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Iowa New Play Festival

Friday, May 7, 2027 (all day)
Theatre Building
We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building, featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.
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Joel Ross' Good Vibes

Friday, May 7, 2027 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
A blur of mallets, talent, and ideas, Joel Ross brings positive vibes to the vibraphone.
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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II

Friday, May 7, 2027 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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Joel Ross' Good Vibes

Friday, May 7, 2027 9:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
A blur of mallets, talent, and ideas, Joel Ross brings positive vibes to the vibraphone.
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Senior Recital: Micah Truesdell, cello

Saturday, May 8, 2027 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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University Choir and Voxman Chorale Concert

Saturday, May 8, 2027 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public. Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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Kantorei and Camerata Singers Concert

Saturday, May 8, 2027 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public. Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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Audra McDonald: Audra Goes to Hollywood

Sunday, May 9, 2027 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Join us on Mother’s Day as Audra McDonald—winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy, recipient of the National Medal of Arts, and one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people—returns to the Hancher stage to perform beloved songs from the silver screen.

Composers Workshop IV

Sunday, May 9, 2027 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public. Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Sunday, May 16, 2027 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo is a monthly workshop held at the museum on Sunday afternoons. It is free to attend and suitable for all skill levels. Registration is required to secure a spot.

Each session focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection, led by Iowa City-based artist, Robert Caputo. The sessions will begin with an introduction and discussion of the selected work. Participants will be encouraged to pursue their own visions and to take inspiration from the artworks in...

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Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Sunday, May 23, 2027 2:30pm to 4:15pm
Stanley Museum of Art

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. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.

Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...