Iowa City author Tim Johnston will read from the new paperback edition of Distant Sons, named a Best Mystery Fiction of 2023 by Deadly Pleasures Mystery Magazine. "Distant Sons is a mystery about a serial killer, yes, but it’s also not that at all: It’s a heartbreaking story about family, failure, and the fallout from violence. Tim...
21+ & no cover paired with our Summer Friday Drink Deals! Roseland takes the stage at 8pm followed by the Cody Clark Band from Nashville from 10pm-1:30am! Roseland Website Meeting at a Battle of the Bands, Cam and Gavin were in different bands competing for a grandstands slot opening for Brantley Gilbert. Shortly thereafter, they...
Show Starts @ 10:30 Dance floor opens up after.
The Iowa City Farmers Market is managed by the Iowa City Parks and Recreation Department. It is an open-air market held in the Chauncey Swan parking ramp, Chauncey Swan Park, and on E. Washington St. in downtown Iowa City. The market runs from May through October. We strive to serve culturally and economically diverse populations by...
Join the scavenger hunt and help find Rusty the Giant Sloth! The Iowa City Downtown District and Museum of Natural History are excited to announce the return of Iowa City’s favorite summer scavenger hunt for kids and families. Kids have from Monday, July 1st to Friday, August 31st to find him hiding in 28 stores downtown. Once you have found...
Saturday, August 10, 2024 -10:00am to 3:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C, Meeting Room D, Lobby Join us for our fourth comic con for fans of all ages -- Lib Con at the Iowa City Public Library on Saturday, August 10! Tour Artist Alley to check out and buy cool creations from local...
Join the hunt and find the Herky on Parade statues in Downtown Iowa City. Kids and families can use the poems and clues on the scavenger hunt card to find the statues around the downtown area. Pick up your card at the Iowa City Public Library or print your own! To complete the hunt, find...
Saturdays 10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. 家庭故事会包括较长或较短的故事，并结合动作游戏和相关活动，适于各年龄段共同参与。 如您因为身体原因需要特别安排，请联系图书馆。 --------- Family Storytime es para todas las edades e incluye historias más cortas y más largas combinadas con juegos y actividades de acción. If you need disability-related accommodations in...
learn more about the Muslim Futurism project here! “ALHAMDU | MUSLIM FUTURISM” is an evolving experiential art exhibition and digital archive created by MIPSTERZ that explores Muslim Futurism—a cultural and artistic aesthetic that learns from frameworks of Afrofuturism and imagines a broader Muslim future free from the oppression of today, set in a utopic tomorrow...
Join us second Saturdays for informal workshops designed to get your creativity flowing by having fun trying a new technique, medium, or material! August: Draw Your Salad Plein-air (outdoor) drawing and painting veggies and other edible plants from the Close House Gardens. We’ll experiment with different mark-making tools to create a colorful salad. Snacking encouraged!...
Whales in the Sky: the Star Death, the River Now and the Imaginal Future ( A Triptych) This autobiographical exhibit is a time-based art installation that coalesces as its layers change, deepen, and grow over the four weeks it is open. It is a meandering interactive river of poetry, mythic portals, playfulness, song and visual...
Keith Haring captivated audiences with bold lines and dynamic figures. He also loved to dance. After discussing Haring's work in the gallery, we'll create our own iconic figures using the freeze dance game in our lobby! Show off your own dance. When the music stops, hold that pose! A friend will trace your outline. After...
