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UI Monthly Jazz Jam

Tuesday, November 5, 2024 7:00pm
The Graduate Hotel
University of Iowa Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City.

Iowa Trombone Choir

Wednesday, November 6, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
University of Iowa Trombone Choir Members of the University of Iowa Trombone Choir will perform. Jonathan Allen, Xiaoyu Liu, Brady Gell, conductors. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31172 This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Ty Waters, trombone

Friday, November 8, 2024 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: Ty Waters, trombone Ty Waters, Trombone Danyun Zhao, Piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31173 This concert is free and open to the public.
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Mic Check Poetry Fest: Rudy Francisco featuring Outspoken Bean

Friday, November 8, 2024 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Club Hancher hosts day one of a two-day celebration of spoken word and its power to bear witness, create community, and inspire change. 

Oboe Studio Recital Fall 2024

Friday, November 8, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Oboe, English Horn, Piano (Solo pieces, duos, trios, large oboe ensemble featuring 6-10 performers on stage at once.)

Guest Solo Recital: Laura Melton, piano

Friday, November 8, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Guest Solo Recital: Laura Melton, piano View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31174 This concert is free and open to the public. 
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for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

Friday, November 8, 2024 8:00pm
Theatre Building
for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of storytelling, poetry, dance, and song. Through monologues and conversation, these women weave a tapestry of joy...
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Mic Check Poetry Fest: Rudy Francisco featuring Outspoken Bean

Friday, November 8, 2024 9:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Club Hancher hosts day one of a two-day celebration of spoken word and its power to bear witness, create community, and inspire change. 
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Gary Gulman

Saturday, November 9, 2024 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Misfit comedian Gary Gulman welcomes you to Club Hancher with his "Misfit Stand Up Tour."

Optional Chamber Recital: Dolce Brass

Saturday, November 9, 2024 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Optional Chamber Recital: Dolce Brass Bryson Kinnan, Tuba Elliot Baughman, Trombone Bradley Balster, Euphonium Emily Bach, Trumpet Natalie Roth, Trumpet This concert is free and open to the public.