By Salma Rios [email protected] The University of Iowa Theater Department is known for putting on shows that ordinary theaters would not dream of doing. Mooring, a play written by Ash Pierce...

Jane Elliott can make a room laugh. She spoke Monday night at the Englert, 221 E. Washington St., as a part of the University of Iowa Green Room series. She discussed confronting racism in larger society...

Carroll Zuber was traveling in Germany, when he had an idea: bring microbrewing to Iowa. In 1975, the most popular beer seemed to be Miller Lite, and Zuber wanted to change that. In less than a decade,...

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library will celebrate its 14th BrewNost with brewers and beer from all over the world. By Levi Wright [email protected] Few things compare with the sweet...

An Iraqi poet and International Writing Program resident breaks through silence and writes her way to Iowa City and environs. By Joshua Balicki [email protected] As the oldest and largest multinational...

By Madison Lotenschtein [email protected] Think coffins. Think cobwebs and fear. Think Count Dracula. Stop. Eric Adjetey Anang, a Ghanaian-born artist, begs to differ. He constructs...

Minnesota brothers Page Burkum and Jack Torrey didn’t have much of a plan when they started playing music together as the singer/songwriter duo The Cactus Blossoms. They mostly just wanted to play...

Sandra Cisneros held a reading Monday night in Macbride Auditorium, and she will join Jorge Guerra at 5 p.m. Tuesday for another discussion with the Iowa City community. “On Sept. 12 at 5 p.m. in...

By Natalie Betz [email protected] Shakespeare isn’t only for English majors. Over the years, the Bard has become something for the public, as opposed to “high-brow” society. In fact,...

Americans have heard a lot recently about the various hate groups around the United States, and whether they label themselves as neo-Nazis, white supremacists, or skinheads, one thing is certain: they...