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Kantorei & Camerata Concert

Friday, May 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Kantorei & Camerata Concert

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II

Friday, May 8, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Dance Graduate Concert

Friday, May 8, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts. Join us as we celebrate one part of the full range of creative work happening at the University of Iowa. Keep an eye out for more posts this spring featuring #NewWorkCity: a nod to the...

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Deep Fried Dolphins

Friday, May 8, 2026 9:00pm to 11:00pm
Theatre Building
By Cianon Jones
Directed by Josh Turner
Part of Iowa New Play Festival – Production Series

Recital: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute

Saturday, May 9, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA III Recital: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute

Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute
Mariya Akhadjanova, piano

This event is free and open to the public.

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UI Choir & Voxman Chorale Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Choir & Voxman Chorale Concert

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This event is free and open to the public.

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Dance Graduate Concert

Saturday, May 9, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater

Free and open to the public.

This performance will feature works choreographed by graduate students from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.

It's all part of #NewWorkCity, the spring initiative by #PerformingArtsAtIowa to highlight new work created by our talented graduate students in the performing arts. Join us as we celebrate one part of the full range of creative work happening at the University of Iowa. Keep an eye out for more posts this spring featuring #NewWorkCity: a nod to the...

MA Recital: Yu (Tracy) Qian, organ

Sunday, May 10, 2026 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

MA Recital: Yu (Tracy) Qian, organ

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

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Brad Mehldau Trio

Sunday, May 10, 2026 6:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Expression and abstraction characterize the music of an indispensable jazz trio.
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Brad Mehldau Trio

Sunday, May 10, 2026 8:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Expression and abstraction characterize the music of an indispensable jazz trio.
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Drawing Salon with Robert Caputo

Sunday, May 17, 2026 2:00pm to 3:30pm
Stanley Museum of Art

The Drawing Salon focuses on drawing artworks from the museum's collection. Each session will focus on a different artwork. 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 the gallery.

Pencils and sketchbooks/paper are the only artmaking materials allowed in the galleries. The museum has golf pencils with erasers and clipboards for participants to use. Stools...

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Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Sunday, May 24, 2026 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...

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James Dixon and the “Thefts” of the U.S. Seventh Army Symphony

Wednesday, June 3, 2026 12:00pm to 1:00pm
Virtual

Join exhibition co-curator Sarah Suhadolnik for an online lecture as she explores James Dixon's time in the U.S. Army, where he developed both his signature fortitude and his technique for conducting opera. Please register in advance to receive the webinar link. All are welcome to attend this free event.

About the lecture:
James Dixon toured Germany with the U.S. Seventh Army Symphony in the 1950s, an experience that launched his professional career as a conductor. Learn about the fly-by-night...

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Gillian Welch & David Rawlings

Wednesday, August 5, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium

Part of Hancher's 2026-2027 Season
Co-presented by Hancher Auditorium and The Englert Theatre

A vital duo imbues their acoustic sound with power, beauty, and depth of feeling.

The rich and remarkable careers of Gillian Welch and David Rawlings have made them essential pillars of modern acoustic music. That widely acknowledged reality was reinforced when their most recent album, Woodland, won the 2025 Grammy Award for Best Folk Album. Welch describes the music of Woodland as “a swirl of...

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Fall Welcome Concert: Sierra Ferrell

Friday, August 28, 2026 6:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
One of the brightest young luminaries in roots music today, Sierra Ferrell brings a dose of beautifully strange magic to everything she touches and enchants audiences with her high-spirited live performances.

This American rock band brings together indie hooks, sprawling improvisation, and driving rhythm to capture the ears of its dedicated and ever-growing fanbase. We invite the campus and community to a fun-filled evening of music by the Iowa River.