The Stanley Museum of Art will launch its National Endowment for the Arts Big Read program on Jan. 20, 2025, Martin Luther King Jr. Day. This event features a community wide reading of the novel Beloved by Toni Morrison. Pick up a free copy of Beloved at 12 pickup locations across Iowa City between Jan. 20 and Feb. 12, 2025.  Register here to pickup a free copy: https://uiowa.doubleknot.com/event/nea-big-reads-beloved-by-toni-morriso... An email confirmation must be presented to claim a book...

Intertwining two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

4:30 p.m. - JH concert begins | 6:00 p.m. - HS concert begins

Intertwining two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

Intertwining two mythic tales—that of young dreamers Orpheus and Eurydice, and that of King Hades and his wife Persephone—HADESTOWN is a haunting and hopeful theatrical experience that grabs you and never lets go.

Faculty Recital: "This Floating World"- Nicole Esposito, flute; Réne Lecuona, piano Nicole Esposito, flute Réne Lecuona, piano This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31234 This concert is free and open to the public.

Guest Artist Recital: Ilan Morgenstern, bass trombone This concert is free and open to the public. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31241

As part of the 60th anniversary tour of Twyla Tharp Dance, Twyla Tharp’s Diabelli returns home so Hancher patrons can once again revel in the composer and choreographer’s conversation, which includes vocabulary from an array of dance styles including ballet, jazz, modern, social, and street.

Chafin Seymour will be joining us early this semester for a residency of teaching and setting a work, "Suite Donuts," to be presented at the Faculty/Graduate Concert, April 24-26.

Leyla McCalla’s music is a potent amalgam of history and mastery. Her music balances the heavy and the light and draws from sources across the African diaspora—including Afrobeat, Ethiopian modalities, Brazilian Tropicalismo, and American folk and blues.