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“Poetry is somewhere between jazz and bird call and computer code and ornate lacquer box and hot wrought iron and prayer and primal scream,” said Lisa Roberts, founding director of Iowa City Poetry. For seven years, Roberts has collaborated with artists around one of the most prestigious (and arguably elitist) writing capitals in the world […]
T.J. Dedeaux-Norris once dreamed of becoming a famous rapper. “I came to Art through my tumultuous experience of trying to ‘make it’ in Los Angeles as a vulnerable teenage girl on my own,” T.J. explains on their website. “I explored the roles of rapper, video hoe, certified audio engineer, certified massage therapist, phone sex operator, […]
Fans of Riverside Theatre’s annual Free Summer Shakespeare productions can look forward to a ray of light in the dark of this year’s tumult. Like most theaters, Riverside has temporarily shuttered in person performances in the interest of public safety. This necessary decision prevents us from gathering in Lower City Park’s Festival Stage this summer […]
The Weekender The editor’s pick of this weekend’s virtual and physically distanced events from local artists and venues. Attend responsibly—we care about you! If you’d like to receive the Weekender in your inbox every Thursday, sign up for our newsletter. Kernels Stadium Movie Double Header – 2 Free Movies – 2 Nonprofits Aug 6 – […]
The Weekender The editor’s pick of this weekend’s virtual and physically distanced events from local artists and venues. Attend responsibly—we care about you! If you’d like to receive the Weekender in your inbox every Thursday, sign up for our newsletter. Online Spectra + Young Emerging Writers Alumni Reading Jul 30 – 7:00pm (CDT) Celebrating 15 […]
In July of 1881, the 17-year-old Irish immigrant Kate Shelley heard the sounds of a crash — a locomotive with a crew of four had plunged into Honey Creek, a tributary of the Des Moines River in Boone County. Knowing that a passenger train was due to travel the same route that night, Shelley ran […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! 🎉 July 2020 marks Little Village’s 19th anniversary. To celebrate, we’re hoping to bring 10 new supporters into our network of engaged readers who believe in local journalism by August 1. Every dollar counts—can we count on you? BECOME A SUPPORTER The Weekender This weekend’s round-up of the best virtual and […]
Best Years by Greenlake On the inaugural World Art Day on April 15 this year, UNESCO tweeted, “In times of crisis, we need culture to make us resilient, give us hope, remind us that we are not alone.” Through the bad series of events in 2020, artists and art have been there to shine a […]
The National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library and John’s Grocery have teamed up for a two-day celebration of beer and Iowa City’s Northside District that includes a virtual beer tour and socially distant book signing. Iowa native and University of Iowa alumnus S.C. Sherman will sign copies of his newest book, Beer Money: A […]
HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO US! 🎉 July 2020 marks Little Village’s 19th anniversary. To celebrate, we’re hoping to bring 60 new supporters into our network of engaged readers who believe in local journalism. Will you be one of them? BECOME A SUPPORTER The Weekender This weekend’s round-up of the best virtual and physically distanced events from […]
Deneishia Jacobpito’s story Delicate Rain, released in April of this year, follows the short journey to healing of the main character, Francesca DeLouise (Frank). Frank has spent her life in New York City, but finally, much to the dismay of her best friend, Lynn, she decides to head west. The opening of the story is […]
After Gillian Flynn’s Gone Girl became a runaway bestseller in 2012, there was a lengthy period of time during which it seemed as though every thriller written by a woman who was hailed — by the publishers, by those who wrote blurbs, by reviewers — as the next thing to read if you loved Flynn’s […]
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