4 things to do this weekend in Iowa City, including a former 'Voice' contestant
It’s all about the art of listening this weekend thanks to a new symposium that invites Iowa City residents to engage with Afro-Brazilian filmmakers and scholars and an experimental composer’s live performance at Public Space One, among more.
Here are four things to do this weekend in Iowa City, plus two spots for happy hour and brunch.
Experience a new symposium with film screenings and discussions across Iowa City
Friday or Saturday all day: FilmScene and the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art will host lectures, discussions and screenings of films as part of a new symposium from UI associate professor Christopher Harris, educator Janaína Oliveira and scholar Cristiane Lira. The symposium, “Frequências: Contemporary Afro-Brazilian Cinema & the Black Diaspora,” will explore “new ways of thinking about the Black diaspora” and will feature young Afro-Brazilian filmmakers, curators, scholars and programmers whose work has already impacted international cinema, according to a news release. Screenings of films, from narrative shorts to experimental pieces, run through the early evening Saturday at FilmScene. Discussions and presentations will take place at the UI Stanley Museum of Art, FilmScene at the Chauncey and the Becker Communication Studies Building both days. All events are free. Visit the Obermann Center for Advanced Studies’ website for a full schedule of the symposium.
Hear an alum from 'The Voice' at Elray’s Live & Dive
Friday or Saturday evening: Catch country singer-songwriter Tawnya Reynolds at Elray’s Live & Dive, 211 Iowa Ave., for two nights. In 2013 the Nashville singer appeared on NBC’s “The Voice,” where she performed Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson’s “Mammas Don’t Let Your Babies Grow Up to be Cowboys” and Fleetwood Mac’s “The Chain.” The Nashville singer will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. Shows are free. Visit Elray's Live & Dive's website for more information about upcoming performances.
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Attend a 'sonic experience' at Public Space One Close House
Saturday evening: Guillermo Galindo is an experimental composer, performance and visual media artist and educator who comes to Public Space One Close House, 538 S. Gilbert St., for one evening to deliver a "sonic experience" with "Fluid Spaces." Galindo’s work includes “Border Cantos,” which was exhibited at the Figge Art Museum in Davenport last year, and featured Richard Misrach’s photographs of the U.S.-Mexico border and Galindo’s score made from objects found at the border. The artist has also collaborated with the Kronos Quartet, writer Anne Carson and more. “Fluid Spaces” starts at 7 p.m. and admission is $15. Visit Public Space One's website for more information.
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Visit the Old Capitol Museum for Piano Sundays
Sunday afternoon: Enjoy a free concert in the grand Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber with another installment of Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol. At 1:30 p.m., UI professor Alan Huckleberry and studio will perform on the historic, rebuilt Steinway piano. The Old Capitol Museum is located at 21 N. Clinton St.
Eat brunch or hang with friends at happy hour in Johnson County
Friday, Saturday or Sunday evening: ReUnion Brewery offers happy hour daily from 3 to 6 p.m. with $2 off appetizers, $2 off ReUnion brews and pitchers, and more. The brewery is located 113 E. College St. in Iowa City and 516 E. Second St. in Coralville.
Saturday and Sunday morning: Enjoy brunch at Tin Roost in North Liberty, 840 W. Penn St., from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. The menu offers everything from chicken and waffles, huevos rancheros, avocado toast and housemade lemon poppy seed muffins. Tin Roost’s twist on a mimosa isn’t how it’s made, but how it's priced: $1.
Paris Barraza covers entertainment, lifestyle and arts at the Iowa City Press-Citizen. Reach her at PBarraza@press-citizen.com or 319-519-9731. Follow her on Twitter @ParisBarraza.
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