Events
Brazilian pianist visits the UI April 28
Thursday, April 19, 2012
Brazilian pianist Cristina Capparelli Gerling, a guest of the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free lecture-recital, "In search of creative performance: a study of Chopin's Barcarolle op. 60," at 3 p.m. Saturday, April 28, in the Riverside Recital Hall.
Office humor
Thursday, April 19, 2012
'Office' actor B.J. Novak will perform stand-up comedy at 10 p.m. Friday, May 4, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.
Author! author!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Mystery writer Ridley Pearson, science writer Carl Zimmer, and novelist Laura Moriarty are among a rich lineup of writers who will take part in the Iowa City Book Festival this summer, the University of Iowa Libraries announced today.
Price to discuss force-reading in Victorian Britain April 19
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Leah Price, professor of English and chair of history and literature at Harvard University, will discuss force-reading in Victorian Britain at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, April 19.
Organist Billmeyer performs April 22
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Organist Dean Billmeyer, a guest of the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free recital at 4 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in the Congressional United Church of Christ.
A timeless tale of love and woe
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The most famous operatic adaptation of Shakespeare’s timeless tale of young love doomed by feuding families will come to the stage of the Englert Theatre when the University of Iowa School of Music presents Romeo et Juliette by Charles Gounod April 26-29.
Pentacrest Museums + families = Fun!
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Come decorate a bag with Meskwaki designs, meet Captain Planet, and learn potato stamping during Family Weekend, Saturday and Sunday, April 21 and 22, at the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums. The Museum of Natural History and Old Capitol Museum are offering a variety of free public programs for all ages.
Music and multimedia mix
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
The collaborative community art project Stir-Fry, which uses art to focus on how people resettle into new communities and cultures, will culminate its semester-long activities with a series of free public events from 5 to 8:30 p.m. Friday, April 27, at the Iowa City/Johnson County Senior Center Assembly Room, 28 South Linn St., Iowa City.
A program of Faure nocturnes
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
Pianist Richard Shuster, a guest of the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free recital of nine nocturnes by Gabriel Faure at 3 p.m. Sunday, April 22, in the Riverside Recital Hall.
RiverFest rocks
Wednesday, April 18, 2012
RiverFest is raging through Iowa City April 22-29 with its annual pre-finals spring rush of music, art, and more. Highlights include performances by noise-pop duo Sleigh Bells and rock band Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, as well as a weekend of theme parties in the Iowa Memorial Union.
Iowa City Book Festival to announce author lineup Wednesday
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
The Iowa City Book Festival will announce this summer’s author lineup at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 18 in a special media event in the Old Capitol Museum Senate Chamber. Several local authors slated to participate in this summer’s festival will be available to the media during this event, including Larry Baker and Zach Wahls.
Vulnerability and interdependence
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
Lecture will look at the intertwined economic fortunes of Postville, Iowa, and El Rosario, Guatemala after the May 2008 immigration raid on a Postville meatpacking facility.
Pagination