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Open house at Studio Arts Building will be 4 to 7 p.m. Dec. 5
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As a result of the June flooding:
The UI Museum of Art, Hancher Auditorium, the Voxman Music Building, Clapp Recital Hall, Art Building and Art Building West are closed until further notice.
NOTICE: Theatre Building will re-open in January

University of Iowa flood recovery information

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December 3 Wednesday

Timothy Donnelly and Peter Gizzi, 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 a walk through the gallery. Free. Information: 319-335-1727.

Thomas Dean, WSUI “Live from Prairie Lights” nonfiction reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights Books, 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

Art and Art History Studio Arts Open House. 4-7 p.m., Studio Arts Building. Free. For information: 319-335-1771.

“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.

"The Congresswoman" by Aristophanes. One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Brewery Square, 123 N. Linn St. Free. Reservations.

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.

"The Congresswoman" by Aristophanes. One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Brewery Square, 123 N. Linn St. Free. Reservations.

Composers 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.

"The Congresswoman" by Aristophanes. One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Brewery Square, 123 N. Linn St. Free. Reservations.

Center for New Music, David Gompper, director. 8 p.m., Iowa Memorial Union Ballroom (please note new location). Free. Information: 319-335-1603.

December 8 Monday

Richard Deming and Nancy Kuhl, poetry reading. 7 p.m., Prairie Lights Books, 15 S. Dubuque St. Free. Information: 319-337-2681.

December 10 Wednesday

University Band; and Concert Band, Kevin Kastens, conductor. 8 p.m., Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge (please note new location). 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.

"The Congresswoman" by Aristophanes. One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Brewery Square, 123 N. Linn St. Free. Reservations.

December 12 Friday

Holiday Tubas. 12:30 p.m., Old Capitol Steps. Free. Information: 319-335-1603.

Jazz Combo Festival. 6:30 p.m., Parish Hall, Trinity Episcopal Church (please note new location). Free. Information: 319-335-1603.

A December to Remember by Gary Briggle. UI Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater. 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.

"The Congresswoman" by Aristophanes. One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Brewery Square, 123 N. Linn St. Free. Reservations.

December 13 Saturday

A December to Remember by Gary Briggle. UI Martha-Ellen Tye Opera Theater. 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.

"The Congresswoman" by Aristophanes. One-Act Play Festival. 8 p.m., Brewery Square, 123 N. Linn St. Free. Reservations.

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.