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‘Black Art/White Space’ to discuss working as black, female artists in white spaces

April 7, 2016

By Cassandra Santiago [email protected] Sitting on the panel of Black Art/White Space crept up on Alea Adigweme; she was offered the spot to replace an absentee. Despite the suddenness,...

photo by Jordan Gale/The Daily Iowan

Recap: Son Lux at Gabe’s for Mission Creek

Son Lux’s appearance at Gabes, 330 E. Washington St., marked the band’s first performance in Iowa City, and it is sure to leave an impact. The trio hailing from Brooklyn, New York, have been celebrating...

Esme Patterson  to stage show at Gabe's

Esme Patterson to stage show at Gabe’s

Gracey Murphy, [email protected] April 6, 2016

In a family of singers, it’s nearly impossible to not adore music. Esme Patterson will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., as part of Mission Creek Festival. “I had always...

Kevin Smith coming to Iowa City

Kevin Smith coming to Iowa City

April 6, 2016

Modern-day renaissance man Kevin Smith, famous for directing the films Chasing Amy, Clerks, Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back – the latter two of which he also starred in –, will head to the Englert,...

Illustration by Zebedia Wahls

Kurt Vile and the Violators to perform April 10

To close out Mission Creek week on April 10, the Englert, 221 E. Washington St., will welcome headliner Kurt Vile, a post-folk lo-fi indie-rock singer/songwriter. That might seem like a lot of hyphens,...

Mission Creek stages lit crawl

Mission Creek stages lit crawl

Devyn Young, [email protected] April 6, 2016

The Lit Crawl has been an annual occurrence for the past seven years during the Mission Creek Festival and will return to Iowa City this weekend. On Friday evening, the crawl will wind its way through...

Illustration by Zebedia Wahls

Comic Marc Maron to perform at the Englert

Famed comic, podcaster, friend of the president, and garage-dweller Marc Maron will make a stop at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington, as part of Mission Creek Festival at 7 p.m. Friday. Perhaps...

Recap: Alison Bechdel at Mission Creek Festival

Recap: Alison Bechdel at Mission Creek Festival

April 6, 2016

Alison Bechdel partook in an informal Q&A, book signing, and lecture on Tuesday, April 5, as part of the Mission Creek Festival. By Tessa Solomon | [email protected] On the Englert’s...

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Alison Bechdel ushers in Mission Creek

Tessa Solomon, [email protected] April 5, 2016

Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival commences today, and artists from all media and all areas — ranging from Kurt Vile to Marc Maron and Kevin Smith, Son Lux to Deer Tick — have poured into Iowa...

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Rocking with a German accent: Faust to perform at Gabe’s

April 5, 2016

The legendary krautrockers that make up the band Faust are being pulled straight from the pages of myth for a performance as part of Mission Creek at Gabe’s, 330 E. Washington St., at 8 p.m. today, marking...