Diana Nollen

CEDAR RAPIDS – Three families whose lives intersect at the turn of the 20th century face many of the same …

Springing from a prize-winning idea in 2015, Jennifer Fawcett was shaping a drama about a mother saying goodbye to her …

One of the most exciting aspects of Theatre Cedar Rapids’ new Beyond the Stage initiative is the way it can …

Homegrown films like ‘The Midnight Swim,” set in Spirit Lake, and groundbreaking indie films like ‘Daughters of the Dust” are …

The Winter Olympics end today in South Korea, but half a world away, Kevin ‘B.F.’ Burt is relishing his gold-medal …

Matt Manuel grew up around the corner from Hitsville, Motown’s first headquarters in Detroit, but he was raised on gospel, …

Mickey Thomas has landed in Cedar Rapids ‘many times’ over the years, but this time, he’s steering his Starship hits …

Ron DeWitte of Cedar Rapids always poured his heart and soul into his music, but through his nearly four-year battle …

Floods aren’t laughing matters, but laughing does matter to the organizers of the third ‘somewhat annual” Floodwater Comedy Festival surging …

Audience members: The laugh’s on you when Vincent Pastore brings a chosen few onstage this weekend at Penguins Comedy Club. …

‘No fear” has been the guiding force for singer/songwriter/activist Ani DiFranco, through her life and her career of more than …

CEDAR RAPIDS – Childhood drives with her mother instilled a love of historic buildings in Beth DeBoom’s heart. Dr. Seuss …

Hearts, flowers, sweet nothings and sweet somethings will be flowing over two weekends, with Valentine’s Day falling in the middle …

Jennifer Jensen cried when a college friend suggested sharing on film her family’s ongoing journey with her husband’s brain cancer, …

CEDAR RAPIDS – ‘The Wild Party” asks much of its actors and orchestra, and Theatre Cedar Rapids delivers the goods …