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Playwrights Workshop Reading: Bopbo's Play

Monday, February 9, 2026 5:30pm
Theatre Building

By Adrian Enzastiga

A play of nonfiction woven together from the words and stories of Bopbo.

Please be advised this play contains domestic abuse, cruel outdated psychiatric practices, family death, and generational trauma.

Part of Theatre Arts' Reading Series

Tickets:
Tickets for readings are free of charge; seating is limited.

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Grant Wood Country Forum: "An Artist's Brush with Hollywood: Where Art Meets Celebrity and Fame"

Tuesday, February 10, 2026 7:00pm to 9:00pm
Virtual

"Grant Wood and Hollywood" by Dorothy Bunting Montgomery and Debbie Beilstein

Learn about a 1940 Hollywood art happening in which nine Associated American Artists created twelve paintings. That Hollywood commission was the largest of Grant Wood’s career and resulted in perhaps his least-known painting, Sentimental Ballad. Plus, hear from a relative of Grant Wood, Debbie Beilstein.

Dorothy Bunting Montgomery is a nonfiction writer, novelist, and a native of Iowa, whose stories capture the rhythms...

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Valentine's Day Pop-Up

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 12:00pm to 2:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

Stop by the Main Library Gallery for a drop-in craft and a pop-up display featuring charming Valentine and music-themed delights from Special Collections and Archives! Create your own Valentine cards and pins, enjoy a sweet treat, and see rare objects that will set your heart aflutter. Drop in any time between noon and 2 p.m. All are welcome.

While in the gallery, check out the spring exhibition, Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon.

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How to Defend Yourself

Wednesday, February 11, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that exist in each of us.
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How to Defend Yourself

Thursday, February 12, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that exist in each of us.
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Hawkeye Dance Day

Friday, February 13, 2026 8:30am to 4:00pm
Halsey Hall
Campus visit day for prospective dance majors
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How to Defend Yourself

Friday, February 13, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that exist in each of us.

Iowa Percussion Arts Share Concert

Saturday, February 14, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building

Iowa Percussion Arts Share Concert

This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.

This concert is free and open to the public.

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How to Defend Yourself

Saturday, February 14, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
In the immediate aftermath of an assault, a group of college students gather for a DIY self-defense class. This setting quickly becomes a space for channeling their anger, anxiety, trauma, confusion, and desire. In navigating these feelings, the group of strangers unites as a community and works to move forward together. Using humor and candor, Liliana Padilla’s How to Defend Yourself asks us to look beyond the labels of 'perpetrator' and 'survivor,' and to examine the complexities that exist in each of us.
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Music, Meals, and Making a Difference

Sunday, February 15, 2026 4:00pm to 6:30pm
Tavern Blue
The event will feature live music by the local band Homebrewed and is designed to be welcoming, community-focused, and entirely dedicated to raising funds for the Food Pantry at Iowa.