Join us for open foiled printmaking hours most Saturday afternoons! These drop-in sessions, just $10, include all materials and equipment—just bring your creativity. Ideal for those who’ve already taken a print workshop with the ArtiFactory. Newcomers interested in learning are always welcome, too. Please pay in advance.
Iowa City’s favorite happy hour! This monthly gathering gives locals the opportunity to meet new people, socialize, and learn about the latest happenings in the arts, business, and culture sectors of our community. Whether you’re a business owner, a downtown employee, or simply a curious individual, YOU’RE invited! Attendees trickle in and mingle from 5:00...
Women at Work "A wryly funny, vividly colourful musical-microcosm; one that succeeds in being effervescent and wildly entertaining at the same time as sharply critical in its depiction of love and desire in an era of unbridled consumerism."—Angelica Waite, Cinema Reborn The exuberant enchantments of the singing, dancing musical meet the feminist, formalist sensibility of cinematic...
NAMI Family Support Group is a peer-led support group for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences. NAMI’s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard...
Join the Iowa City Swing Dance club to learn lindy hop! Thursday evenings include a beginner-friendly lesson, a social dance, and an intermediate lesson. The beginner lessons and social dance are open to all—regardless of experience. No dance partner or specialty shoes needed. Bring comfy attire, a water bottle, and your enthusiasm! Beginner Lesson |...
Tuesdays, 10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Join us for Book Babies! Let's have fun together singing, reading, and rhyming. Book Babies is a program designed to stimulate your infant's language development and is geared towards ages 0-2 years. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. ¡Ven para Book Babies! Divirtámonos juntos cantando, leyendo...
“Elusive Balance” is a traveling group exhibition exploring the challenges of finding balance within artist and mother/caregiver identities. Works include fiber art, painting, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, and photography. Showcasing the voices of Iowa artist mothers who represent a range of diverse backgrounds, ages, motherhood stages, and mediums. In an effort to be inclusive of...
Learn the fundamentals of drawing with various tools like pencils, charcoal, and different types of paper. Master basic shapes, break down complex objects, and practice different lines. Understand perspective, proportion, and shading to create depth and dimension. Bring your own materials. Paper, pencils, and conte. Doors will open at 9:45 am. Participants – Minimum 5...
“Elusive Balance” is a traveling group exhibition exploring the challenges of finding balance within artist and mother/caregiver identities. Works include fiber art, painting, printmaking, mixed media, sculpture, and photography. Showcasing the voices of Iowa artist mothers who represent a range of diverse backgrounds, ages, motherhood stages, and mediums. In an effort to be inclusive of...
Women at Work "An extraordinary work of oneiric imagination, punkish sensibility, and a requiem to women's labor in the hazy terrain of night work"—Elena Gorfinkel, Mubi Over the course of a single night shift, a West London hotel clerk (U.K. counterculture icon Jordan) plays mute witness to a nocturnal constellation of guests ranging from punk rockers...
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...
A comedy open mic followed by all night long karaoke! Comedy start at 9:30 pm!
