A disco ball spins lightly in the center of the gymnasium as females in floor-length formal dresses and males in tuxedos dance among tables scattered around the high-school prom scene. But this isn't...

Robin Hemley wanted to give writers a how-to guide of the literary style he most enjoys. So he created a book to show writers how to immerse themselves in the world around them and record those experiences...

North America is a band composed of twin brothers Josh and Jesse Hasko. The two create dark, psych-pop tracks influenced by strange encounters with energies surrounding their home in New Mexico, dreams,...

Rachael Lindhrach is quite willing to get into the drama trenches with her actors. The director of Dreamwell Theater's production of Baby with the Bathwater sits on a bench with two cast members and the...

Lewis Liú relocated from China to the United States with a Hollywood dream. But during his three years in film school, his Hollywood dream met reality. Liú's M.F.A. film thesis, Drifting in Los Angeles:...

The infectious beat and flurried movements of Latin music and dance will take center stage at this year's Gusto Latino. "There are a lot of diversity events on the University of Iowa campus, but...

Art and writing will combine today in an event filled with different media of artistic expression. At 6:30 p.m. today, Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natasha Trethewey will read from her book Native Guard...

On Friday, Madhavapeddi Murthy will bring the Bollywood culture to Iowa City. Murthy and his dancers and orchestra will perform at 7 p.m. in North Hall's Space/Place. Admission is $5 for students, $10...

Since 1989, the Oregon-based brewery Rogue Ales has produced 60 different ale varieties. Each was brewed with its non-pasteurized process and is made with no preservatives. The Dead Guy Ale is a hazy...

My friend Mark bought Weezer's début album at a garage sale in 1997. I stole it from him a few weeks later and have enjoyed listening to it since. Weezer's Weezer is this week's Tracks from the Past. As...

Rachael Lindhrach is quite willing to get into the drama trenches with her actors. The director of Dreamwell Theater's production of Baby with the Bathwater sits on a bench with two cast members and the...

Science fiction is a genre that means entertainment to most. But two assistant professors at the University of Iowa studying the subject will hold a conference to explore how science-fiction filmmakers...