The local burlesque dancer Phoenix L’Amour is a performer, an educator and one of the few Ames artists who can legitimately claim to be something of an outlaw. Phoenix recently moved the Iowa School ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The end of finals week for University of Iowa students marks the unofficial start to summer in Iowa City. The Friday Night Concert ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Burlesque is coming to Iowa in a new and exciting way — right in the heart of downtown Davenport. On Saturday, June 21, American ...

Burlesque dance is catching on in Iowa, and its proponents want to clear up a few things. “I think sometimes people get a little confused and call it stripping - which it is,” says Danielle Colby, who ...

Pack 18 self-proclaimed musical misfits into a converted school bus. Pick it up, turn it upside down, and shake until dizzy. Add glitter, remove clothes, and dump onto a stage. The result: Super Happy ...

Lou Lou D'vil, the reigning Queen of Burlesque and Miss Exotic World, is among the performers at next weekend's Iowa Burlesque Festival in Davenport. "It's amazing to have both of those titles at the ...

Danielle Colby, known for role on the hit show American Pickers, is also passionate about burlesque performances. For the second year in a row she is bringing some of the most important names in ...

The Friday Night Concert Series is the first Summer of the Arts festival of the year. The weekly slate begins Friday, May 10, and runs through Sept. 20, as familiar and emerging artists grace the ...

Burlesque is coming to Iowa in a new and exciting way — right in the heart of downtown Davenport. On Saturday, June 21, American Pickers star Danielle Colby will lift the velvet curtains at the ...