Will Duncan: Workshop — The Art of Doing Nothing Englert Theatre — Saturday, Nov. 5 at 11 a.m. Will Duncan: Lecture — Lessons Learned from Three Years of Silence Iowa […]
Witching Hour 2016
Staff picks: 2016 Witching Hour festival
Downtown Iowa City — Friday, Nov. 4 – Saturday, Nov. 5 Tickets available here Let’s just preface this by saying you should attend as many Witching Hour festival events as […]
Interview: The three faces of Jason England
Witching Hour: National Anthem: The Sociopathic Nature of Racial Discourse in American Sports Englert Theatre — Saturday, Nov. 5 at 7 p.m. Tickets available here Writer and University of Iowa […]
Prairie Pop: Experimental rock pioneer Rhys Chatham gets Iowa City into the loop
Rhys Chatham Gabe’s — Saturday, Nov. 5 at 10 p.m. Tickets available here Punk pioneers the Ramones stripped their music down to three chords, creating an austere wall of sound […]
Interview: Pussy Riot discusses human rights, protest art ahead of Witching Hour
Pussy Riot: In conversation with Jessica Hopper The Englert Theatre — Friday, Nov. 4 at 7 p.m. In February 2012, Russian political performance group Pussy Riot staged a show at […]
Interview: Rapper Psalm One emphasizes healing through art, giving back ahead of Witching Hour show
Psalm One The Mill — Friday, Nov. 4 to 10:30 p.m. Rapper Psalm One released The Death of Frequent Flyer in 2006 on Rhymesayers, the label she was on at […]
Interview: Jen Kirkman heads back to IC for Witching Hour
Jen Kirkman Englert Theatre — Saturday, Nov. 5 at 9 p.m. Jen Kirkman is an award-winning author, stand-up comedian and authentically kind and funny human being. Hot off the heels […]
Jlin set to bring footwork-inspired electronica to Witching Hour
Jlin Gabe’s — Nov. 5, 2016 at midnight In the late 1990s, footwork — a new style of dance music — erupted across Chicago’s black neighborhoods. Footwork’s hectic tempo and […]
The devil’s in the details: Witching Hour announces full lineup, schedule
Witching Hour Festival Downtown Iowa City (various) — Nov. 4–5, 2016 There’s no better time than today to snag your tickets for the second annual Witching Hour Festival (two-day passes […]
Synchronize watches: Witching Hour announces Jen Kirkman, Pussy Riot (in conversation) and more
Witching Hour Festival Downtown Iowa City (various) — Nov. 4–5, 2016 If you were on the fence over the past few days, wondering whether the Early Bird Passes (which dissipated […]
The Witching Hour is nearly upon us! Second annual festival announces dates, early bird pricing
Last year, a new festival, co-presented by Little Village and the Englert Theatre, blazed an eerie trail through Iowa City and the festival-going world at large. Witching Hour bills itself […]