Diana Nollen

Check out recreation, arts, museums and more from Cedar Rapids to Iowa City and beyond

Theater Cedar Rapids musical embraces humor as well as angst in tale of healing

High board, comedy, acrobatic and fire divers ready to spring into action.

Music’s universal love language weaves through a brief moment in time captured in “Once,” a Theatre Cedar Rapids production opening Friday, Aug. 26, and continuing through Sept. 11 in Brucemore’s outdoor amphitheater.

Pollock’s “Mural” is star of the multifaceted “Homecoming” exhibition.

Linn-Mar senior Tejas Gururaja wins division in National Association of Teachers of Singing competition

New University of Iowa art museum building on risk-taking legacy

Building crate to transport Pollock’s ‘Mural’ no easy feat

Broadway producer Ron Simons applauds the work Corridor theaters have been doing to give voice to underrepresented communities, even before pledging solidarity to the Black Lives Matter movement.

Corridor pilots reschedule global trek to raise awareness, funds for vaccines.

Starlighters II staging original script by Shawn Carr of Cascade

Fans can flock to this year’s Iowa State Fair in Des Moines to experience everything from the urban to the disturbed. As in country superstar Keith Urban on Aug. 20 and heavy metal rockers Disturbed on Aug. 19.

KCCK series in Cedar Rapids offering 2 bands each Thursday night in August.

True to the black box theatrical style, the performance space walls and ceiling are painted black, with wide-open spaces to accommodate flexible staging and seating on comfy chairs not bolted to the floor.

It’s the 20th season for the Brucemore summer series spotlighting Eastern Iowa talent