Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts - 2008 Friday Night Concert Series Schedule

2008 Friday Night Concert Series Schedule

All concerts take place from 6:30 to 9:30 p.m. on the Weatherdance Fountain Stage outside the Sheraton Iowa City Hotel in Downtown Iowa City.

May 16 - City High/West High Jazz Ensembles -- Sponsored by: Iowa State Bank & Trust

May 23 - Funk 101-- Sponsored by: Dale Lee/Michelob Ultra Fruit Infused

May 30 - Big Wooden Radio AND Euforquestra -- Sponsored by: Iowa State Bank & Trust

June 6 - Iowa Arts Festival

June 13 - Grooveship -- Sponsored by: The Fox & KXIC Cancelled

Due to the flooding situation in our community and in support of City and University efforts to limit non-essential traffic to the Iowa City area, all Summer of the Arts programming and events are cancelled for this weekend, June 13 and 14.

Please check back to our website for updates on any future cancellations.

June 20 - The Recliners

June 27 - Grooveship

July 4 - Toyota-Scion of Iowa City Jazz Festival

July 11 - The Beaker Brothers -- Sponsored by: The Fox & KXIC

July 18 - Lake Street Dive

July 25 - The Rod Pierson Band with Craig Boche -- Sponsored by: Iowa State Bank & Trust

August 1 - The Mayflies featuring Annie Savage -- Sponsored by: The Fox and KXIC

August 8 - Ben Soltau Project AND Dead Larry (BATTLE OF THE BANDS WINNERS) -- Sponsored by: Dale Lee Distributing/Land Shark

August 15 - Orquesta Alto Maiz -- Sponsored by: Midwest Bank

August 22 - Samba Noso AND The Gglitch

August 29 - Diplomats of Solid Sound

September 5 - Public Property -- Sponsored by: Midwest Bank

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…

» FULL DETAILS

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.

» FULL DETAILS

Iowa Arts Festival

Schedule

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.

» FULL DETAILS

Iowa City Jazz Festival

Schedule

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...

Don Byron

» FULL DETAILS

Landlocked Film Festival

Schedule

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.

» FULL DETAILS