By Cassandra Santiago [email protected] Duane Lee Holland Jr. is no stranger to firsts. At 17 years old, he launched his professional dance career with the first theater/hip-hop/dance company...

By QUENTIN YAROLEM [email protected] Iowa City changes in May. The herds of undergraduate college students migrate back home, and the year-round residents reclaim the city. The nightlife changes...

Riverside Theater’s Festival Stage production of Pericles opens Friday. By Claire Dietz [email protected] Dennis William Grimes keeps a notebook in his backpack alongside his heavily annotated...

On days of extreme humidity, high temperatures, and sweat-soaked clothes, when the only escape from the heat is camping out in front of an AC or shoving your head inside a freezer, I would suggest visiting...

After an eight-year odyssey, Hancher officials look ahead to the inaugural season in a new building. By Girindra Selleck [email protected] @gbselleck After nearly a decade of planning, design,...

Anna Noyes and Brian Booker will present new fiction collections at Prairie Lights this evening. By Gracey Murphy [email protected] Many strange and gratifying experiences can be found through...

Stephen King graces Englert stage Monday night   By: Gracey Murphy [email protected] @graceyelyssa   IOWA CITY, IA -- Hundreds of horror fans clap uproariously as Stephen...

By Gracey Murphy [email protected]   15 minutes. That’s all the time Stephen King needed for his reading to sell out every one of the Englert’s 725 seats. King, the ubiquitous...

By Claire Dietz [email protected]   Music has been part of Gregory Alan Isakov’s life since he and his brothers started a metal band in their basement. However, he never anticipated...

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] @gbselleck The wait is finally over. Tickets for the first series of shows in the new Hancher Auditorium went sale at 10 a.m. June 10, a press release...

By Girindra Selleck [email protected] Joachim Trier’s English-language début, Louder Than Bombs, paints a portrait of a family on the edge of disarray after the death of its matriarch,...

In high school, Omar Truitt was “The Man.” He played baseball and basketball, ran track, and graced the football field all four years as a defensive back, wide receiver, and quarterback. His...