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Recital: Carlos Lopez Soria, bassoon

Sunday, August 17, 2025 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Recital: Carlos Lopez Soria, bassoonThis concert is free and open to the public.

Chamber Concert featuring Mahler’s Fourth

Saturday, August 23, 2025 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Chamber Concert featuring Mahler’s FourthConductor - Kenny LeeSoprano - Lucy Fitz GibbonViolin - Patrick Yim and Natalie LinViola - Stephanie BlockCello - Jamie ClarkBass - Volkan OrhonHarp - Claire Happel AsheFlute - Nicole EspositoOboe - Paul ChinenClarinet - John DiodatiBassoon - Ben CoelhoHorn - Katy Ambrose and Jon HughesTrumpet - Michael GausePercussion - Miles BohlmanPercussion - Evan TannerThis concert is free and open to the public.
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Fall Opera Auditions

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 6:00pm to 10:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Fall opera auditions for The Classical Style: An Opera (of Sorts) are here! AuditionsWednesday, August 27 Wednesday, August 27th, 6-10pm, in Stark Opera Studio6:00-10:00 p.m.Audition Signup: available on the CallboardAudition Survey: available on the CallboardPerformances: November 13-15, 2025 / Voxman Music Building / Stark Opera StudioTech: November 8, 10-11

Live from Prairie Lights | C. Mallon in conv with Kevin Brockmeier - 'Dogs'

Wednesday, August 27, 2025 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Iowa Writers' Workshop alum C. Mallon will read from her debut novel, Dogs, and will be joined in conversation by visiting Iowa Writers' Workshop instructor, Kevin Brockmeier. Described by Simon and Schuster as a story that "traces the fallout of one catastrophic night in the lives of five high school wrestlers, asking what can survive in the blast radius of latent trauma and violence," Dogs is praised by Kevin Brockmeier, author of The Brief History of the Dead, as "equal parts scouring and...
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Fall Welcome Concert: Goose

Thursday, August 28, 2025 6:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
TICKETSFree and open to the public / no ticket requiredPresented in collaboration with the City of Iowa City, Think Iowa City, and SCOPE ProductionsPart of Engaged Hawkeyes WeekPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonRising jam band standard bearer welcomes you to the school year.This American rock band brings together indie hooks, sprawling improvisation, and driving rhythm to capture the ears of its dedicated and ever-growing fanbase. We invite the campus and community to a fun-filled evening of music by...
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Theatre Arts Fall Auditions

Thursday, August 28, 2025 7:00pm to 11:00pm
Theatre Building
Theatre Arts' fall auditions for performances are open to anyone, regardless of major.General AuditionsThursday, August 28 from 7:00-11:00 p.m. & Friday, August 29 from 6:00-11:00 p.m.Location: MacVey Theatre in the Theatre BuildingCallbacksSaturday, August 30 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. & Sunday, August 31 from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.Location: Theatre Building - Rooms to be assigned
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Theatre Arts Fall Auditions

Friday, August 29, 2025 6:00pm to 11:00pm
Theatre Building
Theatre Arts' fall auditions for performances are open to anyone, regardless of major.General AuditionsThursday, August 28 from 7:00-11:00 p.m. & Friday, August 29 from 6:00-11:00 p.m.Location: MacVey Theatre in the Theatre BuildingCallbacksSaturday, August 30 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. & Sunday, August 31 from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.Location: Theatre Building - Rooms to be assigned
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Theatre Arts Fall Auditions

Saturday, August 30 10:00am to Friday, August 29, 2025 11:00pm
Theatre Building
Theatre Arts' fall auditions for performances are open to anyone, regardless of major.General AuditionsThursday, August 28 from 7:00-11:00 p.m. & Friday, August 29 from 6:00-11:00 p.m.Location: MacVey Theatre in the Theatre BuildingCallbacksSaturday, August 30 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. & Sunday, August 31 from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.Location: Theatre Building - Rooms to be assigned
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Theatre Arts Fall Auditions

Sunday, August 31 10:00am to Saturday, August 30, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
Theatre Arts' fall auditions for performances are open to anyone, regardless of major.General AuditionsThursday, August 28 from 7:00-11:00 p.m. & Friday, August 29 from 6:00-11:00 p.m.Location: MacVey Theatre in the Theatre BuildingCallbacksSaturday, August 30 from 10:00 a.m.-11:00 p.m. & Sunday, August 31 from 10:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m.Location: Theatre Building - Rooms to be assigned
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Tony and Friends Chamber Music Recital

Sunday, August 31, 2025 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Tony and Friends Chamber Music RecitalAnthony Arnone, celloSuzanne Beia, violinKatie Wolfe, violinAnn Marie Hudson Brink, violaMike Center, celloThis concert is free and open to the public. 
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CNM Guest Artist Recital: Tim Gill, cello & David Gompper, piano

Wednesday, September 3, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
CNM Guest Artist Recital: Tim Gill, cello & David Gompper, pianoTim Gill, celloDavid Gompper, pianoThe event will feature 3 works from the 20th century for cello and piano, and a premiere of a duet by David Gompper.https://cnm.uiowa.edu/This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.This concert is free and open to the public.

Live from Prairie Lights | Amie Barrodale - 'Trip'

Thursday, September 4, 2025 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Amie Barrodale will read from her newest book, a novel called Trip. Described by Penguin-Random House as "an absurd, profound and irresistibly entertaining odyssey," Trip follows a mother named Sandra who, three days after her unexpected death, discovers her son Anthony has run away from a troubled youth center in the American desert, and only she knows where he is and how to keep him from joining her in death too soon. Mary Gaitskill praises Barrodale as "witty, soulful, and sharp all at once,"...
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Dance Fall Auditions

Friday, September 5, 2025 9:30am to 12:20pm
Halsey Hall
Dance fall auditions for performances are open to anyone, regardless of major.AuditionsFriday, September 59:30-10:50 a.m., 11 a.m.-12:20 p.m.Warmups: 9-9:20 a.m. in Gym, 10:30-10:50 a.m. in LoftAudition Signup: available August 25 on the CallboardAudition Survey: available August 25 on the CallboardConcerts Auditioning:Grad Thesis ConcertsMFA Independent ProjectsChoreo I and III ClassesFaculty ConcertGrad/Undergrad ConcertIWP

Live from Prairie Lights | Peter Orner in conv with Kevin Brockmeier - 'The Gossip Columnist's Daughter'

Monday, September 8, 2025 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Bestselling author Peter Orner will read from his newest book, a novel called The Gossip Columnist's Daughter, and will be joined in conversation by Kevin Brockmeier. Narrated by a character named Jed Rosenthal, a struggling writer who hasn't published a book in over a decade and whose wife separated from him and took full custody of their child, The Gossip Columnist's Daughter traces Jed's meticulous search for answers to a cold case murder of a young woman who was the daughter of his...
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Ben Folds & A Piano Tour

Monday, September 8, 2025 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
With special guest Lindsay KraftPart of Hancher's 53rd season An artist whose career has unfolded in a myriad of genre-bending ways sits down at the piano.Widely regarded as a major music influencer of his generation, Ben Folds is an Emmy-nominated singer-songwriter-composer who has created an enormous body of work. His catalog includes pop albums with Ben Folds Five, multiple solo albums, and numerous collaborative records. As the tour title suggests, this time out he’s getting down to basics...

Dulcé Sloan

Friday, September 12, 2025 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Part of Club HancherPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonOne of the sharpest voices in comedy brings her incisive wit to Club Hancher.Winner of an Emmy Award and two NAACP Image Awards, Dulcé Sloan spent seven years as a contributor to The Daily Show, and her Comedy Central Presents special was included in The New York Times’ “Best Comedy of 2019” roundup. She always says what’s on her mind—and what’s on her mind inspires uproarious laughter.“Dulcé Sloan is wildly confident for a young stand-up. She...

Drag'daLore

Saturday, September 13, 2025 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Adrian EnzastigaTickets:Tickets for readings are free of charge; seating is limited.

24+24 Composers Concert

Sunday, September 14, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
CNM: 24+24 Composers ConcertThis concert is free and open to the public.
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Faculty Chamber Recital: Kozenko/Jakovcic/Lecuona Trio

Monday, September 15, 2025 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Faculty Chamber Recital: Kozenko/Jakovcic/Lecuona TrioLisa Kozenko, oboeZoran Jakovcic, violaRéne Lecuona, pianoThis concert is free and open to the public.

Sharon Van Etten in Conversation

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 1:00pm
Old Capitol Museum
TICKETSFree and open to the public. No ticket requiredPart of Hancher's Infinite Dream festivalPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonFor over 15 years, Sharon Van Etten has been a creature of evolution, her music moving across modes and styles. Her latest, self-titled record was conceived with a new band, The Attachment Theory. Join Van Etten as she discusses her latest work and the arc of her career.Seating opens at 12:30 p.m.Sharon Van Etten website

Sharon Van Etten & The Attachment Theory

Wednesday, September 17, 2025 7:30pm
The Englert
With special guest Helado NegroPart of Hancher's Infinite Dream festivalPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonA singular, American songwriter continues her artistic journey with a new band in tow.For over 15 years, Sharon Van Etten has been a creature of evolution, her music moving across modes and styles. Her lyrics evoke atmospheres of turmoil and heartbreak, but there are often nodes of transcendence embedded within. Her latest, self-titled record was conceived with a new band, The Attachment Theory...

Farmhouse/Whorehouse

Thursday, September 18, 2025 6:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
An Artist Lecture By Suzanne Bocanegra, starring Lili TaylorPart of Hancher's Infinite Dream festivalPart of Hancher Up ClosePart of Hancher's 53rd seasonLooking back on a childhood spent in the shadow of the Chicken Ranch.Suzanne Bocanegra recounts threads of her family’s life on a Texas farm. Her tale unfolds as aural and visual memoir, weaving elements of art, design, and monologue into a startling, humorous performance. The narration comes from Bocanegra, but it is actress Lili Taylor (Mysti...

José James

Thursday, September 18, 2025 8:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
With special guest Jim SwimPart of Hancher's Infinite Dream festivalPart of Club HancherPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonAn eclectic vision of musical crosspollination guides an artist unconstrained by genre.If each of José James’s influences was a stone tossed into a bucket, that bucket would be heavy with jazz, hip-hop, R&B, soul, funk, disco, rock, and pop as well as a curious appreciation for ‘70s kung-fu film aesthetics. His most recent project—a series of records called 1978—brings these...

Roger Guenveur Smith in Conversation

Friday, September 19, 2025 1:00pm
Old Capitol Museum
TICKETSFree and open to the public. No ticket required.Part of Hancher's Infinite Dream festivalPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonAn internationally acclaimed actor, writer, and director, Smith visits Iowa City to perform two solo shows: In Honor of Jean Michel Basquiat and Frederick Douglass NOW. Join Smith as he discusses his career across stages, screens, and styles.Seating opens at 12:30 p.m.Roger Guenveur Smith website

Kaveh Akbar and Eve L. Ewing

Friday, September 19, 2025 5:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Reading and conversationUniversity of Iowa Literary LegendsTICKETSFree and open to the public, registration recommended.Registration will go live Wednesday, July 9 at 10:00 a.m.Part of Hancher's Infinite Dream festivalPart of Hancher's 53rd seasonPresented in collaboration with University of Iowa Center for Advancement, University of Iowa Lecture Committee, University of Iowa Vice President for Research Creative Matter Series, Iowa Writers' Workshop and the Nonfiction Writing ProgramTwo renowned...

Previous Workshops & Events

Office Workshops & Events

Looking In, Zooming Out: Community-Engaged Learning in the Big Picture

Tuesday, April 6th, 2021

2:30 - 4:00p, virtual event via Zoom

In partnership with Iowa Campus Compact

Join us for an interactive workshop for anyone teaching a community-engaged course who is curious about how to introduce interdisciplinary, systems-level thinking, and/or local-global connections into their course design, assignments, and activities.  Participants will try on and explore a range of ideas and strategies, including:

  • How thinking about how toast is made can be a useful introduction to design-thinking practices and social innovation.

  • How to strategically use the 17 U.N. Sustainable Development Goals to scaffold and contextualize conversations about local community partnerships and the purpose community-engaged learning more broadly.

  • How their own disciplinary orientation and approach might inform their understanding of local and global "wicked problems".

See recording of event here.

 

Making an Impact: A Student's Perspective on Community Engagement.
Thursday, March 18th, 2021
3:00-4:00PM  - Virtual event Via Zoom
Live Student Panel

 

Are you a student enrolled in a community engaged course or interested in starting a project with a community partner? Are you interested in learning what you can expect, from students who have already successfully completed a community engagement project? This workshop will explore the nuts and bolts of working with community partners from a student’s perspective. A panel discussion of students will explore the challenges and opportunities of community engagement and highlight examples of successful projects and partnerships. Join us for a discussion and learn more about how you can make an impact in your community.

Engaged Faculty Institute
January 8th - 25th, 2021 
Virtual Institute, Asynchronous + Live Zoom
In partnership with Iowa Campus Compact

 

Whether you are new to teaching community-engaged learning courses, or are a community-engagement expert, this Institute provides opportunities for everyone to learn best practices for community engaged teaching and learning. Traditionally offered in-person every spring semester, this year the Institute will be offered both over winter break and in the spring semester through an online, asynchronous format, followed by a synchronous Zoom workshop. The Institute will cover all aspects of teaching a community-engaged course, including:

  • Foundations and critical commitments to community engagement
  • Planning and Facilitation
  • Partnerships and Engagement
  • Learning Outcomes and Reflection
  • Assessment and Evaluation

Defining and Sustaining Community Partnerships
Thursday, November 12th, 2020
3 - 4 pm, virtual meeting via Zoom

 

Community engagement best practices encourage the development of sustained, long-term relationships and partnerships between campus and community. This workshop will explore how faculty and staff build community partnerships through service-learning and engaged research. A panel discussion of faculty, staff and community partners will explore the challenges and opportunities of community engaged teaching and research and provide tips on how to build successful, sustained partnerships.

See recording of event here.

 

Community Engagement for Inclusion and Justice
Thursday, October 15th, 2020
12 - 2 pm, virtual meeting via Zoom

 

hosted by the Office of Community Engagement in partnership with Campus Compact. Emily Shields, Executive Director of Iowa/Minnesota Campus Compact, will be co-hosting this event and will be referring to a few texts throughout the training:

See recording of event here.

 

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Engagement & The Arts

"Writers Unmuffled" hosted by Michaeljulius, a Virtual Student Reading
Thursday, April 29th, 2021
6:30 pm, virtual webinar via Zoom

 

UI Arts Share, a program in the Office of Community Engagement, is presenting a virtual student Reading, Writers Unmuffled, Thursday, April 29th 6:30 p.m. During this Zoom event, five University of Iowa graduate student writers from a variety of genres (nonfiction, fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and translation), will each give a five to eight minute reading and will field questions from the Zoom audience. Come join us as these writers allow their imagination to unmask for an evening of thought provoking readings!

 

See recording of this event here.

 

UI Percussion Arts Share Community Concert
Saturday, February 27th, 2021
3:00 pm, virtual via LiveStream

 

Iowa Percussion and the Iowa Steel Band will present a concert titled “All You Need is Love.” Originally a Valentine’s Day Concert, the program was rescheduled because of the late start of the Spring semester due to COVID.

 

"Writers Unmuffled" hosted by Michaeljulius, a Virtual Student Reading
Thursday, February 25th, 2021
7:00 pm, virtual webinar via Zoom

 

UI Arts Share, a program in the Office of Community Engagement, is presenting a virtual student Reading, Writers Unmuffled, Thursday, Feb. 25th 7:00 p.m. During this Zoom event, five University of Iowa graduate student writers from a variety of genres (nonfiction, fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and translation), will each give a five to eight minute reading and will field questions from the Zoom audience. Come join us as these writers allow their imagination to unmask for an evening of thought provoking readings!

 

See a recording of this event here.

 

Fellow Talk Margarita BlushFeb, Grant Wood Art Colony
Monday, February 22th, 2021
7:30-8:30 pm, virtual via Zoom

 

My Voice: Creating Original Theatre Inspired by Personal Experiences and Fueled by Societal Issues 

Hosted by the Stanley Museum of Art

https://grantwood.uiowa.edu/event/63036

Writers Unmuffled, a Virtual Student Reading
Thursday, November 19th, 2020
6 - 7 pm, virtual webinar via Zoom

 

UI Arts Share, a program in the Office of Community Engagement, is presenting a virtual student Reading, Writers Unmuffled, Thursday, Nov. 19th 6:00-7:00 p.m. During this Zoom event, six University of Iowa graduate student writers from a variety of genres (nonfiction, fiction, poetry, screenwriting, playwriting, and translation), will each give a five to eight minute reading and will field questions from the Zoom audience. Come join us as these writers allow their imagination to unmask for an evening of thought provoking readings!

See a recording of this event here.