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Sounds of summer: Concerts galore offer up music a la many modes

Country superstar Alan Jackson will kick off a trio of three huge summer outdoor concerts in downtown Cedar Rapids, when he headlines KHAK's 50th Birthday Bash on June 9, near May's Island. He's shown here in a 1998 concert in the Five Seasons Center, now known as the U.S. Cellular Center. (The Gazette)

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Visitors at the 2010 Marion Arts Festival walk past a glass work by Alison Fox of Naperville, Ill. This year's festival will be held May 19, 2012, in Marion Square Park. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)

BEST BETS: Marion Arts Festival, Gizmo Guys, Houby Days

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Acclaimed Vermont puppet theater presents musical love story, workshops and panel

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A bartender mixes a Vodka 7 during the 2011 Clearheart Vodka Crawl in downtown Cedar Rapids. This year's event will be held Friday, May 11, 2012. (The Gazette)

BEST BETS: Vodka crawl, Benz Beer Fest, ’80s Throwback Prom, Brucemore plant sale

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Country singer Sara Evans will headline the 2012 FRY fest outdoor concert on Sept. 7 in Coralville's Iowa River Landing. (Sara Evans photo)

Sara Evans to headline 2012 FRY fest outdoor concert

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Participants collaborate on an Iowa map during the 2011 Chalk the Walk Festival in Mount Vernon. This year's event is May 5 and 6, 2012. (The Gazette photo)

BEST BETS: Chalk the Walk, ‘On Golden Pond,’ comedy and dance

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Members of the Iowa City Girls Choir perform at Hoover Elementary School May 1 in Iowa City. The Choir is made up of fourth- through sixth-grade girls in the Iowa City area who were chosen during an audition process held at the beginning of the school year. (Brian Ray/The Gazette-KCRG)

Singalong: Iowa City Girls Choir gives young singers a voice

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Barrington Vaxter (from left), Kristy Harsgrove and Martin Andrews, all of Iowa City, create a puppet scene during a recent rehearsal for "Mayberry" at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City. The Working Group Theatre play commissioned by Hancher, premiered to sold-out audiences Thursday through Sunday, April 26 to 29, 2012, in the 118-seat Riverside Theatre. (Liz Martin/The Gazette-KCRG)

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Lois Topping (right) of Coralville looks through a stained glass piece for her front kitchen window at the Glass Dragon booth with friend Judy Ellyson also of Coralville, while browsing through the 2007 Riverbank Art Fair in Iowa City. The 2012 fair is being held through April 29 near the Iowa Memorial Union. (The Gazette photo)

Eastern Iowa festivals: Hot fun in the summertime

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Sounds of summer: Concerts galore offer up music a la many modes

BEST BETS: Marion Arts Festival, Gizmo Guys, Houby Days

Acclaimed Vermont puppet theater presents musical love story, workshops and panel

BEST BETS: Vodka crawl, Benz Beer Fest, ’80s Throwback Prom, Brucemore plant sale

Sara Evans to headline 2012 FRY fest outdoor concert

BEST BETS: Chalk the Walk, ‘On Golden Pond,’ comedy and dance

Singalong: Iowa City Girls Choir gives young singers a voice

REVIEW: ‘Mayberry’ gives powerful voice to Iowa’s growing culture clash

Eastern Iowa festivals: Hot fun in the summertime

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