The projector whirs as film stock unspools into chugging machinery and diligent projectionists strain to lug large metal containers across a cluttered room. This is a common scene in FilmScene’s...
On Thursday, Oct. 10, Public Space One’s cozy gallery traded paintings for panelists as three local Iowa City artists took the stage. As a part of the center’s Creative Pathways panel series, the...
Sandra Cisneros, Joy Harjo, and Juan Felipe Herrera spoke at the University of Iowa on Sept. 27. All three panelists graduated from the Writers’ Workshop, and Cisneros and Harjo were in the program...
In collaboration with the fifth annual Iowa City Climate Fest, art installations made the city’s most popular form of public transportation pop. Several bus shelters got eye-catching makeovers throughout...
For years, gamers have been stereotyped as solitary figures hunched in dark rooms isolating themselves through escape into virtual realms.
However, this image couldn’t be further from the truth....
FilmScene wrapped up its series, “FilmScene in the Park,” on Saturday, Oct. 5, with its showing of the original “Jurassic Park,” the Academy Award-winning film directed by the legendary Steven...
From the moment kids entered the lobby of Stanley Museum, their faces lit up. Open tables and a surplus of art supplies awaited them.
One girl was so excited, she was bouncing in her chair. Their excitement...
On Friday, Oct. 4, “POTUS: Or, Behind Every Great Dumbass Are Seven Women Trying to Keep Him Alive,” written by Selina Fillinger, premiered at Riverside Theater in downtown Iowa City.
As the audience...
School libraries and art rooms are havens of inclusivity and information for children. Teachers take pride in creating a safe space where students can explore and express themselves most authentically.
Public...
The veil of the night sky had not yet fallen over Hickory Hill Park when participants began gathering. Before long, the park was filled with the twinkling golden lights of paper lanterns.
The Lantern...
The defining attribute that makes a writer a writer is debatable — it’s a job title, a history of published work, or an ambition to actualize the abstract. Most of all, though, what makes a writer...
Iowa City audience members brought the punk to The Englert Theatre on Friday night — or, as close to punk as Iowa City could offer the iconic Patti Smith.
A multigenerational group of fans lined...
