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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Roxane Gay speaks as a keynote speaker during at the 2024 Emma Goldman Choice Event at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2024. Gay is a feminist writer, professor, and editor.

Feminist author Roxane Gay joins Emma Goldman fundraising event

Natalie Dunlap, Assistant Digital Editor February 3, 2024

Prolific feminist author and professor Roxane Gay, best known for “Bad Feminist,” a New York Times best-selling collection of essays, discussed how feminism and reproductive justice intersect with...

Attendees watch a film at Big Grove Brewery in Iowa City on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Indian Creek Nature Center hosted the Winter Wildland Alliance Backcountry Film Festival.

Big Grove hosts Backcountry Film Festival

Isabella Nekvinda, Arts Reporter January 28, 2024

Silence washed over the crowd at Big Grove Brewery's screening room as film festival patrons digested filmmaker Josh Goldsmith's newest short documentary. His film "What If?" explores courage and doubt...

Students rehearse for the 27th Annual Ten-Minute Play Festival presented by The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts in the Theatre Building on Jan. 22, 2024. The cast is starring in a play titled “The Worst Supervillain in the World” written by student Darrin Terpstra. (Madison Frette/The Daily Iowan)

UI Theater Department presents student-run Ten Minute Plays

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter January 23, 2024

 The University of Iowa’s Theater Department’s annual Ten-Minute Play Festival is a unique, student-run production that incorporates the talents of UI students interested in play production. Showcased...

FilmScene at the Chauncey is seen in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 6, 2023.

FilmScene favorite, the Picture Show, returns to theaters

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter January 23, 2024

The Picture Show, FilmScene’s longest-running specialty screening series, made its grand return this past weekend. Created to provide a place for film enthusiasts of all ages, the nonprofit theater...

February 18, 2018; Stuart, FL, USA; Paula Poundstone performs at Lyric Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Ron Elkman/USA TODAY NETWORK

Paula Poundstone on comedy, feminism, small talk, and ‘Better Call Saul’

Natalie Dunlap and Avi Lapchick January 18, 2024

Paula Poundstone, a prolific comedian, panelist on NPR’s show Wait Wait Don’t Tell Me, and host of Nobody Listens to Paula Poundstone, is performing at The Englert Theatre on Saturday. Ahead of...

Iowa Drum Major Christian Frankl direct the Hawkeye Marching Band durning the Hawkeye Huttle before a football game between No.18 Iowa and No. 2 Michigan at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Saturday, Dec. 2, 2023.

Student Spotlight | Hawkeye Marching Band drum major reflects on last year in the position

Grant Darnell, Arts Reporter December 18, 2023

  Fifth-year University of Iowa student Christian Frankl has had a passion for music and marching band since he was young. When he started his freshman year as an alto saxophone player for...

An attendee looks at the silent auction during the Holiday Thieves Market on Saturday, Dec. 9, 2023 at the Hyatt Regency Hotel & Conference Center Expo Hall In Coralville.

Photos: 2023 Holiday Thieves Market

Isabella Tisdale, Photojournalist December 9, 2023

Iowa City Summer of the Arts hosted the first day of the annual Holiday Thieves Market at the Hyatt Regency Hotel and Conference Center Expo Hall in Coralville, Iowa on Saturday. The market included...

Indigo de Souza opens for Lucy Dacus at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022.

Indigo De Souza, Neko Case to headline The Englert’s Mission Creek 2024

Avi Lapchick, Arts Editor December 8, 2023

Timed to a tee as a shard of hope for students in the thick of finals week, the Englert Theatre has just announced a decorated lineup for next year’s Mission Creek Festival, featuring musical headliners...

Kenzie Trana, 4, plays with teddy bears at the Teddy Bear Room at the Hilton Garden Inn in Iowa City on Monday, Dec. 4, 2023. Room 1105 at the Hilton Garden Inn is filled with hundreds of teddy bears for the holiday season. The room is open to the public from Nov. 26 through Jan. 1 at no cost.

Iowa City’s Hilton Garden Inn welcomes the fun and festive Teddy Bear Room for the holiday season

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter December 5, 2023

The Hilton Garden Inn is spreading holiday cheer this winter with a five-week event in which a room at the hotel will be filled with hundreds of teddy bears in different shapes, sizes, and styles....

Charlotte Brontë, played by Katie Gucik, opens a letter during a production of “Brontë: The World Without” at Riverside Theater in Iowa City on Wednesday, Nov. 29, 2023.

Riverside produces play premiere

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter December 3, 2023

As the lights dimmed and music started playing in Riverside Theatre in Iowa City on the opening night of “Brontë: The World Without,” audiences quickly realized this production would be something...

Comedian Chris Schlichting performs his set during Don’t Tell Comedy's event at the Highlander Hotel in Iowa City on Friday, Nov. 17th, 2023.

Don’t Tell Comedy hosts confidential night of laughs in IC

Caden Gantenbein, Arts Reporter November 20, 2023

On Friday, the Highlander Hotel acquired a plethora of guests in its ballroom for an atypical occasion — a top-secret comedy show.  Don’t Tell Comedy, a now-global organization, brought comedic...

Amelia Fisher is held up by The University of Iowa Dance Company during a performance of “Winning” by Artistic Director Stephanie Miracle, an interactive dance for an audience of children at the Iowa City Public Library on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023.

UI Dance Company blends dancing and audio narration in latest performance

Riley Dunn, Arts Reporter November 18, 2023

With vivid use of audio narration during the entire show, the University of Iowa’s Dance Company featured an excerpt of their newest work, “Winning," on Friday.  In partnership with the Iowa...