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 →

The lineup for the 2013 Iowa Grand Motorcycle Rally’s featured ‘Battle of the Bands’ will be set in motion on three consecutive Wednesday nights, May 8, 15 and 22, at the Seven Flags Event Center in Urbandale. Billed as the … 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:   Dreamwell Theatre continues its 2012-13 season OVA-tions: A Season of Women’s Words with The … Continue reading →

MOUNT VERNON — With streaks of black and blue chalk covering her arms, legs and feet, Darrow Center hunched over an image of the Dr. Who tardis, traveling through time and space in the center of Main Street Sunday afternoon. … Continue reading →

Water…it’s ubiquitous, under-estimated and utterly indispensable. Friday, May 3 Legion Arts opens a major new exhibition titled Trouble the Water at CSPS Hall. On the fifth anniversary of the 2008 flood, the show features 16 contemporary artists from around the … 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:   The African American Museum of Iowa is celebrating its 20th anniversary and you are … Continue reading →

CEDAR RAPIDS — It was homecoming on more than one level this weekend when the Follies returned to the Paramount Theatre in Cedar Rapids for the first time since the Floods of 2008. The variety production also came back home … Continue reading →