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Christina Cooke in conversation with Sarah Thankam Mathews

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Iowa Writers' Workshop graduate Christina Cooke will read from her enthralling debut novel, Broughtupsy. She will be joined in conversation by fellow alum Sarah Thankam Mathews. (Broughtupsy is) “A luminous tale of a latter-day Antigone who navigates grief, love, death, sex, violence, language, queerness, race, and three countries with courage, joy, and a tender heart. Broughtupsy is an instant classic...

Featured Featured Event Series One Book Two Book Festival

One Book Two Book Festival

Downtown Iowa City 210 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States

About the festival Our community is very supportive of young people. We know who scores the winning touchdown for City High. We celebrate students who make all-state in music for Northwest Junior High. We cheer the top debaters at Regina. But do we know the best young writers in our community? We should. As a UNESCO...

Event Series Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tamphel

Dharma Teachings by Khenpo Tamphel

Garchen Mila Buddhist Center 209 E Washington St., Suite 200, Iowa City, United States

Dharma teachings by Khenpo Tamphel: In Praise of Dharmadatu' by Nagarjuna Sundays, 9:30-10:15am Join us for profound teachings on Nagarjuna’s ‘In Praise of Dharmadatu,’  This poetic work from the great 2nd century Indian Buddhist master Nagarjuna shows us how buddha nature exists in all beings, and how it can be gradually uncovered by those who...

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Featured Featured Event Series One Book Two Book Festival

One Book Two Book Festival

Downtown Iowa City 210 S Dubuque St, Iowa City, IA, United States

About the festival Our community is very supportive of young people. We know who scores the winning touchdown for City High. We celebrate students who make all-state in music for Northwest Junior High. We cheer the top debaters at Regina. But do we know the best young writers in our community? We should. As a UNESCO...

Event Series Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

Write at the Stanley: A Generative Writing Workshop

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

Write at the Stanley is a monthly workshop series that explores different approaches to ekphrastic writing, the art of creative writing inspired by visual art. The Stanley Museum of Art provides the perfect backdrop for this form of expression with its stunning collection of art. Writers can engage with the art in the galleries as they delve into...

Spanish Bilingual Storytime

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

In-person event + Online other Join us every Tuesday for a special Spanish Bilingual Storytime with Children's Librarian Raquel! Together we will enjoy songs, rhymes and stories in Spanish and English. Children of all ages and their caregivers are welcome to join us. Masks are required for all individuals over the age of two. Social...

Local Author Series – Anne Marie Kraus and Jo Myers-Walker

Iowa City Senior Center 28 South Linn Street, Iowa City, IA, United States

Monday, February 26, 1:00-2:00pm  Location: Hybrid (Zoom & Room 302) Anne Marie Kraus (author) and Jo Myers-Walker (illustrator) will walk through their process of collaborating to create a new picture book for children ages 6-12. You will walk away with a new appreciation of what is involved in publishing a book and see When I See...

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Poetry Slam

Coffee Emporium 301 E Market St, Iowa City, IA, United States

To Enter, Bring 3 of your best poems Sign up begins at 6:30pm. Slam starts at 7pm poets compete for audience adoration and great prizes in a three round elimination. Join us for a bard room brawl of poetic excellence The last mondy of every month at Coffee Emporium

Book to Art Club

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

Last Wednesdays 4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Book to Art Club is the last Wednesday of every month for preschool through 2nd Grade. Each month we will read a picture book and create custom art inspired by the story! 每月最后一个周三的Book to Art Club 阅读与创作活动面向K-2学生。每期活动我们将阅读一本绘本，并根据故事的主题创作自己的艺术作品！ 为庆祝黑人历史月，今天我们将阅读一本关于著名民间艺术家 Clementine Hunter 的绘本《心中的艺术》（Art From Her Heart），之后我们将仿照她最著名的百日草作品进行自己的创作！ --- Book to Art Club es...

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Leslie Jamison in conversation with Kaveh Akbar

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Writers' Workshop alum and New York Times best-selling author Leslie Jamison will read from her highly anticipated memoir, Splinters: Another Kind of Love Story.  She will be joined in conversation by Kaveh Akbar. “In Splinters, Jamison offers a riveting portrait of rupture that is at once a page-turner about divorce, a romance about parenthood, a mystery of self...

Event Series Writing with 1-Week-Critique for Middle and High Schoolers

Writing with 1-Week-Critique for Middle and High Schoolers

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

Thursday 4:00pm to 5:00pm In-person event + Online other Teen Center Adam from 1 Week Critique is 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 featured at...

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Community Book Discussion: “Torn Apart” by Dorothy Roberts

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

Thursday, February 29, 2024 -6:00pm to 7:00pm Meeting Room A, Meeting Room B, Meeting Room C The Office of Equity and Human Rights and the Iowa City Public Library will host a community book discussion of Dorothy Roberts' book Torn Apart:- How the Child Welfare System Destroys Black Families - And How Abolition Can Build a Safer World. Discussion...