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The Artists are just getting started downtown at R

The Artists are just getting started downtown at Rock the Chalk! Come check it out and listen to some amazing local artists, all activities start at 5:00!

Rock the Chalk will feature several local musical

Rock the Chalk will feature several local musical artists tomorrow starting at 1:00 p.m. Check them out here!

Rock the Chalk starts tomorrow at 5:00 pm! Music s

Rock the Chalk starts tomorrow at 5:00 pm! Music starts at 1:00 pm! Join us for free tie dye, spin art, community art, face painting, air brush tattoos, and lots of family fun!

Thanks to the amazing and creative partnership wit

Thanks to the amazing and creative partnership with @cfjc_ia during the #micasayourcasaic installation this summer, a $2000 grant was provided to the Johnson County Affordable Housing Coalition. A big thanks to everyone that tagged and directly donated to the campaign.
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Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0 entertained and delighted 69,000 visitors during the month.
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Summer nights downtown are the best . #downtowniow

Summer nights downtown are the best
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Excited to be part of a newly designated Downtown

Excited to be part of a newly designated Downtown Iowa City Cultural & Entertainment District, announced last week by the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs.
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This designation, applied for by the Iowa City Downtown District and City of Iowa City, will allow the area to receive state’s support through creative placemaking programs that put the arts, culture, and history at the center of creative community development.
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The Downtown Iowa City Cultural & Entertainment District is located in the heart of Iowa City and is the hub of the “Greatest Small City for the Arts.” Its 26-block area is easily walkable and bikeable, right at the doorstep of the University of Iowa and the headquarters of the UNESCO City of Literature. It includes a National Register Historic District, the downtown pedestrian mall, and a dynamic collection of restaurants, music venues, museums, historic theaters, shops, independent cinemas, galleries, bars, and many mission-driven organizations. More than 8.8 million people visited the district in the past year to enjoy its vibrant cultural entertainment and 10 hallmark festivals.
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With notable cultural and entertainment venues such as the Stanley Museum of Art, the Voxman School of Music, the Iowa Museum of Natural History, the Old Capitol Museum, the historic Englert Theatre, Riverside Theatre, Public Space One, FilmScene, and The Lasansky Gallery, among others, this designation is justifiable as a place that continues to draw and engage artists, innovators, creatives, and entrepreneurs and has directly resulted in the continued growth of new industries in the Iowa City area.

Iowa City's downtown public benches are colorful y

Iowa City's downtown public benches are colorful yet again! Ten local artists have completed their new designs for @greenstatecu’s 2022 BenchMarks Program. Since 2012, the program continues to bring opportunities to local artists and designers to transform benches in original ways that surprise, amuse, or alter the expectations of downtown's shared urban space. Come downtown and see the artwork for yourself. The dense gallery of benches surrounds the playground in the Ped Mall next to the Iowa City Public Library. Stay tuned to learn about more public art coming to downtown later this summer!
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A big thank you to this year's talented artists:
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Yuchen Liu
Barbara Santucci
Eleanor Lindhorst
Alicia Errthum
Stacey Jackson
Hannah Jannusch
Ariane Parkes-Perret
Amanda Stout
Amira Qidwai
Brittany Todd

Have you found Rusty the Giant Sloth hiding downto

Have you found Rusty the Giant Sloth hiding downtown yet? The new Where’s Rusty? scavenger hunt is underway and invites kids and families to come downtown this summer to find the beloved museum mascot hidden in 25+ downtown businesses.
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Just like ICDD’s Downtown Hunt for the Elves, Where's Rusty? challenges folks to visit local shops where a Rusty look-alike stuffed animal is hiding in exchange for a stamp on their card from each business they find him in. Participants who find 10 of the Rustys can turn in their completed cards at the Museum of Natural History @pentacrest.museums, @iowacitypubliclibrary, or @iowabookic for Rusty stickers and to be entered in the drawing to win a grand prize basket. The winner will be announced on August 19th at the Museum of Natural History during the "Where's Rusty?" summer celebration event with special treats, games, prizes, selfies with Rusty, and more!
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Have a very Rusty summer and good luck finding him!
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