In 2011, New York City welcomed one of the most unsettling theater performances in years, Sleep No More. The production, based on Shakespeare’s Macbeth, emphasized an interactive experience among...

Beer Tasting: Deschutes Brewery at the Englert Iowa City craft-beer drinkers are in for a frothy, hoppy treat Friday evening at the Englert Theater.  The venue will host its third beer-tasting...

Inside Out, Pixar’s latest animated feature, opens with an animated short dedicated to the love two singing volcanoes have for each other — and the tectonic activity that brought them together....

Osaka Japanese Cuisine, 122 E. Washington St., which opened recently, offers a wide array of Japanese food. The restaurant is clean and smells fresh, with adornments ranging from red party lights to white...

Patrick DuLaney is a freelance actor, director, choreographer, and teacher living in Iowa City. He has worked extensively in this area, as well as all over the country for the past 20 years. DuLaney...

The 25th-Annual Iowa City Jazz Festival celebrates history and change. There was a time when jazz was not received with a warm welcome. During the 1920s, some blamed it for supporting integration, endangering...

‘Orange is the New Black’ reflects major changes on TV.  Written by a woman, directed by a woman, and placing women at the center of the story — a TV show with these characteristics...

Show Preview: Holy Broke, Mill, 8 p.m. today Admission: $8, 19-plus after 10 p.m. Kent Ueland plays music as one might expect to hear it at the Mill: country-tinged acoustic chords, with...

Picture Show: The Music Man, FilmScene, 10 a.m. Fourth of July Directed by Morton DaCosta Admission: $2.50 Kids (and parents) may need a breather after the Picture Show’s spine-tingling...

Celebrate the Land of the Free and the Home of the Brave with tunes that will make you proud to be an American. Here’s a perfect mix of classics with a modern flair to get you ready to celebrate...

It’s the beginning of July, and people across the country are celebrating this holiday weekend on a beach somewhere. For those of us who aren’t lucky enough to be watching the sunset on sand, I give...

With the Iowa City Jazz Festival and fireworks drawing crowds for the Fourth of July, attendees can look to downtown restaurants to get their classic American picnic food fixes on special. If you’re...