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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

Tallgrass plays Yacht Club

DI STAFF November 10, 2011

The Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., will host the New Belgium Free Concert Series, which will showcase local band Tallgrass to perform at 9 p.m. Friday with John June Year. The three-member band comprises...

UI theater to perform Stick Fly

SAMANTHA GENTRY November 10, 2011

Tisch Jones remembers growing up in Iowa City — especially her walks home. In her teenage years, Jones trekked across the emerald green bridge that connects the east side of campus to the west. In...

Dance alumni return, perform at UI

JULIA JESSEN November 10, 2011

Joanna Rosenthal remembers the loft in the University of Iowa's dance building, Halsey Hall. She recalls the big, old open space in the beginning of the fall or spring semesters, when sunlight shone...

One-man band to perform at Englert

JORDAN MONTGOMERY November 10, 2011

Arthur Lee Land's musical performance may create disconnect between one's eyes and one's ears. "We're doing something really different," said Katie Roche, the Englert development director....

UI students bring runway fashion to IC

CARLY HURWITZ November 10, 2011

A collection of 15 collaborative looks, such as a tuxedo-style little black dress by Theory paired with tights and heels from a local Iowa City boutique, will make up tonight's Rent the Runway fashion...

Oncologist, Writers’ Workshop alum to read at Dey House

HANNAH KRAMER November 10, 2011

Just days ago, writer Chris Adrian finished a short story to share for the first time with an Iowa City audience today. The author is a graduate of the Iowa Writers' Workshop as well as a fellow in...

Dreamwell Theatre presents Curious Savage

SAMANTHA GENTRY November 10, 2011

On a small wooden stage in the multipurpose room of the Unitarian Universalist Society, a variety of furniture creates the scene for actors who act as inpatients in a mental institution. One of these...

Beer of the week: The Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale

DI STAFF November 10, 2011

'Tis the seasons here at the University of Iowa — Family Weekend has arrived. A time of lost, blacked-out siblings, dancing with moms, and celebration. The Sierra Nevada Celebration Ale, that is...

UI Dance Dept. hosts Gala of ‘movement’

CARLY HURWITZ October 27, 2011

Late into the evening weeks before the University of Iowa's Dance Gala, dancers clad in spandex and sweats rehearse in a studio. Bodies stretch, turn, move, and work together. Musical beats envelope the...

Paul Taylor Dance Company performs in IC

JULIA JESSEN October 27, 2011

Paul Taylor's dancers possess a different way of moving, carving their bodies through space as if they are swimming through something denser than air. Their dancing is musical, a full-bodied experience. "What...

City Circle Acting performs The Rocky Horror Show

SAMANTHA GENTRY October 27, 2011

The actors in The Rocky Horror Show aren't afraid to rub up against each other with pelvic thrusts. The lead character, Frank-N-Furter, struts across a dance-studio floor singing about being a sweet transvestite...

They Might Be Giants performs alternative rock at Englert

DI STAFF October 27, 2011

The members of They Might Be Giants recorded songs on an answering machine and advertised the number in local newspapers. The band coined its creation "Dial-A-Song." The Brooklyn-based message...

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