With a slew of solo gigs and other high-profile opportunities ahead, including an upcoming slot at the 80/35 Music Festival, Vark finally takes the spotlight and brings her bass with her. Pictoria ...

Pictoria Vark is the spoonerism alias of the young singer-songwriter Victoria Park, who turned heads with her 2022 debut album The Parts I Dread. She aims even higher on her excellent Nothing Sticks — ...

Who is Pictoria Vark? She’s the spoonerism who serves as a rock handle for rising songwriter Victoria Park. The 23-year-old Iowa City singer/bassist just made one of last year’s finest indie records ...

When 11-year-old Victoria Park was playing bass in a middle school band in Cresskill, New Jersey, she struggled to tell her bandmates she wanted to contribute songwriting. It was hard. “If you’re the ...

The town of Pella is in mourning after the death of a 16-year-old high school student.Police said Pella High School student Blake Van Vark died in a two-car crash Monday evening.Hundreds of students, ...

The Pella community is coming together to honor a teen who died in a crash in February.The town's goal to honor 16-year-old Blake Van Vark is getting some help from two of the town's favorite sons, as ...