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Refocus Film Festival’s second year displays ‘very promising’ trajectory for future

The fall film festival season is upon us, and thanks to the dedicated organizers at FilmScene, Iowa finally has a venue to participate. This year’s Refocus Film Festival provided Hawkeye State cinephiles the chance to see exciting films, hear from […]

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Storyhouse Bookpub invites three Iowa authors to drink and mingle with readers on Nov. 4

For Storyhouse Bookpub store owner Abigail Paxton, her upcoming “afterparty” is the main event. “We’ll start the evening in the bookstore with a more casual start to everything with getting everyone a drink and some dessert and some time to […]

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‘My films are my voyage, and writing is home’: Werner Herzog proselytizes his love of poetry, reading and the U.S. Heartland after receiving local film award

More than 700 people filled Iowa City’s Englert Theatre on Sunday night to hear the legendary voice of Werner Herzog. The German filmmaker and author was greeted with nearly a minute of applause, and received two standing ovations before the […]

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‘Nosferatu’ and a live, electronic symphony of horror will invade the James Theatre on Oct. 23

Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror is one of the most unsettling visual tales ever imprinted on celluloid, with an origin story and afterlife as shadowy as its vampiric subject matter. The 1922 German Expressionist film, directed by F.W. Murnau, first […]

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Mindy Mejia’s latest thriller is inspired by her own Iowa-based trauma

Mindy Mejia was only at the University of Iowa for one year of undergrad, but she still remembers the storm. “During one trip back [to UI] to visit friends, I actually got caught in an ice storm, so very similar […]

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Elizabeth Catlett documentary captures a trailblazing UI grad who helped shape the 20th century art world

In a new documentary on artist Elizabeth Catlett, Heather Nickels, a curator at the Memphis Brooks Museum of Art, remarks that Catlett’s mission as a sculptor and printmaker was to excavate the stories of “nameless and faceless” Black women. Standing […]

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Beaverdale Books to ‘celebrate the freedom to read’ at its first Banned Books Festival

Beaverdale Books thinks you should be able to read whatever books you want. Especially if irate parents and governing bodies are trying to keep them off of shelves. This Saturday, Oct. 7, Beaverdale Books will be capping off Banned Book […]

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Five questions with Julia Jessen, the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art’s new lead curator

Since she started as the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art’s lead curator in July, Julia Jessen has been exploring their 8,000-piece permanent collection, scouring shelves, drawers and boxes in preparation for her debut exhibition, “Surprise!” Little Village caught up with […]

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Improvising with her trombone, FEaST performer Kalia Vandever creates ‘music that is reflecting on itself’

Revenge is a dish best served cold, and FEaST is a sonic smorgasbord best consumed with ears wide open. The off-kilter brainchild of Iowa City-based experimental music maker and promotor Chris Wiersema, this annual festival builds on his aptly named […]

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