Events Calendar

Apr 3, 2025

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

The first of two lectures bridging narrative media by David LaRocca, author or contributing editor of twenty books, including Metacinema, The Philosophy of Documentary Film, and Television with Stanley Cavell in Mind. In today’s talk, LaRocca reacts to an episode of Black Mirror in which a streaming platform offers a metacritique of its own existence—and a possible near-term future for its wares. In the midst of an emerging AI takeover, the refractive parable forecasts the further pulv...

Apr 3, 2025

6:00 PM

TICKETS: Available through The Englert Theatre both online and in person. Full festival passes are on sale now online and at The Englert’s box office. 4:30 p.m. – Doors open to the public 5:00 p.m. -- Lobby bar open 6:00 p.m. -- Stanley Café concessions open 6:00–7:00 p.m. – Reading and Q&A with Rachel Kushner in conversation with Kim Gordon. 7:30–8:15 p.m. – LA LOM 8:50–10:00 p.m. – Kim Gordon Hancher Auditorium is again thrilled to host the opening ceremonies of Mission Creek Fe...

Apr 3, 2025

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for insightful talks by artists Sonya Clark and Taiye Idahor, followed by a conversation with Cory Gundlach, Curator of African Art. Both Clark and Idahor, whose works are included in the Stanley’s collection, explore critical themes of identity, memory, and cultural heritage through their art, with a shared interest in the visual and symbolic power of hair. Their multidisciplinary approaches, spanning sculpture, textiles, and more, create compelling nar...

Apr 3, 2025

7:30 PM

Guest Artist Recital: Yu Tamaki Hoso, trombone This concert is free and open to the public.  View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943843

Apr 4, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Ritwik Banerji: Timbral Navigation and Dancing in Virtual Space Rich in variation across musical culture and history, spatial and kinetic metaphors have frequently been key discursive frames for understanding musical structure. So what happens if we attempt to take them quite literally and exploit them as the basis for composition or improvisation? In this talk, I describe my work in a project to take such metaphors quite seriously through the development of a variety of interactive audiovi...

Apr 4, 2025

3:00 PM

Literary Agent William Callahan will be giving a Publishing Q&A at the Nonfiction Writing House on Friday, April 4 at 3 p.m. William Callahan is an Inkwell Management agent and editor based in New York City. He is responsible for representing and managing the careers of a diverse roster of authors and literary talents. Prior to his current role, Callahan received his degree from the University of Iowa, where he honed his skills and passion for the publishing industry. Join us at the Nonfict...

Apr 4, 2025

4:30 PM - 6:30 PM

The second of two lectures bridging narrative media by David LaRocca, author or contributing editor of twenty books, including Werner Herzog / Rogue Filmmaker, The Philosophy of Charlie Kaufman, and Movies with Stanley Cavell in Mind. In today’s talk, LaRocca responds to an episode of Documentary Now! in which the parody series weighs in on the aesthetics of Werner Herzog’s persona, including tests of the epiphenomenon’s ethics, (faux) gravitas, and self-aware humor. Here metafilmmaking...

Apr 4, 2025

7:30 PM

Live Fieldwork in Astromusicology While astromusicologists have explored the musical practices of nearby planets like Brazil, India, Java, Palestine, etc., they have yet to conduct ethnographic fieldwork in more distant reaches of the universe. In this concert, the Society for Astromusicology explores the musical practices of the Maxineans, inhabitants of a distant region of our universe ruled by the spirit of Maxine, who has corrupted the laws of physics such that all sound was always alre...

Apr 4, 2025

7:30 PM

This event has been canceled.

Apr 5, 2025

1:30 PM

Optional Joint Recital: Jace Barry & Anna Kelly, trumpet Jace Barry, trumpet Anna Kelly, trumpet This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 5, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for four discussions of Toni Morrison's Beloved and the exhibition it's a fine thing, led by the Stanley’s curator of special projects and author of What Napoleon Could Not Do, Derek (DK) Nnuro. Register for each session by clicking the dates below, capped at 30 participants:  Feb. 15 (Pages 1 - 59) March 8 (Pages 60 - 195) April 5 (Pages 199 - 277) May 10 (Pages 281 - 324) Iowa City is one of 62 communities nationwide participating in the 2023-2024 NEA Big Read. From Februa...

Apr 5, 2025

3:00 PM

Iowa Percussion Spectacular This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943844 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 5, 2025

3:00 PM

Torrey Peters, alum of the Nonfiction Writing Program will read from her new book Stag Dance at Prairie Lights Books on Saturday, April 5 at 3 p.m. Reception to follow - 4:30pm at The Nonfiction Writing House - 530 N. Clinton St., Iowa City. Torrey Peters, NWP 2009, will publish Stag Dance: A Novel and Stories, with Penguin Random House in March 2025.

Apr 5, 2025

3:30 PM

This event has been canceled.

Apr 5, 2025

3:30 PM

Optional Chamber Recital: Seamark Quartet Renee Santos, violin Michael Klyce, violin Oliver Bostian, viola Katie Forbush, cello This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 5, 2025

5:30 PM

Sigma Alpha Iota MIT Fundraising Recital Abbey Ballauer, alto sax Laura Otting, alto sax, voice Carly Fedler, alto sax Mayelin Castillo, alto sax Amanda Baker, alto sax, organ, piano Katherine Taylor: Tenor sax Penelope Taylor, tenor sax Grace Walker, horn Julie Brachman, flute Annabelle Temple, clarinet Lauren Carley, oboe Lucy Walker, oboe Zoe Dorr, percussion Zayda Martin, tuba Ava Burmahl, voice Maddie Manternach, voice Jennah Skelton, voice Allison Rollinger, voice Mc...

Apr 5, 2025

7:30 PM

Oboe Studio Recital This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943845 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 6, 2025

11:30 AM

Senior Recital: Wayne Joseph, viola This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943846 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 6, 2025

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

Join us for a tour of the Stanley Museum of Art's latest exhibition, it's a fine thing. This tour is presented in conjunction with the NEA Big Read and will draw connections between the show and Toni Morrison's novel Beloved. . This tour is part of the Sundays with the Docents program where Stanley docents create unique tours to share with our audiences throughout the year. Registration is strongly recommended. Walk-ins are welcome, but tours are capped at 20 participants. Reserve your spo...

Apr 6, 2025

1:30 PM

Piano Sundays at the Old Capitol Piano Sundays returns for the 2024-25 season! The University of Iowa School of Music, in partnership with the Old Capitol Museum and West Music, is proud to host this annual tradition. Performances will be held in the beautiful Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber this year, performed on their historic, rebuilt Steinway grand piano “Rose.” This is an incredible opportunity for the community to see and hear the university’s talented piano students and faculty in...

Apr 6, 2025

1:30 PM

Senior Recital: Kiernan Matlock, tenor Kiernan Matlock, tenor Mariya Akhadjanova, piano Intersection A Capella This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 6, 2025

5:30 PM

Joint Optional Recital: Finley Marie Rose McVay, soprano; Raimundo San Martin Montero, tenor Finley Marie Rose McVay, soprano Raimundo San Martin Montero, tenor Halie Augustus, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943847 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 6, 2025

7:30 PM

Clarinet Studio Recital View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943848 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 7, 2025

7:30 PM

Faculty Chamber Concert: Sanders, Rutledge, Arnone, and Lee Jeremiah Sanders, baritone Christine Rutledge, viola Anthony Arnone, cello Doreen Lee, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943849 This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 7, 2025

7:30 PM

Buxtehude by Candlelight: Organ Studio Recital View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943850 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 8, 2025

11:00 AM

School of Music Convocation: A conversation with the GRAMMY-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet  This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This event is free and open to the public. 

Apr 8, 2025

7:30 PM

Guest Chamber Recital: Akropolis Reed Quintet This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943851 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 9, 2025

5:00 PM

Obermann Center Working Groups provide space, structure, and discretionary funding ($500 per year for 3 years) for groups led by faculty that may include advanced graduate students, staff members, and community members with a shared intellectual interest. Groups have used this opportunity to explore new work and to share their own research, to organize a symposium, and to develop grant proposals. This program allows participants from across the campus and beyond to explore complex issues at ...

Apr 9, 2025

5:30 PM

Optional Joint Recital: Brady Gell, trombone; Jonathon Hughes, french horn Brady Gell, trombone Jonathon Hughes, french horn This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 9, 2025

7:00 PM

Chris Offutt will read from his new novel, The Reluctant Sheriff. Chris Offutt grew up in Haldeman, Kentucky, population 200, a former mining town in the Appalachian hills. His books include Shifty's Boys, The Killing Hills, Country Dark, Kentucky Straight, Out of the Woods, The Good Brother, The Same River Twice, No Heroes, and My Father the Pornographer. He wrote and produced scripts for True Blood, Weeds, and Treme.  His television work was nominated for an Emmy. His work is in many ant...

Apr 10, 2025

5:30 PM

This event has been canceled.

Apr 10, 2025

6:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for the 2025 Bette R. Spriestersbach Endowed Lectureship , featuring Siddhartha V. Shah, PhD, and John Wieland 1958 Director at the Mead Art Museum at Amherst College.  Our Wounds and Our Weapons: Artmaking in India as Liberatory Practice, 1947 to Today Independence from British rule in 1947 signaled the end of nearly 350 years of British occupation, leaving the people of India to grapple with tremendous trauma and the task of building a nation that was...

Apr 10, 2025

7:00 PM

TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A Grammy Award-winning artist with a one-of-a-kind sound — whether she is singing in English or Spanish. When Gaby Moreno finished singing at the Premiere Ceremony of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, host Justin Tranter had this to say: “Guys, that’s one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Her voice is so beaut...

Apr 10, 2025

7:30 PM

University of Iowa Jazz Combos featuring Guest Artist Sean Dobbins UI Black and Gold Combos Guest Artist Sean Dobbins, drums Join us for an unforgettable night of jazz as the University of Iowa Jazz Combos take the stage with special guest artist Sean Dobbins! Under the direction of Prof. Curtis Taylor and Prof. Michael D’Angelo, the Gold Combo & Black Combos will showcase their talents alongside Dobbins in an incredible night of music featuring Jazz standards and contemporary compositio...

Apr 10, 2025

9:00 PM

TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A Grammy Award-winning artist with a one-of-a-kind sound — whether she is singing in English or Spanish. When Gaby Moreno finished singing at the Premiere Ceremony of the 66th Annual Grammy Awards, host Justin Tranter had this to say: “Guys, that’s one of the most beautiful things I have ever heard. Her voice is so beaut...

Apr 11, 2025

7:00 PM

TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A first-call pianist for Wynton and Branford Marsalis takes audiences to the American South via his insistent groove. When we get a text from Branford Marsalis, we pay attention. And when it comes to one of his favorite pianists working today, he told us: “Sean Mason: The real deal. Finally a concept based on actual musi...

Apr 11, 2025

7:00 PM

Writers' Workshop alum, Jonathan Thirkield will read from his latest book, Infinity Pool. Jonathan Thirkield's work explores the boundaries between the human language systems of poetry and code—as forms of expression and as structural models for being. His first collection of poetry, The Waker's Corridor, won the 2008 Walt Whitman Award of the Academy of American Poets. His newest collection, Infinity Pool, was published by the University of Chicago Press' Phoenix Poets series in September ...

Apr 11, 2025

7:30 PM

Rita & La colombe Rita by Gaetano Donizetti and La colombe by Charles Gounod Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Matthew Clarke, Rita, and Yifei (Joey) Sun, La colombe The 2024-2025 opera season will close with a spring production of French One Acts: La colombe and Rita. These obscure yet treasured pieces have enjoyed a recent resurgence in the opera canon. Gounod’s sparkling score accompanies a farcical tale of seduction, while Donizetti’s Rita takes a darkly comic look at power dyna...

Apr 11, 2025

7:30 PM

Guest Artist Recital: Faina Lushtak, piano View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943854 This concert is free and open to the public.   

Apr 11, 2025

9:00 PM

TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Part of Club Hancher A first-call pianist for Wynton and Branford Marsalis takes audiences to the American South via his insistent groove. When we get a text from Branford Marsalis, we pay attention. And when it comes to one of his favorite pianists working today, he told us: “Sean Mason: The real deal. Finally a concept based on actual musi...

Apr 12, 2025

11:30 AM

Joint Optional Recital: Brady McSperrin and Elliot Baughman, trombone Brady McSperrin, trombone Elliot Baughman, trombone This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

11:30 AM

Optional Joint Recital: Marcus Truong, Mackenna Janz, Clark Woltman, Nathan Ortiz, Daniel Peterson; percussion   This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

1:30 PM

Senior Recital: Trevor Bitner, viola This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

1:30 PM

Optional Joint Recital: Ashley Hatland & Shaun Everson, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

3:30 PM

Joint Optional Recital: Isabella Anderson and Ella Boesen, flute Isabella Anderson, flute Ella Boesen, flute This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

3:30 PM

Senior Recital: Anna Cullinan, Horn This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943855 This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 12, 2025

3:30 PM

Optional Recital: Kimmy Moore, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

5:00 PM

Thesis IV Concert – Sophia McLaughlin This performance is free and open to the public. Rain date is April 13 at 5 p.m.

Apr 12, 2025

5:30 PM

Optional Joint Recital: Alison Baldwin & Chris Martin-Trainor, piano Alison Baldwin, piano Chris Martin-Trainor, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

5:30 PM

Optional Recital: Drew Hanson, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

7:30 PM

Rita & La colombe Rita by Gaetano Donizetti and La colombe by Charles Gounod Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Matthew Clarke, Rita, and Yifei (Joey) Sun, La colombe The 2024-2025 opera season will close with a spring production of French One Acts: La colombe and Rita. These obscure yet treasured pieces have enjoyed a recent resurgence in the opera canon. Gounod’s sparkling score accompanies a farcical tale of seduction, while Donizetti’s Rita takes a darkly comic look at power dyna...

Apr 12, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Lauren Carley, oboe This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943856 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 12, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Adults $20 Students & youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd season Awash in both loss and hope, a distinctive singer-songwriter changes the weather in Club Hancher.  Emerging out of Toronto’s vibrant folk scene, Tamara Lindeman, who performs as The Weather Station, debuted a moody, introspective sound with her independently released East EP in 2008. Loyalty, released in 2015, was the first Weather Station album to receive both American and European release and became a critical break...

Apr 12, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA Percussion Chamber Recital: Miles Bohlman Miles Bohlman, percussion McKenna Blenk, percussion Evan Tanner, percussion Ani Perez-Brennan, percussion Sean Everson, percussion Eric Luminais, Flute This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 12, 2025

8:00 PM

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Apr 13, 2025

1:30 PM

Optional Joint Recital: Will Walters & John Haus, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 13, 2025

2:00 PM

Rita & La colombe Rita by Gaetano Donizetti and La colombe by Charles Gounod Directed by Abbigail Coté Conducted by Matthew Clarke, Rita, and Yifei (Joey) Sun, La colombe The 2024-2025 opera season will close with a spring production of French One Acts: La colombe and Rita. These obscure yet treasured pieces have enjoyed a recent resurgence in the opera canon. Gounod’s sparkling score accompanies a farcical tale of seduction, while Donizetti’s Rita takes a darkly comic look at power dyna...

Apr 13, 2025

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

SONG*LINES PROJECT Weaving Village by singing together in places we love.  Spring 2025, Iowa City  In partnership with Grant Wood Art Colony + the University of Iowa School of Music  TO REGISTER,

Apr 13, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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. S...

Apr 13, 2025

3:30 PM

Optional Recital: Ava Chopskie, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 13, 2025

5:30 PM

Optional Recital: Peyton Flynn, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 13, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 29 at 10 a.m. Adults $65 / $45 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season The champion of chamber orchestras and a virtuosic violinist come together for a program of Baroque and Classical masterworks. The violinist, countertenor, and early music specialist Dmitry Sinkovsky joins one of the finest chamber ensembles you’ll find anywhere. Sinkovsky’s technical ability, expressiveness, and sheer speed will be on ...

Apr 13, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Adeleine Hitchman, cello Adeleine Hitchman, cello Madison Brady, cello This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 14, 2025

7:30 PM

Hawk Combo/Combo Workshop Curtis Taylor, director Michael D'Angelo, director View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943857 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 15, 2025

4:30 PM - 6:00 PM

Join the Office of the Vice President for Research and the Office of the Provost as we celebrate faculty and staff who have published books since spring 2023. University leadership will make remarks at 4:30 p.m., followed by short readings by scholars who have recently authored books: Sarah E. Bond, associate professor in the Department of History, and the author of Strike: Labor, Unions, and Resistance in the Roman Empire (Yale University Press, 2025) Jill Wieber Lens, Dorothy M. Willie...

Apr 15, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA Qualifying Recital: Jordan Marbach, saxophone This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943859 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 15, 2025

7:30 PM

Faculty and Guest Chamber Music Recital: Lisa Kozenko, Zoran Jacovcic, Réne Lecuona Lisa Kozenko, Oboé Zoran Jacovcic, viola Réne Lecuona, piano View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943860 This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 15, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA III Recital: Rachel Peters, violin Rachel Peters, violin Minji Kwon, piano Doreen Lee, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943861 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 16, 2025

7:30 PM

Campus Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943862 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 16, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Tickets on sale to the general public: Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Co-commissioned by Hancher Auditorium  American bass-baritone Davóne Tines — heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the most powerful voices of our time” — brings together opera, art song, contemporary classical, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest to tell his deeply personal story of perseverance in ways that embrace all of humanity....

Apr 16, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA III Recital: Xiaowen Tang, bass Xiaowen Tang, bass Hsinhui Liu, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 17, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Nathan Brown will be presenting. Nathan Brown is Professor of English and Canada Research Chair in Poetics at Concordia University, Montreal, where he directs the Centre for Expanded Poetics. He is the author of Baudelaire's Shadow: An Essay on Poetic Determination (MaMa, 2021); Rationalist Empiricism: A Theory of Speculative Critique (Fordham, 2021); and The Limits of Fabrication: Materials Science, Materialist Poetics (Fordham, 2017). His translation of Baudelaire's The Flowers of Evil wa...

Apr 17, 2025

5:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Join us for our last installment of Night at the Museum this academic year, a series of monthly events for UI students that occurs on Thursday nights, when the museum is open late. This month we want to celebrate our student artists! Working with student artists across the University and the Undergraduate Art History Society, we have created our very own student gallery—gallery guide and all! Student works will be displayed in the Stanley's lobby for one night, during this event. Students ...

Apr 17, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA II Recital: Alicia Maiz Alonso, violin Alicia Maiz Alonso, violin Mariya Akhadjanova, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943863 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 17, 2025

7:00 PM

Sanjena Sathian will read from her new novel, Goddess Complex, joined in conversation by Ren Arcamone. Sanjena Sathian is the author of Goddess Complex, published by Penguin Press, and the critically acclaimed novel Gold Diggers, which was named a Top 10 Best Book of 2021 by the Washington Post and longlisted for the Center for Fiction’s First Novel Prize. It won the Townsend Prize for Fiction. Her short fiction appears in The Best American Short Stories, The Atlantic, Conjunctions, One St...

Apr 17, 2025

7:30 PM

Iowa Steel Bands Spring Concert This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943864 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 17, 2025

7:30 PM

Honors Recital: Lucas Wiese Ibarra, saxophone This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 17, 2025

7:30 PM

Guest Artist Recital: Dr. Daniel Burdic, tuba View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943865 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 18, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

Hop to it! In this fun and creative workshop, children will transform ordinary socks into adorable bunny friends. Using rice to fill their bodies and buttons for eyes and noses, kids will design and create their own unique and cuddly companions. Space is limited; please reserve your spot at https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/schools-out-at-the-stanley-april-18/3... Please arrive in time for children to settle in and begin the project at 2 p.m. School's Out at the Stanley is offered on day...

Apr 18, 2025

5:30 PM

Masters Recital: Jose Medrano, jazz studies Carson Parker, Piano Milo Savage-Webster, Drums Marvin Truong, Saxophone Vincent Malan, Saxophone This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 18, 2025

7:30 PM

Optional Recital: Cole Moorhead, saxophone Cole Moorhead, saxophone Casey Dierlam Tse, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 18, 2025

7:30 PM

Faculty Solo Performance: Benjamin Coelho Benjamin Coelho, bassoon Dunn String Quartet This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943866 This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 18, 2025

7:30 PM

Optional Recital: Megan Boskey, trombone This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 18, 2025

8:00 PM

An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow A New Version Adapted by the Ensemble In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People spar...

Apr 19, 2025

1:00 PM

Iowa Center for the Arts (ICA) Final Round Competition Recital This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943867 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 19, 2025

3:30 PM

Optional Masters Recital: Sherry Xia, voice Sherry Xia, voice Danyun Zhao, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 19, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Tickets on sale to the general public: Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season American bass-baritone Davóne Tines — heralded by the Los Angeles Times as “one of the most powerful voices of our time” — brings together opera, art song, contemporary classical, spirituals, gospel, and songs of protest to tell his deeply personal story of perseverance in ways that embrace all of humanity.  In Recital No. 1: MASS, Tines offers ...

Apr 19, 2025

7:30 PM

Graduate Recital: Julia Holleman, Tracy Yu Qian, organ This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 19, 2025

8:00 PM

An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow A New Version Adapted by the Ensemble In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People spar...

Apr 20, 2025

2:00 PM

An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow A New Version Adapted by the Ensemble In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People spar...

Apr 20, 2025

7:30 PM

Center for New Music Ensemble IV More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943868 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 21, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA II Recital: Halie Augustus, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943869 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 21, 2025

7:00 PM

TICKETS Adults $65 / $45 Students & Youth $20* *Limited availablity  Part of Hancher's 52nd season Iron & Wine and Manual Cinema present a beautiful blending of light and shadow. Sam Beam is a singer-songwriter who has been creating music as Iron & Wine for over a decade. Through the course of seven albums, numerous EPs and singles, and the initial volumes of an Archive Series, Iron & Wine has captured the emotion and imagination of listeners with distinctly cinematic songs. That cinem...

Apr 21, 2025

7:30 PM

University Band M. Cory Schmitt, conductor Jarrid Jaynes and Courtney Ridge, guest conductors This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943870 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 21, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA I Recital: Chris Hunley, saxophone Chris Hunley, saxophone Casey Dierlam Tse, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 22, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA II Recital: Thomas Drummond, saxophone Thomas Drummond, saxophone Casey Dierlam Tse, piano Charlotte Leung-Brown, saxophone This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 22, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Jun Le, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943871 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 23, 2025

3:30 PM

DMA III Recital: Maria Torres Melgares, saxophone Maria Torres Melgares, saxophone Casey Dierlam Tse, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 23, 2025

7:30 PM

Ariel Quartet with Orion Weiss, piano The University of Iowa String Quarter Residency Program presents the Ariel Quarter with Orion Weiss, piano. Learn more about the performers here: https://www.arielquartet.com/ https://www.orionweiss.com/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943872 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 23, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Matt Sleep, tuba This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 24, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA Qualifying Recital: Eric Luminais, flute Eric Luminais- Flute Miles Bohlman- Marimba This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 24, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Join us for a compelling panel discussion moderated by Katherine Simóne Reynolds and featuring Kelley Lemon, Naima Green, and Alicia Olushola Ajayi.  This conversation will illuminate the many ways Black artists and practitioners are engaging with ecological narratives, uncovering hidden histories, and shaping future landscapes. This event is held in conjunction with the exhibition, it's a fine thing, currently on view at the Stanley Museum of Art. Moderator: Katherine Simóne Reynolds is...

Apr 24, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Tickets on sale to the general public: Monday, July 29, at 10 a.m. Adults $30 / $20 Students & Youth $10 Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Featuring a Hancher co-commission It's a superstar team-up as a Hancher-favorite ensemble is joined by our composer-in-residence.  The second opportunity of the season to experience Third Coast Percussion (performs with Twyla Tharp Dance) and Jessie Montgomery (performs with PUBLIQuartet), and our 2024–2025 composer-in-residence. The dynamic pr...

Apr 24, 2025

8:00 PM

An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow A New Version Adapted by the Ensemble In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People spar...

Apr 24, 2025

8:00 PM

Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 25, 2025

9:30 AM - 12:00 PM

Friday, April 25 9:30–10:50 a.m., 11 a.m.–noon Audition for Dance Gala 2025 and UI Dance Company for the 2025-2026 season! The audition sign up and survey will be available April 14 at 9 a.m. Get full details at the online callboard: https://callboard.performingarts.uiowa.edu/dance-callboard/dance-auditions 

Apr 25, 2025

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Join us for the Miyawaki Forest Tree Planting as we kick off our project on Arbor Day, Friday, April 25! This exciting initiative aims to plant 4,000 native tree saplings and shrubs using the Miyawaki Method, a technique for densely planting native trees to create bio-diverse and self-sustaining forests. Event Details: Date: Begins on Arbor Day, Friday, April 25 Location: Northeast of Hillcrest Residence Hall, east side of Lot 13 Parking is limited, so we recommend using public transpo...

Apr 25, 2025

5:30 PM

Master's Recital: Vincent Malan, saxophone This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 25, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Location: TBD (Note: This event will not be held at the Stanley Museum of Art). Join us for a special evening of film screenings and conversation with acclaimed filmmakers/artists Christopher Harris and Cameron Granger. This program is part of the Grant Wood Art Colony's 8th Biennial Symposium, Race and Regionalism: Representation in the Heartland, and is held in conjunction with the Stanley Museum of Art's exhibition, it's a fine thing. Featured Films Christopher Harris Distant Sho...

Apr 25, 2025

7:00 PM

Writers' Workshop alum, Michelle Herman will read from her latest book, If You Say So. Michelle Herman's newest book, If You Say So, an essay collection, will be out in spring 2025. The author of nine previous books — the novels Missing, Dog, Devotion, and, most recently, Close-Up; the story collection A New and Glorious Life; three earlier collections of essays, The Middle of Everything, Stories We Tell Ourselves, and Like A Song; and a book for children, A Girl’s Guide to Life — she taugh...

Apr 25, 2025

7:30 PM

This event has been canceled.   

Apr 25, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA III Recital: Michael Klyce, violin Michael Klyce, violin Dr. Minji Kwon, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 25, 2025

7:30 PM

Masters Recital: Elizabeth Cerrito, soprano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943873 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 25, 2025

8:00 PM

An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow A New Version Adapted by the Ensemble In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People spar...

Apr 25, 2025

8:00 PM

Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 26, 2025

11:30 AM

Senior Recital: Sara Lyons, trumpet This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 26, 2025

1:30 PM

Senior Recital: Anna Beth Johnson, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 26, 2025

3:30 PM

Masters Recital: Cal Mason, jazz This event has been canceled. 

Apr 26, 2025

5:30 PM

Optional Chamber Recital: Dolce Brass Bryson Kinnan, tuba Elliot Baughman, trombone Bradley Balster, euphonium Emily Bach, trumpet Natalie Roth, trumpet This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 26, 2025

7:30 PM

Key Change: Piano Revolutionaries Series, Concert #7 This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943874 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 26, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Ethan Elsbernd, baritone Ethan Elsbernd, baritone Dr. Hsin-Hui Liu, piano Dr. Michael Elsbernd, organ Abigail Elsbernd, oboe This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 26, 2025

8:00 PM

An Enemy of the People By Henrik Ibsen Directed by Johanna Kasimow A New Version Adapted by the Ensemble In a small rural town, the economy is flourishing as tourists flock to the local baths, creating palpable optimism in the community. But when a local respected scientist makes a catastrophic discovery that the water supply is contaminated, the future of the town becomes unclear. In a new adaptation, directed by Johanna Kasimow and created with the ensemble, An Enemy of the People spar...

Apr 26, 2025

8:00 PM

Faculty/Grad Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

Apr 27, 2025

1:30 PM

MA Recital: Jacob Fekete, trumpet This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 27, 2025

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

SONG*LINES PROJECT Weaving Village by singing together in places we love   Spring 2025, Iowa City  In partnership with Grant Wood Art Colony + the University of Iowa School of Music  TO REGISTER,

Apr 27, 2025

2:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Spring Semester! 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....

Apr 27, 2025

3:30 PM

Senior Recital: Maya St. Clair, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 27, 2025

3:30 PM

DMA II Recital: Craig Jordan, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943875 This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 27, 2025

3:30 PM

MA Jazz Recital: Cal Mason, drums Cal Mason, drums Ben Williams, bass Joe Shanks, guitar Ben Banta, saxophone This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 27, 2025

5:30 PM

Senior Recital: Amanda Baker, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 27, 2025

5:30 PM

MA Recital: Neile Breiten, french horn Neile Breiten, french Horn Shengbo Shi, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943876 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 27, 2025

7:30 PM

Farewell Recital: Rachel Joselson, Voice This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943877 This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 27, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Sam Ross, saxophone Marvin Truong - Alto sax Carson Parker - Piano Jose Medrano - Bass Milo Savage - Drums This concert is free and open to the public. 

Apr 27, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Kade Ferchen, tenor Kade Ferchen, tenor Halie Augustus, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 28, 2025

7:30 PM

Concert Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943878 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 28, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA Qualifying Recital: Sarah Hachtman, soprano Sarah Hachtman, voice Halie Augustus, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 29, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA Recital: Christina Leigh Stephenson, cello This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943879 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 29, 2025

7:30 PM

Johnson County Landmark This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943880 This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 29, 2025

7:30 PM

MA Recital: Luis Enrique Infante Hernandez, violin This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 30, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA I Recital: Shengbo Shi, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

Apr 30, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA Qualifying Recital: Hyewon Lee, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/node/943881 This concert is free and open to the public.

May 1, 2025

7:00 PM

Forefront & the Black Pop Music Ensemble Forefront (UI Jazz Faculty Ensemble) & the Black Pop Music Ensemble is excited to present a joint concert at Iowa City’s iconic Wildwood Smokehouse & Saloon! Join as we perform selections by some of the world’s most iconic artists including Roy Hargrove, Curtis Mayfield, Sly & The Family Stone, Lakeside & more! You’ll want to be in the house for this one! We look forward to seeing you there! Admission: $5 general admission / $3 students. Advance tic...

May 1, 2025

7:30 PM

Iowa Symphony Band This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 1, 2025

7:30 PM

Center for New Music Ensemble V with Guest Artists: Ligament Duo More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert is free and open to the public.

May 2, 2025

5:30 PM

Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital for International Tuba Day Members of the University of Iowa Tuba Euphonium studio, directed by Professor John Manning and Drew Bonner.   This concert is free and open to the public.

May 2, 2025

7:00 PM

Austin Araujo, Grad Student at the Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from his new book At the Park on the Edge of the Country with Patrycja Humienik at Prairie Lights Books on Friday, May 2 at 7 p.m.  

May 2, 2025

7:30 PM

This event has been canceled.

May 2, 2025

7:30 PM

Masters Recital: Orson Sproule, jazz drum set Orson Sproule, Drum Set Jose Medrano, Bass Vincent Malan, Alto Saxophone Joseph Shanks, Guitar This concert is free and open to the public.

May 2, 2025

7:30 PM

Optional Recital: Anna Marine, piano Anna Marine, piano Corey Lehnertz, cello Isabella Gaspero, violin This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

11:30 AM

Master's Recital: Rebekah Webster, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

1:30 PM

Senior Recital: David Redhage, organ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

1:30 PM

DMA Recital: Theresa Rukavina, violin This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

3:30 PM

DMA Qualifying Recital: Adam Griffiths, tenor Adam Griffiths, tenor Dr. Minji Kwon, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

3:30 PM

DMA I Recital: Kylie Little, viola This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

5:30 PM

Masters Recital: Foo Chen Gui, tenor This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

7:30 PM

Composers' Workshop Concert IV More concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/ This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Kolbe Schnoebelen, trombone Kolbe Schnoebelen - Trombone Casey Dierlam Tse - Piano This concert is free and open to the public.

May 3, 2025

7:30 PM

Optional Joint Recital: Elizabeth Kerr & Celia Phillips, cello; James Kieser, piano Celia Phillips, cello Elizabeth Kerr, cello James Kieser, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

1:30 PM

Senior Recital: Avery Arens, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

1:30 PM

Senior Recital: Zoe Dorr, percussion Zoe Dorr, percussion Shaun Everson, percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

1:30 PM

DMA II Recital: Yestyn Griffith, violin Yestyn Griffith, violin Henrique Rabelo, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

2:00 PM - 5:00 PM

SONG*LINES PROJECT Weaving Village by singing together in places we love.   Spring 2025, Iowa City  In partnership with Grant Wood Art Colony + the University of Iowa School of Music  TO REGISTER,

May 4, 2025

2:00 PM

Black Pop Music Ensemble in the Ped Mall This event is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

3:30 PM

DMA III Recital: Ryan MacDonald, flute This concert is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA II Recital: Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute Caleb J. Estrada-Valentín, flute Mariya Akhadjanova, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

7:30 PM

Jazz Repertory Ensemble This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 4, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA III Recital: Jiarui Mao, soprano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 5, 2025

7:30 PM

Double Bass Studio Recital This concert is free and open to the public.

May 5, 2025

7:30 PM

DMA III Recital: Charmirose Lovelyn G. Durante, violin Charmirose Lovelyn G. Durante, violin Guoyi Fan, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

May 5, 2025

7:30 PM

Complete Organ Works of Johanna Senfter Gregory Hand, organ This concert is free and open to the public.

May 5, 2025

8:00 PM

Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 6, 2025

5:30 PM

DMA Recital III - Michelle Monroe-Kettler, voice This concert is free and open to the public. 

May 6, 2025

7:00 PM

Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City. All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at the Wilder — a restaurant and bar located on the ground floor of the Graduate Hotel, on Iowa City's downtown pedestrian mall. To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch wit...

May 6, 2025

7:30 PM

Dunn Quartet Spring Recital with Professor Benjamin Coelho, bassoon This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public. 

May 6, 2025

7:30 PM

Iowa Trombone Choir Jonathan Allen, Xiaoyu Liu, Brady Gell, Brady McSperrin, Ben Copeland, conductors. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 6, 2025

8:00 PM

Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 7, 2025

5:30 PM

Graduate Recital: XEMBR Quintet Xiaoyu Liu, bass trombone Erica Ohmann, french horn Maxwell Gradisher, trumpet Brady Gell, trombone Robert Krause, trumpet   This concert is free and open to the public.

May 7, 2025

7:30 PM

UI Symphony Orchestra This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 7, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Allison Wright, voice This concert is free and open to the public. 

May 7, 2025

8:00 PM

Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 8, 2025

7:30 PM

Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I The students of the Chamber Music Residency Programs will give their final recitals. This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 8, 2025

8:00 PM

Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 8, 2025

8:00 PM

BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 9, 2025

7:30 PM

Voxman Chorale and Kantorei Concert Andrew Robinson (VC) and Jesse Reed (CS), graduate conductors This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 9, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 9, 2025

7:30 PM

Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II The students of the Chamber Music Residency Programs will give their final recitals. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 9, 2025

7:30 PM

Clarinet Studio Recital This concert is free and open to the public.

May 9, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Brynn Garner-Prouty, viola This concert is free and open to the public.

May 9, 2025

8:00 PM

Iowa New Play Festival We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building featuring full productions and daily readings. Funding for the Iowa New Play Festival is provided by The David and Jean Schaal Fund for Theatre Arts.

May 9, 2025

8:00 PM

BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 10, 2025

11:30 AM

DMA Qualifying Recital: Yimu Wang, piano This concert is free and open to the public.

May 10, 2025

1:30 PM

DMA III Recital: Canlin Qiu, piano Canlin Qiu, piano Mariya Akhadjanova, orchestra piano This concert is free and open to the public.

May 10, 2025

1:30 PM

Non-Major Violin & Viola Recital This concert is free and open to the public.

May 10, 2025

2:00 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 10, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Join us for four discussions of Toni Morrison's Beloved and the exhibition it's a fine thing, led by the Stanley’s curator of special projects and author of What Napoleon Could Not Do, Derek (DK) Nnuro. Register for each session by clicking the dates below, capped at 30 participants:  Feb. 15 (Pages 1 - 59) March 8 (Pages 60 - 195) April 5 (Pages 199 - 277) May 10 (Pages 281 - 324) Iowa City is one of 62 communities nationwide participating in the 2023-2024 NEA Big Read. From Februa...

May 10, 2025

5:30 PM

Senior Recital: Derek Thorn, voice Yimu Wang, Piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public. 

May 10, 2025

7:30 PM

Camerata Singers / University Choir Concert Christopher Ellerston and Katelyn Peterson, graduate conductors This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 10, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 10, 2025

8:00 PM

BFA Concert All performances are free and open to the public. Seating is first come, first served.

May 11, 2025

1:00 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 11, 2025

6:30 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series Since Riverdance first emerged onto the world stage, its fusion of Irish and international dance and music has captured the hearts of millions worldwide. The Grammy Award-winning music and the infectious energy of its mesmerizing ch...

May 11, 2025

7:30 PM

Senior Recital: Sophia Davis, soprano This concert is free and open to the public.

May 12, 2025

All Day

Have you been waiting all school year to make serious progress on your book manuscript, article, or grant application? Jump-start your summer writing project at the Obermann End-of-Year Writing Retreat May 12–16, 2025! Fifteen participants will enjoy a week of quiet productivity apart from the distractions of campus at the beautiful North Ridge Pavilion in Coralville. Daily catered lunches will provide an opportunity for exchange and discussion with other writers across campus. Each day wil...

May 13, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post-its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break — either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

May 14, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post-its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break — either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

May 15, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Make the Stanley your study spot for finals week. We'll have free coffee, lemonade, punch, and snacks available all day Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (10 a.m.–4 p.m.). Stop by for a few hours to study for your exams: grab a snack, replenish your study supplies (we'll have post-its, highlighters, and more) and take a quick break — either by exploring the galleries or playing with a fidget toy.

May 15, 2025

3:00 PM

Guest Chamber Recital: Two Petes and a Pan, percussion duo Peter Naughton, piano and percussion Peter Grubisich, steel pans and percussion This concert is free and open to the public.

May 16, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Two night ticket $100.00 Adults $55 / $45 Students & Youth $20 Presented in collaboration with The Englert Theatre Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Experience the magnetism of a legendary album played in its entirety over two nights. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of the album 69 Love Songs, the Magnetic Fields perform the album in its entirety over the course of two nights at The Englert. Written and recorded entirely by Stephin Merritt, 69 Love Songs gar...

May 17, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Two night ticket $100.00 Adults $55 / $45 Students & Youth $20 Presented in collaboration with The Englert Theatre Part of Hancher's 52nd Season Experience the magnetism of a legendary album played in its entirety over two nights. In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the release of the album 69 Love Songs, the Magnetic Fields perform the album in its entirety over the course of two nights at The Englert. Written and recorded entirely by Stephin Merritt, 69 Love Songs gar...

May 18, 2025

2:00 PM - 3:30 PM

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. S...

May 18, 2025

3:30 PM

Senior Recital: Kate O'Connell, soprano Kate O'Connell, soprano Halie Augustus, piano Élise DesChamps, mezzo-soprano Foo Chen Gui, tenor Ethan Elsbernd, baritone Joshua Nieman, bass This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. This concert is free and open to the public.

May 25, 2025

2:30 PM - 4:15 PM

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop is back for the Spring Semester! 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....

May 30, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, t...

May 31, 2025

2:00 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, t...

May 31, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, t...

Jun 1, 2025

2:00 PM

TICKETS Series subscriptions available for purchase now Individual tickets available to general public beginning at 10 a.m. on July 29 Adults $115 / $89 Students & Youth $115 / $89 / $45 Ticket prices are subject to change Part of Hancher's Broadway Series An uplifting comeback story like no other, TINA – The Tina Turner Musical is the inspiring journey of a woman who broke barriers and became the Queen of Rock ‘n’ Roll. Set to the pulse-pounding soundtrack of her most beloved hits, t...

Sep 2, 2025

7:00 PM

TICKETS Adults $135 / $95 / $65 Students & Youth $25* *Limited tickets available Part of Hancher's 53rd season The beloved singer/songwriter revisits the album that launched his career. Ray LaMontagne’s catalog spans nine full length records, chart topping radio singles, and a Grammy win in addition to multiple Grammy nominations. LaMontagne is on the road — including this first-ever stop in Iowa City — celebrating his first full-length album, Trouble, playing the record in its entiret...

Oct 12, 2025

7:30 PM

TICKETS: Adults $35 Student & Youth $10* *Limited availability  Part of Hancher's 53rd season Indie darlings of the 1990s — steeped in music of the 1960s — crank up their mesmerizing sound. In 2024, Stereolab released Switched On, Vol. 1-5 — which collected all of the band’s singles and rarities — and embarked on a world tour. That tour brings the band to The Englert for a rock concert featuring the hypnotizing rhythms and vocals that made the band innovative and influential. Whether y...