The Marion Arts Festival will aim to “end art-less-ness” Saturday in Marion’s City Square Park. The 21st annual event includes fine arts and crafts created by 50 juried exhibitors from 15 states and Canada, a chance for kids to create … Continue reading →

If you can’t find your favorite fashion fix in Iowa City, keep looking. Two Ped Mall women’s boutiques have recently relocated. Business380 reported this week that The Velvet Coat “moved this past April to a new location, across East College … Continue reading →

Free, family friendly, come-as-you-are culture will be on display Saturday during the 21st annual Marion Arts Festival. Art Fair Source Book hails it as the top one-day event in the country and best festival featuring 100 artists or fewer in … Continue reading →

Each week, Hoopla and the Iowa Cultural Corridor Alliance team up to showcase arts and culture events in Eastern Iowa. Below are the hidden gems:   Summer of the Arts’ Friday Night Concert Series kicks off May 17th! Enjoy amazing … Continue reading →

We really should celebrate our mothers every day. As a mother myself, though, I am probably biased. Still, Sunday (5/12) has been set aside especially for us, and one event has gone one step further. It has given moms a … Continue reading →

CEDAR RAPIDS — A full house of (mostly) female fans yelped and screamed throughout “SPANK!” last night (5/10/13) at the Paramount Theatre. They weren’t in pain — although some of the singing and writing was purposely painful. Instead, this “Fifty … Continue reading →

On the stiletto heels of “Fifty Shades of Grey,” which dominated last summer’s literary pop culture scene, comes “SPANK! The Fifty Shades Parody.” Technically, it is not associated with or authorized by author E.L. James or Vintage Press, but considering … Continue reading →

There’s something about drinking beer in the street that screams summer in Iowa. This weekend may be the first opportunity for that during Ely’s 5th annual street dance. On Saturday May 11, as soon as the streets of downtown are … Continue reading →