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Come down the rabbit hole with us and have fun wit Come down the rabbit hole with us and have fun with Intrude, the new public art installation opening in the pedestrian mall next week. Designed by highly acclaimed international artist Amanda Parer, Intrude features 6 giant inflatable rabbit sculptures illuminated with light. We invite the community to come interact with the rabbits as they would if they were real and feel their impact - give them a gentle touch, snap some photos with them, or even embrace them with a warm hug. Read Amanda’s artist statement below to learn more.
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Some very large white rabbits, illuminated in stark white light, have been invading the planet. The bunnies of Intrude stand enormous, yet relaxed in their given new homes.

Rabbits in artist Amanda Parer’s native Australia are a feral species, they leave a trail of ecological destruction wherever they go and defying attempts at eradication. First introduced by white settlers in 1788, they have caused a great imbalance to the country’s endemic species.

Yet, the rabbit is also an animal of contradiction. They represent the fairy-tale animals of our childhood, of furry innocence, frolicking through idyllic fields. Intrude deliberately evokes this cutesy image, and strong visual humour to lure you into the artwork only to reveal the more serious environmental messages in the work. The bunnies of Intrude are huge, the size referencing “the elephant in the room”, the problem, like our mismanagement of the environment, big, but one that we too easily ignore.

“It can be said that the rabbit is my muse. My artwork, Intrude, is like any good fairytale, it works from both the light and the dark. In Australia, the rabbit simultaneously represents a cute, cuddly character from our childhood and is an animal known to impose great destruction on the island continents’ delicate ecosystems. It has been fun to use these motifs to explore our relationship with the natural world.” - Amanda Parer, Artist @parerstudio 
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Special thanks to @thinkiowacity, @opnarchitects, @uiowacab, @neumannmonson, @midamerican_energy, @axiom_consultants, and @cityofiowacity for their support of the Winter Night Lights experience.
Grab your mittens, scarves, and jackets. Every y Grab your mittens, scarves, and jackets. 

Every year we host a silent disco during the summer's Block Party event. This year, we will be adding the popular event to our inaugural Winter Night Lights experience. Different season, same great dance party!

Fridays in February, @silentdiscodsm will be coming to Iowa City to host a winter Silent Disco Party with support from @uiowacab. From 6-9pm come down to the ped mall, check out your headsets outside of @graduatehotels and dance the night away amongst the stunning light installations on display. 

Fridays- February 3, 10, 17, 24 -- 6-9pm

#thinkiowacity #thisisiowa #winternightlights #silentdisco #downtowniowacity
February is going to be an exciting month downtown February is going to be an exciting month downtown as we look to embrace these long, dark nights with art and fun. On February 1st, we will be opening a month-long winter light experience called Winter Night Lights. 

An outdoor winter experience, aimed at embracing winter nights, the Winter Night Lights experience will be a month-long, multi-faceted event.  The event will extend through February 28 on Downtown Iowa City's pedestrian mall, featuring one-of-a-kind light-based installations and unique activations. 

Winter Night Lights will center around four different lighting installations combining traveling, annual, and permanent features, from local and international artists throughout the ped mall. The line-up will feature @alihval Doodle Trees, downtown's annual Singing Trees, a new permanent 120-foot alley light "canopy," and internationally renowned artist Amanda Parer's Intrude bunny inflatable sculptures. 

In addition to the art installations throughout the ped mall, we will host cold-weather dance parties with silent disco at the Weatherdance Fountain stage. Beginning February 3, 2023, the community and visitors staying in the area will want to grab their parkas, scarves, and mittens from 6-9pm each Friday night. 

A big thank you to @thinkiowacity @opnarchitects @uiowa @neumannmonson @midamerican_energy @axiom_consultants for their support of the Winter Night Lights experience. 

#thinkiowacity #intrude #downtowniowacity #singingtrees #doodletrees
We’re so happy to have the Singing Trees from @l We’re so happy to have the Singing Trees from @limbicmedia back downtown for the second time. We hope you’re as mesmerized by the dazzling light show as we are. The public art feature will be part of a new larger installation coming to the Ped Mall this winter. We can’t wait to tell you more about it. Stay tuned as more details will be announced soon!
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#downtowniowacity #thinkiowacity #thisisiowa #singingtrees
This Saturday is the last chance to catch a festiv This Saturday is the last chance to catch a festive ride through downtown on the antique tractor from @bassfarmsllc. Thanks to @hillsbank, the rides are free for you to enjoy. Bundle up and grab a blanket on the tractor to stay warm and enjoy a free candy cane for a sweet treat. 
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Rides are every 15 minutes from 10:00am until 4:00 pm at the corner of Washington St & Clinton St.
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#downtowniowacity #thisisiowa #thinkiowacity #tistheseason
ICDD is excited to introduce a new collaboration w ICDD is excited to introduce a new collaboration with tech firm, @hellolamppost_ as an innovative way to engage with the community and downtown visitors. The new platform allows anyone in downtown Iowa City to have direct and unique conversations with the interactive persona with objects and featured activities happening downtown via a text (SMS) conversation. 
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For the holidays, the conversations and engagements are designed to provide workers, residents, and visitors with information on holiday happenings and gift shopping recommendations. To interact with the surroundings, visitors simply scan a QR code found on the distinct "Hello Downtown" signs throughout the downtown area, enabling them to engage in a friendly two-way conversation via text, receiving real-time answers to shopping questions as well as information on Downtown's holiday events. 
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Engagement with the program can happen via the QR codes posted in different areas of downtown Iowa City or by texting with the direct number 319-346-3443. 
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The launch of the platform is the first of many Hello Lamp Post rollouts coming to downtown over the next year. In the upcoming months, additional conversations and objects will be introduced throughout downtown providing ways to engage with featured public art, feedback on upcoming streetscape projects, and event information.
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#downtowniowacity #thinkiowacity #thisisiowa #tistheseason #hellolamppost
Needing gift ideas for your dad, brother, grandpa, Needing gift ideas for your dad, brother, grandpa, or friend? Downtown has all the options for this year’s gifts. From jewelry and self-care products to kitchen and fun foodie items and cozy clothes, our downtown retailers have a collection of quality gifts for men. Visit in store or their online sites to see even more great products.
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See the full gift guide and links at: www.issuu.com/home/published/2022downtowniowacityholidaygiftguide
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#thinkiowacity #thisisiowa #downtowniowacity #tistheseason #giftguide
The Downtown Pop-Up Market sponsored by @greenstat The Downtown Pop-Up Market sponsored by @greenstatecu is featuring three new shops this week! The three ships will only be in the shops until this Wednesday, December 14th so make sure to pop in if you’re waking by to check out some new merchandise and gifts.
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@contempolashop + @dirtybirdiesvintage - vintage clothing, accessories, jewelry, decor, gifts, and statement pieces for this year’s holiday parties
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@fieldandfinch - thoughtful gifts, curated goods, and unique vintage
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@radiantboutiquebyrhi - unique clothing & accessory destination for those who have an eye for trendy fashion
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