questions were quickly solved when I met some of...

Jazz and Western swing band Hot Club of Cowtown will perform for a sold-out crowd

EMILY BURDS May 16, 2013

The Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., will swing with the acoustic sounds of one of the world’s most well-known mixes of jazz and Western-swing bands, Hot Club of Cowtown. The band will perform...

Comedian Aziz Ansari to perform new material for a sold-out crowd on Friday

EMMA MCCLATCHEY May 9, 2013

Comedian Aziz Ansari has recalled awkward encounters with Jay-Z and Kanye West, parodied Justin Bieber’s song “Baby” as his brash alter ego Raaaaaaaandy, and rebuked Coldstone Creamery...

UI Dance Department to finish season with two undergraduate performances

JUSTUS FLAIR May 9, 2013

Go big or go home. The Dance Department seems to be using this as its motto this week as it finishes the year with the Undergraduate Concert running today through Saturday at 8 p.m. and the B.F.A. Event...

Iowa New Play Festival to showcase more than a dozen new scripts from the Iowa Playwrights’ Workshop

JUSTUS FLAIR May 9, 2013

In the past four days, seven plays have taken the stage (or have been read) in the Theater Building. The original works, part of the Iowa New Play Festival, were written by University of Iowa playwrights. The...

Award-winning author Robin Hemley to read from his newly released memoir

DAN VERHILLE May 9, 2013

This week will be the last chance to hear award-winning author Robin Hemley before he departs Iowa City to assume his position as the director of writing program at the Yale-National University of Singapore...

Take your next lunch break at Graze

BEN VERHILLE May 9, 2013

Local small-plate restaurant Graze describes itself as a “food guru experience.” The establishment, quietly nestled on the Pedestrian Mall, 115 E. College St., with a small outdoor patio,...

Beer of the Week: Eagle Claw Fist Imperial Amber Ale

DAN VERHILLE May 9, 2013

Product of: Clown Shoes, Massachusetts Serving Size: 1 pint, 6 fluid ounces, 8 percent ABV Serving Style: Glass pint Sporting one of the most entertaining label and description I’ve ever come...

Southeastern neighborhood in Iowa City celebrates its community with live music

EMILY BURDS May 9, 2013

This weekend, one often overlooked neighborhood will come together to celebrate the community and the music bringing them together. On Saturday, the 319 Music Festival will return to Wetherby Park for...

Iowa City Community String Orchestra and UI faculty to celebrate Mother’s Day with music

EMILY BURDS May 9, 2013

The Iowa City Community String Orchestra will celebrate spring and Mother’s Day with a concert at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., at 3 p.m. May 12. The event is free and open to the public. This...

Colorado natives Jet Edison to play Yacht Club

AUDREY DWYER May 9, 2013

Through the action and reaction from band member to audience, a musical connection is made. With a new album set to release in late July, the band members have some new tricks up their sleeve for Saturday's...

UI School of Music to present spring opera La Clemenza di Tito

SAMANTHA GENTRY May 2, 2013

A plan for revenge, an attempted murder, and an act of forgiveness set the scene of the opera La Clemenza di Tito. The UI School of Music will perform its adaptation of the Mozart opera at 8 p.m. today...