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Calling all artists! The deadline to submit your d

Calling all artists! The deadline to submit your designs for the 21 S Linn St Iowa City Arts & Culture banner contest is this Monday, September 30th at midnight!

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to have your artwork featured in Downtown Iowa City. Each selected design receives a $200 stipend with all costs for printing and installation covered by ICDD and @cityofiowacity. Selected artwork will be professionally printed on high-quality fabric banners and installed in November.

We’re looking for bold and creative pieces that reflect the theme of “Iowa City Arts & Culture.” You can submit:
- Photography
- Digital Art
- Collage
- Painting & Illustration
- Printmaking

Learn more and apply at: www.downtowniowacity.com/21-s-linn-banner-contest/

We’re thrilled to have our friends from the @iac

We’re thrilled to have our friends from the @iachildrensmuseum back to host SodaFest during this year’s Northside Oktoberfest! 🎉 Kids and families, you won’t want to miss this fun-filled event this Saturday from 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. in the @pagliaisiowacity parking lot.

For just $5, your little ones get a custom soda mug and unlimited soda samples from a fantastic lineup of flavors! Plus, there’s a whole day of FREE activities to keep everyone entertained:

🎃 Pumpkin Decorating
🎈 Balloon Twisting
🚒 Inflatable Fire Truck Bounce House + visit from the Iowa City Fire Department
🎤 DJ Station with Sing-Alongs
🏎️ Building Zone with Blue Blocks & Legos
🚛 Toddler Tonka Truck Zone
🌇 Cardboard City
🖍️ Chalk Zone

Check out the amazing soda lineup for this year:
🥤 Jarritos: Pineapple, Mexican Cola, Mandarin, Sangria, and more
🥤 Flying Cauldron: Butterscotch “beer”
🥤 ICB: Root Beer, Cherry Lime, Cream Soda
🥤 Jolly Good: Blue Raspberry, Grape, Sour Power
🥤 Virgil’s: Vanilla Cream, Black Cherry Cream
🥤 Wisco Pop: Grapefruit, Strawberry
🥤 Sioux City: Sarsaparilla, Cream Soda, Prickly Pear
🥤 Millstream Root Beer and Potosi Root Beer

Invite the whole family to stop down for a day packed with fun and flavor. See you at SodaFest! 💙🥤

Introducing this year’s BrewFest sampling glass!

Introducing this year’s BrewFest sampling glass! 🍺

Get ready to sip in style with this year’s commemorative, German-made tasting glass, perfect for tasting 200+ beers from over 45 breweries at this Saturday’s Northside Oktoberfest.

Each BrewFest ticket includes unlimited samples, a free $10 voucher to use at Northside businesses, neighborhood food, music, games, and more festival fun!

Get a ticket at the link in our bio or at John’s Grocery. @johnsgrocery is doing a special offer this week: buy a ticket for yourself and 3 friends in store and receive a FREE John’s Blue Ribbon T-shirt! 👕🍻

Do you have what it takes to be the next Northside

Do you have what it takes to be the next Northside Oktoberfest Brat Eating Champion?! Put your skills to the test at the festival this Saturday, September 28th. The glory (and bragging rights) could be yours!

⏰ 1:30 p.m.
📍 Bier Hall Main Stage (Market & Linn Street)

Will our 3-year reigning champ be back to defend his title? Or will YOU be crowned the 2024 Brat Eating Champion? The rules are simple: the first person to finish their plate wins!

Sign up now to compete: www.downtowniowacitymarket.com

We are thrilled to see the progress on the Dubuque

We are thrilled to see the progress on the Dubuque St streetscape update move into the adjacent alley for some much needed repaving!

🍻 It’s Northside Oktoberfest week! Your favor

🍻 It’s Northside Oktoberfest week! Your favorite fall festival returns THIS SATURDAY, September 28th, on National Drink Beer Day!

The festival and live entertainment are free, but if you want to sample craft brews from 45+ vendors at BrewFest or take your drinks to the streets with a Bier Hall ticket, now’s the time to grab your passes!

BrewFest sampling is limited and you can save $5 on your Bier Hall mug by pre-purchasing tickets now. Link in bio.🍺🎟️

The @lasansky_gallery_and_studio graciously opened

The @lasansky_gallery_and_studio graciously opened their doors to First Round attendees last night, offering an exclusive glimpse into their creative oasis. Just a few blocks from the heart of Downtown, the gallery is filled with incredible works of art that adorn each wall from floor to ceiling. The generational talent becomes unmistakably clear after just a few moments spent observing the space.

To bring a fresh, hands-on element to this monthly event, Lasansky Gallery & Studio featured a printmaking demonstration of their iconic “Honest Abe,” a piece that has become instantly recognizable at the Downtown @javahousecoffeeroasters.

Printmaking allows artists to produce multiple copies of the same image, known as prints, that are more affordable to the public, while still retaining the high degree of craftsmanship. Don’t be mistaken, the printmaking process is no small feat. @adamrake, pictured above, expertly guided the demonstration, sharing insights into the meticulous and historically rich process. While the process requires a significant level of accuracy, it also allows for creative variations in each print.

Today the Lasansky’s still use a paper that Mauricio Lasansky had made in France in the 1960’s. This specialty cotton paper was made for the unique process that the Lasansky family has continued in Intaglio printmaking for four generations.

Thank you Lasansky Gallery & Studio for welcoming us into your home and for sponsoring this month’s First Round!

We have exciting advocacy wins from last night's C

We have exciting advocacy wins from last night's City of Iowa City Government Council Meeting:

1) The council established a new downtown Night/Weekend parking permit
2) The Downtown street meter rates reduction to $2.25, from $3/hr was approved

We are thankful to Councilmembers Megan Alter, Mazahir Salih, Shawn Harmsen, Laura Bergus, Josh Moe, and Mayor Teague for working closely to listen to our downtown business owner feedback, meeting for conversations, and being open to these changes for downtown Iowa City.

We are now looking ahead to ensure downtown Iowa City and the City of Iowa City work together on communications and signage to support Fare Free Transit and the First Hour Free parking programs.

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