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Art provides outlet for grief
Published: 2013.05.22 | By Christopher Clair | 10:47 AM
Published: 2013.05.22
By Christopher Clair
10:47 AM
A celebratory moment—the bestowment of the 2013 Yale Drama Series Award—is one that grew out of painful loss and honest conversation between a University of Iowa professor and a student (now alumna) of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Story
 

Lucas Mann talks about 'Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere'

The New York Times: Lucas Mann talks about 'Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere'
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2013.05.16
Portion of the book jacket cover from Lucas Mann talking about 'Class A," a novel about baseball

Lucas Mann, who received his Master of Fine Arts from the UI in 2012, discusses his first book, Class A: Baseball in the Middle of Everywhere. Story from: The New York Times

The New York Times

UI alumnus Lem Genovese is veteran folk singer, author

Veterans Today: UI alumnus Lem Genovese is veteran folk singer, author
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2013.05.23
Lem Genovese, UI alum and veteran folk singer, plays the guitar

UI alumnus Lem Genovese, who received his bachelor's degree in general studies in 1987, is now a veteran folk singer and author, his perspectives honed by four decades of songwriting and performing and his 20 years of service in the U.S. Army and National Guard. Story from: Veterans Today

Veterans Today

Mo Yan promotes Chinese literature

China Daily: Mo Yan promotes Chinese literature
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2013.05.22
Nobel Prize laureates, physicist C.N. Lang (left) and author Mo Yan, (right), Photo by Gong Lei/Xinhua

Chinese author Mo Yan (photo, right), a 2004 participant of the UI International Writing Program (IWP), recently assumed the post of chairing the newly-established Beijing Normal University International Writing Center. Story from: China Daily

China Daily

Art provides outlet for grief

Published: 
2013.05.22 | By Christopher Clair | 10:47 AM
infant toes

A celebratory moment—the bestowment of the 2013 Yale Drama Series Award—is one that grew out of painful loss and honest conversation between a University of Iowa professor and a student (now alumna) of the Iowa Playwrights Workshop. Story

Cohen thanks community music educators

Iowa City Press-Citizen: Cohen thanks community music educators
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2013.05.18

Mary Cohen, UI associate professor of music education, applauds the efforts of community music educators and projects for providing opportunities for meaningful self-expression. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

UI Center for the Book celebrates a new chapter

Published: 
2013.05.17 | By Jennifer Masada | 11:29 AM
detail of Handmade Iowa grown Kozo paper, persimmon and pomegranate dye

Four students have earned the UI’s first MFA in Book Arts. These artists are not only experts in time-honored traditions of the book, but they also push the boundaries of book culture by embracing digital creativity and engaging the public in discussions about the role of books in our society. Photo Feature

UI graduate finishing book about growing up on a reservation

Iowa City Press-Citizen: UI graduate finishing book about growing up on a reservation
Published: 
2013.05.16
Deborah Taffa, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in nonfiction writing at the University of Iowa, poses in her home Thursday. / David Scrivner / Iowa City Press-Citizen

Deborah Taffa, a Master of Fine Arts candidate in nonfiction writing, who is among the nearly 5,200 UI students graduating this weekend, is writing a book about growing up on a reservation and her complicated views on her ancestry. (Note: A paid subscription may be required.) Story from: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Iowa City Press-Citizen

Actress Jacqueline Brookes, a UI theater alumna, dies at 82

The New York Times: Actress Jacqueline Brookes, a UI theater alumna, dies at 82
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2013.05.12
Photo of Jacqueline Brookes, an actress and UI Theatre alum, who died at age 82

Jacqueline Victoria Brookes, an actress and UI alumna who earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree with a major in dramatic art in 1951, died at the age of 82 after appearing in numerous films, television shows, and in New York Off Broadway productions. Story from: The New York Times

The New York Times

Iowa Summer Music Camps feature nine free performances

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2013.05.17 | By Christopher Clair | 08:49 AM
music camp student

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

School of Art and Art History offers Foil Workshop in Printmaking

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2013.05.17 | By Christopher Clair | 07:00 AM

The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will hold a two-week intensive program called Foil Workshop in Printmaking from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday-Friday, June 3-7 and June 10-14, in Studio Arts Building in Iowa City. Story

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