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Weaving Connections with the UI Women of Colour Network

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

Join the Women of Colour Network in collaboration with The Pentacrest Museums, the Stanley Museum of Art, and Special Collections and Archives to connect with intentionality behind creating and choosing materials in clothing and design. Come together to enjoy food and conversation as we explore traditions of handmaking and embellishment of objects passed down through generations of artisans....

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

Thursday, November 7, 2024 -6:00pm to 7:00pm Digital Media Lab Register0 of 15 registered Anybody who has used the library's Cricut Maker 3 knows that its Cricut Design Space software can require a little training.  In this hour-long session, we'll share the tricks you'll need to create and cut your projects with confidence. We'll cover things like: Starting and saving a new...

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Jeff Biggers-Disturbing the Bones

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Iowa City author Jeff Biggers will read from his new thriller (co-written with director/screenwriter Andrew Davis), Disturbing the Bones. In a starred review, Publishers Weekly describes Disturbing the Bones as "(A) thrillingly cinematic collaboration between The Fugitive director Davis and journalist Biggers... Intense, vivid action...By the time the breathless denouement rolls around, readers may find they've been up all night.”...

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 Chinese Bilingual Storytime

Chinese Bilingual Storytime

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

10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Join us every Monday for a special Chinese Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Fang! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes, stories and fun crafts in Chinese and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. 每周一请与少儿部图书馆员王芳一起加入我们的中英双语故事会！我们将阅读中英文绘本，分享儿歌，童谣和趣味手工。欢迎各年龄段的小朋友们和看护者参加活动。 ¡Ven a la biblioteca cada lunes para disfrutar de una hora...

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Diwali Family Night with Iowa Andhi

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

Friday, November 8, 2024 -4:30pm to 6:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Adults, kids and families are invited to a celebration of Diwali at the library! Drop in to learn a bit about Diwali, the festival of lights, with crafts, food, stories and more! At 5:00, the Iowa Andhi, a competitive South Asian...

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Craig Johnson Reception

Artifactory 120 N Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Craig Johnson Craig Johnson was born and raised on a farm west of Iowa City. He has enjoyed art, woodworking, welding, and solving problems for a good portion of his life. Two and a half years ago he was diagnosed with cancer and this changed the things that he could do, so he chose a...

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Samantha Barbas- Actual Malice

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Historian and UIowa Professor of Law Samantha Barbas will read from and talk about her book, Actual Malice: Civil Rights and Freedom of the Press in New York Times V. Sullivan. "Actual Malice…unfurls the story of the case (New York Times V. Sullivan) and reminds readers that the triumph of press freedom was an outgrowth of...

Event Series Dance Gala: Agile

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf

E.C. Mabie Theatre, UI Theatre Building 200 N. Riverside Drive, Iowa City, I, United States

for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf By Ntozake Shange Directed by Dr. Tawnya Pettiford-Wates Choreographed by Christine Catherine Wyatt Historic and groundbreaking, Ntozake Shange’s for colored girls who have considered suicide / when the rainbow is enuf is a choreopoem that celebrates womanhood and discovery through an inimitable combination of...

$5 – $20

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 Family Storytime

Family Storytime

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

Saturdays 10:30am to 11:00am Storytime Room Family Storytime is recommended for all ages and includes both shorter and longer stories combined with action games and activities. 家庭故事会包括较长或较短的故事，并结合动作游戏和相关活动，适于各年龄段共同参与。 如您因为身体原因需要特别安排，请联系图书馆。 --------- Family Storytime es para todas las edades e incluye historias más cortas y más largas combinadas con juegos y actividades de acción. If you need disability-related accommodations in...

Second Saturday All Ages Art: Nature Printing

Public Space One Close House 538 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Join us second Saturdays for informal workshops designed to get your creativity flowing by having fun trying a new technique, medium, or material! November: Nature Printing with Alex Ackerman Create unique cards and artwork with printed leaves that grow in abundance in our Iowa City neighborhoods.   Explore color, texture, and pattern through a simple monoprint...