Many people spend their summers checking out the latest blockbuster movies. While these films don’t come cheap and the settings aren’t always the most enjoyable, the Free Movie Series has a...

Literature has had a long-standing relationship with music. In Iowa City, writers and artists carry on the city’s literary heritage along with its long composition history. MusicIC, a summer chamber-music...

Summer in Iowa City has the potential to be nothing short of spectacular, from the soothing sounds of concerts and festivals to the beautiful scenery downtown. But when the seemingly annual threat of flooding...

When asked why he was participating in the inaugural Brianfest music festival on Fridayat the Yacht Club, local keyboardist Dave Zollo gave a reply that was echoed by all of the artists and supporters...

Ten girls dressed in blue and purple leotards plié on stage holding up Hula-Hoops to aid the main character, Nikolai, as he looks for the answers to three of life’s questions. “The Three...

With Mardi Gras beads around his neck, an accordion in hand, and a Creole/southern Louisiana drawl, Terrance Simien embodies what he says are the two most important aspects of zydeco music: culture and...

As a kickoff to Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts, one of southern Louisiana’s historic cultural musicians and Grammy winner, Terrance Simien, will perform at 6:30 p.m. Friday on the Pedestrian...

With shows such as “Glee” and movies such as Pitch Perfect bursting into the pop-culture scene, it is no surprise show choir is becoming more popular than ever. Show choir at a college level,...

Pizza, the easiest choice and possibly the most commonly consumed cuisine on college campuses, is often done incorrectly, in my humble opinion. Boring, droll, and overly processed — sometimes there...

I wandered into John's Grocery this week with my mind full of questions about which beer to review for my last Beer of the Week at The Daily Iowan. The questions were quickly solved when I met some of...

The Englert Theater, 221 E. Washington St., will swing with the acoustic sounds of one of the world’s most well-known mixes of jazz and Western-swing bands, Hot Club of Cowtown. The band will perform...

This week will be the last chance to hear award-winning author Robin Hemley before he departs Iowa City to assume his position as the director of writing program at the Yale-National University of Singapore...