On Saturday (6/15/13) we asked random people at the Downtown Cedar Rapids Farmers Market to dance for a chance to win STYX tickets. The legendary band will be in Cedar Rapids at the Paramount Theatre on Sunday, so it was … Continue reading →

“An Evening with Friends” is the fifth annual entertainment event benefiting the non-profit Kingston Hill, a residential facility for senior citizens living independently. Tim and Katie Hill will host the event for the fourth year at their southeast home. What: … Continue reading →

You’ve seen John C. Reilly — the crude and crass character who is comfortable with inappropriate nudity and jokes about farting in movies like “Talladega Nights,” “Step Brothers,” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story,” and “Cedar Rapids.” You’ve also seen … Continue reading →

  Hello. My name is Diana, and I’m a Fanilow. I’ve been this way since “Mandy” hit the airwaves in 1974, smack dab in the middle of my high school years, continued through my disco days and right on through … Continue reading →

Uptown gets down on Fridays This year marks the 25th anniversary of the popular Uptown Friday Night concert series, put on each summer by the Cedar Rapids Jaycees from 5 to 8 p.m. from late May through the last weekend … Continue reading →

  On the evening of July 4, 1983, Peter Teahen and his wife loaded their four young daughters into the car and headed to a gravel road just outside of Fairfax to watch that town’s fireworks display. Teahen noticed many … Continue reading →

Summer festivals are springing up all over, ushering in a season of fun in the sun. Whether your tastes run artistic, sporty, ethnic or historic, Eastern Iowa truly has something for everyone. Iowa City’s Summer of the Arts brings the … Continue reading →

Ready to fall into fun? Grab your jacket and jump into this pile of leaves, pumpkin patches, hayrack rides and other Eastern Iowa autumn outings. But this list is just a taste of what’s happening. When you need fuel to … Continue reading →