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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

Tracks from the Past: The Beatles — The White Album

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

They say it's your birthday? Former Beatle drummer Ringo Starr will turn 72 on Saturday, so this week's Tracks from the Past is the band's seminal White Album — the double masterpiece that features...

‘Spacetacular’ showcases Iowa City’s galactic history

EMMA MCCLATCHEY July 5, 2012

In Iowa and around the world, our eyes are drawn to the sky. From the moon to the stars, to planets and satellites, space has inspired awe and fascination for centuries. Charles Miller of the Iowa Space...

July 4 festivities bring community together

ELLE WIGNALL July 5, 2012

On the afternoon of the Fourth of July, members of the Iowa City Downtown District prepared under the hot sun for Iowa City's Downtown on the Fourth Community Picnic to celebrate America's 236th Independence...

Catfish Keith sings the blues after 30 years

LU SHEN July 5, 2012

After 33 years of traveling across the country and around the world, living in California, the Virgin Islands, and Mexico and touring internationally 40 times — Catfish Keith has settled down in Iowa...

Seniors keep up Iowa City writing tradition

ELLE WIGNALL July 5, 2012

In a quiet classroom on the second floor of the Senior Center, 10 to 20 people meet every other Friday, telling the stories of their professions, their travels, and their families. "My life isn't...

The Beggarmen to perform at IC Farmers’ Market

EMMA MCCLATCHEY July 5, 2012

Locals have more to look forward to than just fresh produce at the Iowa City Farmers' Market. The Farmers' Market's free Market Music series at Chauncey Swan Park features musicians at 5 p.m. Wednesdays...

Reading series to promote local writers at the Mill

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

Local reading series blue//green will promote local writers with a reading at 8 p.m. today at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St. Admission is free. Blue//green, a project started by Sean Gath and Josh Brandon,...

Dick Dale, "King of the Surf Guitar," to play at Gabe’s on Saturday

DI STAFF July 5, 2012

Gabe's will bring Dick Dale's guitar music to the Iowa City music community from 9 to 11:59 p.m. Saturday at Gabe's, 330 E. Washington St. Dale, an electric guitarist known as the "King of the Surf...

Jazz to invade IC for the 22nd Jazz Festival

ELLE WIGNALL June 28, 2012

In 1991, two men with a love for jazz, Steve Grismore and Mark Ginsberg, shut down a block of Washington Street for a day to allow a few bands to perform in the first year of the Washington Street Jazz...

Woman in Black a spooky side of the Iowa Summer Rep

EMMA MCCLATCHEY June 28, 2012

When it comes to mysteries, there's often more to the story than meets the hairs on the back of your neck. This is certainly true of the spooky play The Woman in Black, based on the horror novel written...

Woman in Black a spooky side of the Iowa Summer Rep

EMMA MCCLATCHEY June 28, 2012

When it comes to mysteries, there's often more to the story than meets the hairs on the back of your neck. This is certainly true of the spooky play The Woman in Black, based on the horror novel written...

All Iowa Reads picks Strength in What Remains as a must-read

LU SHEN June 28, 2012

The story of a Burundian man who escapes from Africa and travels to the United States with nothing to his name has been chosen as the "must-read" book this year by the All Iowa Reads project. Strength...