John Kenyon is the director of the Iowa City UNESCO City of Literature, presenting the Iowa City Book Festival Oct. 1-7. Dozens of literary events, most of them free, will range from a talk by rapper and actor Common to the celebration of this year’s Paul Engle Award winner, Dina Nayeri. There will even …
Dawn Jones from the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance (ICCA) stops by with some suggestions of cool things to do this weekend, from musicals to museum exhibits. Details on these and hundreds of other events at www.culturalcorridor.org.
Native American flutist Jonny Lipford has become one of the leading performers on these instruments in the entire country. Each year, he brings other leading performers to the Sweetgrass Flute and Nature Festival. He tells Dennis that the weekend will not only feature indigenous & world music performances; but also mind, body, & spirit workshops; …
If you’ve ever wondered about urban living, the Czech Village/New Bohemia Main Street District is hosting “Room with a Brew” Sept. 21 from 5-8pm. Director Jennifer Pruden tells Dennis that you can check out several properties in the district. Some are for rent, some for sale, at varying price points. Plus, food and beverage tastings. …
“The Cake” is a story set very much in our present. Mary Sullivan plays Della, a sweet, woman who has a crisis of faith when she learns the cake she is going to bake for a dear friend’s wedding will be for a bride, and a bride. Mary and director Patrick Du Laney tell Dennis …
Old Creamery Theatre presents “A Comedy of Tenors,” Sept. 6-30 in Amana. A sequel to Ken Ludwig’s “Lend Me A Tenor,” the show is a side-splitting, comedy, full of door slamming, pratfalls, and mistaken identities. Cast members Keegan Christopher and Sean McCall tell Dennis which parts of their bodies ache the most! Information and tickets …
Cabala was an Iowa-based rock and show band that toured the Midwest in the Seventies & Eighties, playing the music of Steely Dan; Earth, Wind & Fire; plus their own compositions to thousands every week. The band is reuniting for the first time in over 35 years this weekend, to be inducted in the Iowa …
Bur Oak Land Trust hosts a Family Day at their Belgum Grove property on Sept. 16. Tammy Wright says there will be raptors, an interactive stream table, and other fun outdoor activities to get your family away from their screens. “Under a Cider Moon… A Celebration of Autumn,” will be Oct. 6, with silent and …
