Summer of the Arts is transitioning to in-person events this summer. The Friday Night Concert Series will be virtual in May and June, with a mix of new and Best Of streaming shows. Kevin Burt and Dave Zollo will reprise last year’s traveling concerts, doing mobile sets around Iowa City. The Free Movie Series will … Continue reading
After a year with relatively few public screenings, FilmScene has a slate of fresh programming scheduled for the end of the month set to be shown on a brand new 48-foot screen just outside its Chauncey location on the corner of Washington and Gilbert St.
FilmScene will be hosting screenings of movies from the past year in Iowa City s Chauncey Swan Park. Dubbed FilmScene in the Park, it will include five consecutive weeks of free screenings beginning April 21.
Each film will play twice a week on Wednesday and Saturdays with each screening starting at sunset, at approximately 8 p.m. at the end of April. Seating will be first-come, first served.
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The summer festival season in Iowa City is going to look a little different this year.
After having to cancel the majority of events due to the coronavirus pandemic, Summer of the Arts is tentatively making plans for the upcoming summer. They’ll make the Iowa City Jazz Festival its first major festival of the summer, scheduling it for two days, July 2
nd and 3
rd. The Iowa City Arts Festival, normally the first festival of the season, has been pushed back to August 13-15. The city’s Soul Festival, now branded as the Soul and Blues Festival, is tentatively scheduled for the end of July.