Many Fourth of July celebrations are known for their food, fun in the sunlight, and, of course, fireworks. In Iowa City, however, the focus will once again be on the celebration of music. Not only will...

A chef in a big white hat and coat creating magical dishes might just be a romantic notion we get from movies. Here in Iowa City, restaurant kitchens are not so strictly structured, and chefs like to call...

A couple of workers start conversing with a customer in order to perfect her espresso order. In the corner, an older couple seem to be discussing the stories they briefly glanced over in that morning’s...

Dennis “Daddy-O” McMurrin is one of the most renowned guitar players in Iowa. He has been playing guitar and singing for almost 50 years with a wide range of bands, including most recently...

The Iowa Summer Rep, a theater company of University of Iowa with both student and professional actors, will venture off the beaten path of classic theater productions to present Bad Seed this weekend....

No matter who you are, where you come from, where you have been, or whether you lived through the farm crisis of the 1980s, there are always aspects that resonate with Iowans in The Year We Left Home. Jean...

The comment was something one might expect from an old farmer reclining in a chair on his front porch. Certainly, it was odd coming from the mouth of a 21-year-old festival organizer sitting at a noisy...

Imagine Arabic, Russian, and American writers, from different backgrounds and experiences, coming together for two weeks of collaboration and learning. This uncommon yet valuable experience is made possible...

Name: Two Hearted Ale Product of: Bell's Brewery, Inc. Comstock, Mich. Serving Size: 12 fluid ounces, 7 percent ABV Serving Style: Glass bottle to pint glass Widely held as one of the world's best...

Though songwriter, guitarist, and Iowa native Jesse Elliott has performed nearly 1,000 times, been praised by National Public Radio and the New York Times, and taken stages everywhere from Europe to Lollapalooza,...

Imagine you enter a room to find 10 people standing in a circle. They are all speaking, trying to tell a story. And you quickly surmise that they're all attempting to tell the same story. But each narrator...

Public Space One will relocate from its Jefferson Street building but not before hosting The Untitled Bombsite Project, a documentary film and multimedia presentation running continuously during gallery...