UI Jazz: Black Combo

Monday, April 20, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

UI Jazz: Black Combo

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Jazz Quintet (Saxophone, French Horn, Piano, Bass, Drums)

This concert is free and open to the public.

Senior Recital: Lucas Wiese Ibarra, saxophone

Tuesday, April 21, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Senior Recital: Lucas Wiese Ibarra, saxophone

Lucas Wiese Ibarra, Alto and Soprano Saxophones
Casey Dierlam Tse, Piano

Event can be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Happy Birthday, James Dixon!

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:00pm to 1:30pm
University of Iowa Main Library

Iowa conductor James Dixon (1928–2007) was both a conductor and a connoisseur of gourmet cuisine. In celebration of his birthday, drop by the Main Library Gallery between noon and 1:30 p.m. to pick up a sweet treat and see a pop-up display of fun vintage cookbooks and recipe pamphlets from Special Collections and Archives — all featuring tasty birthday desserts. Everyone is welcome.

While visiting, enjoy the spring 2026 Main Library Gallery exhibition Orchestrating Community: The Public Service...

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Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF)

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 3:30pm to 6:00pm
Iowa Memorial Union (IMU)
The Office of Undergraduate Research's Spring Undergraduate Research Festival (SURF) is held in celebration and recognition of undergraduate researchers' contributions to research, scholarly, and creative work at the University of Iowa.

Recital: Brad Balster - Euphonium, Keegan Clark - Trombone

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building

Recital: Brad Balster - Euphonium, Keegan Clark - Trombone

This concert is free and open to the public.

Recital: Zachary Bethel, Trombone

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Zachary Bethel, Trombone

You can view the recital here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Uncle Vanya

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved dark comedy. Written with the “goal of creating a version that sounds to our contemporary American ears the way it sounded to Russian ears during the play’s first productions in the provinces in 1898,” Annie Baker’s Uncle Vanya captures the timeless longing, absurdity, and beauty of human relationships.
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Iowa City International Documentary Film Festival

Thursday, April 23 to Sunday, April 26, 2026 (all day)
Adler Journalism and Mass Communication Building
The Iowa City International Film Festival is a student-run experimental film festival hosted in Iowa City.
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Lights, Camera, Careers: Arts & Media Career Trek

Thursday, April 23, 2026 7:00am to 4:30pm
Pomerantz Center

Lights, Camera, Careers: Arts & Media Career Trek
Thursday, April 23
Cedar Rapids, IA

Spend a day exploring creative careers in Cedar Rapids, Iowa!

Meet professionals, see how media and arts organizations operate, and discover local opportunities in storytelling, performance, arts education, and community events. Go behind the scenes with these organizations:

Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre

Eastern Iowa Arts Academy

KCRG-TV9

Register on Handshake: https://uiowa.joinhandshake.com...

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Discovering the Treasures of Dimitri Mitropoulos’s Music Library | Lecture by Gabryel Smith

Thursday, April 23, 2026 1:00pm to 2:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library

Join Gabryel Smith, director of archives and exhibitions for the New York Philharmonic, for a lecture exploring the musical contributions of powerhouse conductor Dimitri Mitropoulos. This event is part of programming for the Main Library Gallery’s spring 2026 exhibition, Orchestrating Community: The Public Service of Iowa Conductor James Dixon.

About the lecture:
Mitropoulos commanded the world’s top podiums in the golden era of orchestral music that was the mid-20th century United States. Music...