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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

Mary Helen Stefaniak poses for a portrait in Prairie Lights on Sunday, Oct. 16 2022.

Ask the Author | Mary Helen Stefaniak

Charlotte McManus, Arts Reporter October 18, 2022

Mary Helen Stefaniak is an author and retired professor of English and creative writing at Creighton University. She graduated from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop in 1984 and is currently an Iowa City...

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Omaha-based indie pop band The Real Zebos release new album ‘No Style’

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter October 17, 2022

A little bit of fate is what brought indie pop band The Real Zebos together back in 2014. After finding each other on Craigslist, the small Omaha band first played in a dorm room. Co-frontman of...

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UI alum Alex Jesko hosts first solo art exhibition at Medici Museum of Art

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter October 17, 2022

There were times when Alex Jesko thought being an artist wouldn’t work out, that his hopes were too high. After his debut solo exhibition “Alex Jesko: Particle Displacement” at the Medici Museum...

Trinity Christofferson, playing the role of the Mom, takes a call while Charlie Schmelzer, playing the role of Bobby, listens at the University of Iowa Theatre Building on Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2022. Contributed photo of Jordan JJ Jones of a dress rehearsal.

Review | ‘The Lazaretto’ brought thrills and chills to UI theater

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter October 16, 2022

No one knew what to expect when they took their seats in the Alan MacVey Theatre on Friday night. There was no program provided at the door, no cast list, and no precedent set by other performances....

An acrobat swings across the stage during a Cirque Italia performance on Oct. 13, 2022.

Review | Cirque Italia makes a splash with acrobatics and stunts in Coralville

Parker Jones, Arts Editor October 16, 2022

Seagulls, rushing water, dramatic instrumental music, scents of popcorn and funnel cake, and the voices of pirate carnival barkers advertising their wares filled the chilly autumn air. Chatting families...

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2022 Adult All Iowa Reads selection author to read from debut novel, ‘The Butterfly Effect,’ at Prairie Lights

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter October 14, 2022

Author Rachel Mans McKenny wrote her first book when she was in the fourth grade in a Mead notebook over recess about summer camp. “I filled up about 90 pages,” McKenny said. “Then I lost...

Cast members drink at a dress rehearsal for the play The Weir at Riverside Theatre in Iowa City on Wednesday, Oct. 12, 2022. The Weir depicts a story about a rural bar in Ireland.

‘The Weir’ to bring ghost stories and comradery to Riverside Theatre

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter October 13, 2022

A chilly evening’s warm respite buzzes with conversation, folk music, and the crisp pour of a frothy Guinness. Groups of friends and neighbors gather in ambient light, leaning in to listen to each...

Entrepreneurial Finance student Isabelle Willey poses with a sweatshirt her group designed and made for a class project in Iowa City on Tuesday, Oct. 4, 2022.

UI Entrepreneurial Finance class project becomes fundraiser for Children’s Hospital

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter October 11, 2022

  What began as an innovative class project turned into a fundraiser for the University of Iowa Stead Family Children’s Hospital. Associate professor of instruction in the Tippie College...

Contributed photo Don  McLeese.

Ask the Author | Don McLeese

Vaishnavi Kolluru, Arts Reporter October 11, 2022

Don McLeese is an University of Iowa professor of journalism, an author, and an editor. Before joining the faculty at the UI, McLeese was a prominent award-winning music journalist, having written...

Contributed photo by Stephen Garnett.

Hancher hosts Soweto Gospel Choir for soulful world premiere of new album

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter October 11, 2022

As the main lights in Hancher Auditorium dimmed on Monday night, the audience fell quiet and turned to the stage. A man stepped into the spotlight and blew into a small horn. The sound filled the auditorium,...

Jessica Pray Patel sings I Dreamed a Dream during a performance of Les Mis in Concert at the Riverside Theatre on Oct. 9, 2022.

‘Les Mis in Concert’ at Riverside Theatre captured essence of Victor Hugo’s story

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter October 10, 2022

The Riverside Theatre seats filled with people conversing quietly before the varied production of “Les Miserables” on Sunday night. As attendees stepped off of the elevator and entered the space,...

The Fall Gallery Walk is held in downtown Iowa City Oct. 7, 2022.

Fall Gallery Walk in downtown Iowa City promotes local art and business

Stella Shipman, Arts Reporter October 8, 2022

On a cool autumn Friday evening, people streamed through the retail stores in downtown Iowa City to shop and observe pieces of artwork for the 2022 Fall Gallery Walk on Oct. 7. The event started in...

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