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We were dismayed to find a small error in our calendar this month! The November Art Walk theme is actually Arts & Crafts and not stained glass. The  American Craft and Fine Art show at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center is a two-day event, Nov. 7-8, and it promises to be an exceptional show, with over 40 vendors featuring jewelry, paintings, ceramics, quilts—plus a variety of craftspeople

We’ve been feeling a little anxious about facing fall without the usual stellar season of events from Hancher Auditorium. So we’re thrilled to report that, yes, there will be a 2008-09 season—although not exactly at Hancher. Venues all around Iowa City will host events while ongoing renovations continue inside the flood-damaged building on the river. (Below: West side of Hancher on June 17,

It is such a joy to be involved in the process of bringing this new work, Banjo Boy, to the stage at the Sondheim Center. As rehearsal unfolds, the hands of creation have added a new song and even a new insight into what this production is about. I received an email from the composer and playwright of Banjo Boy, Randy Hobler, passing this latest insight on to me: “Banjo Boy is Meredith Willson’s

After serving as Director of Marketing for the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, I am truly thrilled to be making my stage debut at the Sondheim Center! Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat is definitely "amazing" and it is an honor for me to experience our beautiful theatre from the other side. This show is high-energy entertainment, with great music and dancing. From both the

In an unpredented collaboration, six Cedar Rapids arts organizations are putting together an outdoor benefit production at Brucemore that will feature music and stories inspired by the city's recent floods. This event will replace the previously scheduled "Classics at Brucemore" production of Lysistrata. The new production, titled Moving Home, represents the largest joint production the area