By Girindra Selleck [email protected] Friday evening will see two renowned authors alight on the second floor of Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St., for a pair of readings, part of the local...

By Brett Shaw [email protected] Dances are fleeting things. They come to life for a few minutes at a time on stages, in rehearsal halls, or on sidewalks, and then go on to exist only in the audience’s...

By Austin Henderson  [email protected] Julieta opens with a flamenco guitarist plucking a haunting minimalist melody. Setting the tone for the emotional trajectory of the film, the soundtrack...

By Levi Wright  [email protected] On Friday, American comedian Christopher Titus will perform at the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St. Having previously embarked on the Sixth-Annual End...

By Hannah Crooks  [email protected] From a strong female lead to her Puerto Rican roots, several aspects of the play Sarita stood out to University of Iowa student Rubina Vidal as she went...

By Claire Dietz  [email protected] The Tony Award-winning singer and actor Leslie Odom Jr., known for his role as Aaron Burr in the hit Broadway musical Hamilton, will speak in Iowa City on...

By Austin Henderson  [email protected] Sonorous harmonies pair with the earthy tones of acoustic instruments. Mixing guitar, mandolin, and banjo, the Way Down Wanderers captures the changing...

By Isaac Hamlet  [email protected] Celebrating the release of his new album — Salutations, March 17 — Conor Oberst will perform in the Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., at 7 p.m....

By Lily Goodman  [email protected] The Bad Kids is a work that cannot go ignored. The latest documentary from filmmakers Keith Fulton and Louis Pepe, the film immerses itself in a world so...

By Brett Shaw [email protected] “Why is your penis on a dead girl’s phone?” This is only one of the many jaw-dropping cliffhangers that consumed social-media feeds with each episode of “How...

By Travis Coltrain [email protected] Racism has been, and continues to be, an issue at the core of American discourse. A recent movie, Get Out, has stirred a lot of controversy on the topic. Many...

By Claire Dietz [email protected] What do John Updike and Shel Silverstein’s Where the Sidewalk Ends have in common? For M.F.A. dance student Autumn Eckman, the answer is more obvious than...