Fairfield Cares is proud to sponsor Michael Wagler, Iowa State Director for AARP, to speak Saturday, October 4, in the theater at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, 1:30–3:00 p.m. His talk, “How AARP Can Help You” promises to be informative and useful for everyone over the age of 50 and their family members. This| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
One of the toughest things audiophiles must face is the reality that some of their favorite music hasn’t been recorded perfectly. If you are used to listening to beautifully executed modern recordings, many of the great old tunes sound pretty rough in comparison. Recently, my designer friend and I have been experimenting with replacing his| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
After months of searching off the beaten path for musical gems, I’ve distilled this 13-song, 52-minute playlist that includes tunes from alternative, singer-songwriter, house, folk, indie pop, and world categories. The order follows the sequence that I would play it if it were on my Fringe Toast radio show. To listen to full free tracks,| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
The following account is true. The events rolled out like a bad dream, in spite of my best intentions. In the summer of 1995, I received a grant from the Iowa Arts Council to create a history play for elementary schools as part of Iowa’s 150th statehood celebration. I had never written or directed| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
The first-ever Iowa City Songwriters Festival (September 4-6) was something worth singing about. The event brought together nationally known artists such as Jeff Tweedy and Joy Oladokun with local musicians like Dave Moore and Deb Talan and up-and-coming songwriters including Ken Pomeroy and Margo Cilker to celebrate the craft of songwriting through thoughtful talks and| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
It's National Library Card Sign-Up Month at the Fairfield Public Library! A library card opens up a world of possibilities, from books and the countless real and fantastical worlds within their pages, to reference materials, internet and databases, tech support, job resources, movie rentals and streaming services, story times, book clubs, free classes and workshops,| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
Now in its second year, the Symmetry Music and Arts Festival is poised to be an even greater success than in 2024—its inaugural year, when it pulled in over 900 festival attendees from across the US, and all over the world. Held at an outdoor venue outside of Libertyville, Symmetry is a three-day celebration of| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
Beyond their striking beauty, there are many reasons to shine some respect and awe in the direction of butterflies. For one, how many of us know their role in maintaining the health of our planet’s ecosystems? The butterfly’s presence on sunny days is not only proof of nature’s aesthetic imagination, but also evidence that an| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
“Ronald Reagan proved that deficits don’t matter.” —Dick Cheney, American businessman and former U.S. Vice President The debt crisis could cause an “economic heart attack.” —Ray Dalio, founder and former CEO of Bridgewater “It doesn’t mean a short-term crisis, but it does mean we’re going to be poorer in the long term.” —David Kelly, chief| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
Crime is the family business for the Mercurios in Lou Berney’s new novel, Crooks. The book starts with an origin story—how Buddy and Lillian found each other, fell in love, got married, and, ultimately, tried to double cross one another—and then follows each of their five children one at time. The episodic narrative follows the| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
Freeform Art Gallery at 58 N. Second St. is showing a new exhibition of photographs by Hal Masover, with an opening reception during First Fridays night on September 5. The show continues through September 27. “My love affair with photography began in 1972 on the island of Majorca, when I first held a borrowed Pentax| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
“There is no terror in the bang, only the anticipation of it.” —Alfred Hitchcock, whom Steven Spielberg studied to master suspense You’re gonna need a bigger boat.” This utterance from the 1975 mega-movie Jaws, starring Roy Scheider, Robert Shaw, and Richard Dreyfuss, became one of cinema’s most quotable lines. When Chief of Police Martin Brody| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
It's rare to meet a young person who’s fired up about the state of Iowa—one so interested in exploring it, absorbing it, and sharing it that he’d commit himself to an athletic Iowan quest that will consume years of his life. Every Saturday, and sometimes even weekdays after work, 37-year-old Tyler Sullivan launches himself into| Iowa Source - Iowa's Enlightening Magazine
