As an ode to the women of Iowa City, Cara Flynn opened Beyond Barriers in 2020, just before the pandemic hit. During the lockdown, she said she pondered exactly what she wanted Beyond Barriers to be...
In an immersive theater experience, Riverside Theatre will bind together love, drama, and history with its first musical production in over 12 years.
Based on part of Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace,...
RELATED: UI English professor Donika Kelly receives Anisfield-Wolf Award for poetry book ‘The Renunciations’
Melissa Febos was recently awarded the 2021 National Book Critics Circle Award for...
Two years ago, Joe Marino’s biggest fear was to stand up and speak in front of a crowd. Today, he has an undeniable passion for stand-up comedy and an affinity for helping others give it a try as...
An intersecting kaleidoscope of colorful, angular lines stretches from floor to ceiling on a wall in the lobby of the new Stanley Museum of Art.
The nonrepresentational mural is the first work of...
Sun rays beamed through the Drewelowe Gallery’s front window, shining on the colorful work of fiber media artists in the We Need Fibers exhibition. The room flooded with yarn and thread hanging from...
The University of Iowa has a vast abundance of rare tree species across campus. The UI Pentacrest Museums have decided to celebrate the history and symbolism of trees by debuting their new educational...
Fashion lover and DJ Kane Edwards had the intention of making a comic or zine in Iowa City for years. Tonight, that intention became a reality — what started as a project to highlight Edwards and...
The lights dim and fog emerges, before a single spotlight back-lights the drummer, a halo of light surrounding him. The effect matches the haunting music that possesses the crowd, as the spotlight...
Poet and University of Iowa assistant professor of English Donika Kelly has received the 2022 Anisfield-Wolf Award.
One half of the literary power couple that has made national news multiple times...
It’s the soundtrack of our lives, but no one’s really listening — a rich landscape of sounds usually left unconsidered has now become a tool for how Jean François Charles creates meaningful...
A cast of six and a crew of 12 hosted a dress rehearsal of BLKS at Mabie Theatre in the University of Iowa’s Theatre Building on Tuesday.
According to the play's website, the play "explores what it...
