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Exhibit Opening Celebration for 'Hey Buddy, I’m Bill' with Special Guest Barry Morrow

Sep 12, 2023

05:30 PM - 07:30 PM

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Black and white photo of two men standing together in formal tuxedos under a palm tree. One man is younger and has chin-length dark hair. The other man is older and bald and has a long gray beard. They are getting ready to attend the Golden Globe Awards.

Enjoy refreshments and an open house in recognition of the fall 2023 Main Library Gallery exhibit, Hey Buddy, I’m Bill, curated by Jen Knights and Brad Ferrier. Following the reception, join us next door in Shambaugh Auditorium for a short performance by Combined Efforts Dance Company and a talk by Emmy and Academy Award-winning screenwriter Barry Morrow about his friendship with Bill Sackter. 

Event Schedule 
5:30 – 6:30 p.m.: Reception and open house with curators Jen Knights and Brad Ferrier 
5:45 p.m.: Brief remarks from Knights and Ferrier in the Main Library Gallery 
6:30 p.m.: Combined Efforts Dance Company performance and talk by special guest Barry Morrow in Shambaugh Auditorium (please RSVP)
 
The Main Library Gallery is open from 9 a.m. - 8 p.m. on Tuesdays. 

To RSVP for Barry Morrow's talk at 6:30 p.m. in Shambaugh Auditorium, please click here. Seating is first come, first served, but an RSVP helps us plan for attendance.

A recording of Barry's talk will be available online at a later date.

About the exhibit:  
Hey Buddy, I’m Bill shares the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. Sackter was an advocate for people with intellectual disabilities and was beloved in Iowa City and beyond.  

Learn more about the exhibit at lib.uiowa.edu/gallery.   

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