The peak of last Saturday’s Dishonorable Discharge, the Basement Collective show at Cedar Rapids’ Eastern Iowa Arts Academy, came halfway through. Poet Henry Morray, outfitted in a heavy camo jacket with an upside-down flag painted on the back, wheeled in a frenzied goosestep up and down the runway, barking the Rudyard Kipling poem “Boots” through a squawking megaphone.
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Review: Doily decals, graffitied luggage and nods to ‘Cabaret’ kicked off 237 Fashion Month with flounce
Last Saturday, Cedar Rapids’ 237 Collective kicked off Ephemeral, the first show of 237 Fashion Month, to a sold-out crowd of over 100 fashion appreciators in every vibe you could imagine — Bushwick babes rubbing shoulders with suited men with piratical earrings, Gaultier-adjacent bodysuits next to off-duty vampires. Seven local designers shared their visions in […]
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237 Collective to mark its new nonprofit status with a cozy night of poetry and storytelling in Cedar Rapids
“We began as a local art gallery and supply shop and quickly realized there was a gap to fill in Cedar Rapids around community connection,” Long-Williams said. Eventually, “we began exploring what it would look like for 237 to be a nonprofit, and after two years, have officially made the transition.”
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Review: Cedar Rapids Opera’s ‘Die Fledermaus’ is endearing and perfectly ridiculous
Like a tempting glass of champagne in the middle of Dry January, Cedar Rapids Opera’s production of Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus was a perfectly frothy, frivolous escape from the dark and dreary winter.
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Review: Upcycled and refreshingly unironic, Sadya’s ‘Warning Signs’ fashion show at 237 Collective was an orange and earth-toned treat
Last Saturday, the Cedar Rapids-based 237 Collective hosted Warning Signs, the first of three fashion shows to be presented in the Cherry Building during April 2025. The show was a solo showcase of the work of Sadya, the nom d’artiste of 237 Collective co-creative director Paxton Williams. Models strutted down the runway, a simple outline […]
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The Wienermobile is coming to Cedar Rapids for St. Patrick’s Day
Hot dogs may not be traditional fare on St. Patrick’s Day, but they’ll have ample representation in Cedar Rapids on March 17 this year, because the Oscar Meyer Wienermobile will be joining SaPaDaPaSo Saint Patrick’s Day Parade on Sunday. This will be the first time one of the vehicles in what Oscar Meyer calls its […]
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Wayback tours: John Prine at the Paramount, 10 years ago
Sept. 14, 2013. It was hot and muggy during the day, and somehow even muggier at night. Perhaps it was similar to a late summer night on Lake Marie, which was the name of my favorite John Prine song at the time. To this day, I think of Prine as the ideal road trip artist. […]
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Jugglers of the world gather in Cedar Rapids for 75th international juggling festival
Juggling enthusiasts of the CRANDIC are in luck as professional jugglers across the globe head to Cedar Rapids this week for the 75th annual International Jugglers Association Conference. The convention runs from Tuesday to Sunday and features performances, workshops and competitions. Performer and instructor Luther Bangert began juggling when he was a philosophy student at […]
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What to see (for free!) at the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art this summer
Summer heat got you down? Consider cooling off with A/C and art. Starting Friday, July 1 and continuing through Sept. 4, entry to the Cedar Rapids Museum of Art will be free to all for the 13th year in a row. This summer the museum’s curator Kate Kunau has put together a “fun, vibrant collection […]
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Killy the kestrel, free music and the Mount Trashmore Challenge: EcoFest returns to Cedar Rapids
Birds of prey, live music and hikes up Mount Trashmore are coming to Cedar Rapids on Saturday for EcoFest 2022, an Earth Day celebration to promote individual, community and worldwide action to achieve sustainability. The event is back in-person after EcoFest 2020 was canceled due to the pandemic, and EcoFest 2021 adapted with a virtual […]
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Cedar Rapids Curling Club brings the Winter Olympics to home ice
As the 2022 Winter Olympics draw to a close, one of the most popular sports in the Games — curling — is drawing to a close as well. But its return the international spotlight has once again launched a curling craze, sweeping many Americans off their couches and onto the ice. Curling originated in 14th […]
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Coe College welcomes award-winning author and educator Viet Thanh Nguyen
Vietnamese-American author and educator Viet Thanh Nguyen is presenting at Coe College’s K. Raymond Clark Contemporary Issues Forum on Wednesday, Feb. 16 at 7:30 p.m. The event is being held in person at the Sinclair Auditorium and will also be available online. Livestream access is $10. The event is free to Coe students and staff, […]
