Providing opportunities for young people to show off their classical-music talent is a goal of the “From the Top” radio program. Hosted by Christopher O’Riley, it will air from Iowa City tonight...

Matthew Davis is hard-pressed to remember a time when he didn’t want to write. When his desire to do so was met with praise and encouragement from college professors, it made him think this was not...

Justin Townes Earle will play in Iowa City for the first time today — maybe. For several reasons, the 28-year-old musician was unable to recall if he had ever visited before. “I’m actually not sure,”...

**** out of ***** Jamie Cullum is a rebellious jazz-pop singer and songwriter known to break a grand piano or two in his concerts — which leads to slight chaos in his new album. The Pursuit builds...

For Sarah Smelser, art pieces with opposing values converse with each other. And lecturers and their audiences should, too. So while Smelser will be the focal point of a discussion at 7 p.m. today in...

**** 1/2 out of ***** In a crowded yet quiet theater, the audience members barely moved as they held their breath, watching the engrossing Shutter Island. Martin Scorsese, the famed director of such...

When people think about bluegrass, images of gray-haired men in collared shirts and ties plucking away at banjos might come to mind. However, the guys in Split Lip Rayfield prefer wearing T-shirts and...

For its 20th anniversary, the Celebrating Cultural Diversity Festival isn’t ordering fireworks or lining up Lady Gaga to throw it down on the main stage. It doesn’t need to. “Every year is special,”...

Lauren Baker has bruised knees. Playing the humorous main character of Ruth in Iowa City Community Theatre’s production of Wonderful Town requires her to fall down a lot. While her role also entails...

This winter, there has been a lot of buzz about viruses, particularly the flu, sweeping the country. At least when people weren’t talking about the weather. In his upcoming play Stegosaurus (Or) Our...

UI dance faculty and graduate students will perform this weekend, disproving the “those who can’t do, teach” cliché. The untitled show will be performed in North Hall’s Space/Place at 8 p.m....

All it took was two short stories. What began as works about three people in a broken-down car in New Mexico and the acquaintances of an overweight, lovesick man living in Baltimore provided a portion...