In the Trumpet Blossom Café, plants and trinkets sit in the windows, a cozy couch in a corner asks to be read on, and the silverware comes wrapped in homemade cloth napkins. “My grandma makes those...

As the local community continues to reach out to the world, a group of professors and students have traveled from China to Iowa to experience what Iowa City has to offer. Paul Donaldson, the coordinator...

Mike Mangione & the Union will perform at the CSPS Hall, 1103 Third Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, on July 24. The band, which features a mix of folk rock and orchestrated strings, sets out to create...

The electronica/hip-hop/alternative rock band Limbs will perform at the Blue Moose Tap House, 211 Iowa Ave., at 9 p.m. Friday. The band — featuring Ty James, Nick Jenkins, Alex Fischels, Travis Patten,...

The Birds of Chicago will perform at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The group features J.T. Nero and Allison Russell and their respective bands. According to the band's official...

Writer and teacher Charles Holdefer will return to Iowa City next week with his latest novel in tow. "I'm trying to make what I see intelligible," Holdefer said. "I think that's what everyone...

The third "City of Witerature" comedic reading series event will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the Haunted Bookshop, 203 N. Linn St. Local TV host Yale Cohn came up with the idea of "City...

Mike Mangione & the Union will perform at the CSPS Hall, 1103 Third Street S.E., Cedar Rapids, on July 24. The band, which features a mix of folk rock and orchestrated strings, sets out to create...

You know the tune. You just don't know the words. Wake up / Something something something something makeup / Something something something something shake-up / Something something something something...

The electronica/hip-hop/alternative rock band Limbs will perform at the Blue Moose Tap House, 211 Iowa Ave., at 9 p.m. Friday. The band — featuring Ty James, Nick Jenkins, Alex Fischels, Travis Patten,...

Music and beer are two of life's simple pleasures. Why not combine the two? The Yeastie Boys are a pair of New Zealand brewers with a hilarious moniker (I'm a sucker for awful puns) and a serious talent...

The Birds of Chicago will perform at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., at 6:30 p.m. Friday. The group features J.T. Nero and Allison Russell and their respective bands. According to the band's official...