The Pines and photographer Danny Wilcox Frazier FilmScene — Fri., Apr. 1 at 3 p.m. The Pines, with Bo Ramsey Englert Theatre — Fri., Apr. 1 at 7 p.m. In the Little Village review of The Pines’ latest album, Above The Prairie (Red House Records), Matt Steele quotes an interview with Benson Ramsey: “[T]raditional music […]
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Comedian Rachel Bloom talks Iowa, Seth Green and transcendental meditation
Rachel Bloom The Englert Theatre — Saturday, Mar. 5 at 8:30 p.m. As part of the Green Gravel Comedy Festival, Rachel Bloom, Eric Dadourian and Megan Gogerty, with host Dan Gill, perform live at the Englert Theatre on Saturday, Mar. 5. Tickets are $12–17 for this event; festival passes and a full line-up listing are […]
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Celebrating the Oscars without forgetting their flaws
The Englert Theatre will be hosting an event on Sunday, Feb. 28 for the 88th annual Academy Awards. Co-sponsored for the second year by FilmScene, the live broadcast is billed as Hollywood Live! and will be the sixth ceremony to be screened and enjoyed at Iowa City’s historical performance space. The event has firmly established […]
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‘GRIT’ brings collaborative art to the Englert
GRIT The Englert Theatre — Sunday, Feb. 21 at 5 p.m. An interdisciplinary and collaborative experience will hit the stage at the Englert Theatre in a bold new performance on Sunday (tickets are $10). GRIT is the brainchild of choreographer Rebekah Chappell, composer Joshua Marquez and visual artist Dana O’Malley. The name, as well as […]
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Just announced: Natasha Leggero and more to headline Floodwater Comedy Festival
Floodwater Comedy Festival Iowa City — Apr. 22–24, 2016 Iowa City’s Floodwater Comedy Festival is back for its second year of bringing a wide array of comedy programming and workshops to Iowa City. This year, comedian Natasha Leggero comes to town as the stand-up headliner. Known for her Comedy Central show Another Period (with Garfunkel […]
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Halfloves: fresh name, familiar sound
Halfloves album release party Englert Theatre — Friday, March 4 at 8 p.m. This March, a local band familiar to many will get a verbal makeover. Once known as The Olympics (and, prior to that, The Happy Chromosomes), the newly-minted Halfloves are set to make some noise in 2016. The band, which has four albums […]
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Essay: On ‘The Nutcracker’ and ballet’s diversity problem
The Nutcracker The Englert Theatre ($16-$18) Fri., Dec. 4, 7:30 p.m. Sat., Dec. 5, 2 p.m. and 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 6, 2 p.m. and 6:30 p.m. Paramount Theatre ($87-$128) Sat., Dec. 5, 2:30 p.m., 7:30 p.m. Sun., Dec. 6, 2:30 p.m. The Nutcracker has a wild and complicated history. The original creepy tale by […]
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Iris DeMent brings new concept album ‘The Trackless Woods’ to the Englert Theatre
Iris DeMent The Englert Theatre — Saturday, Nov. 21 at 8 p.m. Touring off the release of her most recent album, The Trackless Woods, Iowa City-based folk musician Iris DeMent will play The Englert Theatre this Saturday, Nov. 21. at 8 p.m. The Trackless Woods is a concept album that utilizes the English translations (by […]
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Just announced: Marilynne Robinson to give free lecture at the Englert on Dec. 9
The University of Iowa announced today that Pulitzer prize winning novelist and Iowa Writer’s Workshop professor Marilynne Robinson will give a free lecture at the Englert Theatre on Dec. 9 at 5:30 pm. The lecture, dubbed “The American Scholar Now,” is a late addition to the UI’s Creative Matters series. Robinson recently drew national attention […]
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Get ready for some Blues & Boogie Woogie
Chase Garrett’s Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Stomp Englert Theatre, Nolte Academy, Sheraton Hotel — Nov. 13-14 Chase Garrett’s 6th Annual Blues & Boogie Woogie Piano Stomp is back in Iowa City with two days full of blues, jazz big band performances and a new boogie woogie dance workshop at Nolte Academy. The festival will […]
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Interview: Matisyahu on the Torah, reggae and following the voice of God
Matisyahu The Englert Theatre — Saturday, Oct. 31 at 7 p.m. At the age of 36, the rapper Matisyahu has been in the game for over a decade. He has undergone many transformations physically and artistically throughout his career and will be bringing his distinct brand of Judaic- and Reggae-inspired hip hop to the Englert […]
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Mary Louise Parker to perform debut book with IC actor Tim Budd
Mary Louise Parker The Englert Theatre — Sunday, Nov. 15 at 7 p.m. Prairie Lights Bookstore will bring actress Mary Louise Parker (Weeds, Fried Green Tomatoes) to the Englert Theatre to read from her first book, Dear Mr. You on Nov. 15. Dear Mr. You is a semi-fictional collection of letters to men — real […]
