On a rainy Thursday evening, Carlos Oliva climbed to the top of a ladder inside The Dandy Lion — a diner and staple of Iowa City. Onlookers — inside and out — followed Oliva with their eyes as...
Poetry is a fascinating form of art with a long and beautiful history. However, it often doesn’t get the recognition it deserves. Regardless of reason, poetry often stays hidden from the forefront...
Love prevails through tragedy in the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts production of “for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf.” The historic poetic...
On November 7, the University of Iowa Weaving Our Community Network partnered with the Pentacrest Museums and the Stanley Museum of Art to create an event centered around artistic culture and community...
For some people, the idea of death can be scary or saddening. However, for some Latin American people, death is something to be celebrated on a special day called Día de los Muertos, or The Day of...
The eight-foot Black Angel statue imposes its shroud over the Oakland Cemetery. A staple of Iowa City folklore, The Black Angel’s history has been twisted over time to spawn rumors and myths.
This...
A pile of records ranging in color from transparent blue to deep black was distributed among the audience. A simple instruction was raised to "break the record." In its fractured state, the shards of...
Everyone has an item they cherish, or maybe a piece of scrap metal or wood lying in their garage. Whether it was fabric scraps or a scratched-up record, artists Harper Folsom and Heather Steckler collected...
What do you get if a group of squirrels, Ted Lasso, and the Grim Reaper walk into a bar? You get a Halloween Tiny Moving Parts concert in Iowa City.
On Oct. 31, Tiny Moving Parts, Greywind, and Action/Adventure...
On Nov. 3, I relaxed in my seat at FilmScene at the Chauncey to watch National Live Theatre’s “NYE.” Just like the theater’s other screenings of NLT’s plays, I was delighted with my experience.
The...
Beneath the spooky costumes and ghoulish face paint, an even scarier monster lurks — Halloween waste. Every year, millions of pounds of costumes, candy, and decorations are dumped in landfills across...
Charles Baxter, a renowned author and multiple-time award-winner read from his new book “Blood Test” at Prairie Lights this past Thursday.
His work has been included several times in The Best American...
