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Arts & Entertainment Aug. 4, 2025 5:30 am133d ago
Hear hits like "Waiting for a Girl Like You," "I Want to Know What Love Is," "Hot Blooded" and "Juke Box Hero.“
Music Jul. 28, 2025 2:49 pm140d ago
Cray has shared the stage with fellow legends Muddy Waters, The Rolling Stones, Eric Clapton, Tina Turner and more.
Music Jul. 30, 2025 1:36 pm138d ago
Stephanie Catlett focuses on marketing by day with the University of Iowa and writes and records music by night. The Iowa City singer-songwriter explores the “quiet spaces between separate lives.”
Music Jul. 22, 2025 8:00 am146d ago
Golden Alexander is amusing in its own right. The Iowa City power trio claims to be comprised of triplets. However, it doesn't matter that none of the members of the band look alike.
Music Jul. 23, 2025 9:35 am145d ago
Tritt and Lewis will perform Saturday, Aug. 2 for Riverside Casino & Golf Resort’s 19th anniversary of outdoor concerts and fireworks.
Music Jul. 14, 2025 3:51 pm153d ago
There are a number of reasons to catch the Feralings, who will perform Saturday as part of the Northside Summer Nights series. One of them is the group's lush harmonies.
Music Jul. 14, 2025 7:00 am154d ago
The daughter of a church organist earned raves for her debut album, 2017's "Hard Won." The follow-up, 2019's "Vanity," scored college radio play and cracked the North American College and Community Top Adds Chart. "Halfsies," No's latest album, is an uncompromising and inventive release that showcases her talents as a harp playing singer-songwriter.
Music Jul. 8, 2025 11:19 am160d ago
This free concert series, curated by the Englert Theatre, features local bands through Sept. 27, 2025.
Things To Do Jul. 8, 2025 2:38 pm160d ago
“Naked Mole Rat Gets Dressed,“ originally a children’s book by former “Sesame Street” writer Mo Willems, features a naked mole rat, Wilbur, who decides to wear clothes. That creates an uproar in the mole rat community.
Things To Do Jul. 7, 2025 12:38 pm161d ago
Drummer Chad Butler grew up visiting his uncle’s farm near Cedar Rapids.
Theater Jul. 7, 2025 3:09 pm160d ago
The last time Theatre Cedar Rapids presented "Little Shop of Horrors" was in 1998.
Things To Do Jun. 25, 2025 7:25 am173d ago
The label mates will play 90s hits like ‘Run Around’ and ‘Hey Jealousy.’
Music Jun. 18, 2025 10:21 am180d ago
Joe Nicols and Austin Michael will join Moore on Saturday, June 21.
Things To Do Jun. 16, 2025 10:35 am182d ago
The pair, who have starred in an array of acclaimed films written and directed by Smith, such as "Clerks," "Chasing Amy" and Dogma," have been best friends since they were teenagers. Smith and Mewes, aka Jay and Silent Bob, who have their hand and sneaker prints in cement on Hollywood Boulevard, are like chocolate and peanut butter.
Theater Jun. 11, 2025 9:34 am187d ago
Though more than 400 years have passed since William Shakespeare’s death, Romeo and Juliet still captures performers and audience alike. Riverside Theatre’s rendition of “Romeo and Juliet“ runs June 13-29 in Iowa City.

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