Riverside Theatre has announced that its recently appointed artistic director, Sam Osheroff, is stepping down after a single season. Sean Lewis will take his place, serving as interim artistic director. […]
Arts & Entertainment
A warm welcome home for Brian Johannesen at The Mill
Brian Johannesen and friends The Mill — Saturday, July 2 at 8 p.m. A Nashville gem returns to Iowa City this weekend, for good. On July 2, The Mill welcomes […]
Visual artist Eliezer Sotillo visits Dream Center
On Tuesday, the Iowa City Dream Center welcomed artist and teacher Eliezer Sotillo as a part of a summer art program encouraging kids who otherwise may not have the resources […]
The future of rock: Youth music festival in Cedar Rapids
Riley Smith Youth Music Festival NewBo City Market — Friday, July 1 at 10 a.m. Alburnett, Iowa native Riley Smith is returning to his roots to headline a festival filled […]
Jazz Fest features renowned performers in a weekend jam-packed with entertainment
Iowa City Jazz Festival downtown Iowa City — July 1–3, 2016 Fresh off of being named one of the country’s best Jazz Festivals in 2015, the Iowa City Jazz Festival […]
Jen P. Harris closes exhibit and launches catalog
Jen P. Harris: Closing Reception and Catalog Launch Legion Arts CSPS Hall — Sunday, July 3 at 2 p.m. Iowa City-based artist Jen P. Harris closes out her exhibit at […]
Mouths 4: Returning
“Mouths” is a fiction story presented in installments. Look for a new chapter each Monday morning throughout the summer. Mouths IV: Returning I return to my building, using the carport. […]
Melodrama and swashbuckling dovetail in Riverside’s ‘Fair Maid of the West’
Riverside Theatre presents: Fair Maid of the West Lower City Park Festival Stage — through July 10 Last week, Riverside Theatre returned to Lower City Park with Pericles, a Shakespearean […]
Fans to boldly go to Riverside for the 32nd annual Trek Fest
Trek Fest XXXII Hall Park, Riverside — June 24–25, 2016 We’re less than 212 years out from the birth of the greatest fictional captain (with apologies to Captains Ahab, Kangaroo […]
Folk music, food trucks and family fun at first-ever Prairie Land Music Fest
Prairie Land Music Fest Johnson County Fairgrounds — Friday, June 24–June 26 at 11 a.m. each day Summer generally brings thoughts of swimming pools, barbecues, ice cream cones and hot […]
An iconic life revealed: A review of ‘Juxtapositions’
Juxtapositions photo slide show and talk Prairie Lights Bookstore — Tuesday, June 21 at 7 p.m. There is a pair of eye-catching photos near the center of a new book […]
Review of Dis/Unity: A Service
These United States have never been united. Riven by racism, haunted by homophobia, policed by patriarchy and pervaded with violence, the divisive history of this country perpetually belies the unity […]