Vietnamese-American author and educator Viet Thanh Nguyen is presenting at Coe College’s K. Raymond Clark Contemporary Issues Forum on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The event is being held in person at the Sinclair Auditorium and will also be available online. Livestream access is $10. The event is free to Coe students and staff, […]
February 2022
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‘Sex to me is a dance’: Des Moines’ Wendy Broich combines pole dancing, sex coaching and boudoir photography in one small business
Artist, sex coach and entrepreneur Wendy Broich has trouble summarizing her job. “I say ‘experience’ a lot because what I do is provide experiences. It’s hard to just tell someone what I do,” she said. “I feel like I have to take you through it, and in order for me to take you through it, […]
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GetHelpNowCR.com provides an easy way for people in Cedar Rapids to find help with depression and other challenges
There’s a new online resource available for people in crisis and others who need help, GetHelpNowCR.com. This site, which can be accessed through its URL and through a QR code, feature information about and links to services to assist those having thoughts of suicide, coping with depression, experiencing domestic violence or facing other challenges, including […]
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Audiences waited two years, but 2022 is the perfect timing for TCR’s ‘Kinky Boots’
After waiting nearly two years to open, Theatre Cedar Rapids began its run of Kinky Boots (score by Cyndi Lauper, book by Harvey Fierstein) to a house of appreciative audience members, some of whom had held on to their tickets through the pandemic. And what show could be better at the beginning of 2022 than […]
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‘Dance does everything’: Gateway Dance Theatre celebrates 50 years in Des Moines with Black history showcase
This year marks 50 years of education, training and performance for Gateway Dance Theatre, a Des Moines company fusing African-American, Caribbean, Asian, Indian and other international music and dance traditions, in addition to drama, science, visual arts and other disciplines. Gateway will celebrate all year long, starting on Feb. 26 with a Black History showcase, […]
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Iowa Craft Brew Festival releases tickets for 12th annual event at Water Works Park
Beer-lovers, rejoice! The Iowa Craft Brew Festival is back for its 12th year in 2022, and tickets are on sale now. The Iowa Brewers Guild, the organization responsible for putting on the festival, made its first real mark on the state when it lobbied to raise the alcohol limit for Iowa-brewed beers from 6 percent […]
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Trash that Styrofoam, and other tips to fight ‘wishful recycling’ will be covered in online discussion Monday
As with so many other aspects of life, good intentions aren’t enough when it comes to recycling, and good habits can stop being good when circumstances change. Consider the case of plastic clamshell containers, the kind used for take-out food. Iowa City recycling bins used to welcome the containers. But that stopped in December 2020, […]
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‘State-sanctioned bullying’: Iowa House Republicans advance bill to ban transgender students from playing girls sports
It was a forgone conclusion that a bill seeking to ban transgender girls from participating in girls sports at all Iowa schools would be approved by a subcommittee of the Iowa House Education Committee on Thursday, because the two Republicans on the three-person subcommittee are the bill’s co-sponsors. Rep. Skyler Wheeler and Rep. Henry Stone […]
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Dear Kiki: I’m kinky and my husband’s vanilla. Can we strike a satisfying balance?
Questions about love and sex in the Iowa City-Cedar Rapids area can be submitted to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com, or anonymously using this form. Questions may be edited for clarity and length, and may appear either in print or online. Dear Kiki, I consider myself a kinky person. I looove exploring all possibilities during sex, using whatever devices, […]
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LV Staff Picks: Valentine’s Weekend
Love is in the air, readers! Intimacy is a major theme of our February issue (remember to grab a copy!), and celebrating love is a great reason to get out of the house this weekend. Do yourself a favor and fully embrace Valentine’s Day weekend, whether it be spending time with your SO or […]
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Riverside Theatre’s haunting production adds new ghosts to their adopted historical theater home
Eden Prairie, 1971 is not only Riverside Theatre’s first show in their newly renovated space on the Ped Mall, but — as a part of the National New Play Network’s Rolling World Premiere — Riverside is the first theater to fully produce the newest work from playwright Mat Smart (who also wrote the final play […]
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COVID-19: Gov. Reynolds says ‘We need to move on,’ IDPH reports another 172 deaths
“It’s time to end it and move on,” Gov. Kim Reynolds told reporters at the Iowa State Capitol on Wednesday when asked about her decision to stop classifying COVID-19 as a public health emergency next week. “And we need to treat it [COVID-19] like we do other viruses. So, the Department of Public Health will […]
