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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
 

Hancher to co-present Mucca Pazza during Mission Creek Festival

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2013.04.02 | By Rob Cline | 10:32 AM
Mucca Pazza

The University of Iowa’s Hancher is co-presenting a concert by Mucca Pazza during the Mission Creek Festival. The unique band will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday, April 6, at The Englert Theatre, brining a unique sensibility to the stage—and beyond the stage—with a marching band meets rock band vibe. Story

Poets McCrae, Giménez Smith to read April 10

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2013.04.02 | By Christopher Clair | 10:27 AM

Writers' Workshop alumni Shane McCrae and Carmen Giménez Smith will read from their poetry at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 10, 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

Michael Tyrell to read from his poetry April 12

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2013.04.02 | By Christopher Clair | 10:05 AM

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus Michael Tyrell will read from his poetry at 7 p.m. Friday, April 12, 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

Hancher to present world premiere of 'The Broken Chord' by Working Group Theatre

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2013.04.02 | By Erin Donohue | 09:56 AM

'The Broken Chord' project was designed to collect, archive, and present the personal stories of those working on the front lines of memory and aging research and patient care, as well as those who are suffering from memory-related diseases. Story

Hancher and Working Group engage Alzheimer's patients with TimeSlips program

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2013.04.02 | By Martin Andrews | 09:55 AM

The University of Iowa’s Hancher is collaborating with Iowa City’s Working Group Theatre on an ambitious community engagement project that will culminate in the presentation of The Broken Chord, a new play that explores issues of memory. Story

Project Art to present free concert April 8

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2013.04.02 | By Christopher Clair | 09:47 AM

The performing arts component of University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics Project Art will present a performance of works by Felix Mendelssohn, P.I. Tchaikovsky, and Mikhail Glinka in the atrium of the John Colloton Pavilion at University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics at noon Monday, April 8. The performance is free and open to the public. Story

Cavani String Quartet to perform concert with Navah Perlman April 11

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2013.04.02 | By Christopher Clair | 09:41 AM
the cavani string quartet standing outside building

The University of Iowa String Quartet Residency Program will present a free, public performance by the Cavani String Quartet and pianist Navah Perlman at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 11, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The concert is part of the Cavani’s extended residency April 9-13 at the UI School of Music. Story

Pulitzer winner Strout to read from new novel

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2013.04.01 | By Christopher Clair | 10:05 AM

Pulitzer Prize–winning author Elizabeth Strout will read from her new novel, "The Burgess Boys," at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9, in a free reading at the Iowa City Public Library in downtown Iowa City. Story

University Choir, Kantorei to perform April 5

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2013.04.01 | By Christopher Clair | 08:26 AM

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the University Choir and Kantorei at 7:30 p.m. Friday, April 5, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union. Story

Lecuona performs for Old Capitol Piano Sunday

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2013.04.01 | By Kathrine Moermond | 08:25 AM

The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will host a Piano Sundays concert at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 7, in the Senate Chamber. This free, public concert marks the last of the Piano Sundays 2012-2013 series. UI Professor Rene Lecuona will perform select pieces and will be joined by four of her students. Story

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