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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Beckoning voids, answering poetry

Beckoning voids, answering poetry

A.j.k. o’donnell, an activist and poet, is set to share her new poetry collection in Iowa City this weekend.
Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on Thursday, Nov. 2, 2017.

Hancher unveils 2018-19 lineup, including Broadway’s Les Misérables

May 8, 2018

Hancher Auditorium unveiled its lineup for the 2018-19 season, cultivating acts from world-renowned musicals to lectures by legendary journalists. The lineup includes musical acts from Kristin Chenoweth...

Kevin Morby performs at the Mill on May 4, 2018. Morby is an indie rock singer and songwriter from Kansas City, Missouri. (The Daily Iowan/Olivia Sun)

Kevin Morby brought experience, intensity to the Mill for his Friday show

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] May 6, 2018

Kevin Morby’s self-titled band is a collection of musicians from opposite sides of the country, and his last album, “City Music,” is a representation of those bicoastal influences. Morby is from...

Stefanie Berecz sings onstage. The Right Now is heading the Yacht Club on Saturday, May 5, 2018. (Yue Zhang/The Daily Iowan)

Music with a purpose, The Right Now plays the Yacht Club

Troy Aldrich, [email protected] May 6, 2018

The Right Now, a soul band from Chicago, has adopted a larger mission than making music, following the death of a close friend. The band is an advocate for the “Hope for the Day” foundation and...

Members of the University of Iowa Department of Dance rehearse for the Undergraduate Dance Showcase at Space Place Theater on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Dance Department holds undergrad dance concert

Elly Woods, [email protected] May 2, 2018

University of Iowa undergraduate dancers are set to take their final bow this year. The UI Dance Department will host its annual Undergraduate Dance Concert this weekend, which will feature six pieces...

People walk the streets outside The Englert Theatre on Thursday, April 6, 2017. (Ben Allan Smith/The Daily Iowan)

Dweezil Zappa to perform at The Englert Theatre

Grammy-winning guitarist Dweezil Zappa’s 12th-annual tour, “Choice Cuts,” will come to the Englert, 221 E. Washington Street, at 8 p.m. May 5. Zappa is the son of acclaimed musician, composer, and...

Bijou Open Screen will showcase amateur and student films this weekend

Bijou Open Screen will showcase amateur and student films this weekend

Student and amateur filmmakers will have the opportunity to showcase their work for an audience this weekend during Bijou Open Screen. Budding filmmakers submitted films to the Open Screen board, and...

Old Gold Acapella during UI Dance Marathon 24 at the IMU on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018. (Shivansh Ahuja/The Daily Iowan)

Combining service and music, a cappella group remains gold

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] May 2, 2018

Eighteen Hawkeyes crowd around in a tight room, acting as pieces to complete a musical puzzle. When the first singer begins, their voices come together and act as a powerful force — not just for entertainment...

Director of Avengers talks Marvel and his time at the University of Iowa

Director of Avengers talks Marvel and his time at the University of Iowa

Brooklyn Draisey, [email protected] April 30, 2018
Joe Russo, one half of the Russo Brothers and director of Avengers: Infinity War, came to the Englert to discuss the film and his time as a student at the UI.
Kate Berlant performs during the CAB comedy show on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at the IMU.

Comedian Kate Berlant performans experimental comedy for UI students

Comedian Kate Berlant visited the UI to perform experimental standup comedy on Sunday evening.
CupcakKe Shares Her Story in Preparation for Flyover Fest

CupcakKe Shares Her Story in Preparation for Flyover Fest

From poetry through rap, Elizabeth Harris — best known by her stage name “CupcakKe” — keeps it true to herself above all.
People enter The Englert Theatre for comedian, Margaret Cho's stand-up during Mission Creek Festival on Thursday, April 6, 2017. (The Daily Iowan/Ben Smith)

116th-Annual Aesculapian Frolics comes to Englert Theater

Matthew Kinney, [email protected] April 25, 2018
Hosted by the Carver College of Medicine Student Government, the 116th-Annual Aesculapian Frolics will head to the Englert on Saturday.