When it comes to comics, Gary Groth is both a champion and an iconoclast. Equally committed to the notions that comics deserve the full range of critical attention and that superheroes are simply ridiculous, Groth has earned the status of legend in the industry through his ongoing work with Fantagraphics Books and The Comics Journal.
Dear Kiki: Coping with a bum encounter on Tinder
Questions about love and sex in the city of Iowa City can be sent to dearkiki@littlevillagemag.com (queries can also be sent anonymously using this form). Questions may be edited for […]
Tap into a fun weekend at the Indian Creek Nature Center
2016 Maple Syrup Festival Indian Creek Nature Center — Sat., Mar. 19 and Sun., Mar. 20, 8 a.m.–12:30 p.m. The maple syruping season is drawing to a close, and the […]
Got a little Irish in you? Here’s where to find some …
Start your celebrating early and carry on through the weekend with a wide variety of St. Paddy’s Day events to please all the leprechauns in your life! SaPaDaPaSo Parade Downtown […]
Astrology Forecast: Mar. 15 – Apr. 5, 2016
ARIES (March 21-April 19): Artist Steven Spasuk works exclusively with an unusual medium: soot from candles and torches. He spreads the stuff across a blank canvas, then uses various instruments […]
Album Review: Halfloves – Self-titled
It’s a ballsy move to rename your band after you’ve had some notoriety. The Olympics decided to go back into the studio after their 2012 album with renewed commitment…
Final touches? Longtime IC massage parlor closes
An Iowa City landmark, Touch of Mink, has closed. The massage parlor run by Soni Smith since March 2015 will find a new location after several decades in Iowa City […]
Little Village magazine issue 195: Mar. 16 – Apr. 5, 2016
Flip through the pages of Little Village magazine issue 195. In this edition, you’ll learn about a new partnership between the James Gang and a couple of innovative local literary […]
Faust’s Jean-Hervé Péron on touring in the U.S., Dada and his group’s utter disdain for ‘practice’
Mission Creek Presents: faUSt, with Mammifer and Bob Bucko, Jr Gabe’s — Tue., Apr. 5 at 8 p.m. Faust has always seemed mythical and legendary. Perhaps naming a band after […]
Amy Schumer comes to Iowa City
Amy Schumer Carver-Hawkeye Arena — Apr. 22 at 8 p.m. Comedian and actress Amy Schumer will come to the Carver-Hawkeye Arena this April, courtesy of UI’s Campus Activities Board. Schumer […]
Burlesque troupe to host benefit for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society
Kick Ass Red Lipstick Burlesque Revue Coralville Center for the Performing Arts — Saturday, Mar. 19 at 8 p.m. Vitality Dance Studio in Cedar Rapids is sending its burlesque troupe, […]
Mission Creek Festival announces full 2016 literary line-up
More than 30 events, mostly free, make up the literary track of this year’s Mission Creek Festival, which kicks off on Apr. 5. The emphasis is on “Literature Within & […]