With wigs as big as Texas, an old Hollywood sense of glamour and vocal talent that makes lip syncing redundant, the Cedar Rapids female impersonator has her eyes set on the Miss Gay USofA crown -- one drag pageant circuit eschewed by many in the younger generations.
The nonprofit group hopes to raise even more money this year. The artists are ready!
As health care affordability becomes a greater and greater concern, Muller said the Community Health Free Clinic is a critical beacon for uninsured and underinsured Eastern Iowans who have few other places to go. Here’s why he’s spent 18 years with them.
For the first time on the air, the double amputee everyone knows for his brand of optimism revealed a new layer about himself in detail. In doing so with local artist Emma Walker, he hopes to help others like him.
Across the globe, the Rev. Michael Lapsley has facilitated healing from trauma and wounds through storytelling. This month, you can participate in his workshops.
X Marks the Arts, a collaboration among various venues, the Iowa City Downtown District, University of Iowa and community organizations, hopes to ensure that the district designated by the Iowa’s Department of Cultural Affairs in 2022 is more than a title on paper.
Learn about the most notable historical examples of Czech and Slovak-Americans, the evolution of their immigration, and how to trace your own lineage through speakers from around the world at this symposium at the National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library.
A new exhibit at the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art showcases the impact New York City pop artist Keith Haring had on children and adults alike at his visit to Horn Elementary School in 1989, just 9 months before his death. See the little-known mural, his letters to students and more.
Unlike many survivors, Schwartz’s story starts with her mother’s memories about how parents, grandparents, siblings and cousins were exterminated. But her mother’s personal experience -- never recounted aloud to her -- affected her all the same.
See inside this former county jail available to rent for a getaway. No bail necessary for admission.
After decades as a folk artist, a Czech descendant and Cedar Rapids “Living Iowa Treasure” display’s her life’s work in various mediums at the National Czech and Slovak Museum & Library.
The Laughter Club in Iowa City manages to get the benefits of laughter without relying on comedy. Here’s how.
More than a hundred people attended the Saturday black-tie event, featuring traditional Black cuisine, live jazz music, Black artwork and a range of speakers.
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