Two pair of feet seem to move as one. Dancers Nicole Hussain Morford and Jessica Wagoner are synchronized, swaying across the hardwood floor, moving in time with the low hum of piano music filling the...

Trevor Hall believes his efforst to raise money for an orphanage in India are important — that’s why the musician displays a photo of children from the orphanage and a donation box at each of his concerts. “It...

Sitting around singing Irish songs was a typical family gathering for Carmel Quinn. Music has long been in her life, whether it was being glued to an American music program on the radio in Ireland or performing...

Dan Bern has never had much of a backup plan. Being a musician was always his only option. “The last straight job I had was teaching tennis about 20 years ago,”he said. The Iowa-born folksinger...

For Mountain Sprout, the band is more than just its musicians —the trusty driver, their “merch” girl, and a pet dog named Bayou are every bit a part of the group. Together, they travel 250 days...

David Fix will try any dish once. The University of Iowa junior prefers the sweet flavor of duck to the bland taste of ostrich. Yet neither item was so obscure as the cow tongue or plate of prairie oysters. At...

Jennifer Fawcett believes Working Group Theatre is a company with a conscience. The cofounder wants to produce works that are thought-provoking and create an effect in the Cultural Corridor. “We want...

Antigone 2.0 is not your grandmother’s Antigone. At least, that’s how dramaturge Christine Scarfuto describes it. Not quite the play written by Sophocles, Antigone 2.0 is more contemporary than what...

Technology continues to infuse the dance world. And this year, the University of Iowa’s Dancers in Company is no exception. For the first time, people from anywhere in the world can log on to the group’s...

What happens in Vegas stays in David Philip Mullins. In his new collection of short stories, Greetings From Below, the Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus breaks the TV ad’s tag line, because Vegas will...

When Tanna Frederick graduated from the University of Iowa, she took the next step, though she admits it was a risky one. The aspiring actor packed up and moved to Los Angeles, leaving behind everything...

Eileen Allen is the house mother of the Delta Zeta sorority. She tells us about her duties. The Daily Iowan: How long have you been a house mother? Eileen Allen: This is my second year. DI: How did...