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The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

The Visual Arts Building is seen on October 5th. The building was completed on time and in the $77 million budget. (The Daily Iowan/Charlie Peckman)

Acclaimed printmaker Carmon Colangelo to visit Iowa

Lily Goodman, [email protected] October 3, 2017

When speaking with the widely exhibited Toronto-born, St. Louis-based printmaker Carmon Colangelo, it’s easy to get a sense of his sincere love for the printmaking process. He admits all it took was...

FILE- In this file photo the screen at FilmScene will be supplemented with an additional screen due to delays of the Chauncey Tower development. FilmScene has plans to add a 40 seat theater where the current gallery resides. FilmScene is located at  118 E College St in Iowa City, Iowa. (File Photo/The Daily Iowan)

‘Starless Dreams’ documentary illuminates human condition

Josh Balicki, [email protected] October 3, 2017

A documentary that witnesses a tragedy is much different from one that submerges itself in it. Starless Dreams is a vulnerable immersion into a human condition that binds and liberates us. It dares to...

Leslie Odom Jr. performs during a concert outside on the Hancher Green on Sunday, Oct. 1, 2017. Odom Jr. returned to Iowa City for his second time in 2017 after a performance in March. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

Leslie Odom Jr. performs at Hancher to large crowd

Salma Rios, [email protected] October 3, 2017

On the first day of October, Leslie Odom Jr. took to Hancher’s outdoor stage and wooed the hundreds of audience members. Odom is not a stranger to the Iowa City area. In March 2016, he came to the...

Dancing through the years

Dancing through the years

September 28, 2017

By Natalie Betz [email protected] Charlotte Adams’ dance “Imagining Ketchikan: Canciones del Corazon” begins in the scuffed bathtub where cigarette smoke rises before she reveals her presence. She...

A bald collision of old mystics and advanced technology

A bald collision of old mystics and advanced technology

September 28, 2017

A brief introduction to Niyaz performance and the Sufi tradition in regards to Middle Eastern culture. By Tong Tong [email protected] In a collision of old and new, the electronic group Niyaz displays...

47 years of gems

47 years of gems

September 28, 2017

Joshua Balicki [email protected] Iowa Review was founded in 1970 by members of the literature and writing programs, and one of the early issues featured Ralph Ellison, the author of Invisible...

Former Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. to perform again in Iowa city in free concert

Former Hamilton star Leslie Odom Jr. to perform again in Iowa city in free concert

September 28, 2017

By Salma Rios [email protected] Hancher Auditorium will kick off its 2017-2018 season and the new school year with a bang. Leslie Odom Jr. will be making his return to Iowa City on Oct. 1 at...

Hancher Auditorium's ribbon cutting ceremony and open tour takes place in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday September 9th, 2016. (The Daily Iowan/Anthony Vazquez)

UI Symphony Orchestra starts off with first concert of the season

Sarah Stortz, [email protected] September 26, 2017

Tonight at 7:30 p.m. some of the University of Iowa’s finest musicians will come together on to perform a month’s worth of beautifully assembled pieces ranging from Copland and Tchaikovsky to Beethoven. The...

Lisa Lucas, the first African American Executive Director of the National Book Foundation, speaks to an audience at The Englert theatre on Monday, Sept. 25, 2017. Lucas was hosted by the University Lecture Committee in collaboration The Green Room. She spoke on the importance of literature and its ability to bridge together communities from different backgrounds.

National Book Foundation executive director gives talk at The Englert on literature, unity

Salma Rios, [email protected] September 26, 2017

The Green Room gave Iowa City a message: Books are powerful. Lisa Lucas held a lecture Monday at the Englert, 221 E. Washington St., as a part of a lecture series held by The Green Room and the University...

Iowa City residents enjoy coffee and the quiet atmosphere at Prairie Lights on Tuesday, July 4, 2017.

The sweet success of Sour Heart

September 21, 2017

By Joshua Balicki [email protected] In her début story collection, Sour Heart, Jenny Zhang creates a harrowing, heartbreaking, and intimate depiction of Chinese immigrant America. Through...

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80 Hours calendar (09/21/17)

September 21, 2017

THURSDAY 09.21 THEATER • *Bakersfield Mist*, 7:30 p.m., Riverside Theater, 213 N. Gilbert MUSIC • Scott Holden Piano Masterclass, 1:30 p.m., Voxman Recital Hall • *Comedy Tonight!*, 7:30 p.m.,...

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Jazz as a pearl, Wynton as a diamond

September 21, 2017

By Tong Tong [email protected] The Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis is going to give Iowa City an opportunity to see what some call the finest of jazz. At 7:30 p.m. Friday,...