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First-year University of Iowa student Meredith Onions looks through a book at Prairie Lights Book and Cafe is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2022.

Prairie Lights Bookstore continues to flourish 45 years after opening in Iowa City

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
January 17, 2023
The main show host and events manager Travis Coltrain, sings on the stage during the Open Mic Night at the Joystick Comedy Arcade in Iowa City on Monday, Dec. 6, 2022.

Karaoke nights take over Iowa City bars and restaurants

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
December 6, 2022
Contributed photo from Jeff Deutsch.

Ask the Author | Jeff Deutsch

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 29, 2022
New UI European Ceramics Studio study abroad course headed to Rome

New UI European Ceramics Studio study abroad course headed to Rome

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 18, 2022
Kyle Agnew, a graduate student majoring in photography and print, poses for a portrait in the Visuals Arts building on Sunday, Nov. 13, 2022.

Student Spotlight: MFA student expands and explores his grandmother’s salt and pepper shaker collection

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 15, 2022
Hancher Auditorium is seen on Sunday, July 10, 2022.

University of Iowa Dance Gala ‘In Motion’ to return to Hancher mainstage

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 9, 2022
University of Iowa student Matthew Loes sits at his desk at his home studio on Nov. 7.Loes created his own clothing apparel brand, “Mom’s Little Mess Up.”

Student Spotlight: Momma’s Little Mess Up

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporters
November 8, 2022
Contributed photo from Adam Soto.

Ask the Author | Adam Soto

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 25, 2022
Contributed.

Style Guide: A glam Halloween

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 25, 2022
Taylor Swift walks the red carpet at the NSAI Awards at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville, Tenn., Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2022.

Review | Taylor Swift’s ‘Midnights’ will keep you up all night

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 23, 2022
Contributed from The Real Zebos

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

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 17, 2022
Contributed from Alex Jesko

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

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 17, 2022
Contributed by Rachel Mans McKenny.

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
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
An art installation displaying Nigel Hall’s work at the College of Nursing on September 22, 2022.

British sculptor Nigel Hall brings his interwoven ellipse sculptures to the UI

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 22, 2022
The University of Iowa Invitational Ceramics Exhibition is seen in Art Building West in Iowa City on Sept. 21, 2022.

University of Iowa School of Art and Art History hosts first Ceramics Invitational Show

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 21, 2022
Photos that are a part of 'A Yellow Rose Project' are displayed in the Richard and Jeanne Levitt Gallery at the Art Building West in Iowa City on Sept. 12, 2022. 'A Yellow Rose Project' was created to celebrate the centennial anniversary of the 19th Amendment.

‘A Yellow Rose Project’ brings centennial celebration of 19th Amendment to the UI

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 18, 2022
Contributed Photo by Tom Montgomery Fate.

Ask the Author | Tom Montgomery Fate

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 13, 2022
Contributed photo from Anthony Marra.

Ask the Author | Anthony Marra

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 6, 2022
Anaka Sanders poses in game day gear in front of Kinnick Stadium on Wednesday, Aug. 31, 2022.

Style Guide: It’s Game Day

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 1, 2022
Contributed.

Student Spotlight: Hawkeye Marching Band selects new drum major

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
May 12, 2022
Luther Bangert juggles at Chauncey Swan Park in Iowa City on Friday, May 6, 2022.

Iowa City juggler to perform multimedia show “Distillations”

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
May 11, 2022
The Metropolitan Museum of Art lights up the New York City night.

Gilded Glamour meets 21st-century NYC: Met Gala looks to love and hate

Anaka Sanders and Olivia Augustine
May 3, 2022
Contributed.

UI’s Gold Jazz Combo performs on International Jazz Day

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
May 1, 2022
Contributed.

Student Spotlight: First man on the UI dance team

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
April 26, 2022
Lilah Ward Shepherd's work is seen in the Visual Arts Building at the University of Iowa on Monday, April 18, 2022. The exhibit is open April 18-22.

UI students form fiber arts exhibition

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
April 18, 2022
Anaka Sanders poses in her picked spring outfit on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

April Style Guide: Rainy Days and Easter Outfits

Olivia Augustine and Anaka Sanders
April 6, 2022
Anaka Sanders poses in her picked spring outfit on Wednesday, April 6, 2022. (Contributed photo from Anaka Sanders)

The inside of Prairie Lights is seen in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 6, 2022.

Prairie Lights returns to hosting in-person events

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
April 6, 2022
Marco’s Island is shown in Iowa City on Monday, Apr. 4, 2022.

Local realtor expands ever-growing network of Iowa City businesses

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
April 4, 2022
The Iowa City Public Library is seen on Sunday, March 20, 2022.

Johnson County librarians share opposition to book banning

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
April 3, 2022
Bubbles surround participants of the Joy March in Iowa City Saturday, Oct. 2, 2021. Every four months, community members come together to celebrate and spread joy in unique costumes.

Quarterly sidewalk parade ‘Joy March’ spreads messages of positivity

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
March 31, 2022
The Shelter House is seen in Coralville on Thursday, March 24, 2022

Shelter House hosts first full Book Sale in two years

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporters
March 24, 2022
Contributed.

Ask the Author: Petra Kuppers

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
March 22, 2022
A line of books are seen at the Iowa Public Library on March 11, 2022.

What to read over spring break — Iowa City book clubs share their picks

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
March 11, 2022
Contributed.

Isaac Stauffer, UI alum and professional tap dancer, performs with the Chicago Tap Theatre

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
March 9, 2022
Juliet Remmers and Michael Landez, who are preparing for their dance performance coming soon, pose for a portrait in Halsey Hall on Thursday, March 3, 2022.

Student Spotlight: Graduate student duo prepare for dance thesis concert

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
March 8, 2022
Pianist Katrina Nilsen performs during the Dueling Pianos event at the Vue Rooftop in Iowa City on Friday, March 4, 2022.

Lively and witty Dueling Pianos take the stage at Vue Rooftop

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
March 5, 2022
Contributed photo of Damani Phillips.

An unlikely match up at the UI Jazz Jam, hosted at Elray’s

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
March 2, 2022
Contributed.

Ask the Author: Lee Cole

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
March 1, 2022
Commemorative Hall in the Theatre Building is empty on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022. The Theatre Department took down the pictures that previously decorated the walls of the hallway after discrimination issues.

UI Theatre Department to reimagine wall of fame

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
February 23, 2022
Lan Samantha Chang: an author and woman for change

Lan Samantha Chang: an author and woman for change

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
February 22, 2022
The University of Iowa celebrates 175 years of student life with an exhibit seen in the Main Library in Iowa City on Feb. 18, 2022. The exhibit is titled “We Are Hawkeyes: Celebrating 175 Years of Student Life at the University of Iowa” and can be 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during the week and 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. during the weekend.

Main Library exhibit displays 175 years of UI history

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
February 22, 2022
Olivia Brunning poses for a portrait in front of their artwork in the Visual Arts Building at the University of Iowa on Friday, Feb. 4, 2022. Brunning has a BFA exhibit in the Visual Arts Building called “Hook, Line, Sinker.”

Student Spotlight: BFA painting student explores themes of ‘play’ in upcoming exhibit

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
February 8, 2022
Actors act out a scene in “Cupid Tyrannous,” a play written by Kiley E Rowe and co-directed by Albert Williams and Alexis Vaselopulos on Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2022. The play is set to premiere on Friday, Jan. 28 and Saturday, Jan. 29, in the Alan MacVey Theatre at the Theatre Building.

UI Theatre Department’s workshop series to present ‘Cupid Tyrannous,’ a play about love and loneliness

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
January 26, 2022
Contributed photo of Mark Prins.

Ask the Author: Mark Prins

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
January 17, 2022
3D Design Junction presented minimalist furniture designs by UI students and faculty

3D Design Junction presented minimalist furniture designs by UI students and faculty

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
December 9, 2021
The book "We the Interwoven" is seen at the University of Iowa Main Library on Sunday, Nov. 28, 2021.

Ask the Author — Writers of ‘We the Interwoven: An Anthology of Bicultural Iowa’

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
December 6, 2021
Contributed.

Ask the Author: Ed Wasserman

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 15, 2021
University of Iowa graduate student Emmalee Hallinan performs in the act “Apapachio” during the How, Now, To Care? International Writing and Dance Performance in the Visual Arts Building atrium on Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021. The act is based on the written work of Diana Del Angel.

How, Now, to Care? a collaborative performance between UI dancers and writers

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 10, 2021
University of Iowa library studies graduate student working towards getting her masters Diane Ray poses for a portrait on Friday, Nov. 5, 2021. Ray has an art exhibit called “Art to Eat” on display now in special collections in the main library on campus, where she works.

Student Spotlight: Master’s student co-curates culinary archives exhibit

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 9, 2021
Mid America Print 2021 Members’ Juried Exhibition is seen on Oct. 15, 2021. This exhibit is showcased from Oct. 3, to Nov. 7, and is held at the University of Iowa’s School of Art and Art History.

Printmaking exhibition hosts pieces by 50 artists

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 3, 2021
The Iowa marching band performs during halftime of a football game between Iowa and Kent State at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Sept. 18, 2021. The Hawkeyes defeated the Golden Flashes with a score of 30-7.

Band Extravaganza to be held at Xtream Arena for the first time

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 3, 2021
Contributed.

Ask the Author: Amy Butcher

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
November 1, 2021
Iowa Golden Girls Kylene Spanbauer and Ella McDaniel walk onto the field before a football game between No. 2 Iowa and Purdue at Kinnick Stadium on Saturday, Oct. 16, 2021. The Boilermakers defeated the Hawkeyes 24-7.

Student Spotlight: Hawkeye Marching Band’s Golden Girls

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 26, 2021
Artwork is displayed during Beadology’s 10th Annual Bead Challenge Exhibit on Oct. 15, 2021. All artists were given the same materials to incorporate into their piece.

Beadology holds 10th Annual Bead Challenge

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 17, 2021
Art history books are seen at the UI Art Library in Iowa City, Iowa on Friday, Oct. 15, 2021. (Rachel Wagner/The Daily Iowan)

Changes to the UI art history major enables students to explore global and interdisciplinary connections

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 15, 2021
UI Dance Department to celebrate 40th anniversary at Dance Gala 2021

UI Dance Department to celebrate 40th anniversary at Dance Gala 2021

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 12, 2021
Perform Our Lady of 121st St. at the dress rehearsal in the University of Iowa Theatre Building on Oct. 5, 2021. Our Lady of 121st St. is a dark comedy play centralized around old friends reuniting.

UI Theatre’s mainstage season to open with Our Lady of 121st Street

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 6, 2021
Contributed.

Ask the Author: Gretchen Rubin

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
October 3, 2021
Photo Illustration by Tate Hildyard for the Daily Iowan.

FilmScene undergoes transformation and reopens in the Ped Mall

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 30, 2021
An exhibit in Voxman Music Building is put in place to celebrate over 140 years of University of Iowa Marching Band on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021. The exhibit contains materials that are historic to the Iowa Marching Band and can be seen on the first and second floor of the building.

Hawkeye Marching Band celebrates 141 years with BAND 141 exhibit

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 29, 2021
Contributed photo of Ash Davidson.

Ask the Author — Ash Davidson

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 27, 2021
The construction of the Stanley Museum is shown on Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021.

Stanley Museum of Art set to open next fall with inaugural collection

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 16, 2021
Willow Creek Theater Co. presented Melancholy Play by Sarah Ruhl and directed by Regen Kuker. This play was preformed on Thursday the 9th through Sunday the 12th. The play follows a young woman Tilly who seems to attract everyone she meets until her melancholy goes away and her connections change.

Willow Creek Theatre Company holds ‘Melancholy Play’

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 12, 2021
A shot of Elray's Live and Dive neon sign taken from the roof of said establishment in Iowa City on Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2020.

Sneezy performed their new album at Elray’s Live and Dive

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 12, 2021
Englert Theatre to host fashion exhibit

Englert Theatre to host fashion exhibit

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
September 8, 2021
A portrait of Chuy Renteria.

Ask the Author — Chuy Renteria

Anaka Sanders, Arts Reporter
August 30, 2021
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