Just five years ago, AmericanaFest was plagued by controversy. The five-day festival was besieged by…
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Iowa City’s Refocus Film Festival: Celebrating the Art of Adaptation, October 6–9, promises to be…
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The multi-talented Melissa Errico, one of Stephen Sondheim’s most trusted musical interpreters, performs an all-Sondheim…
There’s a magic when you put a seed in the ground, and then you have…
This month, I’m sharing some thoughts about a range of books I’ve been reading and…
In their 2021 CD Lost Futures, first-time collaborators Marisa Anderson and William Tyler created a…
FilmScene, Iowa City’s nonprofit cinema, proudly announces Refocus Film Festival, a new film festival scripted…
Award-winning singer-songwriter Mary Gauthier creates music with a purpose and a punch. Whether she composes…
“We shouldn’t make the mistake of writing off a great artist by all the clatter…
I thought I’d write about the amazing availability of artificial intelligence tools online that you…
Last May 2022, Chad Cardani-Trollinger arrived in Van Buren County to participate in the Villages…
In the September garden, everything is on hand. The earliest apples sweeten in crisp morning…
Whenever I sing the praises of Pickle Creek Herbs to anyone who will listen, I…
After 14 years of waiting, the public can now view the University of Iowa art…














