Artist Vendors Open
2022-09-24 12:00 - 19:00 (America/Chicago) | Iowa Avenue, 105 Iowa Avenue, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Purchase artwork and items from local vendors!
Artists and Vendors
Nikki Boo Kids
Crowned Curlies Beauty & Co.
Dianna Penney
Big T Wear
Glass Art by Alicia
Center for Afrofuturist Studies

The D. L. Perkins Singers
2022-09-24 12:30 - 13:30 | Main Stage – Soul & Blues Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: The D.L. Perkins singers are an aggregation of singers who work together under the D.L. Perkins and Sons Funeral Home. The group was formed in April 2020. A lot of the families that D.L. Perkins and Sons serve are churchgoers and during the pandemic, families were given limits on who was allowed to be at and attend funerals. Most church choirs were not active at the time and the services felt like they were missing something. Mr. Perkins knew he had to find a way to put a smile on his families’ faces still. At the end of 2020, the D.L. Perkins singers had grown from 3 singers to 9 singers. Mr. James Teague, Mrs. Wendy Young, Mrs. Monique Griffith, Mr. La’Quentin Jenkins, Mrs. Raven Terry, Ms. Megan Barnes, Mrs. Takyra Barnes, Ms. Yvette Ford, and Mr. Alonzo Berry all makeup the D.L. Perkins Singers.

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Dances of the Carribean: A Demonstration
2022-09-24 13:30 - 14:00 | Clinton Street at Washington St., 30 S. Clinton St., Iowa City, 52240
Sponsored by UI International Programs Stanley Grant
Join us for a very special Caribbean dance demonstration! It will take place near the intersection of Clinton and Washington Streets.

About: Kieron Dwayne is a Trinidadian-born Interdisciplinary artist, choreographer, drummer, and dance researcher. Mr. Sargeant holds an M.F.A. in Dance Performance and Choreography from Florida State University, a Master of Arts in Community Dance Practice from Ohio University and B.A in Dance from the University of West Indies. He is currently the Grant Wood Fellow in Interdisciplinary Performance and Dance at the University of Iowa.
His choreography has been presented nationally at SUNY-Brockport, Florida State University, Northwestern University, New York University (NYU) Universoul circus (Atlanta), Air Dance Conference (Miami), 621 Gallery, and internationally in Nigeria, Canada, Senegal, Mexico, London, Barcelona, Portugal, and Malaga.
Mr. Sargeant has conducted African Diaspora and Caribbean dance Masterclasses at Queensborough Community College, NYU Steinhardt, New York University, and Simon Fraser University of Contemporary Arts. Prior to this, he taught Masterclasses and Workshops in African-Caribbean, African-diasporic, and African-contemporary at Ecole Des Sables (Senegal), at the Mojuba Black Dance Festival,, the University of Florida, at the National Dance Education Colorado Conference, Sacramento State University, at Columbus State University, at Florida State University, at the Edna Manley School of the Performing Arts (Jamaica), at The Dance Guild (Nigeria), International Association of Blacks in Dance Conference (IABD) and the Collegium for African Diaspora Dance (CADD).

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Web: http://www.kierondwaynesargeant.com/
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Ship of Fools
2022-09-24 14:00 - 14:30 | Main Stage – Soul & Blues Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by Metronet

About: Ship of Fools is one of the many Rock Bands from the Eastern Iowa Arts Academy in Cedar Rapids IA. Bringing a mix of soulful blues and driving rock, this ensemble is sure to knock your socks off! With vocalist and guitar player Aidan Gray, his little brother and bass player Tristan Gray, Carter Buske on guitar, Evan Wazac on keys and vocals, and Ethan Head holding down the drums, they put on a high energy show that will leave you wanting more!

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Web: https://www.easterniowaartsacademy.org/
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Kevin Burt
2022-09-24 15:00 - 16:00 | Main Stage – Soul & Blues Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: For nearly 3 decades, Kevin Burt, Iowa Blues Hall of Fame member (class of 2019), has been mesmerizing audiences with his powerfully smooth and soulful vocal. Paired with his unique harmonica and guitar presentation along with his quick wit, Burt engages with his audience touching their souls while tickling their funny bones.

Contact Information:
Web: https://www.kevinburtmusic.com/
Other links: www.facebook.com/KevinBurtMusic
https://www.instagram.com/kevinburtsblues/
www.twitter.com/KevinBurtMusic

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Young, Gifted & Black: Youth Performances
2022-09-24 16:00 - 17:00 | United Action for Youth (UAY), 355 Iowa Ave., Iowa City, 52240
Sponsored by Natasha Wendt, Urban Acres Real Estate
Named after Nina Simone’s iconic song, Young, Gifted and Black is a new event at the Soul & Blues Festival that celebrates BIPOC (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) youth voices–writers, singers, rappers, spoken word poets, etc. through performance of their work/words.

Demetria Taylor
2022-09-24 17:00 - 18:15 | Main Stage – Soul & Blues Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Winner of the KoKo Taylor Queen of the Blues award, Demetria Taylor is a rising star on today’s Chicago Blues scene. The daughter of Blues guitar legend Eddie Taylor, Demetria is from one of the “royal” Blues families in Chicago. Eddie is best known as the rhythm guitarist in the band of Jimmy Reed but he also had his own solo career and recorded some wonderful sides for the VJ label including the classic “Bad Boy”. Her mother Vera Taylor was also a blues singer. Demetria has fond memories of blues greats and friends of the family coming by the house– including Floyd Jones, Carey Bell, Sunnyland Slim, Johnny Littlejohn, Sam Lay, Willie Kent, Tail Dragger, Eddie Shaw, Johnny B. Moore and Magic Slim.
Her late brother Eddie Taylor Jr. was keeping their father’s iconic guitar style alive and well until Eddie Jr’s untimely passing in 2019. Demetria began her recording career with her brother in 2006 when her brother asked her to join him on his CD Mind Game on Wolf Records. Demetria has toured nationally and internationally and performs in many clubs and festivals including the Chicago Blues Festival.
Her first album, Bad Girl, is on Delmark Records. Demetria was nominated in 2012 by the Blues Music Awards for “Best New Debut Artist”. She released her latest effort on Delmark Records, “Doin’ What I’m Supposed to Do” in late 2021.

Contact Information:
Web: https://demetriataylorblues.com/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/DemetriaTaylorBlues

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Willie White Band
2022-09-24 19:00 - 20:15 | Main Stage – Soul & Blues Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
About: Willie Lee White is an American vocalist, songwriter and music composer. Born and raised in Chicago, Illinois, he quickly gained notoriety in his hometown singing at many venues and clubs, because people loved the way he held a show. His debut single “Taking me for granted” made him a lover boy in the late 1980’s, but his album “Party Hardy” made him the party hardy man in (2008), when it hit charts topping number 5 in the south.
Willie’s many years in the industry has allowed him to develop his own style and skills both vocally and musically, he is no stranger to the music industry working with well-known artists like the Artie Blues Boy, Little Milton, Willie Clayton, Bobby Rush, and Jo Jo Murray. Some of his early blues influences began as a young child when he watched and eventually played alongside his uncle Jimmy White, founder of the Concept Band: “I always want to give the audience what they came for like my uncle did.”
Willie has always had the unique ability to combine a small drop of heartache with just the right amount of pain with his soulful sound that offers his listeners a dose of down-home funk! Check out his new music on all streaming platforms and be in tune for all his upcoming shows to come! Guaranteed to get you grooving.

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Mike Wheeler Band
2022-09-24 21:00 - 22:30 | Main Stage – Soul & Blues Festival, 16 N Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by ACT

About: With a vast knowledge of music and a voice that’s reminiscent of the late Sam Cooke, Mike can sing and play everything so well, that you may forget what the original record even sounds like. From Jazz to Rock, from popular music to Top 40, Mike slides in and out of musical genres with sophistication, ease and indulgence.
Mike Wheeler is a brilliant staple in the Chicago blues community, playing with and writing songs for a variety of Chicago artists including, Nellie “Tiger” Travis, Peaches Staten, Sam Cockrell, Demetria Taylor, Big Ray and Cadillac Dave. Mike was a well-known member of the Chicago Playboys, a notable band in Chicago, and recorded five albums with this group. Mike has travelled the world as an ambassador for Chicago blues music. He’s travelled to Monaco, France, Switzerland, Spain and Belgium, just to name a few. He’s also shared the stage with the most elite musicians that world has known, including Willie Kent, Koko Taylor, Buddy Guy, B.B. King, George Benson, Jimmy Johnson and Shemekia Copeland. Mike was inducted into the Chicago Blues Hall of Fame in 2014.
Mike plays Gibson Les Paul and 335 guitars, Fender Stratocaster guitars, and uses Elixir strings.

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Web: https://www.mikewheelerband.com/
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Hotel Transylvania 2
2022-10-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Iowa City Municipal Airport, 1801 Riverside Dr., Iowa City, 52246
Sponsored by Children’s Dental Center
Run time: 1 hour 29 minutes
Rating: PG
Starring: Adam Sandler, Selena Gomez, Andy Samberg
Plot: Everything seems to be changing for the better at Hotel Transylvania… Dracula (Adam Sandlers)’s rigid monster-only hotel policy has finally relaxed, opening up its doors to human guests. But behind closed coffins, Drac is worried that his adorable half-human, half-vampire grandson, Dennis, isn’t showing signs of being a vampire. So while Mavis (Selena Gomez) is busy visiting her human in-laws with Johnny (Andy Samberg) – and in for a major cultural shock of her own – “Vampa” Drac enlists his friends Frank (Kevin James), Murray (Keegan- Michael Key), Wayne (Steve Buscemi), and Griffin (David Spade) to put Dennis through a “monster-in-training” boot camp. But little do they know that Drac’s grumpy and very old, old, old school dad Vlad (Mel Brooks) is about to pay a family visit to the hotel. And when Vlad finds out that his great-grandson is not a pure blood – and humans are now welcome at Hotel Transylvania – things are going to get batty!
Watch the trailer HERE
*Start times are an estimation based on sunset and are subject to change.
**There will be no movie registration forms this year. Parking and seating are offered on a first come, first served basis.

Eat for the Arts at Micky's Irish Pub
2022-11-03 11:00 - 22:00 | Micky’s Irish Pub, 11 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Eat for the Arts at Micky’s Irish Pub on Thursday November 3! This includes both locations–downtown Iowa City or at their new location in North Liberty.
15% of the cost of your order will support free and accessible arts programming!
Eat in, take out, or order online!

Eat for the Arts at Vue Rooftop
2022-11-17 16:00 - 22:00 | Vue Rooftop, 328 S. Clinton Street Suite A, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Eat for the Arts at Vue Rooftop on Thursday November 17!
10% of the cost of your order will support free and accessible arts programming!
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Holiday Thieves Market
2022-12-03 10:00 - 2022-12-04 16:00 | Hyatt Regency, 300 E. 9th St., Coralville, IA, 52241, United States
A 50+ year tradition in the Iowa City area, the Holiday Thieves Market is a fine art show that offers attendees an opportunity to shop for special, handmade holiday gifts. Attendees can browse amazing ceramics, fiber, drawing, glass, jewelry, metal, mixed media, painting, photography, printmaking, sculpture, and wood items. Many of the participating artists have been involved for over 20 years!
Hours:

Saturday, December 3: 10:00AM – 6:00PM
Sunday, December 4: 10:00AM – 4:00PM

Office Closed
2022-12-05 | IA
After all of our large events, we close the office on the Monday after. We will resume normal business hours on Tuesday, December 6.

Eat for the Arts at Blackstone
2022-12-05 11:00 - 21:00 | Blackstone, 503 Westbury Drive Suite 1, Iowa City, 52245
Eat for the Arts at Blackstone on Monday, December 5!
10% of the cost of your order will support free and accessible arts programming!
Eat in, take out, or order online!

Office Closed
2022-12-22 - 2023-01-02 | IA
The Summer of the Arts office will be closed December 22, 2022 through January 2, 2023. We will resume business hours on Tuesday, January 3.

Eat for the Arts at Pancheros, Riverside Drive
2023-01-24 17:00 - 20:00 | Pancheros – Riverside Dr., 965 S. Riverside Dr., Iowa City, 52246
Eat for the Arts on Tuesday January 24 at Pancheros on Riverside Drive, as part of their Queso for a Cause program! Enjoy a delicious burrito and burrito bowl and add all the extras!
Visit the Riverside Drive location between 5:00-8:00PM. Pancheros will donate 100% of the sales on all EXTRAS during this time period. Extras include: queso, extra guac, extra meat, chips & queso, and chips & guac.

Eat for the Arts at The Stuffed Olive
2023-02-07 15:00 - 23:59 | The Stuffed Olive, 121 E. College St., Iowa City, 52240
Eat for the Arts on Tuesday, February 7 at The Stuffed Olive! 15% of your purchase will support our free arts programming in 2023.
Enjoy a martini and share a tapas and flatbread with friends!
Martini Menu
Food Menu

Eat for the Arts at Short's Eastside
2023-02-15 11:00 - 20:00 | Short’s Eastside, 521 Westbury Drive, Iowa City, IA, 52245, United States
Eat for the Arts on Wednesday, February 15 at Short’s Eastside! 15% of your purchase will support our free arts programming in 2023.
Enjoy a Baxter or Quimby (or your favorite) burger, or grab chicken fingers and cheese fries!

Eat for the Arts at Stella
2023-03-08 11:00 - 21:00 | Stella, 1006 Melrose Ave., Iowa City, 52242
Eat for the Arts on Wednesday, March 8 at Stella. 15% of your purchase will support free arts programming!

Eat for the Arts at Tavern Blue
2023-03-23 16:00 - 21:00 | Tavern Blue, 805 2nd St., Coralville, 52241
Eat for the Arts at Tavern Blue on Thursday, March 23. 10% of your purchase will support free arts programming!
Eat in, take out, or make it delivery!

Summer in the Spring: Celebrating 40 Years of the Iowa Arts Festival
2023-03-26 14:00 - 17:00 | The Englert Theatre, 221 East Washington Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Come join us for a taste of summertime in the spring as we celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Iowa Arts Festival with an eclectic cast of local all-stars. Proceeds from this matinee show, featuring The Beaker Brothers, Dandelion Stompers, The Recliners, The Savage Hearts, Winterland, and Dave Zollo & the Body Electric will benefit Summer of the Arts, the nonprofit organization that stages the Iowa Arts Festival, The Iowa City Jazz Festival, the Friday Night Concert Series, and more. Audiences will be treated to a short, lively set from each of these acts, pictures and video of epic Iowa Arts Festival performances, and perhaps a few other surprises as well. There will also be a silent auction where you can win items that include iconic musical memorabilia, art objects, and signed posters commemorating the rich history of free live music in downtown Iowa City.

Eat for the Arts at Hudson's Southside Tap
2023-04-12 11:00 - 21:00 | Hudson’s Tap, 482 Highway 1 W, Iowa City, IA, 52246, United States
Eat for the Arts on Wednesday April 12 at Hudson’s Southside Tap! 15% of your purchase will support free arts programming.

Eat for the Arts at Vine Tavern & Eatery-Iowa City
2023-04-25 11:00 - 2023-04-26 02:00 | Vine Tavern & Eatery, 330 E. Prentiss St., Iowa City, 52240
Eat for the Arts on Tuesday April 25 at the Iowa City Vine Tavern & Eatery. 15% of your purchase will support free arts programming. Eat in, take out, or order online!

Eat for the Arts at Short's Downtown
2023-05-10 16:00 - 21:00 | Short’s Downtown, 18 South Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Eat for the Arts at Short’s Downtown on Wednesday May 10! 15% of your purchase will support free arts programming. Eat in, take out, or order online!

Iowa Steel Band
2023-05-12 18:30 - 20:00 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by Arts Share and Hyatt Place

About: The Iowa Steel Band, under the direction of Dr. Dan Moore, is among the most active touring ensembles from The UI School of Music. The band was formed in 1996 as an ensemble within the percussion studio at Iowa and typically features 15-20 performing members including undergraduate and graduate students.
For nearly 30 years, when most college students are packing their bags and heading home for summer vacation, members of the Iowa Steel Band load up into three university vans and a large equipment truck for a ten-day performance tour. Each Spring, the week after finals, the band travels throughout Iowa and the Midwest performing in schools, concert halls, community centers, shopping malls, train depots, churches, hospitals, treatment facilities, retirement homes, libraries, museums, parks, parking lots, and band shells—lots of band shells. Under the auspices of The Iowa Arts Share program Dr. Moore and the band have now performed in 47 of Iowa’s 99 counties and are still counting.

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Web: https://music.uiowa.edu/performing-opportunities/percussion-ensembles
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Liberty, City, and West High School Jazz Ensembles
2023-05-19 18:30 - 21:30 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by Shive-Hattery
6:30PM: Liberty High School
7:35PM: City High School
8:40PM: West High School

About: Liberty High School is in its 7th year of existence and already achieving great success as a music department. This year, Liberty hosted 28 Jazz Bands from around the state at the 6th Annual Liberty Jazz Festival, while the Liberty Jazz Band has had performances at the Iowa City Jazz Festival, Simpson Jazz Festival, Coe College Jazz Summit, and the SEIBA Jazz Festival. Additionally, the Jazz Ensemble has performed 4 concerts in the community with many Liberty alumni performing in and around the Corridor in groups of their own.

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About: The City High Jazz Ensemble is the premier big band in the City High Jazz program. The band maintains an extensive performance calendar as they perform for concerts at City High, other performances in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids corridor area, and jazz festivals in Iowa and Illinois. The City High Jazz Ensemble performs for the following events: the City High 4th Ave. Show Choir Winter Show, the City High Jazz Showcase (this year’s guest artist was trombonist/bari saxophonist Michael Dease) and the KCCK Corridor Jazz Project (this year’s guest artist was Kolbe Schnoebelen from the University of Northern Iowa). In addition, the band performs at the Liberty Jazz Festival, the Coe College Jazz Summit, the Jazz In The Meadows Festival (in Rolling Meadows, Illinois), the SEIBA District Jazz Festival and the Iowa Jazz Championships.

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Web: https://www.cityhighband.com/
Other links: https://www.facebook.com/CityHighBands
https://www.instagram.com/cityhighbands/
https://twitter.com/CityHighBands

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About: Iowa City West High School has three jazz bands with over 70 students involved. The Jazz Ensemble is a consistent participant in the Iowa Jazz Championships and regularly places in the top 8 4A bands in the state of Iowa. The jazz bands prepare four concerts throughout the year performing a wide variety of styles and genres of music. Recently, the jazz bands have performed at the Southeast Polk Jazz Invitational, LIberty Jazz Festival, Coe College Jazz Summit, Jazz in the Meadows, SEIBA Jazz Festival, and the Iowa Jazz Championships.

Contact Information:
Web: https://www.iowacityschools.org/Page/16912
Other links: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hwRtssvIlkU

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Top Gun Maverick (2022)
2023-05-20 21:00 - 23:10 | Brown Deer Golf Course, 1900 Country Club Dr., Coralville, 52241
Sponsored by the City of Coralville
Run time: 2hr 10min
Rating: PG-13
Starring: Tom Cruise, Jennifer Connelley, Miles Teller
Plot: After decades of military service, Pete “Maverick” Mitchell is now pushing the envelope as a courageous test pilot while avoiding the promotion that would ground him. Training a detachment of Top Gun graduates for a special assignment, Maverick must confront his past, including the son of his deceased best friend.
Watch the trailer HERE
*Start times are an estimation based on sunset and are subject to change.

Eat for the Arts at Tribute Eatery & Bar
2023-05-25 11:00 - 21:00 | Tribute Eatery & Bar, 901 E. 2nd Ave. Suite 100, Coralville, IA, 52241, United States
Eat for the Arts at Tribute Eatery & Bar on Thursday May 25. 10% of your purchase will support free arts programming. Eat in, take out, or order online!

Savage Hearts with Liberty High MC’s and Free Strings
2023-05-26 18:30 - 21:00 | Dr. Suzanne Stock Ped Mall Stage – Iowa Arts Festival, 210 S Dubuque Street, Iowa City, IA, 52240, United States
Sponsored by The Children’s Dental Center

About: Annie Savage and The Savage Hearts featuring Liberty High School’s Hear My Voice will prove to be a genre defying night of first ever in the history of the stage-type performances. You can expect genre defying moves from MC’s to bluegrass and everything in between. Music speaks where words fail and this is going to be one of those kinds of performance events.
The Savage Hearts are a fiery roots group that features the talents of Alex Flesher, Max Lipnick, and TCR fave Tim Arnold with bass player TBA. Their drill it to the wall harmonies and virtuoso instrumentals under promise and over deliver.
Hear My Voice is a pop ensemble founded by Savage at Liberty High School and many of the students you will see are OG members of the group. It is through THEIR trust and leadership that this group has become the exciting group you will see on the stage. From a foundation in hip hop to forays into rock and roots…this is a special group of humans who bring the heat when they grace the stage.

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