Pert Near Sandstone
2024-06-07 20:00 - 21:30 (America/Chicago) | Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Crossing Old-time instrumentation with contemporary sensibilities, Pert Near Sandstone emerged nearly twenty years ago from the Minnesota acoustic music scene. With infectious energy and collaborative spirit, they have established themselves as standard-bearers for the vitality of the Midwestern roots music scene and alongside Minnesota brethren Trampled By Turtles and Charlie Parr. They have toured extensively and performed onstage with the likes of Sam Bush and Jerry Douglas, earning dates along the way with everyone from Yonder Mountain String Band to Steve Martin. NPR’s Mountain Stage praised the band for putting a “Midwestern stamp on Appalachian [sounds],” while A Prairie Home Companion described Pert Near Sandstone as “a force on the Minnesota roots music scene and beyond,” and The Current praised their live performances as “a frenzied string shredding spree that takes audiences under its spell.” As festival favorites in both the US and Europe, the band helped to launch the Blue Ox Music Festival in 2015, which they continue to host and curate each June in Eau Claire, WI. For the past decade, the now prestigious music festival has helped bring into the local community a great many nationally treasured artists such as Bela Fleck, Billy Strings, Tyler Childers, Jerry Douglas, Margo Price, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Charlie Crockett, The Infamous Stringdusters, Jason Isbell, Greensky Bluegrass, The Drive By Truckers, and so many more.

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Iowa Arts Festival Emerging Artist Area
2024-06-08 10:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Old Capitol Mall, 201 S Clinton St., Iowa City, 52240
Sponsored by River Products and US Bank
Featuring artwork by high school and college students, and young artists 16-25 years old, the Emerging Artist Area is not to be missed!

Iowa Arts Festival Art Fair
2024-06-08 10:00 - 19:00, 2024-06-09 10:00 - 16:00 | Downtown Iowa City, Linn St., Dubuque St., Clinton St., Iowa Ave., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Visit more than 100 fine artists working in ceramics/clay, mixed media, painting, photography, fiber, glass, jewelry, metal, printmaking, sculpture, and wood!

Street Entertainment: Milo, Iris, and Annie Savage
2024-06-08 10:30 - 11:30 | IA
Location: the intersection of Washington Street and Clinton Street

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Ambition Baton Twirling & Dance
2024-06-08 11:00 - 11:30 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Ambition Baton Twirling and Dance is located in Iowa City, Iowa and has recreational and competitive Baton Twirling and Dance Classes. Ambition begins classes at three years of age and has classes for all levels. Ambition has had many twirlers twirl at the collegiate level and is home of the West High, City High and Liberty Feature Twirlers! Ambition is owned and coached by Jessica Maxwell who grew up in the Iowa City area. If you are interested in joining our family, please visit www.ambitionbatontwirling.com for more information and registration.

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Ped Mall Stage
2024-06-08 11:00 - 15:00, 2024-06-09 11:00 - 16:00 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by Dr. Suzanne Stock, Orthodontist
Enjoy extra kid-friendly music and performances on Saturday in conjunction with ABC’s: Arts, Book and Children. On Sunday, enjoy a variety of music, with your favorite swing band and international sounds.
When finalized, look for detailed information in individual calendar events, which are forthcoming.

ABC's: Arts, Books & Children
2024-06-08 11:00 - 15:00 | Ped Mall Stage, 210 Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Produced by the Iowa City Public Library
Sign up for the Summer Reading Program, visit the Bookmobile, Paint the Town, and make things at booths staffed by local nonprofits!

Absolute Science Bubbles
2024-06-08 11:00 - 15:00 | Ped Mall Stage, 210 Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Stop by and play with bubbles!

Iowa Arts Festival Culinary Delights and Merchandise Sales
2024-06-08 11:00 - 22:00 | Iowa Avenue, 105 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Stroll along Iowa Avenue, buy a festival t-shirt, and pick up food from your favorite food vendors!

Champagne Academy of Irish Dance
2024-06-08 11:45 - 12:15 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Champagne Academy of Irish Dance: Our Mission is to provide holistic and professional training in the Irish Arts for all ages and stages. The Champagne Academy of Irish Dance students gain experience in dance, singing, music, and teamwork in a strengths-based family environment. Our studio takes pride in using high quality and age-appropriate music, costumes, and choreography. Irish Music and Dance provides a unique opportunity to learn about culture and to appreciate traditional folk art while having fun with friends. Come check out our team at one of our upcoming events!

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Web: https://champagneirishdance.com/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/ChampagneIrishDance/
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKkItzUuUajJJQADUPHhnqA

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Iowa City Community Band
2024-06-08 12:00 - 13:00 | Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The Iowa City Community Band is a volunteer organization, approved and sanctioned by the city of Iowa City. Our concerts in Iowa City and Coralville parks during June and July include a mixture of marches, music from Broadway musicals, and old favorites and sometimes feature a guest soloist. Concerts are either in the afternoon on Sunday or early evening during the week – select the “Concerts” tab above for current dates, times, and locations. The band also plays concerts at various venues in the Iowa City area, including Arts Fest in downtown Iowa City, Ice Cream Social in Upper City Park in Iowa City, Coralville Thursday Night Concert Series, and Coralville’s Fourth of July Celebration. We have also performed at events in area towns such as North Liberty Fun Days and West Branch Friday Night Concert Series. The ICCB also presents a winter holiday concert in the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City .Members of the ICCB come from all walks of life in the Iowa City area, ranging from high school students through retirees. Our conductor is Rob Medd, Director of Music, Iowa City West High. The ICCB has performed continuously since 1982. Our concerts are free to the public.

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Web: http://www.iccband.org/iccbConcerts.html
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/ICCBand/

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Street Entertainment: Pantaloon Productions
2024-06-08 12:00 - 15:00 | IA
Location: strolling

About: Is coming up with ideas for creative walk around entertainment a stretch for you? Our stilt walkers stand out head and shoulders above the rest as they integrate technology and creative design to bring you truly innovative characters.

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Beverage Sales
2024-06-08 12:00 - 22:00 | Beverage Garden, 11 S. Clinton St., Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Parents/Guardians: please note that you can bring minors into the Beverage Garden.
Last call in the Beverage Garden: 30 minutes before closing
Sales stop in the Beverage Garden: 15 minutes before closing

Johnson County Ukulele Club
2024-06-08 12:30 - 13:00 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The Johnson County Ukulele Social Club has been in operation for nearly 16 years. They meet at Legacy Retirement Home and encourage people of all ages and skill levels to attend. They play music from all eras and are happy to learn a new tune!

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Street Entertainment: Nicole Dean
2024-06-08 13:00 - 14:30 | IA
Location: the Clinton Street and College Street intersection, near Yotopia

About: Nicole was born and raised in the south where her love for music was cultivated. That love has deepened and widened as she’s made her way through the world to her current home in the Midwest. From nostalgia-fueled 90’s country to Brandi Carlile to writing original songs, music has always been a vivid source of human connection for her.

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School of Rock
2024-06-08 13:15 - 14:00 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The School of Rock House Band music program gives students under 18 the opportunity to join a gigging band composed of fellow musicians from their school. These students perform additional live shows throughout the year. All students in the Performance Program have the opportunity to audition for a spot in their school’s House Band. Once selected, House Band members become leaders in their School of Rock community and perform live shows at local rock venues throughout the year!

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Subatlantic
2024-06-08 13:30 - 14:30 | Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Subatlantic, an indie rock band based in the Quad Cities, where Iowa and Illinois meet, features Becca Rice–lead vocals, guitar, and keyboards; Adam Kaul–guitar; Phil Pracht–drums; and Sean Chapman–bass and cello. Subatlantic formed in 2008 and released their first EP in May of 2015 on Bandcamp. Their first album, Villains, came out in spring of 2019.
Using flexibility in arrangements and instrumentation, Subatlantic displays different textures in their songs, creating a unique sound that ranges from dark and sonorous to danceable post-punk. Subatlantic’s new album will be out Spring 2023.

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Sparkles (City High Cheer)
2024-06-08 14:15 - 14:30 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: City High Sparkles is an inclusive cheer and dance team for students with and without disabilities at City High School. The goal of Sparkles is to foster meaningful participation in extracurricular and athletic activities at the high school level and forge social ties among students of all abilities.

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Street Entertainment: Pete Balestrieri
2024-06-08 14:30 - 15:00 | IA
Location: the Washington Street and Dubuque Street intersection

About: Pete Balestrieri is an Iowa City saxophonist. He toured and recorded with Violent Femmes for twenty years and has a Gold Record for their first album. Most recently, he’s been with Old Scratch Revival Singers, Brooks Strause and The Gory Details, and the Cirque Stupendo Circus Band. He also frequently performs solo.

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Mimi Ke, Silk Aerialist
2024-06-08 14:45 - 15:15 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Raised in Iowa City, Iowa, Mimi Ke is a circus artist, choreographer and teaching artist exploring the field of aerial dance and specializes in aerial silks and rope.
With an ineffable hang for movement, Mimi has travelled around the world to perform and build her craft. To Mimi, aerial dance is action painting, sheer life experienced through energy in motion, with space, physics and rhythm as its main ingredients. She draws from her background with dance and yoga as a way to create circus performance.
As an aerialist, Mimi has performed and choreographed with Frequent Flyers Aerial Dance, in cabarets, circuses, dance festivals and site-based performances around the world. She continues to create her own aerial work as well as participate in cross-disciplinary projects. Most recently she performed in Butoh choreographer Tadashi Endo’s work, Ohaka in Oaxaca, MX and as Clara in the ballet circus rendition of the Nutcracker in Charlotte, NC. Her passion for improvised based work drives her creativity, allowing her to express the freedom of aerial dance and the spectacle of theatrical circus.

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Art Out Loud: UAY Performances
2024-06-08 15:00 - 16:00 | United Action for Youth (UAY), 355 Iowa Ave., Iowa City, 52240
United Action for Youth in partnership with Summer of the Arts are hosting a stage in the Jim Swaim Youth Center for area Youth to read their works. Local author and librarian Kellee Forkenbrock is back this year to moderate!

Joe and Vicki Price
2024-06-08 16:00 - 17:30 | Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
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Alysha Brilla
2024-06-08 18:00 - 19:30 | Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Alysha Brilla is a 3X Juno Award nominated multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and performer weaving together global roots sounds into her unique tapestry of music; transporting audiences to a place nestled between the earth and the stars.
The child of an Indo-Tanzanian musician, Brilla’s songs are a rich and colorful mosaic. Themes of re-connection with ourselves, each other and the earth are woven into uplifting rhythms and soulful melodies. In 2013, Brilla became one of the first self-produced female artists in history to receive a Juno Award nomination (Canada’s Grammy Awards) for her debut album “In My Head”. Since then, Brilla has released four critically acclaimed albums; garnering several more Juno Award nominations, Music Producer Of The Year at the IMA’s and a Dundas Square giant Billboard feature with Spotify.
Having performed at The House of Blues Los Angeles, The Montreal International Jazz Festival, WOMAD Chile, Sauti Za Busara in Tanzania and toured several times across Australia, Brilla’s music united audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Her distinct and powerful voice, unique melodies and engaging stage presence invite levity and joy. Whether sharing intimate storytelling sets of music or headlining festival stages of 30,000 with her all-star band, Brilla always has the audience singing along and leaving with a positive feeling in their heart.

Her latest single “Love” was mastered by 3X Grammy Award Winning Engineer Emily Lazar at The Lodge in New York.

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Terrance Simien and the Zydeco Experience
2024-06-08 20:00 - 21:30 | Iowa Healthcare Main Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Supported by Chuck and Kimberly Swanson

About: Grammy-winner Terrance Simien takes his audiences on a multicultural tour of the world inspired the many countries he’s visited on tour which have informed his musical language. He creates a hypnotic blend of New Orleans funk-reggae-flavored-world-blues-American zydeco roots music that beckons you to your feet and into the groove. Leading his Zydeco Experience band, Simien has become one of the most respected and accomplished artists in American roots music today. He and his bandmates have performed over 7000 concerts, toured millions of miles to over 45 countries during their eventful career.

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Web: https://www.terrancesimien.com/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/ZydecoRocks/
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Silver Swing Band
2024-06-09 11:00 - 12:00 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The Silver Swing Band is a 16-piece ensemble that enjoys “Big Band” music. With the revival of music from the 1940’s, this group has become popular with the younger set as well as the “silver seniors” from that era. The band has expanded its repertoire to include Big Band jazz music in addition to the above “Swing” category.
Silver Swing Band is a subset of the Iowa City New Horizons group started in 1998 and has played for a multitude of events and celebrations over the years. The band plays regularly at the Iowa Arts Fest and has performed at the Iowa City Jazz Fest, local retired residences, “Generations of Jazz”, Iowa City Senior Center, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, and the University of Iowa College of Education Homecoming Tailgate party. Recordings can be found on YouTube under the Silver Swing Band listing.
The band is directed by Ryan Carter. Ryan is a graduate of Iowa City High School and currently a student at the University of Iowa School of Music. He is a member of the Johnson County Landmark Band among many other University of Iowa ensembles and also performs with many non-University ensembles.

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Web: http://www.iowacitynhb.org/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/iowacitynhb

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Art-Making Sunday
2024-06-09 11:00 - 15:00 | Ped Mall Stage, 210 Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Join Summer of the Arts and other local nonprofits in not just viewing art, but making it! More information will be added at a later date.

Culinary Delights and Merchandise Sales
2024-06-09 11:00 - 16:00 | Iowa Avenue, 105 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
