The Cedar Rapids Museum of Art is getting ready for a facelift. As the next phase of the $1.3 million 3RD Capital Campaign — which began in December to reinvent, rejuvenate and revitalize the museum, spurred by a $250,000 matching gift from the Hall-Perrine Foundation — construction will begin this summer on the museum’s Third [...]

VIDEO: The Paramount bounces back after 2008′s devastation Jim Hoffman is hoping he can “take a massive deep breath” on Nov. 4. The driving force behind the Paramount Theatre’s $35 million renovation is a bundle of energy and enthusiasm as he sits on the edge of a new and wider deep-red seat that features a [...]

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia The arts community tonight is mourning the death of Allen Koekpe, noted Cedar Rapids composer, conductor and educator. Koepke had battled pancreatic cancer since 1996 and died Sunday evening, Sept. 23, 2012, at St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids. We will share more on his legacy through the eyes of his [...]

The summer’s biggest blockbuster isn’t on the silver screen — yet. This silver is grey. As in “Fifty Shades of Grey.” This erotic romance novel and its two sequels — “Fifty Shades Darker” and “Fifty Shades Freed” — burst onto the scene this spring and summer, leaving readers gasping, hearts racing, palms twitching and cash [...]

Tessa Engen lifts her bow, her arm pulling back on its string. Standing tall, she steadies herself and takes aim. The swish of the arrow leaving the bow echoes across the field, followed by a solid thump as it meets the target. It was a quiet scene among the archers at the Iowa State Archery [...]

The Global Village has been a part of the Iowa City Arts Festival since 2003. So, what is it? “Global Village is an opportunity for local groups and organizations to share information and knowledge about other countries and cultures with kids,” says Lisa Barnes, executive director of Summer of the Arts. The Iowa City Public [...]