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Final Friday Night Concert to Celebrate Flood Recovery Progress
The final performance in this summer's Iowa City Press-Citizen Friday Night Concert Series will be...
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2008 Artist Award Winners Announced
2008 Iowa Arts Fest Artist Award Winners Announced 1up>st Place Winner - $500...
About SotA
Welcome to Summer of the Arts
The Iowa Arts Festival , The Toyota-Scion of Iowa City Jazz Festival , The Friday Night Concert Series presented by the Iowa City Press Citizen, and The Saturday Night Free Movie Series joined together in 2005 under the umbrella organization Summer of the Arts. The tradition of providing FREE, FAMILY-FRIENDLY, FUN events continues! New for 2008 -- the Landlocked Film Festival joins the Summer of the Arts lineup in August! Summer of the Arts provides overall marketing and fund development support to strengthen these arts and culture events as they grow.
THANK YOU to all of the sponsors and volunteers who make these events possible. We could not have done it without you!
When you head to downtown Iowa City this summer, get ready for fun, a few surprises, and the most premier collection of FREE cultural entertainment in the area.
2008 Board of Directors
NAME -- AFFILIATION -- BOARD POSITION
Gary Appleby, University of Iowa Community Credit Union
Lisa Baum, Children's Miracle Network, Secretary
Dan Brown, Iowa City Press-Citizen
Luke Donnenwerth, West Bank
Mark Ginsberg, MC Ginsberg
Bob Goodfellow, Goodfellow Printing, Inc., Operations Director
Dennis Green, KCCK – All That Jazz
Kevin Hanick, Lepic-Kroeger Realtors, IAF Director, Past President
Bruce Heppner-Elgin, Independent Filmmaker, Landlocked Film Festival Co-Director
Dirk Keller, Common Sense Advertising, Vice President, Marketing Chair
Michael Lensing, Lensing Funeral & Cremation Services
Steve Parrott, The University of Iowa
Rose Rennekamp, ACT/Chamber of Commerce, President
Susan Rogusky, Iowa City Senior Center, Volunteer Director
Alan Swanson, BLANK & MCCUNE, The Real Estate Company
Don Thompson, Bradley & Riley PC
Jason Wagner, McGladrey & Pullen, Treasurer
Nancy Willis, Security Abstract
EX-OFFICIO MEMBERS
Jillian Beukema, Iowa City/Coralville Convention and Visitors Bureau
Darla Boudjenah, Downtown Association of Iowa City
Wendy Ford, City of Iowa City
STAFF
Mary Frieden, Executive Director
Shane Schemmel, Operations & Volunteer Coordinator
Friday Night Concert Series
Founded in 1991, The Friday Night Concert Series is a FREE, family-friendly event held on the Pedestrian Mall in downtown Iowa City. The event features live music performed by local bands each and every Friday night from the middle of May to early September (excluding the first…
Saturday Night Free Movies
Founded in 2005, The Saturday Night Free Movie Series is a FREE, family-friendly event held in downtown Iowa City. The event features musical entertainment or special activities, short films by local filmmakers and a feature movie on the University of Iowa Pentacrest.
Iowa Arts Festival
The Iowa Arts Festival is a weekend-long, free community celebration featuring over 115 visual artists, a music festival, a culinary expo, and a variety of creative and educational activities. Voted "Favorite Festival" by the Iowa Press Citizen.
Iowa City Jazz Festival
Founded in 1991, The Iowa City Jazz Festival is a FREE, family-friendly event held in downtown Iowa City. The event features live music performed by both local bands and internationally acclaimed recording artists. The festival has won numerous awards throughout the years...
Landlocked Film Festival
Landlocked Film Festival is Iowa City's International Film Festival. The 2007 festival debuted as the largest film festival in Iowa featuring over 60 films from around the world on five screens. This year the Landlocked will showcase the best films by independant filmmakers along with workshops and panel discussions.
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