On Tuesday May 31st, the Englert Theatre is proud to welcome legendary blues artist Robert Cray and his band back to the stage, four years after performing on the same stage in 2008.
The Iowa Hawkeye baseball team is set for a busy weekend with three games in three days, all against Big Ten rival Penn State. The Iowa Athletic Department is offering fan incentives for each of the three games.
Wednesday April 18 will be greeted with the unveiling of a seven-foot statue paying tribute to legendary Iowa Wrestling coach Dan Gable. The structure will be a permanent fixture outside of Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
On Tuesday April 10th, Live Nation and the city of St. Paul Minnesota announced the debut of River’s Edge Music Festival, a two-day event showcasing over 30 artists on June 23 and 24 on historic Harriet Island.
World renowned printmaker and founder of what many consider to be the finest printmaking program in the world, Mauricio Lasansky passed away on Monday in his home in Iowa City. He was 97.
Iowa River Landing’s New Facility A German-style brewery in northeast Iowa is expanding into Coralville’s Iowa River Landing, the company announced Wednesday. Backpocket Brewery, which has brewing operations at Old Man River Restaurant & Brewery in McGregor, plans to open a new production facility at the IRL next summer, Backpocket Brewery Brew-master Jacob Simmons said. [...]
The University of Iowa is looking to modern arts and theater venues around the country for guidance in planning a new Hancher Auditorium. The university’s latest report detailing proposed Hancher costs identified four facilities as comparisons for a new Hancher, and U of I officials have traveled as far as California to visit sites in [...]
The university of Iowa is providing 11,800 feet of HESCO barriers to communities in Louisiana threatened by flooding. When the Louisiana governor’s office contacted HESCO Bastion USA to provide the barriers to guard against flooding, the company didn’t have enough barriers on hand to fulfill the request. HESCO contacted UI, which has kept 15,000 feet [...]
The University of Iowa says a $10 million donation from two longtime supporters will be used to endow two faculty positions and to promote faculty and staff research and services at UI’s Children’s Hospital. The Iowa City Press-Citizen is reporting that the gift comes from Jerre (JEHR’-ee) and Mary Joy Stead (stehd), of Scottsdale, Ariz. [...]
GEICO will hire nearly 30 associates for its sales and customer service departments and 100 associates over the course of the year due to the company’s continuing national growth. GEICO is the third largest private passenger automobile insurer in the United States. “Our office in Coralville employs some 350 associates and we’re growing just like [...]
JOHN WEBER, CO-OWNER OF DWELL HOME FURNISHINGS & INTERIOR DESIGN A Local Business With A Passion The owners of Dwell Home Furnishings and Interior Design in Coralville, Iowa, adhere to a philosophy that consists of three words: renew, refresh and excite. Founded in 1991 and co-owned by John Weber and 3 hands on partners, the [...]
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SCOPE Productions Presents: David Sedaris
SCOPE Productions, AEG Live, and Iowa Public Radio have proudly announced a forthcoming show from famed humor writer David Sedaris to take place on Wednesday, November 11th in the IMU Main Lounge.
