In the play Black Comedy, a sculptor waits for an art dealer in his London flat, which is bathed in darkness. Suddenly, the power goes out — and the lights come up on the disoriented characters, who...

Going to be alone on Valentine’s Day? Good. We found you a reason to get out of the house around 7 p.m. Don’t worry; though the streets of Iowa City may be infested with those insufferable,...

Among recording, touring, and performing as a member of the band Arcade Fire, Will Butler has very little time for himself. But when presented with a year of freedom in 2014, Butler told Chicago’s...

For gamers who have played their way through their holiday game list, I would like to suggest a game you have probably heard of at some point but never took the time to play; it is probably not quite like...

Blue Moon has a beer for every season — and then some — but its peach ale is particularly spot-on. Reportedly designed with warm notes for cold days and zippy peach notes for the warmer, this brew...

Lauren Watt is kind of a theatrical superhero. From crying actors to flickering lights to water splashed across the stage, the stage manager handles it all without a blonde hair out of place.  When...

A dancer moves to the music of a violin player and saxophonist. Their gloved hands moves through the air, simultaneously providing data for a computer program called HIDI, which uses them to create a unique,...

Chicago’s Second City improv and sketch group has taught some of the world’s most successful comedians, including Chris Farley, Joan Rivers, Steve Carrell, and Stephen Colbert, to name a...

It was once assumed that wrestler Mark Schultz’s legacy would be his Olympic and World Championship Gold Medals. Those outside the sport may know nothing else about him, but many will always remember...

According to Life is Strange’s PlayStation Network page, the game “sets out to revolutionize story-based choice and consequence games by allowing the player to rewind time and affect the past,...

On Friday at 8 p.m., Tim Sparks and his guitar will light up the stage at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts.  Sparks is the National Fingerpicking Champion from 1993, after having trained...

“People in their right minds never take pride in their talents.” When Harper Lee wrote these words more than 50 years ago in To Kill a Mockingbird, she may have taken them to heart; this...