May into Summer: Iowa Women's Music & Events - iowalisa's Blog ...

KRIPALU DANSKINETICS (Yoga + Aerobics + Creative Play + Fabulous World Music!) classes are back this spring at Arts a la Carte, in the basement of Old Brick, Market St. and Dubuque St., Iowa City. Wednesdays through May 23, 5:30-6:45 p.m. Drop-ins welcome, $10 per class. No prior experience is needed for any of these classes. Please contact Kathy Moon by e-mail or phone to register: 319-354-1188 or danskinetics-iowacity@earthlink.net. IC PRIDE MEETINGS: Iowa City Pride Planning meetings are held the first and third Sundays of each month at 4 p.m. at the Iowa City Public Library. They will focus on fundraising and publicity for planned events. For more info, or to get involved, e-mail Bridget at bmalone@kirkwood.edu. The IC Pride Calendar is now finalized at http://pride.queerconnections.org. LIARS HOLOGRAPHIC RADIO THEATRE: Liars Theatre in Marion (at Campbell Steele Gallery) has a great lineup of performances in May. For the full scoop, visit www.liarstheatre.com. Tickets for events at Liars Theatre may be purchased by calling 319-373-9211, or by stopping into the Campbell Steele Gallery in downtown Marion, Tuesday thru Saturday from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. NWMF ROCKS!: The National Women’s Music Festival, set for July 5-8 at Illinois State University in Bloomington/Normal, IL (our back yard!) has announced its line-up….Jamie Anderson, Kara Barnard, Suzanne Buirgy, Melissa Ferrick, Ferron, Ubaka Hill, Zoe Lewis, Poppy Champlin, Ember Swift, Lucie Blue Tremblay, Wishing Chair, Women in Docs, and much more, including workshops, marketplace, spirituality series, drumming, writer’s series, and a celebrity golf scramble. Go to www.wiaonline.org to register! MARK YOUR CALENDAR FOR IWMF!: September 15 is the date for this year’s Iowa Women’s Music Festival in Iowa City. Announcing a great line-up of performers, some new, some beloved, all exciting!: EMILY LOUISE, SHARON BOUSQUET, AWFUL PURDIES, JANELLE LAUER, WISHING CHAIR, SUSAN WERNER, and the phenomenal RUTHIE FOSTER....

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