Thousands of glittering beads color the walls in all sorts of shapes and sizes. Beautiful stones are lined up in color combinations just waiting to be strung onto a bracelet or necklace. Beadology Iowa,...

The Bijou invites audiences deep into the maze of director Stanley Kubrick’s mind through the film Room 237 this weekend. Described as a “subjective documentary” on the Bijou’s...

This year’s Independence Day fireworks will take place one day after the fact for downtown Iowa City. The city’s annual fireworks show will occur on Friday around 9:45 p.m. The fireworks will be shot...

Name: Rubaeus Pure 8.3 percent ABV Serving Style: Bottle to pint glass Since beginning my beer column, I haven’t reviewed many fruity beers. This isn’t because I don’t like them but because I haven’t...

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...

It should be a summer full of tears and laughter in the West High Auditorium. Following the opening of Hamlet last week, the Riverside Theater in the Park will open its second and final show of the season...