The latest lineup of performers has been announced for this years' Mission Creek Festival. Those included in the announcement Divine Fits, Mucca Pazza, Pallbearer, JEFF the Brotherhood, Mister Lies, Ital,...

A cross section of a dingy abandoned building sits in the Thayer Theater, featuring a rusty garage door, a locker stuffed with a long trench coat, and bricks, buckets, and books resting in front of the...

Second City gave rise to such comedians as Steve Carell, Chris Farley, and Amy Poehler in its 53 years of sketch comedy and improvisational theater. The touring group from Chicago will perform its new...

A garden full of giant lotus flowers and delicate tulips illuminate the night sky in an array of sizes and colors to create an atmosphere of tranquility. The solar installation Night Garden, is one of...

The Daily Iowan had the opportunity to have a phone conversation with renowned bluegrass artist Keller Williams about his upcoming show, his music, and his unique style. Williams will bring his quirky...

Murder is a big part of many games, yet none of them want to embrace it. Look at those graphics. Pay attention to the story. Don’t worry about those guys; they are bad anyway. As the debate over...

If Pokémon were to come up in a word-association game, most people would be returned to the time when Pokémon fever ran rampant in America. Fifteen years ago, this meant watching the dorky television...

Down a dimly lit staircase, an eerie-looking basement emerges. Once a mortuary, the brick building is now filled with laughter. The cause? Comedy. "The Catacombs of Comedy" at the Yacht Club...

A disparate look at dysfunctional marriage sets the scene for this pair of one-act operas. Placed in New York suburbia in the 1950s, "Amelia Goes to the Ball" and "Trouble in Tahiti,"...

To the untrained ear, Downhill, Grind, Mirage, Hydro, and Die Rise might sound like words you’d expect to hear from an X Games announcer, but they’re actually the brand-new Call of Duty Black...

Ben Nugent found Iowa City an easy place to fall in love with. “I miss the languorous pace at which evenings used to progress in Iowa City. People getting together in a house with peeling wallpaper...

Chaos descends on a cabin in the middle of the Rocky Mountains. There are feet in cabinets, axes in hands, and a woman in a chest. This is Marek Muller’s quirky creation Trouble: A Foot. As part...