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Brentano String Quartet at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop

Thursday, October 8, 2026 1:00pm
Dey House
The Iowa Writers’ Workshop, Hancher Auditorium, and the Iowa String Quartet Residency Program present the Brentano String Quartet for an intimate hour-long afternoon concert at the Iowa Writers’ Workshop Frank Conroy Reading Room.
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Concert Band and Symphony Band Concert

Thursday, October 8, 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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Global Express

Thursday, October 8, 2026 7:30pm
Theatre Building

Students from the UI Department of Theatre Arts bring the page to life in an evening of staged readings of work by the International Writing Program Fall Residents.

Global Express is a unique opportunity for writers from around the world and performers at Iowa to meet, work together, and present their work live on stage. Global Express, now, in its 25th year, help us to recognize our common humanity while celebrating our differences. The Express, part dramatic reading, part solo-turn, part poetry...

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Black Pop Music Ensemble Concert

Friday, October 9, 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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The Government Inspector

Friday, October 9, 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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Joshua Redman Quartet

Saturday, October 10, 2026 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Rooted in tradition, driven by curiosity, and defined by nuance, Redman embraces the in-between.
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Collaborative Performance: Dance x International Writing Program

Saturday, October 10, 2026 7:30pm
Space Place Theater
An Iowa tradition connects writers from around the world and Department of Dance students.
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The Government Inspector

Saturday, October 10, 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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Joshua Redman Quartet

Saturday, October 10, 2026 9:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Rooted in tradition, driven by curiosity, and defined by nuance, Redman embraces the in-between.
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The Government Inspector

Sunday, October 11, 2026 2:00pm
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.

Almita Vamos, violin and Ksenia Nosikova, piano

Sunday, October 11, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Almita Vamos, violin and Ksenia Nosikova, piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Center for New Music Concert I

Sunday, October 11, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

https://cnm.uiowa.edu/

This concert is free and open to the public.

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

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Snarky Puppy

Monday, October 12, 2026 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
We say this with full sincerity and zero snark: You do not want to miss this band.
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Oboe Faculty Recital

Monday, October 12, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Oboe Faculty Recital

Heather Macdonald, oboe.

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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Quey Percussion Duo

Wednesday, October 14, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Quey Percussion Duo

Learn more about the Quey Percussion Duo here: https://qpdmusic.com/index.html

This concert will be have on stage seating.

This concert is free and open to the public.

Canceled