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Jun 1, 2023

Jun 1, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Join Anna Holland, associate curator of the Iowa Women’s Archives, for a free virtual lunchtime talk on June 1 at noon. Advance registration required to receive the event link: Register Here The current Main Library Gallery exhibition, Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City, briefly explores several decades of local queer history and includes a large selection of original items from the Iowa Women’s Archives. While many collections in IWA contain clear documentation of the struggle for LGBTQ+...

Jun 2, 2023

Jun 2, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Jun 10, 2023

Jun 10, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Art Dog by Thacher Hurd is an action-packed story about Arthur Dog, a mild-mannered museum guard by day and his alter ego, the mysterious, masked superhero that fights crimes in the streets of Dogopolis with his magical paint brush powers. After the story listening to the story, kids will work together to create a colorful mural masterpiece. Workshop led by Debra Marqusee. Stanley Creates is planned with families in mind; UI students are also welcome to attend. Children must be accompani...

Jun 15, 2023

Jun 15, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Join The Englert on Thursday, June 15 for a special event in the University of Iowa Libraries’ Main Library Gallery. Against the backdrop of the gallery's Out & About: Queer Life in Iowa City exhibit, Iowa City musicians Alyx Rush and Blake Shaw will give a short performance and have a conversation with UI lecturer Sarah Suhadolnik about life as queer artists in Eastern Iowa. The event starts at noon and is free and open to the public. Please RSVP here.   Alyx Rush is a sonic sorcerer who ...

Jun 17, 2023

Jun 17, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Join the Pentacrest Museums in partnership with UI liveWELL and UI Facilities Management for guided strolls on campus featuring the ecological diversity, symbolism, history, and lore of our trees. We'll dedicate some time once each season to these nature walk & talks for discovery in a program—designed for you—with resilience and curiosity in mind. Meet outside near the main entrance to Macbride Hall, at the bottom of the stairs on the eastside of the building. Rain, snow, or shine (we res...

Jun 23, 2023

Jun 23, 2023

12:00 PM

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Tree Tours are back: this time, we’ll bring opportunity for connectedness, wonder, and movement closer to our friends across the river. New route, new trees, same wonderful experience. Join the Pentacrest Museums in partnership with liveWELL and UI Facilities Management for guided strolls on campus featuring the ecological diversity, symbolism, history, and lore of our trees. We'll use the lunch hour once in the spring (on Arbor Day!), summer, autumn, and winter on these nature walk & talks...

Jul 7, 2023

Jul 7, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Jul 8, 2023

Jul 8, 2023

9:00 AM - 12:00 PM

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What types of plants, animals, and fungal life might you find at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory? Let's find out!  Join researchers in collecting, observing, and recording biodiversity at the Ashton Prairie Living Laboratory in our 3rd Annual BioBlitz. Your findings will inform a major research project and will contribute to the third data point in a multi-year documentation of how diversity changes at this site over time. Collections will be housed with the UI Museum of Natural Histor...

Jul 8, 2023

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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Big Dog…Little Dog by P. D. Eastman is a classic canine story starring Fred and Tedd Mutts, who are opposites in every way and still best friends. Following the story, kids will make an art project related to the concepts of size, color, and opposites. Workshop led by Debra Marqusee. Stanley Creates is planned with families in mind; UI students are also welcome to attend. Children must be accompanied by an adult. Space is limited. Please reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com...

Jul 10, 2023

Jul 10, 2023

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

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Mark your calendars to take part in our 100-Word Microstory Contest—a free online writing competition for a variety of age groups. You don't have to be an Iowa Writers' Workshop grad—or even have participated in a flash writing contest before—to join in the fun. Just create a story in 100 words or less that uses one of two specific writing prompts. We will announce the writing prompts on our website on Monday, July 10, 2023, at 9 a.m. CDT. Learn more: https://www.foriowa.org/write-now/mic...

Aug 4, 2023

Aug 4, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Aug 11, 2023

Aug 11, 2023

All Day

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OSA educators will be joining the Meskwaki Cultural Center and Museum staff in the History Exhibit tent at the 107th Annual Meskwaki Powwow! Learn about archaeology and OSA's Tribal partnerships. Chat to archaeologists and try some hands-on games and activities! The event runs for four days—OSA will be in attendance on Friday and Saturday.

Sep 1, 2023

Sep 1, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Sep 15, 2023

Sep 15, 2023

8:00 PM

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Kicking Off Hispanic Heritage Month, JOIN US for “Estamos Aquí: An All Latin Celebration.” Estamos Aquí is a student-organized artistic showcase designed to celebrate Latin culture, art, and community. At the same time, providing a safe, fun, and interactive space for Latin students to explore what it means to be aquí.  Comenzando el Mes de la Herencia Hispana, ÚNETE A nosotros para “Estamos Aquí: Una Celebración Latino”. Estamos Aquí es un escaparate artístico organizado por estudiantes di...

Oct 6, 2023

Oct 6, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Oct 13, 2023

Oct 13, 2023

7:30 PM

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L’amico Fritz is a feel-good romantic comedy set amidst cherry orchards and vineyards. Fritz Kobus is a wealthy landowner who has sworn to remain a bachelor. However, Fritz's friend, the rabbi David, bets him his vineyard that within a year, he will get married. On Fritz's birthday, Suzel, the young daughter of Fritz's tenant, arrives with a gift of flowers. After learning that Suzel is to be married soon, Fritz realizes that he has actually fallen in love with the girl.

Oct 14, 2023

Oct 14, 2023

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

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Join the Pentacrest Museums in partnership with UI liveWELL and UI Facilities Management for guided strolls on campus featuring the ecological diversity, symbolism, history, and lore of our trees. We'll dedicate some time once each season to these nature walk & talks for discovery in a program—designed for you—with resilience and curiosity in mind. Meet outside near the main entrance to Macbride Hall, at the bottom of the stairs on the eastside of the building. Rain, snow, or shine (we res...

Oct 15, 2023

Oct 15, 2023

2:00 PM

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L’amico Fritz is a feel-good romantic comedy set amidst cherry orchards and vineyards. Fritz Kobus is a wealthy landowner who has sworn to remain a bachelor. However, Fritz's friend, the rabbi David, bets him his vineyard that within a year, he will get married. On Fritz's birthday, Suzel, the young daughter of Fritz's tenant, arrives with a gift of flowers. After learning that Suzel is to be married soon, Fritz realizes that he has actually fallen in love with the girl.

Oct 20, 2023

Oct 20, 2023

12:00 PM

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Tree Tours are back: this time, we’ll bring opportunity for connectedness, wonder, and movement closer to our friends across the river. New route, new trees, same wonderful experience. Join the Pentacrest Museums in partnership with liveWELL and UI Facilities Management for guided strolls on campus featuring the ecological diversity, symbolism, history, and lore of our trees. We'll use the lunch hour once in the spring (on Arbor Day!), summer, autumn, and winter on these nature walk & talks...

Oct 26, 2023

Oct 26, 2023

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

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Thursday, October 26 2023 4:30 – 6:00 p.m. Stanley Museum of Art, 160 W. Burlington St.RSVP Mary Cohen, associate professor of music education, Music Making in U.S. Prisons (co-authored by Stuart P. Duncan). Samantha Zuhlke, assistant professor in the School of Planning and Public Affairs, The Profits of Distrust: Citizen-Consumers, Drinking Water, and the Crisis of Confidence in American Government (co-authored by Manuel P. Teodoro and David Switzer) Stephen Warren, professor of histor...

Nov 3, 2023

Nov 3, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...

Nov 10, 2023

Nov 10, 2023

7:30 PM - 7:30 PM

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The Department of Dance is excited to present a rich program of both new and re-staged works by faculty members and creative collaborators, as well as a work by our distinguished guest choreographer, Aaron Samuel Davis.

Dec 1, 2023

Dec 1, 2023

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

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Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces. Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists. Tell a friend, grab a notebook, and join us on the first Friday of each month. We'll provide a new inspo prompt for each sessio...