Events

Live from Prairie Lights | Abby Geni - 'The Body Farm'

Friday, May 30, 2025 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Iowa Writers' Workshop alum Abby Geni will read from her newest short story collection, The Body Farm. Elizabeth Niarchos Neukirch of The Chicago Review of Books calls The Body Farm "a gripping collection of stories that take an empathetic and unflinching look at the horrors and joys of inhabiting our bodies" and goes on to praise it as "stories [that] help us relate with her characters, our own bodies, and the natural world that surrounds us outside her lyrical pages" (chireviewofbooks.com)...
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Virtual Intuitive Eating Workshop for Students

Thursday, June 5, 2025 12:00pm to 1:30pm
Virtual
Intuitive Eating is an approach that teaches you how to create a healthy relationship with your food, mind, and body. It is based on 10 basic principles that invite you to a world of satisfying eating and a sense of freedom from dieting.The four-week workshop is free for students and will provide education, activities, practice, and support to improve your food and body image awareness.Register for the summer workshop starting Thursdays, June 5-26 from Noon-1:30 p.m.
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Art & Write Night

Friday, June 6, 2025 6:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Museum of Natural History
NOTE: The April 4th occurrence in this series will move to the Old Capitol Museum for a very special Art & Write Night!Join the long, rich, historical tradition of artists creating in our spaces.Professional, aspiring, and amateur artists alike, make our museum your muse. The return of this popular program series welcomes guests into the Museum of Natural History's magical gallery spaces after-hours to work on sketching or writing projects with other campus and community artists.Tell a friend...

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