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NEW: UI Press releases winner of the 2008 Iowa Short Fiction Award As a result of the June flooding: Click HERE for new books from the University of Iowa Press. |
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PLEASE NOTE: Many arts events scheduled for the fall have been relocated, due to the June flood, and there will continue to be be additions and changes. Check this calendar regularly in order to have the most current and accurate information available. October 10 Friday International Writing Program Panel: "What Matters Now: Social Change in the World." Noon, Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. Shambaugh House reading: Laila Al Atrash (Jordan) and Haifa Bitar (Syria). International Writing Program. 5 p.m., Shambaugh House. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. “Know the Score” with Joan Kjaer. 5–7 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-5730. D.K. Smith,fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. International Saxophone Quartet. 8 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. October 11 Saturday Cello Daze concert. 8 p.m., Herb and Janice Wilson Auditorium, Preucil School of Music. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. October 12 Sunday Cello Daze concert. 2 p.m., Room 150, Clinton Street Music 376. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Paul Engle Centennial. Play reading. International Writing Program. 2 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. UI Chamber Orchestra, William LaRue Jones, conductor, with Christine Rutledge, viola. 3 p.m., West High School Auditorium. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. International Writing Program/Writers' Workshop reading: Maya Kucherskaya (Russia) and Agnes Lam (Hong Kong). 5 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. IWP Cinematheque. "Dreams of Hind and Camilia" (Egypt), presented by Laila Al Atrash. 8 p.m., 101 Becker Communication Studies Building. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. October 13 Monday Tom Piazza, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” nonfiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. October 14 Tuesday John McNally, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. October 15 Wednesday Michael Cunningham, Writers’ Workshop Ida Beam Lecture, 5:30 p.m. Global Drum Project. Presented by Hancher Auditorium. 7:30 p.m., West High School Auditorium. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. October 16 Thursday POSTPONED: Robyn Schiff, poetry reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. Maia String Quartet. 8 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. October 17 Friday International Writing Program Panel: "Note to Self: Why I Write What I Write II." Noon, Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. Shambaugh House reading: Uche Umezurike (Nigeria) and Gyeongmee Kim (South Korea). International Writing Program. 5 p.m., Shambaugh House. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. Mary Swander, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” nonfiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. Judy Collins. Presented by Hancher Auditorium. 7:30 p.m., Marriott Hotel and Conference Center. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. October 19 Sunday International Writing Program/Writers' Workshop reading: Alexis Stamatis (Greece) and Laila Al-Atrash (Jordan). 5 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. Philharmonia Orchestra. 8 p.m. West High School Auditorium. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Composers Workshop. 8 p.m., Buchanan Auditorium, Pappajohn Business Administration Building. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. IWP Cinematheque. "Sangrador" (Venezuela), presented by Leonardo Henriquez. 8 p.m., 101 Becker Communication Studies Building. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. October 20 Monday Amy Shearn, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. October 21 Tuesday Mary Jo Bang, poetry reading. 7 p.m., Frank Conroy Reading Room, Dey House. Free. Information: 319-335-0416. University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra, Woon Wen Kin, guest conductor, with Goh Suk Liang, erhu, and Yoon How Wan, soprano. 8 p.m., West High School Auditorium. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. October 22 Wednesday Steve Sherrill, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. October 23 Thursday Allison Amend, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. Chiara String Quartet. Presented by Hancher Auditorium. 7:30 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. A Blue We All Know by Lisa Leaverton. University Theatres Gallery production. 7:30 p.m., Deadwood Upstairs, 6 S. Dubuque St. Tickets $5 available at the door. Information: 319-400-8676. October 24 Friday International Writing Program Panel: "The Migrant as a Figure in Literature Today." Noon, Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. Shambaugh House reading: Open World writers from Russia. International Writing Program. 5 p.m., Shambaugh House. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. Sarah Vowell, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m. Englert Theatre. Tickets required. Information: 319-337-2681. A Blue We All Know by Lisa Leaverton. University Theatres Gallery production. 7:30 p.m., Deadwood Upstairs, 6 S. Dubuque St. Tickets $5 available at the door. Information: 319-400-8676. Kantorei, Timothy Stalter, conductor. 8 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Alley Cabaret. 12 Midnight, Englert Theatre. Tickets $5 at the door. For information: 319-335-3213. October 25 Saturday A Blue We All Know by Lisa Leaverton. University Theatres Gallery production. 7:30 p.m., Deadwood Upstairs, 6 S. Dubuque St. Tickets $5 available at the door. Information: 319-400-8676. University Choir and Women’s Chorale. 8 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, 30 North Clinton St. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Alley Cabaret. 12 Midnight, Englert Theatre. Tickets $5 at the door. For information: 319-335-3213. October 26 Sunday International Writing Program/Writers' Workshop reading: Niq Mhlongo (South Africa) and Maryam Al Amjadi (Iran). 5 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. A Blue We All Know by Lisa Leaverton. University Theatres Gallery production. 7:30 p.m., Deadwood Upstairs, 6 S. Dubuque St. Tickets $5 available at the door. Information: 319-400-8676. IWP Cinematheque. "The Widow" (Nigeria), presented by Uche Umezurike. 8 p.m., 101 Becker Communication Studies Building. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. October 27 Monday Rick Campbell, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” poetry reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. October 29 Wednesday Iowa Woodwind Quintet. 8 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. October 30 Thursday Francine Prose, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. Dance Gala 2008: Special Issue. UI Dance Department. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. Joel Schoenhals, piano. 8 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. October 31 Friday “Face to Face: The Terror of Interrogation.” Symposium in conjunction with the exhibition Eye Witness: Daniel Heyman’s Portraits of Iraqi Torture Victims. 3:30 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1727. Dance Gala 2008: Special Issue. UI Dance Department. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. |
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November 1 Saturday Electronic Music Studios, Lawrence Fritts, director. 3 p.m., Room 101, Becker Communication Studies Building. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Dance Gala 2008: Special Issue. UI Dance Department. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. Camerata Singers, David Puderbaugh, conductor. 8 p.m., Congregational United Church of Christ, 30 North Clinton St. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. November 2 Sunday Piano Sunday. 1:30 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-0548. Iowa Percussion, Dan Moore, director. 3 p.m., West High School Auditorium. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Cinematheque. International Writing Program. 8 p.m., 101 Becker Communication Studies Building. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. November 3 Monday Marilynne Robinson, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Englert Theater. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. November 5 Wednesday Jonathon Ames, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. University of Iowa Symphony Band, Richard Mark Heidel, conductor. 8 p.m., West High School Auditorium. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. November 6 Thursday Katy Lederer and Ali Kazin, poetry reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. An Irish Homecoming. Presented by Hancher Auditorium. 7:30 p.m., Englert Theater $42/37/32; UI student $37.80/15; senior citizen $37.80/33.30/28.80; youth $19.50/17.50/15.50. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. Dance Gala 2008: Special Issue. UI Dance Department. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $20 adult, $15 seniors, $10 UI student and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. Hannah Holman, cello, and Réne Lecuona, piano. 8 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Lecture on his works by artist Zak Smith. 8 p.m., Room 151, Pappajohn Business Building. Free. For information: 319-335-1771. November 7 Friday “Images of America,” International Writing Program panel. Noon. Meeting Room A, Iowa City Public Library. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. “Know the Score” with Joan Kjaer. 5–7 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-5730. Drake Hokanson, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” nonfiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. An Irish Homecoming. Presented by Hancher Auditorium. 7:30 p.m., Englert Theater. Sold out. (Tickets are still available for the Thursday performance.) Charles D’Ambrosio and Scott Spencer, fiction reading. 8 p.m., Frank Conroy Reading Room, Dey House. Free. Information: 319-335-0416. Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. University Theatres Mainstage. 8 p.m., West High School Little Theatre. $17; UI student and youth $8; senior citizen $12; youth. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. Dance Gala 2008: Special Issue. UI Dance Department. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 UI student and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. November 8 Saturday Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. University Theatres Mainstage. 8 p.m., West High School Little Theatre. $17; UI student and youth $8; senior citizen $12; youth. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. Dance Gala 2008: Special Issue. UI Dance Department. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $20 adults, $15 seniors, $10 UI student and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. November 9 Sunday Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. University Theatres Mainstage. 2 p.m., West High School Little Theatre. $17; UI student and youth $8; senior citizen $12; youth. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. Pamela Ruiter-Feenstra, organ. 3 p.m., Zion Lutheran Church, 310 N. Johnson St. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Johnson County Landmark big band, John Rapson, director. 8 p.m., Englert Theater. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Cinematheque. International Writing Program. 8 p.m., 101 Becker Communication Studies Building. Free. Information: 319-335-0128. November 10 Monday Uriel Tsachor, piano, Andrew Hardy, violin, and Uri Vardi, cello. 8 p.m., Herb and Janice Wilson Auditorium, Preucil School of Music. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. November 12 Wednesday Ian Coontz, “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. Takács Quartet, Muzsikás, Márta Sebestyén. Presented by Hancher Auditorium. 7:30 p.m., Opstad Auditorium, City High School. $47; UI student $15; senior citizen $42.30; youth $32.90 Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. Michael Palmer, fiction reading. 8 p.m., Frank Conroy Reading Room, Dey House. Free. Information: 319-335-0416. November 13 Thursday Amy Bloom, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. Brad Mehldau Trio. Presented by Hancher Auditorium. 7:30 p.m., Opstad Auditorium, City High School. $40/35/30; UI student $36/15; senior citizen $36/31.50/27; youth $28/24.50/21. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. University Theatres Mainstage. 8 p.m., West High School Little Theatre. $17; UI student and youth $8; senior citizen $12; youth. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. Iowa Brass Quintet. 8 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Alley Cabaret. Midnight, Englert Theatre. Tickets $5 at the door. For information: 319-335-3213. November 14 Friday Kurt Friese, “Live from Prairie Lights” nonfiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. David Torrey Peters, Museum of Art Word Painter Reading. 7:30 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1727. Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. University Theatres Mainstage. 8 p.m., West High School Little Theatre. $17; UI student and youth $8; senior citizen $12; youth. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. Kenneth Tse, saxophone. 8 p.m., Buchanan Auditorium, Pappajohn Business Administration Building. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Alley Cabaret. Midnight, Englert Theatre. Tickets $5 at the door. For information: 319-335-3213. November 15 Saturday Afro/Cuban Dram and Dance Ensemble. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. Three Sisters by Anton Chekhov. University Theatres Mainstage. 8 p.m., West High School Little Theatre. $17; UI student and youth $8; senior citizen $12; youth. Tickets: 319-335-1160, 1-800-Hancher, Online. November 16 Sunday Afro/Cuban Dram and Dance Ensemble. 3 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. UI Chamber Orchestra, William LaRue Jones and David Nelson, conductors, with the Maia String Quartet. 8 p.m., MacBride Auditorium. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Composers Workshop. 8 p.m., Buchanan Auditorium, Pappajohn Business Administration Building. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. November 17 Monday Ethan Canin, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” fiction reading. 7:30 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. November 18 Tuesday Robyn Schiff, UI Press poetry reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. November 19 Wednesday Band Extravaganza. Symphony Band, Richard Mark Heidel, conductor; Johnson County Landmark, John Rapson, director; Hawkeye Marching Band, Kevin Kastens, director. 7:30 p.m., Carver Hawkeye Arena. $5 advance tickets; $7 at the door. Information: 319-335-1603 November 20 Thursday Jazz Repertory Ensemble, Brent Sandy, director. 8 p.m., Trinity Episcopal Church. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. “Viola and Friends”: Christine Rutledge, viola, with Scott Conklin, violin; Maurita Murphy Mead, clarinet; William Preucil, viola; Shari Rhoads, piano; and the Maia String Quartet. 8 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. Alley Cabaret. Midnight, Englert Theatre. Tickets $5 at the door. For information: 319-335-3213. November 21 Friday Alley Cabaret. Midnight, Englert Theatre. Tickets $5 at the door. For information: 319-335-3213.
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December 1 Monday Richard Demming, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” poetry reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. December 3 Wednesday Timothy Donnelly and Peter Gizzi, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” poetry reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. The Creation by Joseph Haydn. University of Iowa Symphony and Choruses, Timothy Stalter, conductor. 8 p.m., Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. December 4 Thursday Daniel Heyman, gallery talk on Eye Witness: Daniel Heyman’s Portraits of Iraqi Torture Victims. 4 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber, followed by walk through the gallery. Free. Information: 319-335-1727. Tom Dean, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” nonfiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. Graduate/Undergraduate Dance Concert. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. Nicole Esposito, flute, and Alan Huckleberry, piano. 8 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. December 5 Friday “Know the Score” with Joan Kjaer. 5–7 p.m., Old Capitol Senate Chamber. Free. Information: 319-335-5730. MFA Directors One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Riverside Theatre. $5 at the door, one hour before performance. Information: 319-335-2700; toll-free 1-800-553-IOWA. Graduate/Undergraduate Dance Concert. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. Andre Dubus III, fiction reading. 8 p.m., Frank Conroy Reading Room, Dey House. Free. Information: 319-337-2681. December 6 Saturday Graduate/Undergraduate Dance Concert. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. MFA Directors One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Riverside Theatre. $5 at the door, one hour before performance. Information: 319-335-2700; toll-free 1-800-553-IOWA. Composer’s Workshop. 8 p.m., Buchanan Auditorium, Pappajohn Business Administration Building. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. December 7 Sunday Philharmonia and All-University String Orchestra. 3 p.m., Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. MFA Directors One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Riverside Theatre. $5 at the door, one hour before performance. Information: 319-335-2700; toll-free 1-800-553-IOWA. Center for New Music, David Gompper, director. 8 p.m., Buchanan Auditorium, Pappajohn Business Administration Building. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. December 10 Wednesday University Band; and Concert Band, Kevin Kastens, conductor. 8 p.m., Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. December 11 Thursday Collaborative Performance Concert. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. December 12 Friday Jazz Combo Festival. 6:30 p.m., Buchanan Auditorium, Pappajohn Business Administration Building. Free. Information: 319-335-1603. A December to Remember by Gary Briggle. UI Opera Workshop. 8 p.m., Englert Theatre. $20, $16 seniors, $10 UI students and youth. Tickets: Englert Box Office, 319-688-2653. Collaborative Performance Concert. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. Tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. December 13 Saturday A December to Remember by Gary Briggle. UI Opera Workshop. 8 p.m., Englert Theatre. $20, $16 seniors, $10 UI students and youth. Tickets: Englert Box Office, 319-688-2653. Collaborative Performance Concert. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. Tckets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. December 14 Sunday A December to Remember by Gary Briggle. UI Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater. 2 p.m., Englert Theatre. $20, $16 seniors, $10 UI students and youth. Tickets: Englert Box Office, 319-688-2653. Semi-Annual Last-Chance Concert. Iowa Percussion, Dan Moore, director. 8:02 p.m. Free. West High School Auditorium. Information: 319-335-1603. December 20 Saturday UI Dance Forum/Youth Ballet Winter Concert. 8 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. For tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401. December 21 Sunday UI Dance Forum/Youth Ballet Winter Concert. 3 p.m., Space Place, North Hall. $12 adults, $6 UI students and youth. For tickets: IMU Box Office, 319-335-3041; 1-800-346-4401.
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