Tuesday, May 21, 2013
The Iowa Arts Festival held in Iowa City kicks off another round of Iowa City's much beloved Summer of the Arts on June 7-9.
Do you like art and music? How about food? How about all three of those together? Since you're living in Iowa City, I'm going to assume that those were all stupid questions, the resounding answer to all of them clearly being yes. It's Iowa City Summer of the Arts season again, and that means it will be kicked off as it traditionally has been with Friday Night Concert Seriesand the upcoming Iowa Art Festival. Below is more information from Summer of the Arts on this year's edition of the Iowa Art Festival being held two weeks from now on June 7-9. For more information on each of the Summer of the Arts events you can visit here. 2013 Iowa Arts Festival Schedule Friday, June 7 4:00 PM - 11:00 PM Culinary Row, sponsored by Johnsonville …
Read the latest issue of Little Village Magazine plus more links from Littlevillagemag.com.
Read some the latest links from LittleVillageMag.com Live music preview: May 23-29 They Might Be Giants returning to Iowa City on June 2 Tallest Man on Earth heads to the Englert on June 4 Rotten Tomatoes: Feminism revisited Album Review: Emperors Club – Killer Companions Your Town Now: ICE in Iowa The new crop: Midwest League baseball The time I found out I was a whore
Monday, May 13, 2013
ALSO: Art in the trenches, building a dream, going compostal, and links from Littlevillagemag.com.
Read some the latest links from LittleVillageMag.com Andre Nickatina performing at Blue Moose Highlights from this year’s batch of UI MFA shows A love letter to Leaf Kitchen’s Cubano Beer review: Dig Pale Ale from New Belgium Brewing Rampant IPA is our May brew of the month On The Table: Talking Trash Album Review: Huge Lewis – Ascending Into Heaven Album Review: Merchandise – Totale Nite
Tuesday, May 7, 2013
In collaboration with the University of Iowa’s Hancher, the Friday Night Concert Series kicks off with Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience. Saturday Night’s concert features the Iowa City West High and City High Jazz Ensembles.
Media Release Summer of the Arts’ Friday and Saturday Night Concert Series kicks off May 17 and 18. In collaboration with the University of Iowa’s Hancher, the Friday Night Concert Series kicks off with Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience. Saturday Night’s concert features the Iowa City West High and City High Jazz Ensembles. “We are thrilled with the line-up of our weekend concerts this year, and especially excited to bring such a well-known artist as Terrance Simien to downtown Iowa City to kick off the Friday Night Concert Series while still being able to provide a fabulous stage for our talented high school students on Saturday night,” said Lisa Barnes, Summer of the Arts Executive Director. Summer of the Arts is expanding this …
Wednesday, May 1, 2013
The festival will be under the control of the Iowa City City of Literature organization for the first time this year. Read what changes will be coming, including a new date in the fall.
This is part two of a two part interview with John Kenyon, executive director of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) City of Literature organization in Iowa City. Kenyon was named to the position last fall after a long period serving as Director of Operations and Editor at the Corridor Media Group, which includes the Corridor Business Journal. In Part One we talked about the multiple events held on April 23 in Iowa City for World Book Day and Night. In Part Two we discussed Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature taking over the Iowa City Book Festival this year, and what changes will come as a result of that. Editor's Note: This is an edited and abridged version of the interview. One part of the …
Monday, April 29, 2013
Terry Coleman, City High's current assistant principal and future athletic director, describes the progress on the project that is nearly completed after it took more than four years to get off the ground.
It's a bit surreal for Assistant Principal Terry Coleman, but a project that took several years to plan and gain approval from the Iowa City School Board is nearing completion. Coleman said that progress is going well enough on the wing that they should be able to move some students to the space in May, allowing work to be done on the remodelling of the existing performance and theater space, which will be done in synch with the completion of the performance wing. He said the goal of the new performance spaces (the choral room, the orchestra room, and the band recital room shown in the video above) was to create more performance and practice space for music programs that had long outgrown their own performance areas, while also improving …
Saturday, April 27, 2013
Movie reviews and movie times for theaters across the Iowa City area. Let Patch help you decide what you're going to see this weekend. Movies to choose from include "Oblivion", "42", "Scary Movie 5" and more.
Movie information aggregated from MovieFone.com The Big Wedding "There’s not a bad performance in this movie. De Niro, Keaton and Sarandon are particularly good, what a surprise. But it feels as if all the guests at “The Big Wedding” are wearing ID tags telling us their one Plot Point." Richard Roeper, Chicago Sun-Times. "There is nothing about the movie that isn’t utterly predictable. You meet a character, and it’s immediately obvious what’s going to happen to him (or her). And then it happens. Maybe it’s meant to make you feel good about your deductive reasoning skills or something. But mostly it just makes you want to see something else." Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic. Do you plan on seeing this movie? Leave a review of the film …
Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Also: Green Campus Check in, Rerouting the River, and links from Littlevillagemag.com.
Read some the latest links from LittleVillageMag.com American Reason: The Hazing Debate EPX Animation & Gaming Con to feature industry pros Letter to the Editor: Chauncey Project A {made} community Saturday’s Riverside Jam fest to raise hunger awareness Scott Miller (Game Theory, The Loud Family) 1960-2013 Chicken Little Reviews: Jimmy Jack’s Rib Shack Big Sky IPA is our April brew of the month An interview with Peter Buffett
Monday, April 22, 2013
Are you fan of books? Well you're obviously in the right city. I spoke with UNESCO City of Literature Directory John Kenyon about the organization's events to coincide with the celebrations of all things book today, April 23.
This is part one of a two part interview with John Kenyon, executive director of the United Nations Organization for Education, Science and Culture (UNESCO) City of Literature organization in Iowa City. Kenyon was named to the position last fall after a long period serving as Director of Operations and Editor at the Corridor Media Group, which includes the Corridor Business Journal. In part one we talk about the events taking place today during World Book Day and World Book Night. In Part Two we will talk about Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature taking over the Iowa City Book Festival this year, and what changes will come as a result of that. Editor's Note: This is an edited and abridged version of the interview. Iowa City Patch: Well I…
The Technology Corridor spanning Interstate 380 and anchored by Iowa City and Cedar Rapids has been rebranded the Creative Corridor. Here's a video about why.
Remember the Technology Corridor? You may not have realized it, but since February of 2012 you've been living in the Creative Corridor, as the powers that be behind the campaign decided it would better describe the opportunities afforded by the metro areas of Cedar Rapids and Iowa City. There was a recent re-re launch of this campaign to spread the word anew about this rebranding effort. You can see more about that at the Creative Corridor Facebook page or here: The Creative Corridor Project aims to highlight the innovation and collaboration in the region Part of that event was the video attached above, produced by Bocce Ball Studios Corridor about what makes it a Creative Corridor. What do you think of the brand name? Does it make any …
