With over 95,000 Iowans living with long term disability from brain injuries, it’s no wonder the Brain Injury Alliance of Iowa (BIAIA) has a mission of creating a better future through brain injury prevention, advocacy, education, research and support for all Iowans. The next step in that mission is teaming up with the University of Iowa Women’s basketball program to raise awareness through a video highlighting the importance of wearing helmets in reducing brain injuries.
Jason Smith
Jason Smith is Little Village's staff videographer. He's on Instagram at @jasonlevismith.
Studio Visit: Jade Ariana Fair
Jade Ariana Fair is the current artist-in-residence at Iowa City’s Center for Afrofuturist Studies. She will present the work she has been developing throughout her residency in a public conversation next Saturday, Nov. 11, at Public Space One.
Iowa talent on and off the runway at Tribute
Tribute is an annual runway show on par with some of the top fashion events throughout the world.
In Conversation: David Dunlap and David Dondero
University of Iowa painting and drawing Professor Emeritus David Dunlap welcomed visiting musician David Dondero to Dunlap’s home studio for a discussion of anything and everything on their minds — which, on this day, ranged from Donald Trump and Gerrymandering to peaches from New Pioneer Food Co-op.
Studio Visit: Photographer David Van Allen
With a style that is as unique as the portraits he creates, photographer David Van Allen invites you inside his Cedar Rapids studio to discuss his process to portraiture. Van Allen has been taking pictures for decades and discusses the common misconception between the subject and the overall image in this Little Village Studio Visit.
Iowa City Fashion 500 to light up Linn Street this Saturday
Cars will light the runway on Saturday, June 24 as designs from Persisted Tees, White Rabbit, Born Leaders United (BLU) and more go on display during the Iowa City Fashion 500.
Get Turnt: 10 acts you shouldn’t miss at this weekend’s Turnbuckle Comedy and Music Festival
Turnbuckle Comedy & Music Festival Codfish Hollow Barnstormers — Friday and Saturday, May 26-27 With musicians, comedians and wrestlers on the bill, this weekend’s Turnbuckle Comedy & Music Festival is set to take place at the legendary Codfish Hollow Barn in Maquoketa, Iowa. Tickets are $25-50. Turnbuckle is a can’t miss opportunity for comedy lovers. […]

