Prairie Lights Former Iowa Citian John J. Waters will read from his debut novel, River City One. The tale of a man and the memory that haunts him, River City One is the poetic and compassionate story of John Walker, a lawyer and ex-Marine adrift in a nameless city. Home from the war, he has become a man...
So happy to be doing my first downtown Iowa City Open Mic since our unfortunate loss of The Mill — at La Wine Bar & Restaurant. Join this Wednesday and and every Wednesday as you can. -J. No cover charge.
Live at the Dive! It's your turn to step up on the stage and show us what you got!
Show Starts @ 10:30 Dance floor opens up after.
On display now in the Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries: Hey Buddy, I’m Bill tells the story of Bill Sackter, the namesake of Wild Bill’s (formerly Wild Bill’s Coffee Shop) in the University of Iowa School of Social Work. From his early life in Minneapolis to his 44-year institutionalization for an intellectual disability to...
4:00pm to 5:00pm In-person event + Online other Teen Center, Online Adam and Matthew from 1 Week Critique are here every Thursday to lead a Teen Writing workshop. If you love to write, or have considered it and have been too scared to try, now's your chance! Teen authors also have the opportunity to have their work...
Join us every 2nd and 4th Thursday through December for live jazz music from the Blake Shaw Quartet at Graduate Food Hall. The Blake Shaw Quartet is a high-energy jazz crew fronted by Blake Shaw, a musician, composer, vocalist and regular in the Iowa City jazz scene. Lisbon, IA native Blake received his Bachelors in...
Join us at the Stanley Museum of Art for our next installment of Night at the Museum—a series of monthly events for students that occur Thursday nights, when the museum is open late. This Night at the Museum event will be a night of colorful and extravagant fun. Led by local drag queens Hazel Sanchez-Belle and Virgo Frost,...
Get free, one-on-one help with your writing! Every Thursday from June 15th to August 3rd in Meeting Room E on the second floor of the Iowa City Public Library. Resumes, applications, op-eds, reports, essays, legal documents, creative writing — all writing is welcome! Walk-in 20-minute appointments are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Join Investigate Midwest, and its Iowa newsroom, IowaWatch, for an evening of storytelling and fun on Thursday, Nov. 9th at Poindexter Coffee, located within the Graduate Iowa City hotel. This fundraising event will feature a selection of speakers, who will share their stories throughout the evening, centered around the theme "Discovery in Disguise," which highlights...
Community Class Offering in THEATRICAL DESIGN & MUSIC Thursdays, October 5th - December 7th rom 7pm - 8pm. Join us at lowa Conservatory! Suitable for ages 15 - 105. We will explore the connections between music and theatrical design by looking into the History of Baroque Theatre, Naturalism, German Expressionism, and the early days...
Prairie Lights Drake University professor Carol Roh Spauling will read from and talk about her new book, Waiting for Mr. Kim and Other Stories with author Sam Chang. “In Carol Roh Spaulding's amazing linked story collection, Waiting for Mr. Kim and Other Stories, we find that rare gift--writing that gets just about everything done, and done very...
