Féminaal UI Theatre Building — Oct. 22-25 Playwright, MFA Directing candidate and feminist Nina Morrison took time to talk with Little Village about her upcoming show, Féminaal, which debuts this Thursday at 8 p.m. at the UI Theatre Building (Theatre B). Penned by Morrison and directed by Sam Collier, who recently graduated from the MFA […]
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Interview: ‘Give Us the Ballot’ author Ari Berman reads Saturday at Prairie Lights
Photo by Yoichi Okamoto (from the Lyndon Baines Johnson Library and Museum) Voting, that most basic of democratic rights, is often taken for granted by Americans. And few are more aware of this dilemma than than Ari Berman, whose new book, Give Us the Ballot: The Modern Struggle for Voting Rights in America, examines the […]
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Folk Alliance Region Midwest arrives in Iowa City for the very first time
FARM Conference Various Locations — Oct. 22-25 Folk Alliance Region Midwest (FARM) will host their 24th annual conference at the Sheraton in downtown Iowa City from Oct. 22-25. The first FARM conference was held in the fall of 1991 after branching off of the national Folk Alliance to focus on a small, but dense, community […]
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Distinguished Israeli author Etgar Keret to give free lecture this Thursday
The Creative Matters Series returns with a lecture featuring Israeli writer Etgar Keret this Thursday at 7:30 p.m. at the University of Iowa’s Art Building West (Room 240). Considered a leading voice of young Israel, Keret is a prolific writer…
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Dear Kiki: Your guide to rocking a sex-positive Halloween costume without freezing off your jibbly bits
Dear Kiki, I want to have a super sex-positive Halloween, but October is cold in Iowa City and skimpier costumes make me worry about frost-bitten labia. Can you help me think of a hot costume that’ll keep me warm? Signed, Chilly Dear Kittycat, I have some thoughts, fragments arising from the depths. First, consider the […]
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Comics: In ‘Wytches’ the monsters are scarier than men
Writer Scott Snyder and illustrator Jock have teamed up for the first time since their 2013 hit Batman: The Black Mirror to invite readers into the dark pages of Wytches, an American comic series with its own take on the mysterious, typically feminine figure known as the “witch.” Published by Image Comics in 2014, this […]
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Interview: Actor Jeff Daniels talks life on the road and the joy of touring with his sons
“It’s hard to be two things in this country,” says actor Jeff Daniels. “They’ll give you one, but not two.” The notion of a successful actor or actress breaking through into the music world is indeed a precarious one, with fame working as both an ally and enemy, a foot in the door and a […]
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Hinterland set to return to St. Charles, Iowa
Hinterland Music Festival Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater — Aug. 5-6 The Hinterland Music Festival just announced that they will return to the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in St. Charles, Iowa on Friday and Saturday, Aug. 5-6, 2016. The teaser announcement offered no further details regarding line-up, ticketing or camping, but confirmed the date […]
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Little Village magazine issue 186: Oct. 21 – Nov. 3, 2015
In this edition of Little Village magazine, you’ll find an examination of the racial equity issues affecting Iowa City’s District A leading up to the Nov. 3 city council election, an interview with actor Jeff Daniels about life on the road, a disturbing look at racist messages targeting UI Asian students and much more.
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Duck, dip, dive and dodge to fundraise for the Special Olympics
Dodgeball! (A Special Olympics fundraiser) Grant Wood Elementary — Sunday, Nov. 8 at 10 a.m. Update: Organizers have extended the registration deadline to Friday, Oct. 30. Iowa City dodgeball enthusiasts can dodge, duck, dip, dive and dodge for a great cause on Sunday Nov. 8 at a Special Olympics fundraiser tournament. All proceeds from the […]
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Black Magic: DIY walnut bitters for an adventurous cocktail
I was on a run in Northside when I tripped on what looked like a green golf ball on the sidewalk. It wasn’t a golf ball; it was an unhulled black walnut (Juglans nigra), and the sidewalk and street were littered with them. I’d heard tell of harvesting black walnuts for their distinctively rich nut […]
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‘Listening for Grace’: A play reconciling sexuality, comedy and Christ
Listening for Grace Old Brick Church — Thursday, Oct. 22 at 7 p.m. Issues of religion and sexuality are difficult to navigate in conversation. Navigating just those sorts of difficulties is where the arts — and theatre in particular — excel. Enter Ted Swartz. For two decades, Swartz has been travelling the U.S. and the […]
