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...

From art and cultural festivals to concert series and movie festivals, the Iowa City Summer of the Arts program hosts a variety of free, family-friendly events. Summer of the Arts began in 2005 with four...

Christopher Peltier returns to the Riverside Theater in the Park to play the title role in Hamlet and Sir Charles Surface in The School for Scandal for the 2013 summer season. Trained in classical theater...

Despite its name, Riverside Theater in the Park will perform Shakespeare’s Hamlet indoors this summer. Recent flooding forced the 13-year-old theater program to migrate to Iowa City’s West...

The Eric Pettit Trio, a group that started in Burlington, will take the stage at the Mill, 120 E. Burlington St., at 8 p.m. Friday. The trio — Eric Pettit, Tim Buhmeyer, and Greg Floyd — plays a blend...

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...

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...