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Englert Theatre (more information)

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Calexico

They call New Orleans a melting pot. When one thinks about it like that, it's hardly surprising that this is where Calexico reconvened to record their seventh full-length album, "Algiers". read more »

They Might Be Giants

Brooklyn originals They Might Be Giants are on tour with a new show. TMBG's boundless creativity, rowdy and spontaneous performance, combined with their vast repertoire of memorable songs has made... read more »

Son Volt

From his earliest recordings in the 1990s as a founding member of Uncle Tupelo, Jay Farrar has been a keen observer of the American landscape: its beauties and its tragedies,... read more »

The Tallest Man on Earth

Kristian Matsson, aka the Tallest Man on Earth, is a 29-year-old songwriter from Dalarna, Sweden. The first recordings from the Tallest Man on Earth surfaced in 2006 via a self-titled... read more »

Strange Cage

Strange Cage is an Iowa City press specializing in limited edition, handmade chapbooks of poetry. Founded in August of 2011 by Writer's Workshop poetry graduate Lesley Wheeler, jazz musician Karl... read more »

Isabel Barbuzza Artist Demonstration

The Englert Theatre will host artist demonstrations during Art Goes LIVE! at the Iowa Arts Festival on Saturday, June 8 from 10am - 6pm. read more »

This House

NATIONAL THEATRE LIVE performances are filmed live at the National Theatre in London in high definition and will be re-broadcast at The Englert Theatre. read more »

Low Movie (How To Quit Smoking)-Film Screening

Low Movie (How To Quit Smoking) follows the entire career of the iconic band Low and their relationship with director Philip Harder. read more »

Kelly Hogan

The Georgia native is a supremely talented and multi-faceted singer profoundly respected within the music world. read more »

Sonny & The Sunsets

Sonny & The Sunsets are the energetic accompaniment to the dynamic workings of Sonny Smith. Adopting a range of sounds -- including '50s and '60s pop, old-time country, folk, and... read more »

Seldom Seen Festival 2013

Seldom Seen is a music, art and literature festival in the heart of rural Iowa. Currently in our third year, we’re taking our first stab at creating an all-sensory experience... read more »

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Campus Recreation and Wellness Center (CRWC) (more information)

The CRWC has 20,000 square feet of fitness space over three levels; a 52 ½ foot climbing wall, a competitive swimming pool, a diving well, a leisure swimming pool, a jogging track, two basketball/volleyball courts, a multi-activity gym, a café, locker rooms, and wellness services.

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TRX

Looking for a new way to challenge your body? TRX is a suspension training class that will be both fun and challenging.  The suspension trainer will improve your strength, coordination,... read more »

Kettlebells Summer Session

Build up your secondary muscles and burn some serious calories using kettlebells. Partcipants will learn various strength-based kettlebell exercises including presses, squats, jerks, turkish get up, and more. read more »

Summer Bootcamp

Want to stay in shape this summer? Tired of running on the treadmill? Then Summer Bootcamp is for you! Summer Bootcamp is designed to help you lose body fat, while also... read more »

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Theater Building (more information)

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No Fish in the House

No Fish in the House is a madcap comedy in the lunatic Italian tradition of the Commedia dell’arte. read more »

Bad Seed

The dramatization of William March’s novel, The Bad Seed is Maxwell Anderson's turgid melodrama from the '50s, that we'll be performing in "ridiculous theatre" style. Think "Father Knows Best" squared. read more »

The Who's Tommy

The Tony Award-winning rock musical based on The Who's 1969 double album, Tommy, featuring the smash hit “Pinball Wizard.” read more »

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University Capitol Centre (more information)

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Taiji Workshop

Practice fundamental Taiji movement: Ward-off, Roll Back, Press, and Push in a Four Hands form. read more »

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Boat House (more information)

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Learn to Row

Ever wondered how rowing works? Here's your chance to learn! You can learn proper rowing techniques, terms, safety and teamwork all in one course! Participants will get to use indoor... read more »

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Ped Mall (more information)

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Tony Brown & The Earth Riddim Band

Tony Brown is a musician, songwriter, vocalist, artist and performer who has dedicated his life to sharing the message of hope, peace, unity and love with the world. read more »

Johnny Kilowatt Band with Gloria Hardiman

This band is fronted by Jon Klinowitz, guitar and vocals, who has been playing modern electric blues on the Iowa City music scene for more than two decades and was... read more »

Adam Ezra Group

The Adam Ezra Group (AEG) is not just a band; they are a force to be reckoned with musically, personally and socially. read more »

Tallgrass

Tallgrass brings gravel road vocals, quick-picked guitar, and a rhythm section with stomping ground sound. Raised by wolves, taught by squirrels, enemy of the owl- this three-piece band out of... read more »

The Recliners

Iowa City's The Recliners play such a wide variety of music that they are hard to classify. read more »

The Fez

If you are a Steely Dan fan, The Fez is going to knock your socks off! The Fez is a 15-piece band composed of some of the finest musicians in... read more »

Dan Dimonte and the Bad Assettes

Dan DiMonte is a multi-instrumentalist, vocalist, and composer from the Chicagoland area. Both solo and with his various projects, he has played various venues in the Iowa City-area, Chicago, and... read more »

Orquesta Alto Maiz

What began as a humble, but extremely fun project for the College Hill Arts Festival at the University of Northern Iowa in 1986 has evolved into a truly unique ensemble... read more »

Rod Pierson's 'Not So Big' Band

The "Not So" Big Band plays a variety of music including big band, jump swing, Latin, jazz standards, Dixieland, blues and rock with vocalist Craig Boche. read more »

Bambu

Bambu is a collective of genuine soul-driven melodies combined with world-class dance rhythms including Reggae, South American and African, with a regular dose of psychedelic jam to make this unique... read more »

The Beaker Brothers

The Beaker Brothers music has been inspired by everyone from Eric Clapton to Jimi Hendrix to The Grateful Dead. read more »

Feralings

The Feralings are Benj Upchurch (mandolin / vocals), Nicole Upchurch (clawhammer banjo / vocals), Patrick Bloom (upright bass / vocals), and Stacy Webster (acoustic guitar / vocals), but the name... read more »

Awful Purdies

The Awful Purdies include Katie Burnes, Sarah Cram, Katie Roche, Nicole Upchurch and Marcy Rosenbaum. Formed in the summer of 2006 by former member Amy Finders and founding member Annie... read more »

Aaron Kamm & The One Drops

Reggae. Dub. Blues. Rock. Groove. Jam. Soul. Roots. A staple of the St. Louis music scene, Aaron Kamm and the One Drops play an intoxicating concoction of Roots Reggae and... read more »

Ben Soltau and The Funk Guarantee

Ben Soltau is a musician, singer and songwriter originally from Eastern Iowa. He has been involved in the founding of several Iowa City groups such as New Beat Society, We... read more »

Bonne Finken

If you’re into the Des Moines music scene at all, chances are you’ve had the good fortune to run into Bonne Finken and one of her energy-packed, passion-fueled live shows... read more »

Chasing Shade

After doing a solar powered tour across Iowa via bicycles, Chasing Shade was recently likened to being the hardest working band in show business. read more »

Jesse White Band

Jesse White is an Iowa City native, and an up and coming performer around the corridor area. read more »

Sean Costanza Band

Sean Costanza, a singer/songwriter residing in the black soil land of Iowa, is one of a kind and original. read more »

The Ramblers

The Ramblers were formed in the Cedar Valley in 2008, but individually Scott Gallagher, Denny McCabe, Bob Smith and Ed Narigon have all been part of the local music scene... read more »

Kevin "B.F." Burt & Big Medicine

For over 20 years, Kevin “B.F.” Burt has been electrifying audiences throughout the nation dispelling the myth that true blues has no roots in Iowa. read more »

Surf Zombies

"The Surf Zombies play fast, crazy surf instrumentals, successfully straddling the line between alternative underground, retro and kid-friendly fun. read more »

Jake McVey

Jake McVey has become one of the most in demand young acts in country music. Performing 300 shows last year, he was named one of the Top Ten touring acts... read more »

Parranderos Latin Combo

When crowds requested a mixture of Latin American music from the Des Moines based high-energy band Salsa Vibe, the band members knew it was time for a side project. read more »

The Chazman Band

Chaz’men Williams-Ali is a young tenor from St. Louis MO. He began singing as a child at Faith Miracle Temple church. read more »

The Uniphonics

Since forming in 2007, The Uniphonics have established themselves as one of the premier bands in Iowa and Illinois. read more »

FireSale

FireSale is an original act out of Iowa City, IA that mixes Reggae/Dub/Rock & Roll and many other personal influences into their own signature groove. read more »

Zeta June

Zeta June is collaborative effort of 4 guys who share a passion for making music that makes you dance, melt your face off and is just down right funky. read more »

Dead Larry

A delightful blend of high energy rock, dance and funk offers a look into the new generation of musicians and fans. read more »

OSG

From smooth soul and R & B grooves to booty-shaking funk and hip-hop, OSG is a fusion of old and new school. read more »

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Pentacrest (more information)

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Arts & Minds: A Celebration of Partnership

An event honoring campus, state, and federal partners whose dedicated efforts are bringing world-class arts facilities to Iowa. read more »

Preservation Hall Jazz Band

As anyone in New Orleans would argue, a party just isn't a party without the perfect band. read more »

Fireworks

Celebrate Independence Day on the Pentacrest, watching fireworks from Hubbard Park. read more »

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Lower City Park (more information)

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Hamlet

One of Shakespeare’s greatest dramas — mystery, family, politics and love are explosively combined, erupting into a wild, unforgettable climax. read more »

The School for Scandal

This hilarious 18th century English satire pokes fun at an eccentric aristocratic family and their snooty culture of gossip and extravagance. read more »

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Tech Connection (more information)

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Headphone Sale!

All AfterShokz headphones are now 20% OFF at Tech Connection starting at $47.96. AfterShokz headphones offer consumers a more confortable, healthy and safe listening expereince with three models of ear-free headphones. read more »

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Macbride Hall (more information)

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Victor/Victoria

The story of a down-and-out singer (Julie Andrews) who, while masquerading as a male performer, becomes the toast of the Paris cabaret scene in the 1930’s, much to the delight... read more »

Ice Age

Twenty thousand years ago, the Earth is overrun by freezing temperatures in an Ice Age that is sending all manner of critters scattering in the path of encroaching glaciers. read more »

The Help

Set in Mississippi during the 1960s, Skeeter is a southern society girl who returns from college determined to become a writer, but turns her friends' lives -- and a small... read more »

Real Genius

Mitch (Gabriel Jarret) is one of the youngest students ever accepted to a university known for its programs for geniuses. read more »

Vertigo

To say VERTIGO finds Hitchcock at his most obsessive, his most perverse, and his sexual best, doesn’t even begin to convey how haunting this film is, or how bizarre. read more »

Hairspray

In this screen version of the Broadway play Tracy Turnblad is a heavy weight teenager with huge hair who is obsessed with Link Larken on the Corny Collins Show. read more »

Lincoln

As the Civil War continues to rage, America's president struggles with continuing carnage on the battlefield and as he fights with many inside his own cabinet on the decision to... read more »

16 to Life

Kate (Hallee Hirsch) is the never-been-kissed teen in an Iowa resort town that's economically depressed except during the summer tourist season. read more »

The Princess Bride

The most beautiful woman in the world, Buttercup (Robin Wright Penn), gets engaged to the cruel Prince Humperdinck (Chris Sarandon) after she hears that her true love, Westley, was killed... read more »

Monsters, Inc.

This animated feature from the creators of Toy Story shows us the life behind the scenes of things that go bump in the night. The big, blue and fuzzy James P. read more »

The Hunger Games

In a not-too-distant future, North America has collapsed, weakened by drought, fire, famine, and war to be replaced by Panem, a country divided into the Capitol and 12 districts. read more »

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Field House (more information)

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X-Fit

How many rounds can you do? How many reps? How fast can you work? If this language is interesting to you, XFIT is for you. read more »

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