After months of anticipation, the Sundance Film Festival screened at satellite theaters across the nation, including Iowa City’s FilmScene. Beginning on Jan. 28, patrons and movie lovers alike watched...
This article includes mentions of sexual misconduct and trauma
When University of Iowa student Emmy Lane Palmersheim was young, they adored the stories of Greek mythology. They read all of the Percy...
The LGBTQ Iowa Archives and Library is hosting its first gallery show this month in its Queer Iowan Artist Series, a collection by artist Anne S. Rogers, titled, “Leaving pants on the floor.” The...
While it isn’t uncommon that a book gets turned into a film months before its release, it is slightly rarer for one to feature an Oscar-nominated actress. For Iowa City author Rachel Yoder, however,...
Junior gymnast Stewart Brown began making videos at the age of 12 but discovered his true passion for the art form while attending the University of Iowa.
There, he saw a need for film coverage...
It’s Oct. 23 and The Queen’s Gambit has just debuted on Netflix. A trailer glides across the head banner, rife with 1950s and 60s glamor while the story of Beth Harmon, an orphaned chess prodigy,...
For their upcoming spring virtual seasons, the Englert will launch a new podcast celebrating Black writers and FilmScene will be able to fund two films highlighting Black creators thanks to the Virtual...
Starting this month, University of Iowa arts departments will host a series of virtual events discussing the intersections between social justice and art.
Titled “Art and the Pursuit of Social...
Dressed head to toe in appropriately punk attire, sporting long locks and jet-black mullets, local band Skarlett Roxx put on a show over the weekend that is hard to forget.
The rock and roll band...
The idea of dance as a mode of cultural progress in the context of a globalist society might seem like an intimidatingly niche concept to most. To University of Iowa Dance Professor Rebekah Kowal,...
While Master Sergeant Chief Librarian Kira Wharton and Flutist Gunnery Sergeant Kara Santos’ roles differ in “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, the two share an alma mater —...
With crowded indoor gallery showings an staple of the pre-pandemic past, Public Space One (PS1), is supporting local artists this winter through an outdoor exhibit, where all the displayed art can...
