Arts and Entertainment Events
Stained Glass
Sunday, February 1, 2026 2:00pm
Theatre Building
By Randy Jackson-Alvarenga
Part of Theatre Arts' Gallery Series
Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.
UI Monthly Jazz Jam
Tuesday, February 3, 2026 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tavern Blue
Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session
Exhibit Opening Celebration for ‘Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon’
Wednesday, February 4, 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm
University of Iowa Main Library
Enjoy refreshments, remarks from the curators, and an open house in recognition of the spring 2026 Main Library Gallery exhibition, Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon.
Event Schedule
4–5:30 p.m.: Reception and open house with curators Sarah Suhadolnik and Katie Buehner
4:30 p.m.: Brief remarks in the Main Library Gallery
5:30 p.m.: Opening event ends
6 p.m.: Main Library Gallery closes
Admission to the gallery is always free. No RSVP required for this event.
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Clue Live on Stage!
Friday, February 6, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.
How to Defend Yourself
Friday, February 6, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that abide in each of us.
Clue Live on Stage!
Saturday, February 7, 2026 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.
Clue Live on Stage!
Saturday, February 7, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.
How to Defend Yourself
Saturday, February 7, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that abide in each of us.
Optional Recital: Nathan Ortiz, percussion
Sunday, February 8, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Optional Recital: Nathan Ortiz, percussion
Nathan Ortiz, percussion
Drew Hansen, percussion
Ava Chopskie, percussion
Peyton Flynn, percussion
Shaun Everson, percussion
This event is free and open to the public.
Clue Live on Stage!
Sunday, February 8, 2026 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Murder and blackmail are on the menu when six mysterious guests assemble at Boddy Manor for a night they’ll never forget! Was it Mrs. Peacock in the study with the knife? Or was it Colonel Mustard in the library with the wrench? Based on the fan-favorite 1985 Paramount Pictures movie and inspired by the classic Hasbro board game, Clue is the ultimate whodunit that will leave you dying of laughter and keep you guessing until the final twist.
How to Defend Yourself
Sunday, February 8, 2026 2:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that abide in each of us.
Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #4
Sunday, February 8, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #4
This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.
This concert is free and open to the public.
Chamber Music: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute
Sunday, February 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Chamber Music: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute
Sayyod Mirzomurodov, clarinet
Alec Gabel, oboe
Keegan Hockett, bassoon
Ana Clark, flute
This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.
View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/952038
This concert is free and open to the public.
How to Defend Yourself
Wednesday, February 11, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that abide in each of us.
How to Defend Yourself
Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that abide in each of us.