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Iowa Summer Music Camps feature nine free performances
Published: 2013.05.17 | By Christopher Clair | 8:49 AM
Published: 2013.05.17
By Christopher Clair
8:49 AM
Top high-school musicians from throughout the Midwest and other parts of the United States are converging on the University of Iowa for the 2013 Iowa Summer Music Camps. The camps, which run June 9-28, will include nine free concerts. Story
 

All-University String Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra to perform April 28

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2013.04.16 | By Christopher Clair | 07:00 AM

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance featuring the All-University String Orchestra and the UI Chamber Orchestra at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 28, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. Story

UI hosts classics conference

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2013.04.16 | By University Communication and Marketing | 07:00 AM

The University of Iowa hosts a conference this week at which leading regional scholars will talk about the ancient Mediterranean world and its lasting influence on art, architecture, literature, and society. The Classical Association of the Middle West and South annual meeting begins Wednesday and runs through Saturday. Story

New life may spring from UI's ruins

Iowa City Press-Citizen: New life may spring from UI's ruins
Published: 
2013.04.12
Aerial shot of UI art scampus post 2008 flood

Five years after the flood of 2008, two of the most high-profile buildings still standing on the UI campus are scheduled to meet the wrecking ball and will eventually be rebuilt in a story that's part of a three-day series. (Editor's Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Symphony Orchestra to perform April 24

Published: 
2013.04.15 | By Christopher Clair | 11:33 AM

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the UI Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of William LaRue Jones, at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 24, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union. Story

Writers' Workshop alumna Amend to read April 15

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2013.04.15 | By Christopher Clair | 10:51 AM

Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Allison Amend will read from her new novel, "A Nearly Perfect Copy," at 7 p.m. Monday, April 15, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website. Story

Carnival designer will speak April 24

Published: 
2013.04.15 | By Marianna Gunn | 07:00 AM
A person wearing a large, colorful carnival costume

Clary Salandy, an internationally known carnival designer, will talk about her work during a free, public lecture at 7:30 p.m. in the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber on Wednesday, April 24. The talk is sponsored by the UI Museum of Art. Story

'Native Kids Ride Bikes' curator coming to UI campus

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2013.04.12 | By Marianna Gunn | 09:00 AM

Dylan Miner, whose project Anishinaabensag Biimskowebshkigewag (Native Kids Ride Bikes) is currently the University of Iowa Museum of Art’s featured spring exhibition, will present a free public lecture on Thursday, April 18, at 5:30 p.m. in Room 116 of Art Building West. The lecture is titled "History, Memory, and Collaboration.” Story

Johnson County Landmark to perform selected works by Rapson

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2013.04.12 | By Christopher Clair | 08:58 AM
john rapson sitting at piano

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free concert by Johnson County Landmark—performing the music of John Rapson, director of jazz studies in the UI School of Music—at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City. The concert marks Rapson’s 20th anniversary at the UI School of Music. Story

On the road with Dancers in Company

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2013.04.12 | By Tim Schoon and Christopher Clair | 07:21 AM
dancers perform on stage in ottumwa

Dancers in Company, the University of Iowa Department of Dance's resident touring company, is traveling throughout Iowa and the Midwest this spring, performing live concerts and lecture demonstrations for audiences of all ages. 'Iowa Now' traveled with the troupe to Indian Hills Community College to document the dancers' well-rounded experience. Story

Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble joining Latin Jazz Ensemble for concert

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2013.04.12 | By Christopher Clair | 07:00 AM

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a concert by the Latin Jazz Ensemble, with special guests from the UI Afro-Cuban Drum and Dance Ensemble, at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. Story

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