Rachel Jessen, Author at Little Village

Photos: Hancher rising

Posted on Sep 10, 2015 by Rachel Jessen

Photos by Rachel Jessen Iowa City’s original Hancher Auditorium, destroyed in the 2008 flood, is being rebuilt from scratch. The new Hancher will seat 1,800 and is scheduled to host its first show in the Fall of 2016. Little Village […]

Inaugural ‘Be the Peace’ event blends yoga, meditation and food

Posted on Sep 18, 2014 by Rachel Jessen

Yoga and food will be used to unite people both spiritually and socially this Sunday, Sept. 21, at Dirty Face Creek Farm in Riverside for the area’s first… […]

This Saturday, get a taste of the wild during Backyard Abundance’s food foraging class

Posted on Sep 4, 2014 by Rachel Jessen

Backyard Abundance will host a free food foraging event for area residents looking to enhance their knowledge on how to locate and identify wild, edible plants… […]

Photos: Third annual Northside Oktoberfest

Posted on Sep 30, 2013 by Rachel Jessen

Despite a bit of rain, the annual Northside Oktoberfest amounted to an exciting beer-filled afternoon for thousands of attendees. Hundreds of (delicious) beers were available for sampling at the annual Iowa City Brew Fest, and the whole event was capped […]