If you’ve walked into the beer cooler at John’s or stopped in for a draft at the Sanctuary, you’ve probably noticed that the craft beer world is sweet on sours. […]
Cedar County Cobras to celebrate new album with two shows this weekend
Cedar County Cobras The Mill — Friday, Nov. 20 at 9 p.m. Gabe’s — Saturday, Nov. 21 at 9:30 p.m. Call it “acoustic rockabilly,” or call it “dancing blues.” However […]
Saturday at CSPS Hall: One-man play tells the story of labor hero Joe Hill
Joe Hill’s Last Will CSPS Hall — Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. On Nov 19, 1915, after a questionable trial over a trumped-up murder charge, labor activist and songwriter […]
Two-day organic food conference heads to Iowa City
2015 Iowa Organic Conference IMU — Sunday and Monday, Nov. 22 and 23 This Sunday and Monday, Nov. 22-23, the Iowa Memorial Union (125 N Madison St, Iowa City) will […]
Just announced: Vino Vérité film series brings ‘Uncertain’ to Iowa City
Uncertain FilmScene — Sunday, Dec. 13 at 7 p.m. FilmScene has announced the latest installment of the Vino Vérité film series. Uncertain, a documentary about three men living on the margins […]
The ‘Core Four’ won: Now what?
Mayor Matt Hayek warned that, if elected, the Core Four would return Iowa City to the ‘anti-growth, micro-managing city hall of eras past.’ Now, having swept the election, the Core […]
Ongoing: Judge George Green honored in exhibit at CRPL
As Long as the City Stands: Honoring Judge George Greene Cedar Rapids Public Library — Open until August, 2016 “His name is associated with a soon-to-be reopened public space in […]
On climate change: Jane Smiley writes a dystopian ‘letter to the future’
Scientists have warned for decades that greenhouse gas emissions have put the Earth on track for calamitous storms, floods, droughts and rising oceans. But the world’s governments have yet to […]
Botany: Flex your culinary muscle and impress your guests with this tasty recipe for roasted spaghetti squash
What does a zucchini and an acorn squash have in common? Genetically speaking, everything. Pumpkins, summer squash, spaghetti squash, pattypan, delicata, acorn squash and zucchinis are all domesticated variants of […]
UI alum’s forthcoming graphic novel tackles social issues with watercolors that are as gentle as they are powerful
The origin story for Ryan Bentzinger’s nAMUH could be summed up this way: right place, right time. As a University of Iowa student studying studio art in 2009, he was […]
Little Village magazine issue 188: Nov. 18 – Dec. 1, 2015
Flip through the pages of Little Village issue 188. In this edition, you’ll find an interview with storied musician Richard Hell, an update on the UI Women’s Resource and Action […]
Looking back: Marybeth Slonneger’s new book about Iowa City history is half time capsule, half love song
Stop by Prairie Lights Bookstore on Sunday, Nov. 22 at 3 p.m. for a special Finials reading featuring several of the retrospective’s contributors. By Gemma de Choisy and Kent Williams […]