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NEA Big Read | Free Book Pick Up

Monday, January 20, 9:00am to Wednesday, February 12, 2025 5:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
The Stanley Museum of Art will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program on Jan. 20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This event features a community wide reading of the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison. Pick up a free copy of Beloved at 12 pickup locations across Iowa City between Jan. 20 and Feb. 12, 2025.  Register here to pickup a free copy: https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/nea-big-reads-beloved-by-toni-morriso... An email confirmation must be presented to claim a book...
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Exhibition - A Roll of the Dice: Symbolism in the Sackner Archive

Tuesday, January 21 to Friday, June 27, 2025 (all day)
University of Iowa Main Library
In 1897, French Symbolist poet Stéphane Mallarmé revolutionized the world of graphic design with a single poem that forever changed the way we look at words. His work illustrated how text conveys meaning not only through words, but also as visual symbols that contain a deeper meaning. For over 125 years, artists and writers have continued to explore the mystery of Mallarmé’s poem “Un coup de dés jamais n’abolira le hasard” [A throw of the dice will never abolish chance]. This exhibition...
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Key Change Guest Solo Recital: Catherine Kautsky, piano

Wednesday, January 22, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Key Change Guest Solo Recital: Catherine Kautsky, piano This concert is free and open to the public.  View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31233

Art and Expression 

Thursday, January 23, 2025 10:00am to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Be a part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week from Jan. 20–26.  On Thursday, day 4 of MLK Week, the Stanley Museum of Art will be hosting an all day art workshop in collaboration with the Division of Student Life. The program, Art and Expression, will be led different mural artists throughout the day and will focus on creating a collaborative mural on large sheets of paper that reflect themes that Dr. King championed throughout his life.  Artists' Schedule: ...
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MLK Week | Art and Expression Day at the Stanley

Thursday, January 23, 2025 10:00am to 8:00pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Be a part of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Celebration of Human Rights Week from Jan. 20–26.  On Thursday, day 4 of MLK Week, the Stanley Museum of Art will be hosting an all day art workshop in collaboration with Multicultural and International Student Support and Engagement. The program, Art and Expression, will be led by different mural artists throughout the day and will focus on creating a collaborative mural on large sheets of paper that reflects themes of justice, equality, and unity that...
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Hadestown

Friday, January 24, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Intertwining two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

Hadestown: Part of Hancher's Broadway Series

Friday, January 24, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium

DMA III Recital: Kristen Ronning, horn

Friday, January 24, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
DMA III Recital: Kristen Ronning, horn This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public. 
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Hadestown

Saturday, January 25, 2025 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Intertwining two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

Hadestown: Part of Hancher's Broadway Series

Saturday, January 25, 2025 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium

SEIBA Honor Band

Saturday, January 25, 2025 4:30pm
Voxman Music Building
4:30 p.m. - JH concert begins | 6:00 p.m. - HS concert begins
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Hadestown

Saturday, January 25, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Intertwining two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

Hadestown: Part of Hancher's Broadway Series

Saturday, January 25, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadestown - Presented by Hancher Welcome to HADESTOWN, where a song can change your fate. Winner of eight 2019 Tony Awards® including Best Musical and the 2020 Grammy® Award for Best Musical Theater Album, this acclaimed new show from celebrated singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell and innovative director Rachel Chavkin (Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812) is a love story for today ... and always.  Adults $125 / $89 / $69 Students & Youth $125 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to...
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Hadestown

Sunday, January 26, 2025 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Intertwining two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.
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Write at the Stanley

Sunday, January 26, 2025 2:00pm to 4:15pm
Stanley Museum of Art
Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Spring Semester! Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece. Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry...