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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The Drawn Between art exhibit is seen inside Public Space One on North Gilbert Street on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Drawn Between: Possibility & Inevitability features drawings by artists Jen P. Harris, R. Kauff, Kathranne Knight, and Ajdin Kulicˊ. The exhibit explores drawn pieces of artwork and the connection between possibility and inevitability that comes with the act of drawing.

PS1’s latest exhibit showcases the complexity of drawing

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter February 18, 2025

Art spans many different mediums, from pencil to textiles and ink. All of them were featured in Public Space One’s latest exhibition, “Drawn Between: Possibility and Inevitability.” Curated...

The marquee for the X Marks the Arts Free Week of events is hung up on the Englert Theater in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 13, 2025. Free week included events such as pro wrestling and musical performances.

X Marks the Arts Free Week offers free experiences at venues across downtown

Charlie Hickman, Arts Editor February 18, 2025

After Iowa City has been tormented by snow storms, sheets of ice over the road, and riotous celebrations watching former Hawkeye Cooper DeJean score a pick-six in the Super Bowl, venues around town...

Karen Kubby, owner of Beadology, poses for a portrait behind the counter in her store in Iowa City on Saturday, March 31, 2018.

Local bead store owner Karen Kubby captivates with longtime love of beadwork

Isabelle Lubguban and Hannah Childers February 18, 2025

When Beadology — formerly Dawn’s Hide and Bead Away — was sold in 2008 to sisters Karen and Laurel Kubby, it gradually became Iowa City’s hotspot for bead art. When she was a child, co-owner...

Pieces of art hang on Linn St. In Iowa City on Tuesday, Feb. 11, 2025. The art is a part of the Stories Project, an interactive museum created by Brett Stitski.

Stories Project imagines celebration of literature for empty South Linn Street lot

Kate Wolfe, Arts Reporter February 18, 2025

Since the downtown Iowa City U.S. Bank drive-through was demolished in 2021, 21 S. Linn St. has sat vacant. Rather than fading into the backdrop, however, the barren lot jumps out at passers-by, its...

A guest observes a painting during the exhibition opening of “it’s a fine thing” at the Stanley Museum of Art on Feb. 13, 2025. The exhibit runs from Feb. 13 to July 20, 2025.

The Stanley Museum of Art’s new exhibit ‘it’s a fine thing’ explores underexposed community

Riley Dunn and Grant Darnell February 18, 2025

Iowa City has long been known as a city of the arts. This year, however, it’s hosting an unprecedented exhibition spanning multiple mediums at one of the city’s centers for art, the Stanley Museum...

Review | ‘Paddington in Peru’ serves up a third helping of heartwarming fun

Review | ‘Paddington in Peru’ serves up a third helping of heartwarming fun

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter February 17, 2025

“If we’re kind and polite, the world will be right,” says Paddington Brown in his 2017 sequel film “Paddington 2.” It’s a simple message, but one that’s always worth repeating. Fortunately,...

The Stanley Museum of Art is seen in Iowa City, on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

Review | Take a break with the Stanley Museum’s ‘A Week of HeARTs’ program

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter February 13, 2025

With the semester workload increasing and Valentine’s Day fast approaching, I decided to participate in the Stanley’s Night at the Museum series: “A Week of HeARTs.” It was an entertaining...

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Saints and sweethearts: the holy and hedonistic history of Valentine’s Day

Haya Hussain, Arts Reporter February 13, 2025

My first exposure to Valentine’s Day was when I was 9 years old watching season three, episode one of “Barbie: Life in the Dreamhouse.” Dozens of Cherubian Cupids and romantic paraphernalia decorated...

Alex Anderson, Victoria Shellady, and other cast members perform during the City Circle Theater Company’s final dress rehearsal for their production of ‘Andrew Lippa’s WILD PARTY : In Concert’ at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in Coralville on Feb. 6, 2025.

Photos: Andrew Lippa’s WILD PARTY: In Concert – The City Circle Theater Company final rehearsal

Ethan McLaughlin, Photojournalist February 12, 2025

The City Circle Theater Company held the final dress rehearsal for their production of ‘Andrew Lippa’s WILD PARTY: In Concert’ at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in Coralville on Feb....

Lead actors are seen performing in a double exposure during the City Circle Theater Company’s final dress rehearsal for their production of ‘Andrew Lippa’s WILD PARTY : In Concert’ at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts in Coralville on Feb. 6, 2025.

‘Wild Party’ sets a wild tone for Valentine’s Day

Isabelle Lubguban, Arts Reporter February 11, 2025

Shades of deep blues and calm greens on the stage were illuminated as the lights slowly began to dim. Music filled the room beyond the thin sheens of curtains, and I felt my excitement crescendo as I...

The Hawk Tuah shot, poured by Conor Schley, is seen at Roxxy Bar and Grill on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. The shot is inspired by an internet meme like many of Roxxy's other drinks.

Review | Need a reason to try Roxxy’s? Here’s 98.

Stella Shipman, Managing Editor February 11, 2025

Anyone who has visited Roxxy since its opening in 2019 would recognize the stacks of mixtapes bordering the dance floor, the tangled guitars casting shadows over the bar, or the framed collections of...

Horror rom-coms come back from the dead

Horror rom-coms come back from the dead

Kyrsten White, Arts Reporter February 11, 2025

As Valentine’s Day approaches, couples are expected to run to theaters to enjoy the newest rom-com. But this year is different. Oddly, no big rom-coms have been released this February. At least,...