The Iowan Archives

January/February 2009

contents
volume 57 / number 3

features
28  Twixt Fox Havens & Rabbit Holes
      Mary Kline-Misol’s enchanted turf

40  A Venerable Stage
      The What Cheer Opera House endures and endears.

departments

4   FROM THE EDITOR

5   CONTRIBUTORS

6   LETTERS

7   POTLUCK
     Dishing up news, events, people, and ideas

13 TASTE
      Lincoln Cafe
      Love is the answer.

18 LANDSCAPE
     Contemplating the Landscape
     Nature and design combine in serene form.
 
44 PORTFOLIO
     State Fair Photography Salon
     The Iowan’s favorites

53 IOWAN GUIDE
     A directory of attractions, B&Bs, and events

56 LAST WORD
     Passionate Play
     Community Theater is still transforming lives.

ON THE COVER
Mary Kline-Misol’s “Story Puppets” series, including The Alchemist (2001), presents props “in unusual settings and associations evoking a dreamlike atmosphere of magic theatre.”
See story, page 28.
Photo by Paul Gates.

 

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