Add some local art to your autumn with this guide to upcoming festivals, concerts, exhibitions, theatrical productions and more in central and eastern Iowa. Inside: Why Iowa thespians are putting on increasingly provocative plays; Danielle Colby of American Pickers fame discusses her new museum of stripping arts in the Quad Cities; Lene Lovich plans an intimate show in Des Moines (thanks to her Iowan bandmate) ahead of a North American tour with Devo and the B-52s; Pieowa: the documentary makes the rounds at Midwest cinemas; the Stanley highlights an art teacher’s oeuvre; the Varsity hosts an underground film fest, and horror press Filthy Loot debuts a lit fest.
Plus: An interview with Iowa’s most prolific concert-goer, profiles of two art-friendly coffee shops, a review of Art Cullen’s new book, lots of album reviews, hundreds of event listings and more!
