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NAMI Family Support Group

National Alliance on Mental Illness, Johnson County (NAMIJC) 1531 S Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

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.ย Gain insight from the challenges and successes of others facing similar experiences. NAMIโ€™s support groups are unique because they follow a structured model, ensuring everyone has an opportunity to be heard...

Free
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Thurs Drawing | Nov 7

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

The Thursday night life drawing group in memory of our dear friend, Phil Dorothy. Bring your own drawing materials which can include graphite, charcoal, pastels or watercolors. Drawing boards and easels will be available. Water-based oils and acrylics will be allowed. Solvent based oils may be used with odorless solvents. It is suggested that artists...

$10
Featured Featured Event Series IC Swing Dance

IC Swing Dance

The Masonic Building 312 College St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Masonic Building Level 1 Lessons | 7:15-8:00p Social Dance & Practice all levels | 8:00-8:30p Level 2 Lessons | 8:30p - 9:30p Cost: $10 per evening or $5 for students. This is a community group to share swing dance classes, events, and resources in the Iowa City area. Formerly, it was the University of Iowaย Swing...

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Napoleon Dynamite LIVE! 20th Anniversary

Englert Theatre 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, IOWA CITY, IA, United States

Presented by The Englert Theatre and FilmScene Napoleon Dynamite LIVE! 20th Anniversary Celebration A Very Special Evening with Jon Heder, Jon Gries & Efren Ramirez Event is BYOT (Bring Your Own Tots) The beloved indie classic "Napoleon Dynamite" wasย releasedย 20 years ago. Sinceย then,ย muchย has changed; but the characters, as enduring as they are endearing, stay in our...

$25 โ€“ $185
Event Series 2024 International Writing Program (IWP) Panel Discussion

2024 International Writing Program (IWP) Panel Discussion

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

  Fridays, -12:00pmย toย 1:30pm In-person event + Livestream Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C Images of America The Fall IWP Residents share impressions of their time in the United States. The IWP Friday Panel Discussion series provides an opportunity for the residents of Iowa City to meet and converse with writers from around...

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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 -4:30pmย toย 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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Samantha Barbas- Actual Malice

Prairie Lights Bookstore

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

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Truthsgiving 2024

Englert Theatre 221 E Washington St, Iowa City, IA 52240, IOWA CITY, IA, United States

Great Plains Action Society's 8th annual Truthsgiving celebration will be on stage at The Englert this year with Audiopharmacy, Morningstar Native Dance, guest speaker Karima Alabsy with Nebraskans for Palestine, and hosts Sikowis Nobiss and Jessica Engelking. Truthsgiving is a celebration that rejects the colonial myth behind Thanksgiving that perpetuates dangerous stereotypes and whitewashed history....

$5 โ€“ $100

IC Press Co-op Open Studio

IC Press Co-op at Public Space One 225 N Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Open Studio at the Iowa City Press Co-op is the second Saturday of each month from 12-4pm. Drop by for a free studio tour, or sign up to use ICPC studio equipment for the afternoon. The afternoon of studio use costs $20 for non-members and $10 for PS1 members, and advanced registration is strongly encouraged....

$10 โ€“ $20
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New Histories of Art from Africa | Panel Conversation

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

Join us in the museum lobby on Saturday, 11/9 at 2 p.m. for presentations by the Stanley Museum of Art Mellon team. They will share updates on their latest research of the Stanley's African collection. Refreshments will be provided. Between 1979 and 1990, Claude (โ€œMaxโ€) and Elizabeth (โ€œBettyโ€) Stanley of Muscatine, Iowa, gifted nearly 600...

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Long Pose | Nov 10

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

Join us at Arts Iowa City's ArtiFactory for the Long Pose Studio Group. The model will maintain the same pose (with breaks) for the entire session. Bring your own drawing materials which can include graphite, charcoal, pastels or watercolors. Acrylics, water-based oils, and regular oils using odorless turpenoid will be allowed. We will be drawing...

$15
Event Series Girls Who Code Club

Girls Who Code Club

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

Wednesdays 4:00pmย toย 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...