The writer who revived the North American Review in the 1960s and went on to serve as Iowa’s Poet Laureate from 2004 through 2008, Robert Dana, died on Saturday, Feb. 6, 2010, at Mercy Hospice in Iowa City.  The cause was pancreatic cancer.  A memorial service will take place at a later time. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON — The classic fables of “Arabian Nights” come to life in Cornell College’s Theatre Department production of “Arabian Nights” opening Friday, Feb. 12. Senior Greg Redlawsk of Iowa City directs playwright Mary Zimmerman’s powerful and humorous modern take on the timeless stories at 7:30 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays Feb. 12-13 and 19-20, and 2 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 21, in Kimmel Theatre. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON — “Making Pictures: Three for a Dime,” a photo installation by Maxine Payne, will be exhibited at the Peter Paul Luce Gallery at Cornell College from Feb. 21 to March 21. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON — A student production of “The Vagina Monologues” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 6, and 2 and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 7, at Cornell College’s Black Box Theatre in Armstrong Hall. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON — The Dutch a capella vocal group Quink will perform on Monday, Feb. 8, as part of Cornell College’s 12th season of Music Mondays. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – Cornell College’s Lyric Theatre presents “Love and Anguish: An Evening of Opera on the Hilltop”, featuring the world premiere of “The Lady with the Pet Dog” with libretto by Barbara Lau and Cornell instructor Jonathon Thull, and music by Iowa City composer Michael Cash, at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 28, in King Chapel. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – Celebration of Diversity, an exhibition of paintings by artist Steven Erickson, will be exhibited at the Peter Paul Luce Gallery at Cornell College, Jan. 10–Feb. 7.

An artist’s reception and gallery talk will be held Sunday, Jan. 10, from 2-4 p.m. Gallery hours are Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m., and Sunday 2 to 4 p.m.

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MOUNT VERNON – Fourth-year student Aden Darity and his group Language Arts will headline “Rock the Box,” a night of poetry, hip-hop, and dancing, hosted by Darius Ballard ’07 on Friday, Oct. 30, at 7 p.m. in the Black Box Theatre. Admission is free. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON — Hot on the heels of a “Dancing with the Stars” appearance, Latin musical sensation Tiempo Libre will perform on Monday, Nov. 2, as part of Cornell College’s 12th season of Music Mondays. Read More…

MOUNT VERNON – From Nov. 1–29, the Peter Paul Luce Gallery will host the work of three artists: Phil Sultz, Jan Sultz, and Jeff Lewis, working in a variety of media, including painted collage, ceramics, encaustic, and silver point. The exhibition will open with an artists’ reception on Sunday, Nov. 1, from 2-4 p.m., and gallery talk by Phil Sultz at 3 p.m. Read More…