Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Yiyun Li is headlining the University of Iowa’s Literary Legends event Oct. 23 in conjunction with the Iowa City Book Festival.

Two best friends have been working to make Clinton a destination and create connection in their community through art — from colorful murals to giant wooden trolls.

What do we owe each other as Americans? That’s the question that kicks off The Work in Progress, a timely, new documentary that features everyday Americans — including several Iowans — in conversation with one another. The film will screen in Iowa City on Oct. 16.

The Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge in Johnston is welcoming a first-of-its-kind exhibit that focuses exclusively on military nurses. The display will open to the public during a dedication event on Saturday.

Tom Cruise transforms himself into a balding, beer-bellied oil tycoon in Digger, a cataclysmic dark comedy from Oscar-winning director Alejandro González Iñárritu.

John Waters has been called many things: the king of camp, the Pope of trash, obscene. But one thing he can’t be called is boring. The trailblazing filmmaker behind the cult classics Pink Flamingos and Hairspray will grace the Englert Theatre stage in Iowa City on Friday for his latest live comedy show.