Green Gravel started off quite promising. Iowa City’s own improv groups, Paperback Rhino and Janice, performed an excellent show at Riverside Theater that had me giggling in the back row for most...

The newest installment in the Resident Evil horror series is a rough and unpolished experiment for game developer Capcom so far. Two more weeks remain in the release schedule for Resident Evil Revelations...

You don’t have to wait another week to get a taste of spring break. For a fruity cocktail fit for the beach — and the opportunity to try strawberry shortcake vodka — try this easy-to-make drink. EXPERIENCE:...

Every dancer is familiar with an allegro or pirouette turn, but up until 1993, it seems not even the professionals could imagine these elegant movements accompanied by rock music.  The Joffrey Ballet...

Operating like a sundial, a floor plan of a home erected in 1921, the Honor, continually revolves. Slowly spinning like the lives of the characters who dominate its space, the stage portrays not only a...

Professional jazz musicians will often admit their education is never over, that the intricate genre continues to present challenges. This is true of many musical styles, not all of which taught at Julliard...

Most people think of operas with large, moving sets, extravagant costumes, and perhaps even a “fat lady” with a horned helmet reciting “Figaro, Figaro, Figaro …” However, this...

Bye-bye Lil’ Sebastian, and hello Mr. President. Last week saw two epic television events: the series finale of NBC’s Parks and Recreation, and the season three premiere of Netflix’s...

Four musicians take the stage, armed with instruments of taut string and polished wood. With ready bows and fingers, the quartet launches into a musical tradition 400 years old. A single cello and viola...

Perhaps the largest college dance competition in the Midwest, the 13th-annual Nachte Raho South Asian dance event will take place at 7 p.m.  Saturday in the IMU. Hosted by the University of Iowa Indian...

Even the pope needs someone to love, according to one of the more vivacious members of his flock. McGregor’s script, straight from New Zealand, is one of 13 monologues performed by nine actors...

Lasers lighting the dark, Adult Swim cartoons coming to life, sweaty flesh heaving in carnal mimicry — the second Green Gravel Comedy Festival has it all, and then some. Encompassing 15 comedy events...