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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

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 25, 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,...

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Mooring play will discuss the search for gender, manipulation, & church and its intersections

September 20, 2017

By Salma Rios [email protected] The University of Iowa Theater Department is known for putting on shows that ordinary theaters would not dream of doing. Mooring, a play written by Ash Pierce...

Gladstone takes aim at ‘fake news’

September 20, 2017

By Sarah Stortz [email protected] News junkies turned podcast junkies may have “On the Media” in their library, which involves journalists Bob Garfield and Brooke Gladstone delving into both...

Elliott opens eyes of all kinds at Englert

Elliott opens eyes of all kinds at Englert

Claire Dietz, [email protected] September 19, 2017

Jane Elliott can make a room laugh. She spoke Monday night at the Englert, 221 E. Washington St., as a part of the University of Iowa Green Room series. She discussed confronting racism in larger society...

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1884, the year Iowa City rioted over beer

Claire Dietz, [email protected] September 13, 2017

Carroll Zuber was traveling in Germany, when he had an idea: bring microbrewing to Iowa. In 1975, the most popular beer seemed to be Miller Lite, and Zuber wanted to change that. In less than a decade,...

Andy Joynt, a brewer at Big Grove Brewery for 1 1/2 years checks on a heated vat of beer inside the Iowa City location on Friday, Sept. 8, 2017. Joint has been home brewing beer for over 15 years. Beginning at 6:30 p.m. on Sept. 15, BrewNost, an event celebrating beer from around the globe, will host an array of different beer vendors. The event is hosted and presented by John's Grocery. (Ben Smith/The Daily Iowan)

BrewNost brings international beers to Iowa

September 13, 2017

National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library will celebrate its 14th BrewNost with brewers and beer from all over the world. By Levi Wright [email protected] Few things compare with the sweet...

The Shambaugh House on Clinton Street on Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2017. The house is the home to the International Writing Program. (Joseph Cress/The Daily Iowan)

On the wings of literature, culture

September 13, 2017

An Iraqi poet and International Writing Program resident breaks through silence and writes her way to Iowa City and environs. By Joshua Balicki [email protected] As the oldest and largest multinational...