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...
The loss of a loved one is never easy, and moving on is even harder. In “She Kills Monsters,” this is what 25-year-old Agnes Evans, played by Korah Jo Robinson, deals with after the sudden death...
A normal movie viewing would be ruined if audience members yelled and threw things at the screen, but not when it comes to seeing “Rocky Horror Picture Show” at the Englert.
At midnight, the buzzing...
Just hours earlier, Schaeffer and McBride Hall stood as they always do; unremarkable gray stone monoliths, blending seamlessly into the campus backdrop. As the sun dipped below the horizon, however,...
Escaping the cold October night, the audience made its way into the Englert Theatre. Immediately met with warm, yellow lighting coming from singular bulbs lining the ceiling, more and more people fill...
As the days of October ebb away, Iowa City’s spiritual community continues to flourish amid bustling Halloween preparations. Sound therapy bowls sing and psychic orbs roll into use as ethereal entertainers...
The leaves are transitioning into a kaleidoscope of fiery reds, warm oranges, and crisp yellows, and Iowa City is transforming into a canvas of autumnal charm. From fall festivities to delightful displays...
As someone who loves Halloween, but delays shopping until the very week of festivities, I know a thing or two about last-minute costumes.
If you want to celebrate the holiday but do not have a costume,...
With a sun-drenched sitting area on one end and a dimly lit den of couches on the other, a long bar stretching between them like a center of gravity, Wild Culture’s taproom is an accommodating space...
As the doors of one of the Iowa City Book Festival’s final events opened, literary fans were eager to file in. The Local Author Book Fair took place at MERGE on Sunday afternoon, allowing writers from...
