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Recital: Matheus Souza, horn

Sunday, April 19, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

DMA Qualifying Recital: Matheus Souza, horn

Matheus Souza, Horn
Alejandro Jimenez, Piano

This concert is free and open to the public.

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Playwrights Workshop Reading: A Thing for the Stage

Monday, April 20, 2026 5:30pm
Theatre Building

A Thing for the Stage
A Play in Three Acts (More or Less)

By Randy Jackson-Alvarenga

A theatre.
A company on the verge of implosion.
And one night that refuses to end.

What happens when the work we do haunts us, and the space refuses to let go.

Please be advised this play contains discussions of death and grief, ghosts and the afterlife, questions of identity and belonging, and the joys and pressures of a life in the theatre.

Part of Theatre Arts' Reading Series

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UI Jazz: Black Combo

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

UI Jazz: Black Combo

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 of...

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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.