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A concert bringing composers and musicians together.

The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra will perform a suite of murder ballads by Hancher’s composer-in-residence Gabriel Kahane — and Kahane himself will join the ensemble. In addition, composer Lowell Liebermann will be in attendance to experience the U.S. premiere of his Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra Op. 145, written for and performed by UI Professor of Saxophone, Dr. Kenneth Tse, during the first half of...

By Undergraduate Playwrights

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 29th annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. Join us for the premiere of our undergraduate playwrights' new works, Artistic Directed by Tony Meneses!

The Ten-Minute Play Festival features 10-minute productions that are written, acted, designed, and run by undergraduate students. Support these students in a night that will have something for everyone.

Please be advised flashing and strobe lights will be...

Symphony Band Showcase Concert

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This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This concert is free and open to the public, and is part of Free Week 2026, a festival sponsored by Think Iowa City and the Iowa City Downtown District.

Del Sol Quartet, presented by UI String Quartet Residency Program + UI Center for Asian and Pacific Studies

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Benjamin Kreith & Hyeyung Sol Yoon, violin
Charlton Lee, viola
Kathryn Bates, cello

The Del Sol Quartet residency is a UI String Quartet Residency Program / Center for Asian and Pacific Studies/ Obermann Center for Advanced Studies collaboration with support from the Laura Spelman Rockefeller Endowment Fund

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This concert is free and open to the public, and...

By Undergraduate Playwrights

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 29th annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. Join us for the premiere of our undergraduate playwrights' new works, Artistic Directed by Tony Meneses!

The Ten-Minute Play Festival features 10-minute productions that are written, acted, designed, and run by undergraduate students. Support these students in a night that will have something for everyone.

Please be advised flashing and strobe lights will be...

Iowa Honor Band Showcase Concert

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This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.

This concert is free and open to the public, and is part of Free Week 2026, a festival sponsored by Think Iowa City and the Iowa City Downtown District.

By Undergraduate Playwrights

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts is proud to present the 29th annual Ten-Minute Play Festival. Join us for the premiere of our undergraduate playwrights' new works, Artistic Directed by Tony Meneses!

The Ten-Minute Play Festival features 10-minute productions that are written, acted, designed, and run by undergraduate students. Support these students in a night that will have something for everyone.

Please be advised flashing and strobe lights will be...

Join us monthly to generate new creative writing inspired by works in the Stanley collection. Each session will be led by a different talented writer from our area, who will be offering a new prompt and a new approach to ekphrastic writing (writing inspired by visual art). Bring your own notebook and pencil or computer and leave with the beginning of a newly written piece.

Co-sponsored by Iowa City Poetry. Teen and adult writers in all genres are welcome.

Write at the Stanley meets every fourth...