Emmy-award winning comedian John Oliver will perform in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28. The University of Iowa’s Hancher and SCOPE Productions are collaborating to present the show.
Coralville native and aspiring comedian Dan Gill recently nabbed a small speaking role in an upcoming episode of the hit NBC television show, “The Office.” Gill will play a bar trivia announcer in Episode 11, “Trivia,” set to air later this winter.
The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present a Holiday Pops performance by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, at 7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena.
The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present the internationally acclaimed American String Quartet at the Riverside Recital Hall on Friday, Nov. 18, at 7:30 p.m. The concert, which will also feature the UI quartet-in-residence Maia Quartet, will include quartets and octets by Haydn, Shostakovich, Ravel, and Bruch.
November 6, 2011 at the Mill on Burlington street at 6 P.M.
Come enjoy some comedy, drama, romance and experimental films about your favorite place to live!
Financial hardships have forced members of Iowa City’s Riverside Theatre to ask the city for $75,000 in funding for the professional theater over the next three years.
“Re-Creation: Musical Reception of Classical Antiquity,” a conference hosted by the University of Iowa Department of Classics and School of Music, will include free Oct. 28 and 30 performances of the oldest surviving opera, Jacopo Peri’s “Euridice.” The performances by the UI Opera Studio, conducted from the keyboard by faculty member Gregory Hand, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Oct. 28 and 2 p.m. Oct. 30 in the Riverside Recital Hall.
Several filmmakers have pleaded guilty to criminal charges or face upcoming trials for alleged crimes, while the former head of the Iowa Film Office is slated to be sentenced this month on a felony conviction of misconduct in office.
PATV (Public Access Television Channel 18 in Iowa City) is holding its first ever I Love Iowa City Film Festival. The first ever film festival seeking short films about why people love life in Iowa City.
Internationally acclaimed poet Albert Goldbarth has been named recipient of the 2011 Don Coldsmith Award for Lifetime Literary Achievement.
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FEMA awards $6.5 million for Iowa Memorial Union improvements
The University of Iowa has been awarded nearly $6.5 million in funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, to make improvements to the Iowa Memorial Union, Sen. Tom Harkin, D-Cumming, announced Tuesday.
Putting Roosevelt on market going to a vote
Stephen Murley recommended to the Iowa City Community School District Facilities Committee on Tuesday that Roosevelt Elementary school building be sold. The School Board will vote whether put the building on the market at its Dec. 6 meeting.
Event helps area homeless people in search of clothing, health care and information
The Community Connections Day event at the local church, was organized by the Johnson County Homeless Coordinating Board. The event provided participants with information, resources and referrals on a range of subjects including mental health, health and dental care, educational rights and legal information. Participants were able to receive haircuts, dental checkups, massages and Hepatitis C and HIV screenings, as well.
