Unibroue of Québec, Canada, has been brewing our beer of the week since 1992. Maudite (translates to "the damned one") is a Belgiun-style amber with a legend fit for this Halloween weekend. Pictured...

Late into the evening weeks before the University of Iowa's Dance Gala, dancers clad in spandex and sweats rehearse in a studio. Bodies stretch, turn, move, and work together. Musical beats envelope the...

Paul Taylor's dancers possess a different way of moving, carving their bodies through space as if they are swimming through something denser than air. Their dancing is musical, a full-bodied experience. "What...

The actors in The Rocky Horror Show aren't afraid to rub up against each other with pelvic thrusts. The lead character, Frank-N-Furter, struts across a dance-studio floor singing about being a sweet transvestite...

  As a child, Vaidehi Patel stood back from the dance floor of Indian cultural events, too intimidated to join the other young people twirling, stepping, and clapping in a flurry of dance. "It...

While on tour in the United States, Alan Leech, a tenor in the National Chamber Choir of Ireland, looks forward to visiting Iowa so he can try the corn and catch a glimpse of the Corn Palace. And as...

In the quiet confines of Theatre B, the Mission Impossible theme song plays throughout the room as actors crouch, creep, and crawl down the center aisle stairs to the stage. A complex game of red light,...

Poet Marvin Bell, a 40-year faculty member of the IowaWriters' Workshop, will read from his new collection, Vertigo: The Living Dead Man Poems at 7 p.m. today at Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque. "He...

Belgium is known for its sour beers — and the Petrus Aged Pale, made by Brouwerij Bavik brewery, is no exception. "In most beers, this sour flavor would be considered a flaw," said Joe Hotek...

Mikkeller Brewing is run by two men who travel around Europe and the U.S. renting brewing space to create beer in small batches. Because of this brewing practice, the men earned a nickname in the beer...

Since 2002, the Yacht Club has been a pillar supporting Iowa City's live-music scene. The venue features music six nights a week, featuring nationally touring artists and local acts. But on Sept. 24,...

Rapper Na Palm used to sell health insurance, earning money only from commission on sales. When he wasn't on the job, he was writing raps in a one-bedroom apartment in Chicago that he shared with his brother....