As Talking Heads front man David Byrne walked centerstage on the big screen, the recorded crowd greeted him with wild applause, whistles, and cheers. The audience in FilmScene’s theater, however,...
Kenzi Rayelle has always admired the grotesque. Her favorite movies growing up were “Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Beetlejuice.” Nothing about her spirit has changed.
“Innerconnectivity...
Tim Johnston is a New York Times bestselling author who graduated from the University of Iowa and went to the University of Massachusetts-Amherst for graduate school. He has written “The Current,”...
On the opening night of “The Trip to Bountiful,” Riverside Director Adam Knight spoke to a packed theater, expressing his excitement for the play.
The stage was strategically filled with furniture,...
For most artists, there is an expectation of immutability with the creation of any piece — whether on public display in a museum or simply bound to the confines of a canvas, traditional art has an...
Just in time for Halloween, the James Theater held a screening of the iconic silent horror film “Nosferatu” to celebrate its 101st anniversary.
First released in 1922, director F.W. Murnau’s...
Though nearly dark outside, the Iowa City coffee shop Daydrink was packed, and money was on the line.
Daydrink hosted “Barista Mania,” the cafe’s first barista throwdown on Sunday in its new 518...
For nearly 80 years, the Iowa International Writers’ Program has hosted writers from different backgrounds and cultures residency in Iowa City, allowing them the space to engage with the community.
Each...
Blossoms of every size, shape, and color bring life to the pristine, white walls of one of the Visual Arts Building’s many exhibition rooms. These ideas came from senior Stella Deo, a graphic design...
In the tent erected in the parking lot of the Coral Ridge Mall, a chainsaw roared, nurses covered in bloodied bandages dragged swords behind them and an unsmiling clown passed by, cracking his bat on...
Paranormal Cirque, a celestial and mysterious circus touring across the U.S., performed outside the Coral Ridge Mall in Coralville on Thursday. Around 200 adrenaline junkies and spectators viewed a show...
Zainub Priya Dala is an Indian writer, psychologist, and physical therapist from South Africa. She wrote two books, “What About Meera” and “The Architecture of Loss,” the first of which won...
