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Event Series Making the Book, Past and Present

Making the Book, Past and Present

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

On display in the Main Library Gallery: Making the Book, Past and Present explores the intersections of history, art, and practicality. What can we learn by placing books, materials, and makers from the Middle Ages through today in conversation with one another? Many techniques and materials common centuries ago still inspire contemporary book artists and bookbinders....

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Girls Who Code Club

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

Tuesday -4:00pm to 5:00pm Digital Media Lab 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...

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Sam Nakahira with Jeremy Chen- Ruth Asawa An Artist Takes Shape

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Event date: Tuesday, April 2, 2024 - 7:00pm This graphic biography by Sam Nakahira, developed in consultation with Ruth Asawa’s youngest daughter, Addie Lanier, chronicles the genesis of Asawa as an artist—from the horror of Pearl Harbor to her transformative education at Black Mountain College to building her life in San Francisco, where she would...

Event Series Making the Book, Past and Present

Making the Book, Past and Present

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

On display in the Main Library Gallery: Making the Book, Past and Present explores the intersections of history, art, and practicality. What can we learn by placing books, materials, and makers from the Middle Ages through today in conversation with one another? Many techniques and materials common centuries ago still inspire contemporary book artists and bookbinders....

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...

Event Series A Laugh In

A Laugh In

Weatherdance Fountain Stage - Downtown Ped Mall 210 S. Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA, United States

Presentation of the Laughter Club Sponsored by the Senior Center Free to Attend All Ages encouraged Monday, April 1st at NOON (HIGH NOON) Wednesdays at 3pm at the Senior Center

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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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Saretta Morgan in conversation with Tisa Bryant

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Saretta Morgan in conversation with Tisa Bryant Event date: Wednesday, April 3, 2024 - 7:00pm Poet Saretta Morgan will read from her new book of poetry from Coffeehouse Press, Alt-Nature, and be joined in conversation by Tisa Bryant.  Alt-Nature was written between 2018 and 2023, while Saretta Morgan lived between the Sonoran and Mojave deserts doing grassroots humanitarian aid...

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 Making the Book, Past and Present

Making the Book, Past and Present

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

On display in the Main Library Gallery: Making the Book, Past and Present explores the intersections of history, art, and practicality. What can we learn by placing books, materials, and makers from the Middle Ages through today in conversation with one another? Many techniques and materials common centuries ago still inspire contemporary book artists and bookbinders....

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New Perspectives on West African Ceramics:

Stanley Museum of Art 160 West Burlington Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Dr. Boureima Diamitani and Dr. Samuel Nortey will explore the historical, political, educational, and gendered dimensions surrounding ceramic pottery in West Africa today. Diamitani’s research addresses challenges around the (mis-)representation, production, and restitution of pottery among Senufo communities in Burkina Faso, while Nortey’s work examines ceramics as an agent of community cohesion, social inclusion, and...

Intro to Canva

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

Thursday, April 4, 2024 -6:30pm to 8:00pm Digital Media Lab Register6 of 15 registered Want to try out Canva.com, a free graphic design website? You'll be amazed by the enormous variety of contemporary fonts, clip art, and stock photos Canva provides for making impressive printed or digitally shared designs. In this workshop, we'll cover setting up your...