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Hänsel und Gretel

Saturday, October 17, 2026 7:30pm
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
Lost in the woods after wandering from home, siblings Hänsel and Gretel encounter a mysterious cottage filled with tempting treats—and a witch with sinister intentions. Engelbert Humperdinck's beloved opera transforms the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale into a lush, magical adventure featuring unforgettable melodies and soaring choruses.
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Alonzo King LINES Ballet

Saturday, October 17, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
An “Irreplaceable Dance Treasure” (Dance Heritage Coalition), King reigns in contemporary ballet.
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A Urinal Play

Saturday, October 17, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building

By Ephram Sinnwell

Lemon, Lime, and Grapefruit, three lifelong friends, have been pissing together twice a day every Monday – Friday for five years until one day a dude who just can’t hang shows up. What the fuck happens next?

Part of Theatre Arts' Workshop Series

Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

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The Government Inspector

Saturday, October 17, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
When a small Russian town receives word that an undercover government inspector is headed their way to root out corruption, the town’s leaders panic and desperately try to maintain their status quo...by any means necessary. Greed, mistaken identity, ambition, and a healthy dose of stupidity steer Jeffrey Hatcher’s witty adaptation of Gogol’s timeless satirical farce.
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A Urinal Play

Sunday, October 18, 2026 2:00pm
Theatre Building

By Ephram Sinnwell

Lemon, Lime, and Grapefruit, three lifelong friends, have been pissing together twice a day every Monday – Friday for five years until one day a dude who just can’t hang shows up. What the fuck happens next?

Part of Theatre Arts' Workshop Series

Tickets:
Tickets for workshops and galleries are free of charge; however, you must obtain a ticket at the door and seating is limited.

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Hänsel und Gretel

Sunday, October 18, 2026 2:00pm
Coralville Center for the Performing Arts
Lost in the woods after wandering from home, siblings Hänsel and Gretel encounter a mysterious cottage filled with tempting treats—and a witch with sinister intentions. Engelbert Humperdinck's beloved opera transforms the classic Brothers Grimm fairy tale into a lush, magical adventure featuring unforgettable melodies and soaring choruses.
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Playwrights Workshop Reading: Luggage Baby

Monday, October 19, 2026 5:30pm
Theatre Building

By Darrin Terpstra

You came to America on a plane. Your mother likes to say the plane was her womb, and the landing was your birth.

Please be advised this play contains content about grief, racism, and conservative Christianity.

Part of Theatre Arts' Reading Series

Tickets:
Tickets for readings are free of charge; seating is limited.

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Giorgos Kontis, Grant Wood Fellow in Painting and Drawing, 2026-2027

Tuesday, October 20, 2026 5:30pm
Visual Arts Building

The work of Giorgos Kontis focuses on abstract painting, on its relationship to a sense of a minimum and to a language that is both latent and elliptical. The function of the painted image and the relationship it may build with the viewer become central in his practice. Giorgos studied at the Athens School of Fine Arts, at the Academy of Visual Arts (AdBK) in Munich and at the University of Arts (UdK) in Berlin. He holds an MFA from the St.Joost Academy in Breda, the Netherlands, and a PhD in...

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3-Minute Portraits

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 10:30am to 12:15pm
Stanley Museum of Art

Concepts in Drawing, an upper-level drawing class in the Painting Drawing area of the School of Art, Art History and Design, SAAHD, will be doing free, 3-minute drawing portraits of visitors and staff Wednesday, Oct. 21, 10:30 a.m.–12:10 pm.

Come one, come all!

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Curator Guided Tour in the Main Library Gallery

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 4:00pm to 5:30pm
University of Iowa Main Library
Join co-curators Collin Vandewalle and Lindsay Moen for a special guided exhibit tour and treats.
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Spooky Night @ The Museum

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 5:00pm to 7:00pm
Old Capitol Museum

Happy Spooky Szn, Hawkeyes!

The Pentacrest Museums are excited to put on Spooky Night @ The Museum, open for all of our campus and community to enjoy. We'll keep the Old Capitol Museum open after hours for guests to find a treat and roam the galleries. Stumble upon docents with some slightly spooky history to share with you in our galleries like the original University President's Office, the original UI Library, and the original Iowa House Chamber where our Iowa Constitution was first drafted...

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Iowa City Book Festival | Mark Leidner - 'Elegy for Pangaea'

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Mark Leidner’s third poetry collection, 'Elegy for Pangaea', is as funny, strange, and epic as his two previous collections
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Tank and the Bangas

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
A fusion of styles grabs hold of the heart, the mind, and the soul.
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What Makes a Great Story?: Panel Discussion with Franklin Leonard and Ben Percy | Moderated By Rachel Yoder and Dean Bakopoulos

Wednesday, October 21, 2026 7:30pm to 9:00pm
Voxman Music Building
What separates a good story from a truly unforgettable one? Join acclaimed novelist, screenwriter, and comics writer Benjamin Percy and Franklin Leonard, founder and CEO of The Black List, for a wide-ranging conversation about the craft, business, and cultural impact of storytelling.
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Braxton Cook

Friday, October 23, 2026 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Elided genre lines and expansive talent create endlessly intriguing music.