It wasn’t the promise of light hors-d'oeuvres. Nor was it, entirely, the mild late winter weather. It was a homecoming of sorts. At least forty-four people attended an early March Saturday artist’s talk in Fort Dodge. If you are not familiar with ar...
When it comes to travel, I subscribe to sentiments like those of writer Henry Miller, “One’s destination is never a place, but a new way of seeing things.” And to those of Stoic philosopher Seneca the Younger, “Travel and change of place impart new vigor...
I might not normally make a trip just to see one sculpture, but in the case of Reinald Correa's "Prairie Revival," I will make an exception. The City of Marion commissioned Correa, a lecturer in architecture at Iowa State University in Ames, to make ...
Savor. A dictionary says that means "to enjoy completely". Savor the barn. If you are ever near Monticello, that’s exactly what you must do. Savor the Barn is a farm-to-table store located just sout...
December always brings a bonanza of holiday shopping opportunities and temporary markets. One such event, the Holiday Pop-Up Market, organized by the Downtown Iowa City Association takes a little more permanent flavor this year. Instead of pop-up tents...
I believe Dar Williams debuted in Iowa on CSPS's stage in Cedar Rapids when she opened for Ani DiFranco. Twenty years later she returned to The Englert to play her album "The Honesty Room" in its entirety. With a long-lived solo career, Williams also...
If, as Stephen King says, “Books are a uniquely portable magic,” Iowa City is about to get more magic then it can handle. The Iowa City Book Festival expands to over a full week this year, running October 8th through October 15th. The festival is organized...
The University of Iowa Museum of Art says, “Original works of art are doorways to new worlds.” The fantasy caskets of Eric Adjetey Anang, now on display there in “Art & the Afterlife: Fantasy Coffins,” give more than one meaning to that quote. Ghanaian...
What has a performance and outreach footprint that covers six counties and includes fifteen different communities? Why the 2017-18 and 22nd Red Cedar Chamber Music Season, of course. This is a travel blog, and if you live in central Eastern Iowa, Red...
If you live within forty miles of Cedar Rapids, love music, love travel, and have an adventurous spirit, then Legion Art’s Landfall Music Festival is for you. Now in its tenth year, the festival brings musicians from all over the world. The concerts...
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