2008 Woodie Awards
Summer greetings from Iowa City
Free Entertainment
Nicole Heiderscheit
Issue date: 4/26/07 Section: Iowa City
This summer Iowa City will be host to a variety of free entertainment options.
The 25th Annual Iowa Arts Festival will take place June 1-3. It will include over 120 local and regional pieces of artwork, the Iowa Picture Show featuring local filmmakers, a Culinary Row serving the area's best traditional foods, a music festival and activities for the whole family. The annual ICARE Pancake Breakfast will take place Sunday, June 3 outside of the Sheraton Hotel near the Weather Dance Fountain. Ticket prices are $10 in advance and $12.50 on Sunday. Tickets are available at the ICARE office at 438 S. Gate Ave.
Hancher, located at 231 Hancher Road, will be supporting the Joffrey Ballet for it's 35th anniversary this season. They will be dancing river to river with five free performances. The Ballet will perform on the Hancher Green on July 7 at 8 p.m. Before the show the Joffrey Ballet will be conducting a workshop for people of all ages, teaching a warm-up and a small piece from the show. For more information log on to http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu/.
Another opportunity for free entertainment this summer is the Saturday Night Movie Series. Each Saturday from May 19 through Sept. 15 people are invited to watch a different family-friendly feature film. The night starts off with short films by Iowa City film makers and then on to the feature presentation. The screen hangs between the columns of Macbride Hall in the University of Iowa Pentacrest, and is made possible by MC Ginsberg and the Downtown Association of Iowa City, along with The Bijou Theatre.
The 25th Annual Iowa Arts Festival will take place June 1-3. It will include over 120 local and regional pieces of artwork, the Iowa Picture Show featuring local filmmakers, a Culinary Row serving the area's best traditional foods, a music festival and activities for the whole family. The annual ICARE Pancake Breakfast will take place Sunday, June 3 outside of the Sheraton Hotel near the Weather Dance Fountain. Ticket prices are $10 in advance and $12.50 on Sunday. Tickets are available at the ICARE office at 438 S. Gate Ave.
Hancher, located at 231 Hancher Road, will be supporting the Joffrey Ballet for it's 35th anniversary this season. They will be dancing river to river with five free performances. The Ballet will perform on the Hancher Green on July 7 at 8 p.m. Before the show the Joffrey Ballet will be conducting a workshop for people of all ages, teaching a warm-up and a small piece from the show. For more information log on to http://www.hancher.uiowa.edu/.
Another opportunity for free entertainment this summer is the Saturday Night Movie Series. Each Saturday from May 19 through Sept. 15 people are invited to watch a different family-friendly feature film. The night starts off with short films by Iowa City film makers and then on to the feature presentation. The screen hangs between the columns of Macbride Hall in the University of Iowa Pentacrest, and is made possible by MC Ginsberg and the Downtown Association of Iowa City, along with The Bijou Theatre.
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