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Why Save an Old Barn?

The Secrest 1883 Octagonal Barn is one of the oldest and largest round barns in the United States. Its current owner, Rich Tyler, shares the story of the barn's history and preservation. He...

Local History Weber Days

Jay & Leslie's Laughing Matters

Pigs build houses, kids help design improvised stories, and Jay and Leslie engineer some cool juggling tricks. The hilarious duo juggles, mimes, and makes you giggle with their silly nonsense....

Children's

Eleventh Hour: Transcendence - Overcoming Adversity in Beethoven and T.S. Eliot

The MusicIC Festival, in partnership with the Iowa Summer Writing Festival (ISWF), presents a special "Eleventh Hour" that explores the connections between Beethoven's Op. 132...

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

Bur Oak Land Trust: Saving Our Natural Areas

Tammy Wright, Executive Director of Bur Oak Land Trust tells us about the organization and gives us an overview of their properties.

This event is part of the 2017 Adult Summer Reading...

Current Issues and Politics

Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Ernest

The Iowa Summer Rep, based in the UI Theatre Arts Department, is producing Oscar Wilde's The Importance of Being Earnest this June 15 to 25 in the E.C. Mabie Theatre. Alyssa Cokinis, the...

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

Paddling the Iowa River Water - Adventure Awaits

The Iowa River Water Trail provides 72 miles of unobstructed paddling from Iowa City to the Mississippi River. Learn about this trail and other paddling opportunities in Johnson County and the...

Current Issues and Politics

Front Porch Music Festival at ICPL

The Longfellow neighborhood's Front Porch Music Festival is a celebration of music-making, inspired by the Water Hill Music Fest in Ann Arbor, Michigan. Trevor Harvey, lecturer at the UI...

Arts, Music, and Hobbies

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Claire Hoffman

Journalist and author, Claire Hoffman, reads from her book, "Greetings from Utopia Park: Surviving a Transcendent Childhood."

The Iowa City Book Festival is a six-day celebration...

Books and Writing

Little Village, Big Progress

A panel of past and current Little Village publishers and editors discuss the 15-plus years of independent publishing in Iowa City.

Panelists:
Melody Dworark - former editor
...

Local History Weber Days

Iowa City Book Festival 2016: Crime and Punishment at 150

2016 marked the 150th anniversary of the publication of "Crime and Punishment." This panel examines the history of the novel's creation and publication, the theological and humanist...

Books and Writing