Skip to Main Content
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 independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

The Daily Iowan

A pencil and a notebook are seen at the Museum of Natural History in Macbride Hall on Feb. 17 2022.

Art and Write Night returns to the UI Museum of Natural History

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 17, 2022

On the first Friday of every month, after the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History closes for the night, not everyone leaves. The museum has reintroduced its Art & Write Night, a program...

Hancher Auditorium is seen in Iowa City on Sunday, September 20th, 2020.

Castalian String Quartet brings classical European compositions to Hancher

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 17, 2022

It takes only four performers from the Castalian String Quartet to make the stage feel full.  Balancing two violins, a viola, and a cello, the quartet tames the chaos with skill and practice. The...

Contributed by Mat Hayward.

Beatles tribute ‘Pepperland’ to hit Hancher stage

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 16, 2022

Dancers costumed in fluorescent 60s’ style suits move in a trance-like dance to reworked music from the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band. This is the Mark Morris Dance Group’s Pepperland...

Indie pop phenom Mitski makes her first appearance at The Moon in early April.

Mitski’s ‘Laurel Hell’ explores the theme of love in her new style

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 15, 2022

When Mitski’s Laurel Hell first came out on Feb. 4, fans had varied reactions. While some were elated to get an album release nearly four years after her last album, Be the Cowboy, came out, others...

Abby Paul and Andrew Heligas act out a scene in a play for the Ten-Minute Play Festival on February 11, 2022. The five plays will be ready for public eye starting February 17, 2022 in the Alan MacVey Theatre in the UI Theatre Building.

Ten-Minute Play Festival returns with work from UI theater undergraduates

Cassandra Parsons, Arts Reporter February 15, 2022

For decades, the Ten-Minute Play Festival has offered undergraduate students at the University of Iowa a chance to showcase their playwriting, acting, and production skills. On Feb. 17-20, the festival...

Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program founder Carl Klaus stands inside Adler Journalism Building Monday, March 27, 2006. Klaus, the founder of the University of Iowa's Nonfiction Writing Program, died in February 2022 and will be honored through a new garden.

Carl H. Klaus leaves legacy at the UI, Nonfiction Writing Program

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 15, 2022

As a freshman at the University of Iowa, Michele Hinz wanted a challenge. She had passed out of her first-year literature course requirements through a series of classes and tests, and requested...

Actors are rehearsing the Triangle Factory Fire play at the Iowa City Community Theatre in Iowa City on Thursday, Feb. 10, 2022. The play is about the cause and effect of the Triangle Factory Fire on labor and women’s rights. The director Michele Hinz says “I’m looking forward to just seeing these actors shine - they are wonderful. They’ve got such a presence. They’ve got such personality and they so deserve an audience.”

Iowa City Community Theatre humanizes tragedy with ‘The Triangle Factory Fire Project’

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 11, 2022

146 people died at the Triangle Shirtwaist Factory Fire in 1911. Tonight and for two weekends, the Iowa City Community Theatre takes the number 146 and humanizes it through their production of The...

University of Iowa Senior Brady “DJ VyVans” Vanlo, poses for a portrait at Elrays Live and Dive on Wednesday, February 10, 2022.

Gabe’s to host battle-of-the-bands competition with Summer Camp: On the Road

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 10, 2022

Many have likely heard of Battle of the Bands, and many others attend summer music festivals every year. Summer Camp Music Festival has combined the two – and the event will be visiting Iowa City...

An actor portraying Merlin performs a song in City Circle Theatre Company’s new play “Camelot In Concert” on February 10, 2021. The music-filled production is set to be enjoyed by the public February 11-13, 2022 at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts.

City Circle Theatre Company to present ‘Camelot In Concert’

Jami Martin-Trainor, Arts Reporter February 10, 2022

The story of King Arthur will be brought to life once more under the bright stage lights at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Lerner & Loewe's Camelot In Concert, which takes place...

The Old Creamery Theater is seen on Feb. 9, 2022, in Amana, IA. The theater closed on Feb. 4 due to financial struggles during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Amana’s Old Creamery Theatre closes permanently after 50 years

Parker Jones, Arts Editor February 10, 2022

After over 50 years of performances, the historic Old Creamery Theatre has permanently closed. The theater, which gets its name from the former Co-Op Dairy building it occupied in Garrison, was...

The Englert theatre is seen on Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2019. The Englert holds a variety of concerts and events.

Englert Theatre to host Chicago comedy troupe The Second City

Olivia Augustine, Arts Reporter February 9, 2022

With alumni including the likes of Steve Carrell, Stephen Colbert, Tina Fey, and many more, Chicago-based comedy theater The Second City is one of the bigger names that Iowa City has hosted over the...

Director of the University of Iowa Stanley Museum of Art Lauren Lessing gives updates and a sneak peek on Iowa City’s under construction art museum on February 8, 2022. The museum is set to open its doors on September 2, 2022.

Stanley Museum of Art to open early on Aug. 26

Kate Perez, News Reporter February 8, 2022

The new Stanley Museum of Art will have its grand opening in time for the return of students for the fall 2022 semester. The ribbon-cutting ceremony, which was originally scheduled to take place...