Arts & Culture

A circus for the whole family

In a whirlwind of color and motion, circus performers stun the audience with their ...

Calling all young poets in Ames

Young authors honing their craft at the second annual Swift Youth Writers Workshop, hosted ...

Celebrate Kwanzaa in Keokuk

Kwanzaa takes its name from the Swahili phrase “matunda ya kwanza,” which means “first ...

Enjoy some lakeside listening in Okoboji

The Pearson Lakes Art Center has offered cultural programs in Iowa’s Great Lakes since ...

See ‘It’s a Wonderful Life’ in Pella Opera House

Iowa’s own Donna Reed of Denison starred with Jimmy Stewart in the 1946 classic ...

Sure ‘It’s a Wonderful Life,’ but it’s complicated, too

Donna Reed’s hometown pays homage to her most popular movie. Photo: Snyder & Associates ...

Elvis lives on in Iowa City

A hunka Hawkeye burnin’ love premieres Dec. 13 in a film called “Elvis Isn’t ...

Celebrate all things Iowa at the State Historical Building

It doesn’t get more Iowan than a local rock band. So see The Punching ...

Rodents infest the state (in ‘The Nutcracker’)

“The Nutcracker” takes the stage Dec. 9-10 at the Adler Theatre in Davenport. Photo: ...

Better watch out: Julenisse is coming to town

Revelers encircle a tree during Juletrefest in Decorah. Photo: Vesterheim Vesterheim, the Norwegian-American museum ...