Schedule: Mission Creek Festival returning to Iowa City next week

IOWA CITY - Mission Creek Festival is about to build new bridges between new literature, new music and new artistic experiences.

The annual cross-medium event, presented by the Englert Theatre, gets underway Tuesday (4/2) and continues through April 7 in downtown Iowa City venues, most being within a five-minute walk of each other. Venues include the Englert Theatre, Gabe's, The Mill, Prairie Lights Books, Big Grove Brewery & Taproom, Yacht Club and more.

Among the headliners are Jenny Lewis; artist-in-residence Jaimie Branch; Jay Som; Mitski; and Hurray for the Riff Raff.

Here are some daily highlights, with more information at Missioncreekfestival.com/schedule-2019/

TUESDAY (4/2)

Goosetown Kickoff Party, 5 p.m., Goosetown Cafe, 203 N. Linn St., buffet and beverages $50 and up

R.O. Kwon, 6 p.m., Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St.

The Watson Twins, 7 p.m., Jenny Lewis, 8:15 p.m., Englert Theatre, 221 E. Washington St.

Black Stork, 8:30 p.m., Noura Mint Seymali, 9:30 p.m., The Mill, 120 E. Burlington St.

WEDNESDAY (4/3)

Nonfiction Writing Program Showcase, 7 p.m., Prairie Lights Books

Pink Neighbor, 7:30 p.m.; Halfloves, 8:30 p.m.; Ratboys, 9:45 p.m., The Mill

Chef PZ (Sepehr Sadrzadeh) and The Cubist (Tyrell Thornton), 10 p.m., Gabe's, 330 E. Washington St.

APRIL 4

Kevin Young, 7 p.m., Prairie Lights Books

Jaimie Branch, 8 p.m.; Mark Guiliana Space Heroes, 9:30 p.m., The Mill

Dana T, 9 p.m.; Younger, 10 p.m.; Guerilla Toss, 11 p.m., Gabe's

APRIL 5

Publishing Reimagined panel, 3:30 p.m., Prairie Lights;

SOLD OUT: Good Morning Midnight, 7 p.m., Jay Som, 8 p.m., Mitski, 9:15 p.m., Englert

Crystal City, 9 p.m.; Becca Mancari, 10 p.m.; The Cactus Blossoms, 11:15 p.m., The Mill

Peanut Ricky & The Fiends, 9:30 p.m.; dryad, 10:30 p.m.; Hide, 11:30 p.m., Iowa City Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St.

Jack Lion, 9:30 p.m.; Mark Guiliana Beat Music, 10:30 p.m.; Kweku Collins, 1:30 p.m., Gabe's

Lit Walks, various evening times and places,

APRIL 6

Literary Magazine & Small Press Book Fair, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.; readings by Daniel Gumbiner, Jericho Brown, Glory Edim, 6 p.m.; Pete Dominick comedy showcase, 9 p.m., The Mill

Ice Cream Comics and Zine Fair, 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Public Space One, 120 N. Dubuque St.

Underground Showcase, 1 to 4 p.m.; The Only Ion, 9 p.m.; Makaya McCraven, 10 p.m.; Black Moth Super Rainbow, 11:15 p.m., Gabe's

Readings with Michael Martone and Ari Braverman, 1 p.m.; Mesha Maren with Hai-Dang Phan, 2:30 p.m., Prairie Lights Books

Flash in a Pan and Big Grove Vinyl Market, 2 p.m.; Jonathan Timm Band, 3 p.m.; Mercy Bell, 4 p.m.; Becca Mancari, 5 p.m.; Middle Western, 6 p.m.; Lilly Hiatt, 7 p.m.;, Big Grove Brewery & Taproom, 1225 S. Gilbert St.

Stephanie Burt, visual poetry synthesizer reading with Sabrina Orah Mark, Brandon Alexander Williams and Maxwell Neely-Cohen, 4 p.m., 7 S. Linn St.

Nadalands, 7 p.m.; Elizabeth Moen, 8 p.m.; Hurray for the Riff Raff, 9:15 p.m., Englert

Mock Identity, 9:30 p.m.; Moor Mother, 10:30 p.m., Iowa City Yacht Club

APRIL 7

Ryan Joseph Anderson, 7 p.m.; John Moreland, 8 p.m., The Mill

ADMISSION

Premium Pass, $250; Full Week Pass, $150; Friday/Saturday Pass, $75 adults, $40 students. Individual tickets are available for select shows, and some offer free admission. Details: Missioncreekfestival.com/tickets/