Ken Fullard News Today

Summer of the Arts will host 'Rhythms at Riverfront Crossings' at the Riverfront Crossings Park in Iowa City one Saturday each month, from May to September.

Lead vocalists Simone Green and Joan Ruffin of the Iowa City-rooted band Shade of Blue met as first-year students at the University of Iowa during their first college party in 1990. Little did they know, a classic case of outfit clashing would lead to their life-long friendship and subsequent introduction to the band. “We had...