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

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

Iowa Summer Rep follows family theme

ASMAA ELKEURTI June 16, 2011

Family — everybody has one: a tightly knit, complex unit of people who love one another unconditionally. Most of the time. The Iowa Summer Rep’s theme for the season examines the absurdities and dramatics...

Local artist Dave Zollo has two performances this weekend

DI STAFF June 16, 2011

Local artist Dave Zollo has two upcoming performances this weekend — the first for good music and the second for a good cause. Zollo, along with his band, the Body Electric, will play the Mill Friday...

Iowa City’s “Party in the Park” series returns to the area

DI STAFF June 16, 2011

Iowa City’s “Party in the Park” series returns to the area today. The series is designed to give locals the opportunity to meet in a neighborhood park for live music, games, arts and crafts, and...

Shakespeare festival “hungry” for other classics

CHASTITY DILLARD June 16, 2011

It was a beautiful day. People were out and about. The chirping birds were not enough to drown out the constant drumming or the playful music coming from the humble stage nestled in Lower City Park. Four...

Q&A: Poet and UI alum Craig Moreau

LINDSAY DOUGLAS June 16, 2011

University of Iowa alum Craig Moreau will return to Iowa City after almost three years this weekend. And with him he’s bringing more than 50 poems — “Love Letter Never Written,” “Trinidad and...

Studio 13 to hold seven-day gay pride celebration

JULIANA FABIANO June 16, 2011

There’s only one place in Iowa City to find go-go dancers, drag queens, and disc jockeys spinning for dance parties any day of the week — Studio 13. The vibrant downtown establishment, the city’s...

Iowa Writer’s Workshop celebrates 75th year

KATIE HEINE June 9, 2011

Tom Grimes sat beneath a stoplight at dusk some 20 years ago, wondering how he ended up in Iowa City. Being accustomed to the thrills of New York City, the place he then called home, he was bewildered...

Iowa legend returns to the Mill

NINA EARNEST June 9, 2011

Forty years ago, musician Greg Brown was a cheap act to book. David Olive, who booked shows at a campus venue called the Wheel Room, said he brought Brown in for “10 bucks and free beer.” “He mostly...

Traveling burlesque show hits Iowa City

LINDSAY DOUGLAS June 9, 2011

Pack 18 self-proclaimed musical misfits into a converted school bus. Pick it up, turn it upside down, and shake until dizzy. Add glitter, remove clothes, and dump onto a stage. The result: Super Happy...

Folk artist visits Englert

ASMAA ELKEURTI June 9, 2011

Six Grammy nominations, 35 albums, and more than 40 years of making music are just some of the impressive figures in folksinger John McCutcheon’s musical life. Coupled with a variety of instrumental...

Q&A: Rob Cline

DI STAFF June 9, 2011

We sat down with Rob Cline, the director of marketing and communications for Hancher, and spoke with him about the challenges of marketing the arts, upcoming events, and what he enjoys doing in his free...

Beer of the Week: Peace Tree’s Blonde Fatale

DI STAFF June 9, 2011

The Beer of the Week is an unfiltered Belgian-style ale that was brewed for the first time last year right here in Iowa. Produced by Peace Tree Brewing Co. in Knoxville, Blonde Fatale was the brewery’s...

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