By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Concerts and festivals and fairs, oh my! From country and classical to rock and retro, music will be breezing through Eastern Iowa all summer long. Some concerts are indoors, but lots are outdoors, including three huge events coming to a new setup around ...

  By Diana Nollen/ Source Media Broadway went dark in Cedar Rapids when the raging river surged through the Paramount Theatre in June 2008. Beginning Dec. 4, 2012, Broadway’s enduring touring power will surge through the renovated Paramount in a six-month series of seven hit shows. Cirque Dreams Holidaze, ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia CEDAR RAPIDS — The city’s past will be present for the future when the first installment is unveiled May 19 for the new public art project, Murals & More: The Cedar Rapids Mural Trail. Until then, the mural is under wraps along ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia CEDAR RAPIDS — Any one of last night's contenders would have done Eastern Iowa proud opening for Alan Jackson and the KHAK 50th Birthday Bash on June 9. But someone's gotta win. Lonesome Road's kicking quartet tallied the most points between four judges ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Michelle Shocked promises — and warns — that Monday’s CSPS concert (5/14/12) will be as eclectic as her music and her life. Raised on bluegrass and rooted in folk and gospel, she defies traditional descriptions. “I am like a one-woman iPod shuffle. My style ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Go with the flow May 11 and 12, 2012 Whether you fancy vodka or beer, both will be on tap this weekend in downtown Cedar Rapids. Friday night’s Clearheart Vodka Crawl will take you from Wrigleyville to Bricks, La Cantina, the Fieldhouse, Dublin City ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia MARION — The Linn-Mar High School Auditorium wasn't even half full Thursday morning (5/3/12) and the din already was deafening. The sound grew to a small roar as several hundred metro area second-graders wiggled in their seats, waiting for author Marc Brown to take ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia AMANA — The Old Creamery Theatre is opening its 41st season with a completely satisfying theatrical experience. "On Golden Pond" is the reason the term "dramedy" was born. The show, which opened Thursday (5/3/12) on the professional troupe's main stage in Amana, is a ...

Chalk the Walk May 5 and 6, 2012 Mount Vernon’s main street will become a canvas for more than a half-ton of chalk in the hands of 200-plus artists this weekend. First Street, lined with restaurants and shops, will be filled with 7,000 artists and spectators for ...

By Diana Nollen/ SourceMedia Marc Brown had to learn a life lesson before the “Arthur” author could begin teaching life lessons 35 years ago. “One night after I had lost my teaching job and I thought it was the end of the world, my son asked ...