Andre Perry, the Mission Creek Festival cofounder recently named the executive director of Englert Theatre, already has some fresh ideas for the organization. “I’m hoping to bring larger acts to the...

Luisa Orticelli is delighted to offer more than just a lecture to people interested in learning about the history of the Native American Powwow. The director of the Latin Native American Cultural Center...

It didn’t take long for Derek Pulliam to realize acoustic guitar open-mike nights weren’t for him. Instead, he took a big step in a new direction. His new project, started more than a year ago, is...

Carver-Hawkeye Arena this weekend will echo with a new sounds: not basketball shoes squeak-squeaking on the floor, or volleyballs slapping against forearms, or wrestlers thudding on the mat. The sounds...

Most Hawkeye fans know the famous photo of Nile Kinnick as he gets set to pass. Not so well-known is the man behind the camera who captured that moment, Fred Kent. In honor of his contributions to the...

Through the manipulation of strings and chords, Interpreti Veneziani, a Venetian Baroque chamber ensemble, manages to deliver intrigue, romance, and exuberance. Derived from the Portuguese word barroco,...

Jung Hyun Lee likes to wear her sweat pants with the right leg pushed up. So, when deciding what costume to wear during her solo thesis performance, she remained true to her habit. The 30-year-old from...

After its well-received début, the South Asian a cappella event Gathe Raho will return to the University of Iowa to deliver more cultural bragging rights. Gathe Raho is a unique singing competition that...

One thing’s certain about the blues — it’s got emotion. Lots of emotion. From Robert Johnson and Blind Willie McTell to Muddy Waters and B.B. King to Robert Cray, the genre, in its many different...

John-Michael Rohret doesn’t give up easily. When his show “Diary of a Superhero” was cut from the University of Iowa Student Video Productions after six episodes, he decided to turn it into a feature...

With the explosion of social media and reality television in the past several years, much of mainstream society has become accustomed to viewing the world through a TV, computer, or cell-phone screen....

Monique DiCarlo has an emotionally demanding job. Her position as the UI’s sexual-misconduct-response coordinator requires her to support those who wish to share stories of sexual misconduct, dating...