An author who doesn't create outlines for his work and begins projects without a complete story in mind, Stuart Dybek relies on unpredictability to motivate him. "One of the ways that I am wired...

Bubble wrap, lawn chairs, and newspapers — seemingly ordinary and unrelated objects that are often unnoticed. Unless of course they are used as costuming, as in this year's Collaborative Dance Performance....

Sitting down, looking at her writing in her early 20s, Rebecca Johns didn't know why her novels were so awful. But after attending to the Iowa Writers' Workshop, she left Iowa City not only as a more successful...

Two very different, yet dynamic bands will bring their music to Iowa City Friday. David Zollo and the Body Electric plus Shannon McNally and the Hot Sauce will perform at 7 p.m. in the Yacht Club, 13...

Singer and songwriter Jen Gloeckner began recording music in a bedroom-turned-studio. From there, her music spread to France, England, and Portugal. And at 8 p.m. today, her music will reach Iowa City. Gloeckner...

One-man-bands in their own right, D. Bess and Heatbox return Iowa City for a show at the Yacht Club, 13 S. Linn St., at 9 p.m. today. Admission is $10. Both Heatbox and D. Bess perform as solo artists,...

The University of Iowa's Fine Arts Council will present the Holiday Thieves' Market beginning at 10 a.m. Saturday and continuing through Dec. 5 in the IMU Main Lounge. Admission is free, and food will...

Eight shows a week for nine months straight is nothing compared with actor John Preece's 3,100 performances in Fiddler on the Roof. Preece's performance in Cedar Rapids will be his ninth national tour...

Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St., will present an evening of poetry readings from the works of Cole Swensen and Sarah Riggs today. The "Live from Prairie Lights" event will begin at 7...

As part of its "Careers for Change" series, the University of Iowa Center for Human Rights will present the film Owners of the Water: Conflict and Collaboration Over Rivers, at 7 p.m. today...

**** out of ***** "Let's have a toast for the douche bags," Kanye West pleads in his epic-nine minute ballad of egocentrism titled "Runaway." Does he deserve one? That's the question...

Don't take the name literally. Melissa Delbridge's memoir, Family Bible, has nothing to do with religion. "The book is not a bible," she said and laughed. "Trust me on this." The...