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During the pandemic, public art thriving in Cedar Rapids, Iowa…

During the pandemic, public art thriving in Cedar Rapids, Iowa…

Diana Nollen Art Nov. 28, 2020 8:05 pm

Even during a pandemic, public art prevails and proliferates. Children scampered on and around Hancher’s ‘Wellspring” fish sculptures in October …

David Prowse, English actor and weightlifter who embodied Darth Vader,…

David Prowse, English actor and weightlifter who embodied Darth Vader,…

The Washington Post Art Nov. 29, 2020 9:08 am

David Prowse, an English actor and competitive weightlifter who used his towering height and broad shoulders to portray the bionic …

Author Sari Rosenblatt wins Iowa Short Fiction Prize for “Father…

Author Sari Rosenblatt wins Iowa Short Fiction Prize for “Father…

By Rob Cline, correspondent Books Nov. 25, 2020 5:29 pm

Some graduates of the Iowa Writers’ Workshop seem to rocket to literary fame immediately after – or even before – …

Prairie Lights Books to open for in-person shopping Saturday, first…

Prairie Lights Books to open for in-person shopping Saturday, first…

John Steppe Business News Nov. 25, 2020 4:24 pm

IOWA CITY – Prairie Lights Books will be open for in-person shopping with a limited capacity starting Saturday, the bookstore …

Riverside Theatre uses contemporary storytellers to tell ‘A Christmas Carol’

Riverside Theatre uses contemporary storytellers to tell ‘A Christmas Carol’

Diana Nollen Art Nov. 24, 2020 6:37 pm

In a year full of bah humbug moments, Riverside Theatre is aiming to lift spirits past, present and future with …

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Author Eileen O’Learty’s ‘Ancestry’ digs beneath facade to find people’s…

Author Eileen O’Learty’s ‘Ancestry’ digs beneath facade to find people’s…

By Rob Cline, correspondent

Books Nov. 20, 2020 4:22 pm

Eileen O’Leary introduces us to characters who are striving to build better lives for themselves, often against steep odds. Her …

Iowa City’s Eastside Artists moving to art crawl, online market…

Iowa City’s Eastside Artists moving to art crawl, online market…

Diana Nollen

Art Nov. 17, 2020 6:27 pm

IOWA CITY – Puppet-maker Monica Leo co-founded Eulenspiegel Puppet Theatre 45 years ago, when she found herself surrounded by ‘big …

Riverside Theatre co-founder returns to star in theater’s virtual production

Riverside Theatre co-founder returns to star in theater’s virtual production

Diana Nollen

Art Nov. 16, 2020 3:17 pm

Jody Hovland has come full circle. As a co-founder of Riverside Theatre in Iowa City, she envied the guest actors …

HER honoree Heather Wagner mentors students at Eastern Iowa Arts…

HER honoree Heather Wagner mentors students at Eastern Iowa Arts…

Katie Mills Giorgio

Art Nov. 16, 2020 2:55 pm

Heather Wagner is the kind of artist who uses her interests to help fuel the gift of creativity in others. …

CSPS launches national search for executive director

CSPS launches national search for executive director

Marissa Payne

Art Nov. 16, 2020 5:15 pm

CEDAR RAPIDS – CSPS has launched a national search to hire a permanent executive director, CSPS board chairman Matthew Steele …

Embracing the arts in Iowa City area as true community-building…

Embracing the arts in Iowa City area as true community-building…

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Andre Perry doesn’t mince words when it comes to describing the need for centers like The Englert and FilmScene in …

Author Joseph Peterson explores what it would mean to be…

Author Joseph Peterson explores what it would mean to be…

By Rob Cline, correspondent

Books Nov. 13, 2020 5:36 pm

In Joseph Peterson’s novel ‘The Rumphulus,” a group of people have been relegated – just how is not terribly clear …

Iowa City library director emphasizes flexibility, caution in navigating coronavirus

Iowa City library director emphasizes flexibility, caution in navigating coronavirus

Lee Hermiston

Art Nov. 8, 2020 2:48 pm

IOWA CITY – In library school, you learn a thing or two about responding to a disaster. Those disasters usually …

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