Established 2001 | Always free, thanks to you! Enjoy the final weekend of April in Eastern and Central Iowa with a wide array of events to make you feel, think […]
Arts & Entertainment
Concerts and camping are a match made in heaven. And rural Iowa.
Backbone Bluegrass Festival 1358 110th St, Strawberry PointThe Backbone Bluegrass Festival has been around since 1981 and brings a mix of bluegrass, country and gospel acts to the northeast corner […]
Public Space One announces a $60,000 grant program for inventive public art projects
Public Space One (PS1) unveiled a new grant program on Monday, which will “support publicly-engaged experimental, collaborative, and connective visual arts projects in eastern Iowa.” The Big Field Fund (BFF) […]
This Weekend in Iowa: La Dame Blanche, Pinky Patel, Herein Lies The Truth
Established 2001 | Always free, thanks to you! Get out for one of the many exciting events happening this weekend in Eastern and Central Iowa. On Thursday evening, consider stopping […]
This Weekend in Iowa: Poetry Takeover, Ratboys, Middle of the Map Tattoo Convention
Established 2001 | Always free, thanks to you! We’ve got a gorgeous April weekend ahead of us! Stop by the Des Moines Art Center tonight for a Poetry Takeover in […]
‘The Worldly Game: The Story of Baseball in the Amana Colonies’ by Monys A. Hagen
In “The Obvious Child” — the lead single from Paul Simon’s 1990 Rhythm of the Saints album — the iconic songwriter sings “The cross is in the ballpark.” It’s a […]
Judge orders Des Moines Art Center halt plans to remove a major public art work without the artist’s consent
On Monday, a federal judge in Des Moines issued a temporary restraining order stopping the Des Moines Art Center from dismantling and removing a work of public art that has […]
Fully Booked: Get well-versed this National Poetry Month
Originally launched in April 1996, National Poetry Month celebrates the contributions of poets and their art. Poetry can be especially meaningful for youth as a tool of self-expression, of making […]
Contact Buzz: Recreation is renewal
“A period recourse into the wilds is not a retreat into secret silent sanctums to escape a wicked world, it is to take breath amid effort to forge a better […]
This Weekend in Iowa: Cedar Rapids Independent Film Fest, Mission Creek, CJC Jazz Concert
Established 2001 | Always free, thanks to you! Mission Creek Festival (MCF) is taking over downtown Iowa City this weekend in Eastern Iowa, not to mention the big game Friday […]
Book Review: ‘Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry’ by Austin Frerick
Austin Frerick’s captivating and necessary book Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry (March 2024, Island Press), is a road trip through America’s heartland — but not […]
‘The you is a door’: Abdurraqib sets high bar for Mission Creek 2024
Iowa City’s Mission Creek Festival (which just kicked off its 19th year) has always fundamentally been about two things: creative place-making and wild moments of synchronicity. As such, it could have had no better opening than Thursday night’s reading by author and cultural critic Hanif Abdurraqib.