A wise roommate once told me "don't fruit the beer," and since that day, I have abided. But this week's beer of the week challenges my roommate's adage and proves him wrong. The Cherry Stout...

Creating a festival put together by four directors with different ideas, with plays ranging from comedy to heavy rock shows, is the challenge for UI theater students this weekend. The Undergraduate Directors'...

The papier-mâché car protruding from a mural-covered wall immediately captures the eye of anyone who steps into the Public Space One gallery; swirling colors flow across the floor, and in the next room,...

The Joey DeFrancesco Trio's shows today are the first in a series of performances that Hancher will sponsor in 14 relatively small venues in eastern Iowa. The group will perform at 7:30 and 10 p.m. today...

This weekend, the Englert Theatre will bring some international theatrical humor across the Atlantic to Iowa City audiences. Miriam Gilbert, a University of Iowa professor of English, is one of the people...

This weekend, as part of Oktoberfest, a dedication of Iowa City's newest art project will take place. The North Side Marketplace Literary Walk, a recently completed Iowa City Public Art Project, will...

Wilco's new album, The Whole Love, showcases a band that sounded better when the members were suffering from depression and prescription-drug addiction. The Whole Love is the first album released by the...

This week's beer of the week is Trois Pistoles from the Unibroue (Hah, like unibrow?) Brewery in Chambly, Québec, Canada. Trois Pistoles is a bold Belgian ale that has a 9 percent alcohol content. Along...

Drink less for better. Drink for taste, not for effect. That's the motto of the Bier Guy at John's Grocery's, Doug Alberhasky. And it's the message he's promoting for the 16th-annual Iowa City Brewfest. Iowa...

Booming, resonant bass lines and soaring high notes will fill the air this weekend as dozens of bows touch dozens of strings at the Iowa City Cello Daze, a two-day festival celebrating all things cello....

Seeing the beauty of the red sand beaches in Hana, Hawaii, would not have been so powerful an experience for Eva Adderley had she not met Ruth, one of the locals. Ruth contended that before Adderley could...

The Chicago Afrobeat Project describes its sound as a sort of concoction of flavors. Take Ben & Jerry's ice cream for example. The group members said their genre is like a juxtaposition of Rocky Road...