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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
 

Center for New Music Ensemble to perform April 21

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2013.04.12 | By Christopher Clair | 07:00 AM

The Center for New Music Ensemble, featuring guest composer Hans Tutschku of Harvard University, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, April 21, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The program will feature three compositions by Tutschku, along with works by Bert Van Herck (visiting assistant professor in the UI School of Music) and Gérard Grisey. Story

Kia-Hui Tan to give solo violin recital April 20

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2013.04.11 | By Christopher Clair | 10:48 AM
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The University of Iowa Center for New Music will present a free solo violin recital by Kia-Hui Tan at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, April 20, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The program will consist of winning works from the 2013 KH Tan Composition Competition for Solo Violin Works: Asian Inspirations. Story

Prairie Lights to host reading, film screening April 14

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2013.04.11 | By Christopher Clair | 09:16 AM

Alexandra Chasin will read from her books "Brief" and "Kissed By" at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 14, 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. A screening of "Composer and I," a 22-minute film by Chasin and Cathy Lee Crane, will follow the reading. Story

Rainey inspires veterans to share their stories through writing workshop

Huffington Post: Rainey inspires veterans to share their stories through writing workshop
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2013.04.09

Thirty veterans gathered in Iowa City April 5-7 for a workshop entitled "Writing My Way Back Home," which is the brainchild of Emma Rainey, a 2009 graduate of the UI's Master in Fine Arts writing program. Story from: Huffington Post

Huffington Post

Pre-carnaval event set for April 20

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2013.04.10 | By Marianna Gunn | 10:50 AM

The University of Iowa Museum of Art has paired with Iowa City Carnaval to put together a free public event to be held on Saturday, April 20 in North Hall, Room B1, on the UI campus. Story

Exploring the boundaries of documentary and nonfiction filmmaking

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2013.04.09 | By University Communication and Marketing | 11:35 AM

The 11th annual Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival takes place April 11-13. The festival presents different forms of film and video that explore the boundaries of documentary and nonfiction filmmaking from around the world. Story

Orhon, Chancler to perform recital April 19

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2013.04.09 | By Christopher Clair | 11:31 AM

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by Volkan Orhon, UI associate professor of double bass, and pianist Rose Chancler at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 19, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The program will include works by Nicholas Walker, David Anderson, Giovanni Bottesini, Gaspor Cassado, and César Franck. Story

Alumna Silverman wins Yale Drama Series

New York Times: Alumna Silverman wins Yale Drama Series
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2013.04.08
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Jen Silverman, alumna of the University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop, won the 2013 Yale Drama Series for Still, a play about three women who are each dealing with challenges of childbirth. Story from: New York Times

New York Times

Spark to give reading, lecture April 18 in Iowa City

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2013.04.09 | By Christopher Clair | 09:45 AM

Debra Spark, alumna of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from her work at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 18, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. Spark also will give a lecture called “That’s Funny” at 11 a.m. Thursday, April 18, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House. Story

Writers' Workshop alumnae McDonnell, Pagel to read April 16

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2013.04.09 | By Christopher Clair | 09:36 AM

Fiction writer Madeline McDonnell and poet Caryl Pagel, both graduates of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will read from their work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 16, 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

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