Kyden Hotka always dreamt of directing a feature-length film. Now, with a few short films under his belt and with the support of the local video program Iowa City Video Zine, Hotka is turning that...
Beer and dark secrets alike brewed on the streets of Iowa City in the 1880s, and soon those secrets will be revealed as the streets set the scene for the upcoming film “Death of a Brewer.”
“Death...
Emma Calabro, Summer Visuals Editor
• August 5, 2025
SAINT CHARLES – Pulling up to Hinterland, a festival goer is seen trudging across the gravel roads, dragging a cooler, a task typically intended for active wear. Instead, she is rocking heeled brown...
Emma Calabro, Summer Visuals Editor
• August 3, 2025
SAINT CHARLES — Last year, a mosaic of red, blue, and white tent tops painted the rolling hills of Saint Charles, Iowa, in preparation for Hinterland's hottest festival to date. Despite being greeted...
Superman is back.
James Gunn’s rendition of DC’s Superman was exhilarating, and truth be told, a little refreshing to see.
As a die-hard Marvel fan, I was excited to see the Guardians of...
Book lovers and independent bookstore connoisseurs are driving business in Iowa City’s independent bookstores as many of them embark on Iowa’s Indie Bookstore Tour, which features 45 independent bookstores...
Popular Nashville country artist Phil Vassar, known for his songwriting for country giants like Tim McGraw and Alan Jackson, will headline Coralville’s 4thFest on July 3 for a free concert in S.T. Morrison...
Cedar Rapids-born jazz performer and educator Ryan Middagh will be gracing the Iowa City Jazz Festival stage with his saxophone along with an array of talented musicians known as “Ryan Middaugh Jazz...
Dubbed “a pioneering force in contemporary jazz,” Stefon Harris and Blackout are excited to return to Iowa City to headline the 34th annual Iowa City Jazz Festival.
Harris, a New Jersey-based...
Mark Lettieri, a five-time Grammy Award-winning guitarist from Fort Worth, Texas, is set to take the Strauss Community Stage at the annual Iowa City Jazz Festival on July 5.
Alongside his quartet,...
Accomplishing one’s dreams is something a person can only hope to do. For Sophia Considine, the University of Iowa has brought her closer to her dreams than ever.
Considine, a senior at the UI majoring...
Olivia Van Fosson-Roelfs, a fourth-year student at the University of Iowa, is looking forward to graduating with a degree in social work and psychology with a certificate in leadership studies. Van Fosson-Roelfs...
