Arts & Life

Two of Iowa’s premiere performing arts venues are under pressure from the pandemic and from budget cuts. A conversation about the future of C.Y. Stephens in Ames and Hancher in Iowa City.

A nice meal, a friendly atmosphere, maybe a little dancing... Supper clubs had it all.

It’s the September meeting of the Talk of Iowa book club. Host Charity Nebbe is joined by Shanna Benjamin, an independent scholar with a specialization in Black women writers; Roslin Thompson, library director at Knoxville Public Library and poet Emily Spencer to discuss this New York Times Best Seller and All Iowa Reads 2020 selection.

Starting Saturday, people will be able to stay at the reopened Warrior Hotel in downtown Sioux City. It was vacant for more than 40 years.

For some, it has been a summer of socially-distanced live shows and virtual events. Others have found the time is right to launch bold, new projects.

Belabored: A Vindication of the Rights of Pregnant Women is part memoir, part history and part manifesto. On this episode of Talk of Iowa, Lenz joins host Charity Nebbe for a look at her second book.

Charity Nebbe speaks with Amber Collins, the owner of a new, and possibly the first, Black-owned book store in Iowa.

It’s hard to make music when a deadly virus is making the rounds. On this episode of Talk of Iowa, host Charity Nebbe is joined by maestros and educators from the symphony, college and K-12 level to explore how the pandemic is impacting the state’s music community.

Returning to school after an extended summer break is particularly stressful this year, but especially for band instructors and their students who are trying to navigate the ever-changing landscape of COVID-19.

A quinceañera is a special event in the lives of many Latina teens. But this year, their families are trying to navigate the challenges the coronavirus pandemic presents to the traditional celebration.