Join The Soft and Low on Friday, March 8 at 7 pm for the opening set of The Wobbly Pulpit at Faith UCC in Iowa City, a community concert to benefit the trans protesters unconstitutionally arrested for peaceful protest. My criminal jury trial (for my participation in a peaceful protest against The University of Iowa’s repeated platforming of transphobic… Read More Benefit for trans protesters
I’m grateful for the opportunity to serve as Stage Manager and Music Designer for the Circle’s Edge production of John Logan’s RED presented at Brush & Barrel in Coralville. Six performances February 23-25 and March 1-3. Tickets available via Coralville Center for Performing Arts and at the door beginning 45 minutes before the show while… Read More RED by John Logan
I would have personally liked to have seen more consideration given to all of our thoughtfully crafted and well researched amendments but we will take the W. “I don’t know about these numbers” said Councilor Knudson as he declined to second one of Councilor Huynh’s motions to approve one of the amendments and it fell… Read More Coralville calls for ceasefire
The dream speech is beautiful and inspiring and by all means enjoy it today and every day. Please also spend time with Dr. King’s Letter from a Birmingham Jail, the thesis of which is that sometimes civil disobedience is an appropriate response to injustice and it is the responsibility of citizens, church, and state to… Read More Dr. King
I’m a superfan of Justin Comer, his music and his podcast projects so talking to him about music on his iHearIC podcast was both really fun and also a huge honor for me.
This is an update to my post from November 24, 2023. As of December 12, there are now seven trans people (including myself) being criminally charged for participating in a peaceful protest against The University of Iowa’s infuriating commitment to repeatedly platforming transphobic hate speech. Please donate to our legal fund and raise awareness about… Read More JoCo7
I’m looking forward to two more twinkly bits of holiday magic before we leave this year behind. ✨ December 14 and 15 at 7:30 pm at Riverside Theatre ✨ Get out of the cold and enjoy an evening of heart-warming holiday storytelling with Small Miracles, a collection of tales written and performed by Riverside co-founder… Read More Christmas 2023
Jessica Duling of Refuge Iowa City created this beautiful illustration depicting the Palestine Sunbird as inspiration for our community to keep calling representatives, to keep using our voices, to keep demanding an immediate ceasefire in Palestine and Gaza and to fight like hell to end apartheid and all forms of patriarchy and supremacy. Jessica has… Read More JoCo6
Get out of the cold and enjoy an evening of heart-warming holiday storytelling with Small Miracles, a collection of tales written and performed by Riverside co-founder Ron Clark. Small Miracles takes the audience on a nostalgic, moving journey as Clark shares recollections of growing up in a small Iowa town, including a mayor/street cleaner who… Read More Small Miracles
Jeffrey C. Capps and I are excited about The Soft and Low at Harry’s on Saturday, December 2!
Tara McGovern 