Generifus/Us-mode/Liv Carrow Trumpet Blossom Cafe — Thu., Apr. 7 at 8 p.m. The Mission Creek Festival may seem to have swept through the entirety of Iowa City this week, but […]
Comedian Bobcat Goldthwait just keeps chasing the future
Bobcat Goldthwait Penguin’s Comedy Club — Fri., Apr. 8 at 7:30 p.m.; Sat., Apr. 9 at 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. Bobcat Goldthwait — the highly recognizable actor, director, writer and […]
‘Dead Man Walking’ nun to speak Friday night
Sister Helen Prejean Pappajohn Business Building, Room W10 — Fri., Apr. 8 at 6:30 p.m. Anti-death penalty crusader Sister Helen Prejean, who retold her counsel and spiritual guidance of executed […]
Cartoonists, bookmakers and independent artists go out for ICE CREAM
ICE CREAM: the Iowa City Expo for Comics + Real Eclectic Alternative Media Public Space One — Sat., Apr. 9 from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. For cartoonists, bookmakers and […]
To see or not to see, there is no question: A review of Theatre Cedar Rapids’ ‘Hamlet’
Hamlet Theatre Cedar Rapids — through Apr. 16 I fell in love with Hamlet at a very young age. The titular character of one of Shakespeare’s most celebrated tragedies was […]
Interview: Saul Williams on his early writing, adolescence and latest album
Saul Williams Q&A Prairie Lights — Sat., Apr. 9 at 4 p.m. Saul Williams with Psalm One, Akwi Nji & Lovar Davis Kidd The Mill — Sat., Apr. 9 at […]
‘Dancing Lessons’ makes it a point not to
Dancing Lessons Riverside Theatre — through Apr. 17 Ever and Senga are an unlikely pair. He is a geoscientist who lectures on the immediacy of the demise of our way […]
City, county politicians write in support of pot oil access in Iowa
A letter was released on Wednesday with signatures from more than 100 city and county elected officials writing in support of expanding Iowa’s medical marijuana program. The letter calls for […]
Chuck Grassley calls out Chief Justice Roberts on Senate Floor
Sen. Chuck Grassley took the Senate floor to call out Supreme Court Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday. “The chief justice is part of the problem,” Iowa’s senior senator said. […]
Cherishing Terry Zwigoff: A chat with an auteur for our age
Illustrations by Adam Burke Mission Creek: An Evening with Terry Zwigoff FilmScene — Thurs., Apr. 7 at 7 p.m. (doors at 6 p.m.) In 2001, a New York Times article […]
Little Village magazine issue 196: Apr. 6-19, 2016
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 196. In this edition, you’ll find an interview with legendary writer and musician Saul Williams, an op-ed about local development from […]
Hooray for ‘Completely Hollywood’
Completely Hollywood — Abridged Old Creamery Theatre, Studio Stage — through Apr. 17 Our culture loves movies. We love our 90+ minute escapes into adventure, romance, intrigue; we love to […]