Staying up all night to watch six strange and scary horror movies may sound like an incomprehensible idea to some people, but for one sold-out theater of eager fans, FilmScene’s 12-hour movie marathon...
Kenzi Rayelle has always admired the grotesque. Her favorite movies growing up were “Nightmare Before Christmas” and “Beetlejuice.” Nothing about her spirit has changed.
“Innerconnectivity...
Just in time for Halloween, the James Theater held a screening of the iconic silent horror film “Nosferatu” to celebrate its 101st anniversary.
First released in 1922, director F.W. Murnau’s...
Though nearly dark outside, the Iowa City coffee shop Daydrink was packed, and money was on the line.
Daydrink hosted “Barista Mania,” the cafe’s first barista throwdown on Sunday in its new 518...
For nearly 80 years, the Iowa International Writers’ Program has hosted writers from different backgrounds and cultures residency in Iowa City, allowing them the space to engage with the community.
Each...
In the tent erected in the parking lot of the Coral Ridge Mall, a chainsaw roared, nurses covered in bloodied bandages dragged swords behind them and an unsmiling clown passed by, cracking his bat on...
The drama of love and longing often can only be conveyed through the extravagance of opera, and the University of Iowa’s production of “L’amico Fritz” by Pietro Mascagni brought the lives of...
On a rainy fall evening in Iowa City, scholars of theater and English gathered in the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum to discuss the impact of the first folio of William Shakespeare 400 years...
Over 380 rugs of different sizes and patterns filled the crowded conference center at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in Coralville.
This month, from Oct. 11-15, The Ten Thousand Villages Rug Event made its...
The lights in the second-floor space of Gabe’s Iowa City dimmed at 4 p.m. over the audience, some of whom were dressed as warlocks in long capes and elaborate eye makeup for the occasion.
Gabe’s...
Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor
• October 13, 2023
Literary icon John Irving returned to Iowa City’s writing community on Friday, where he was welcomed by a sold-out Hancher audience.
At 81 years old, Irving still has several novels left to...
Hancher hosted Arooj Aftab, Shahzad Ismaily, and Vijay Iyer on Thursday to perform songs from their album, “Love in Exile,” and Makaya McCraven to play songs from his album, “In These Times.”
The...
