John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell star as CIA agents at loggerheads in Wild Horse Nine, the latest dark comedy from writer-director Martin McDonagh.

The project features seven residents sharing their perspectives and experiences of practicing Islam in America. Its curators hope the exhibition will draw attention to Muslim lives in the Quad Cities and expand participation over the next year.

This week on Talking Art, host Ben Gougeon welcomes Sara Wells, a longtime Festival of Trees super volunteer who has dedicated 31 years to supporting this beloved Quad Cities holiday tradition. As Festival of Trees celebrates its 41st year, Sara reflects on her experiences, the creativity and community spirit behind the event, and the volunteers who help bring the holiday magic to life year after year.

How do you write a best-selling novel? Horror author Josh Malerman takes viewers though the ups and downs of the creative process in his debut documentary To All the Books. The film, produced by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, makes its Iowa premiere this month.

‘Why We Dance’ takes viewers into the heart of Indigenous communities in Iowa, South Dakota, Hawaii and Mexico.

The Quad City Symphony Orchestra promises a tour of four international destinations you can visit without leaving your concert seat this weekend – a global Quad Cities, including our own backyard.

The organizers of the Des Moines Arts Festival are launching a new fine art fair in central Iowa this weekend. The Invitational Art Fair will feature 45 artists and six musical acts at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines Nov. 6-7.

A thought-provoking new documentary on the Mississippi River is the result of hard work and dedication of young women in the Quad Cities and beyond.

In 1861, 32 high school students and two teachers in Rippey, Iowa, left their school to enlist in the Union Army. Present-day high school students in Greene County led an effort to remember the soldiers’ story.

For its fifth year, the Refocus Film Festival expanded its footprint and welcomed award-winning filmmakers, literary luminaries and popular podcast hosts in a weekend-long celebration of “the art of adaptation.”