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Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital

University of Iowa, Voxman Music Building 93 East Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Tuesday, October 31, 2023 - 7:30pm Voxman Music Building 93 East Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 Recital Hall - 2301 School of Music music@uiowa.edu 319-335-1603 Music Recital Attendance Music event type: Student Recital https://music.uiowa.edu Tuba/Euphonium Studio Recital Members of the tuba/euphonium studio will be performing. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A30502 This concert is free and...

Event Series Hey Buddy, I’m Bill

Hey Buddy, I’m Bill

Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

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Story Jam

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Meeting Room A, Online StoryJAM is a music and movement program designed to model, encourage, and facilitate music-making as an early literacy skill. Parents and caregivers are encouraged to participate as much as possible. Masks are required for all individuals over the age of two. Social distancing between groups in attendance is encouraged. In order...

Public Education for the Public Good: Past, Present and Future

Iowa City Public Library 123 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Wednesday, November 1, 2023 -12:00pm to 1:00pm In-person event + Livestream Meeting Room A Guest speaker Dr. Jean Donham. The mission of public education originally was to educate all citizens to understand their role in a democracy. Public education was intended to support the public good for all. At one time, our schools and teaching professionals were...

Featured Featured Event Series Girls Who Code Club

Girls Who Code Club

4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Girls Who Code Club is for girls and non-binary youth in grades 3-5 who are interested in learning how to code. No previous experience necessary! The goal of this club is to create a safe and supportive environment of peers and role models where students learn to see themselves as computer scientists....

Featured Featured Event Series Hawk Talk

Hawk Talk

The Vue 328 S Clinton Street STE A, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us every Wednesday for Hawk Talk with Kirk Ferentz at the Vue!

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Bingo!

Wild Culture Kombucha 210 N Linn St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Come to Wild Culture Kombucha Wednesdays for bingo!

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Jeremy Norton

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Prairie Lights Minneapolis Fire Captain and first responder Jeremy Norton will talk about Trauma Sponges: Dispatches from the Scarred Heart of Emergency Response. "With clarity and sensitivity, Jeremy Norton has written an eye-opening book that shows us what firefighting is often about: encountering medical emergencies more often than fires, helping strangers through the trauma of death...

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Open Mic with J Knight at La Wine

La Wine Bar 180 E Burlington St, Iowa City, IA, United States

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.

Karaoke Dance Party

Live at the Dive! It's your turn to step up on the stage and show us what you got!

Drag Show @ Studio 13

Studio 13 13 S. Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Show Starts @ 10:30 Dance floor opens up after.

Event Series Hey Buddy, I’m Bill

Hey Buddy, I’m Bill

Main Library Gallery, University of Iowa Libraries 125 W Washington St, Iowa City, IA, United States

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...

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