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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
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Sunday Fun Day: DINOvember Pasta-Saurus Skeleton

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

Sunday, November 10, 2024 -2:00pm to 4:00pm Storytime Room Join us for a creative adventure where you’ll turn colorful pasta into your very own prehistoric creatures! Get ready to craft a unique dinosaur skeleton using a variety of pasta shapes and exciting craft supplies. ¡Únete a nosotros en una aventura creativa donde convertirás pasta colorida en tus...

Featured Featured Event Series The 39 Steps

The 39 Steps

The James Theater 213 N Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Mix a Hitchcock masterpiece with a juicy spy novel, add a dash of Monty Python and you have The 39 Steps, a fast-paced whodunit for anyone who loves the magic of theatre! This two-time Tony and Drama Desk Award-winning treat is packed with nonstop laughs, over 150 zany characters (played by a ridiculously talented cast of...

$12 – $22
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University Choir

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

University Choir: Dr. David Puderbaugh, conductor This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream. View the program here: https://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/islandora/object/ui%3A31176 This concert is free and open to the public.

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IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series: Nurit Kasztelan, Saad Z. Hossain & Camila Urioste

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Join us with the IWP Sunday Afternoon Reading Series featuring 2024 Fall Residency writers Nurit Kasztelan (poet, fiction writer, editor, bookseller; Argentina), Saad Z. Hossain (fiction writer; Bangladesh), and Camila Urioste (poet, playwright, fiction writer; Bolivia). Nurit Kasztelan (poet, fiction writer, editor, bookseller; Argentina) is the author of the novel Tanto (2023), which was the recipient of...

31st Annual Book Gala

Prairie Lights Bookstore

Join us for the 31st Annual Book Gala at Prairie Lights Books. Enjoy light refreshments while shopping this after-hours benefit for the Iowa City Public Library. Online sales until midnight will also be included, just be sure to type "ICPL Library Sale," in the comment box. Bring your wish list or your too long TBR!...

xAblazex / Jagged / Psyop / Bored Housewives

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

The Wisconsin Straight Edge band comes to the Cloud House, with some of their closest friends!

$10
Event Series Teen Knit and Crochet Hangout

Teen Knit and Crochet Hangout

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

Monday, November 4, 2024 -5:30pm to 7:00pm Teen Center Winter is coming, so get ready with this chill, low-key hangout where you can bring a project you're working on, or start something new. We'll have needle punching supplies, yarn, hooks and needles on hand. This is not an instructional class, but there will be help from others...

Books to Cooks Club: Wafflesaursus Rex

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

Tuesday, November 12, 2024 -4:00pm to 5:00pm Storytime Room Join us on the second Tuesday of every month for a new Books to Cooks Club, where read a picture book and make a delicious after school snack from the story! This program is for K-6th grade. How does a dinosaur eat all his food? Does he burp,...

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John Elizabeth Stintzi – Bad Houses

Prairie Lights Bookstore

John Elizabeth Stintzi  will read from their surreal, darkly humorous short stories told from a queer, non-binary perspective, Bad Houses. They will be joined in conversation by Mason Andrew Hamberlin.  "Bad Houses is a rare, incomparable collection, surreal yet firmly anchored to the mechanics of contemporary living. Mimes, dismemberment, pumpkin patch trolls, creatures made of mould and laundry--these...

Featured Featured Event Series Candles & Classics: Bach & Beatles

Candles & Classics: Bach & Beatles

The James Theater 213 N Gilbert St, Iowa City, IA, United States

Candles & Classics is a new concert series from Orchestra Iowa where classical masterpieces meet classic rock and pop hits. Set in some of the Corridor’s most intimate and unique venues, small ensembles perform diverse works in the glow of hundreds of candles. Experience popular masters of the past and present.

$30 – $45