Live from Prairie Lights | Julie Orringer - 'Luna, Phoenix, Queen'

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Julie Orringer will read from her new book, 'Luna, Phoenix, Queen'
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Dance Thesis I Concert: Olivia Farmerie

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 7:30pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate student Olivia Farmerie from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Symphony Band - 60th Anniversary Celebration of the 1966 Europe/USSR Tour Band

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Concert program will be available here: https://performingarts.uiowa.edu/digital-programs/music.

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

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Gold and Hawk Combo Concert

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public. 

Concert program will be available here: https://performingarts.uiowa.edu/digital-programs/music.

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The JACK Quartet

Wednesday, November 18, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Additional information about the concert and performers can be found here: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/season-61-concert-7

Concert program will be available here: https://performingarts.uiowa.edu/digital-programs/music.

Punk in 50 Pieces

Thursday, November 19, 2026 4:00pm
English-Philosophy Building

Co-sponsored by the School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Obermann Center.

Punk in 50 Pieces retells the story of punk’s cultural earthquake. Kevin Dettmar traces the evolution of this rock ‘n’ roll revolution, revealing how classic early punk (The Ramones, Patti Smith, Iggy Pop) gave birth to both post-punk (Joy Division, Siouxsie and the Banshees, Gang of Four) and New Wave (Talking Heads, Blondie, Devo).Standing beside classic works such as Please Kill Me, Lipstick Traces, Rip It...

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Dance Thesis I Concert: Olivia Farmerie

Thursday, November 19, 2026 7:30pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate student Olivia Farmerie from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

Iowa Trombone Choir

Thursday, November 19, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Iowa Trombone Choir
Omar Elmusa, Andrew Deaver, Zachary Bethel, and Jonathan Allen, conductors.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Concert program will be available here: https://performingarts.uiowa.edu/digital-programs/music.

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

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Ethan Simmons-Patterson

Thursday, November 19, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A hilarious UI alum returns to the town where he cut his comedic teeth.
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Ethan Simmons-Patterson

Thursday, November 19, 2026 9:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A hilarious UI alum returns to the town where he cut his comedic teeth.
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Recital: Piano Prophecies, Henrique Rabelo

Friday, November 20, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

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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Dance Thesis I Concert: Olivia Farmerie

Friday, November 20, 2026 7:30pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate student Olivia Farmerie from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Drew Hansen Senior Percussion Recital

Friday, November 20, 2026 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, November 22, 2026 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, November 29, 2026 2:00pm to 3:45pm
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...