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The independent newspaper of the University of Iowa community since 1868

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Hannah Childers

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter

(she/her/hers)

Hannah Childers is a third-year student at the University of Iowa, majoring in Journalism and Mass Communication with a minor in Art History. This is her second year working as an Arts Reporter for the DI.

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Almita Vamos plays the violin, Tanya Carey plays the cello, and Ksenia Nosikova plays the piano during the Guest Chamber Recital at Voxman Music Building on Sunday, Nov. 9, 2025. The trio played music from composers such as Giuseppe Tartini, Franz Schubert, Anton Arensky, and Fritz Kreisler.

Performance from Vamos/Carey/Nosikova trio captivated Voxman audience

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
November 9, 2025
Darien Dennis organizes thrifted clothes at Artifacts in Iowa City on Monday, Nov. 3, 2025. The majority of Artifacts’ clothes are on consignment, and accessible to purchase for community members in want of formal wear or everyday clothing needs. Artifacts is one of many stores in Iowa City that resells old clothes.

Iowa City businesses spread awareness through fashion

Hannah Childers and Lily Kopp
November 4, 2025
Volunteers and workers from The Iowa Children’s Museum clean up pumpkin remains during Jack Splat! at Chauncey Swan Park in downtown Iowa City on Saturday, Nov. 1, 2025. The tassels and decorations are separated from the pumpkins so that the remains can be taken to Iowa City’s compost yard.

Iowa Children’s Museum brings sustainable fun for Halloween

Hannah Childers and Leo Sullivan
November 2, 2025
Yo Yo Ma speaks to the audience during a performance at Hancher auditorium on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2025. Ma is a world-renowned cellist who centered his multimedia show around the concept of what makes us human. “I am a human being first, a musician second, and a cellist third.”

Review | Yo-Yo Ma’s music told a breathtaking story

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
October 30, 2025
The Into Light Project is seen at the Old Capitol Museum on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. The exhibit Drug Addiction: Real People, Real Stories features illustrations of over 30 individuals who have lost their lives to drug addiction. Pins are also available to spark conversation about their mission.

Into Light Benefit Concert brought awareness to the addiction epidemic

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
October 26, 2025
The cast playacts a Zoom call during a performance of Eureka Day at Riverside Theatre on Thursday, Oct. 23, 2025. The show follows five private school teachers who struggle with contrasting opinions on vaccinations after their school district faces a mumps outbreak.

‘Eureka Day’ explores relevant topics through comedy

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
October 26, 2025
Actor, comedian and musician Fred Armisen performed at The Englert Theater to a packed crowd on Wednesday, Oct.15 in Iowa City.

Fred Armisen performed his ‘Comedy for Musicians’ at The Englert

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
October 15, 2025
Derek Johnson as Death talks to Zach Douglas as Mort in the play “Mort” directed by Matt Brewbaker on Monday, Oct. 13, 2025. This play about Death’s new apprentice Mort is set to be preformed at The James Theater on Oct. 16-19.

Comedy play ‘Mort’ to perform at The James this weekend

Kyrsten White and Hannah Childers
October 14, 2025
Costumes are seen at Spirit Halloween on Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025.

Point/Counterpoint | Should Halloween costumes be sexy or scary?

Hailey Shaffer and Hannah Childers
October 14, 2025
“Winged Mirror” by Narcisco Menese Elizalde is seen in Iowa City on Tuesday, Sept. 30, 2025. The artwork is made from polymer clay and an obsidian mirror.

Artist Narciso Meneses Elizalde embodied Mesoamerican spirituality in his latest PS1 exhibit

Aviva Adams-Wilk and Hannah Childers
October 7, 2025
Luke Brooks performs the Heimlich maneuver on Mickey Hawtrey at the Lady Franklyn Improv Show on Oct. 4, 2025, in Iowa City. Lady Franklyn performs every Saturday night at 7:30 p.m. at the Willow Creek theatre.

Lady Franklyn delivered uproarious improv at Willow Creek Theatre

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
October 5, 2025
Refocus Film Festival premieres its fourth edition in Iowa City, Iowa on Thursday, Oct. 9, 2025.

FilmScene to hold 4th Annual Refocus Film Festival

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
September 30, 2025
Allegra Hernandez plays guitar (left) and Christine Moad plays bass (right) during a Miss Christine tour performance at Trumpet Blossom Cafe in Iowa City on Sept. 25, 2025. The event included drinks provided by the cafe as well as Miss Christine merch, and was their first tour since 2019.

Miss Christine brought fun to Trumpet Blossom Café

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
September 29, 2025
Vintage paper dress-up dolls are seen in the Paper Engineering in Art, Science, and Education exhibit in the University of Iowa Main Library in Iowa City on Sunday, Sept. 14, 2025. The exhibit opened on Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2025, in the University of Iowa Main Library.

UI Main Library’s latest exhibit explores the beauty of paper arts

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
September 23, 2025
Henry Morray performs his poetry piece during Iowa City’s Slam-O-Vision at Public Space One on Tuesday, Sept. 9, 2025.

Ask the Artist | 2025 SlamoVision winner Henry Morray speaks about his win and history with the event

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
September 23, 2025
Sound designer Mark Mangini and musician JD Samson create music on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025 at Hancher Auditorium. This was for the film 32 Sounds presented at the 2025 Infinite Dream Festival, exploring how sound shapes our world.

‘32 Sounds’ explored the beauty of listening

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
September 21, 2025
A viewer observes a statue in the Hayward Oubre exhibit at the Stanley Museum of Art on Thursday, Sept. 4, 2025. Hayward Oubre: Structural Integrity is running from Aug. 26, 2025 to Dec. 7, 2025.

The Stanley Museum’s new exhibit showcases the talent of late UI alum

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
September 9, 2025
Guitarist Jeff Mannix of Lou Sherry walks toward the entrance of the beer garden before Gabe’s 50th Anniversary Show in Iowa City on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Lou Sherry performed on the Pedestrian Mall on Friday, Sept. 6, 2025.

Review | Lou Sherry and Shining Realm had the audience dancing at the Ped Mall

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
September 7, 2025
Professor of Jazz Bass Matthew Hughes of the University of Western Illinois plays his Bass with Julian Dominguez on saxophone at the University of Iowa Jazz Jam session on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2025. This celebration of jazz is held every first Tuesday of the month and has been relocated to the Sanctuary Pub.

UI Jazz brought relaxing energy to Sanctuary Pub

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
September 3, 2025
A customer eats a meal at the Taste of Iowa City event on Wednesday, Aug. 27, 2025. The free tickets were sold out after an hour, with over a hundred students and community members exchanging tickets for meals at restaurant stands downtown.

Taste of Iowa City combats the rain to showcase local restaurants and various cuisines at annual event

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
August 29, 2025
Hancher Auditorium press kit.

Riverdance to celebrate 30th anniversary at Hancher

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
May 8, 2025
The Japanese House performs during the final day of Hinterland Music Festival at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in Saint Charles on Sunday, Aug. 4, 2024.

Tyler, the Creator, Kacey Musgraves, Lana Del Rey to headline Hinterland’s 10th anniversary festival

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
May 6, 2025
Local eggs from Kalona are used at the Encounter Cafe in downtown Iowa City on April 23, 2025.

Inside Iowa City’s farm-to-table operations

Hannah Childers and Isabelle Lubguban
April 29, 2025
Grace McCabe introduces a screening of “Dancer in the Dark,” a 2000 movie starring Bjork that begins Filmscene’s “Cannes-celled” film series at the Chauncey in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. The films selected were panned at the Cannes film festival, but offered to the Filmscene audience for reconsideration.

FilmScene encourages us to give films a second chance

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
April 22, 2025
“Queen of Hearts Dress,” a sustainable dress by Katherine Steahly, is installed as part of an exhibit in the Visual Arts Building on Wednesday, April 16, 2025. Steahly used playing cards and the damaged pages of Richard III to create this dress.

Recycled Runway fashion designers share benefits of sustainable fashion

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
April 16, 2025
Guitarist Zac Sokolow plays during LA LOM’s Mission Creek Festival performance at the Hancher in Iowa City on Thursday, April 3, 2025. LA LOM (The Los Angeles League of Musicians) is an instrumental trio that combines sounds of Cumbia Sonidera and Peruvian Chicha in a party like atmosphere on stage.

LA LOM kept audience dancing at Mission Creek 2025

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
April 5, 2025
Author of “Rooms for Vanishing” Stuart Nadler reads his book at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City, on Monday, March, 31, 2025. He discussed the book with Eula Biss and answered questions from the audience.

Ask the Author | Stuart Nadler discusses latest novel and the Iowa Writers’ Workshop

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
March 31, 2025
The traveling exhibition group, Elusive Balance, displays artwork exploring the challenges of finding balance within artists and caregiver/mother identities at the Public Space One Art Gallery in Iowa City on Saturday, March 29, 2025.

‘Elusive Balance’ exhibit shows the balance of motherhood and artwork

Hannah Childers and Lily Kopp
March 30, 2025
Cast members perform during the Department of Theatre Art’s final rehearsal for their production of ‘Side Show’ at the Theatre Building in Iowa City on Thursday, March 6, 2025.

‘Side Show’ reminds UI Theatre of the power of community

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
March 10, 2025
Iowa Oboe professor Dr. David Cyzak performs alongside vocalist Paul Cort during “American Facets,” a faculty recital at The University of Iowa School of Music – Voxman Building, in Iowa City on Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. The event featured three sections of music accompanying piano, opera, and electronic music. The recital featured multiple multifaceted musicians, including pianist Alan Huckleberry, opera singer Paul Cort, electronic musician François Charles, composer Peter Bloesch, and music theorist Sam Young.

Review | David Cyzak’s ‘American Facets’ Oboe Concert captures the beauty of Iowa

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
February 26, 2025
Patrons gather for concessions outside a screening of “Bonjour Tristesse” during the Technicolor of Love series at Chauncey FilmScene in Iowa City on Wednesday, Feb. 19, 2025. “Bonjour Tristesse” is the third of this four-film series, concluding with “Heaven Can Wait” next week.

FilmScene reminds us of the beauty of Technicolor films

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
February 23, 2025
The Drawn Between art exhibit is seen inside Public Space One on North Gilbert Street on Saturday, Feb. 15, 2025. Drawn Between: Possibility & Inevitability features drawings by artists Jen P. Harris, R. Kauff, Kathranne Knight, and Ajdin Kulicˊ. The exhibit explores drawn pieces of artwork and the connection between possibility and inevitability that comes with the act of drawing.

PS1’s latest exhibit showcases the complexity of drawing

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
February 18, 2025
Karen Kubby, owner of Beadology, poses for a portrait behind the counter in her store in Iowa City on Saturday, March 31, 2018.

Local bead store owner Karen Kubby captivates with longtime love of beadwork

Isabelle Lubguban and Hannah Childers
February 18, 2025
The Stanley Museum of Art is seen in Iowa City, on Sunday, July 23, 2023.

Review | Take a break with the Stanley Museum’s ‘A Week of HeARTs’ program

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
February 13, 2025
People gather outside of the Englert Theatre in Iowa City on Wednesday, April 17, 2024.

Leftover Salmon brings a thrilling energy to the Englert stage

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
February 4, 2025
Hancher Auditorium is seen on Sunday, July 10, 2022.

Review | Preucil School of Music took my breath away

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
February 3, 2025
Faculty member Dan Moore and others perform a concert for his album The Long Way Home in Voxman Music Building on Monday, Dec. 9, 2024. Moore and the ensemble perform his composition Once a Song is Sung (the song is freed).

Dan Moore’s ‘The Long Way Home’ album concert evokes feelings of nostalgia

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
December 10, 2024
A Gingerbread Caramel Latte sits on the counter of Java House in Iowa City on Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2024. Coffeeshops across Iowa City have been offering holiday drinks for the winter season.

Four festive local beverages to get you in the holiday spirit

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
December 10, 2024
Attendees browse during the 31st Annual Book Gala at Prairie Lights Books and Cafe in Iowa City on Sunday, Nov. 10, 2024. Prairie Lights partnered with the Iowa City Public Library and opened their bookstore after hours for attendees.

ICPL held their 31st Annual Book Gala at Prairie Lights to raise money for the ICPL Friends Foundation

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
November 19, 2024
Clare Samuel poses for a portrait at the opening reception of her moving image media installation “A disturbance in the Air” at Public Space One on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Samuel is a visual artist and writer originally from Northern Ireland and now based in Toronto, Canada.

Public Space One photography exhibit focuses on personal reflection

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
November 18, 2024
Manny Gálvez arranges decorations during the construction of an ofrenda for Día de Muertos at the Iowa City Public Library on Oct. 30. The altar to the dead stayed up until November 2.

Iowa City’s community ofrenda: a touching and fun way to remember those who are no longer with us

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
November 5, 2024
Art installations adorn the walls during open gallery hours of HOLD ON/LET GO inside Public Space One on North Gilbert Street on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024. HOLD ON/LET GO is a community art project by University of Iowa MFA candidates Heather Steckler and Harper Folsom, incorporating unneeded objects donated from Iowa City residents.

‘HOLD ON/LET GO’ teaches the value of personal effects

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
November 3, 2024
Two sisters, Agnes Evans (Norah Jo Robinson) and Tilly Evans (Shea Sanders) reconcile during a performance of She Kills Monsters at the James Theatre on Friday, Oct. 25, 2024. Performances were held Oct. 25-27.

Review | ‘She Kills Monsters’ is a heartfelt drama comedy

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
October 28, 2024
Bruna Dantas Lobato reads from her book, "Blue Light Hours," at Prairie Lights Books and Cafe in Iowa City on Oct. 15. Lobato was also awarded the 2023 National Book Award for Translation.

Ask the Author | Bruna Dantas Lobato

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
October 15, 2024
Elli, 4, (middle) and Izzy, 5, (right) draw during a Stanley Creates Musical Mural event at the Stanley Museum of Art in Iowa City on Saturday, Oct. 5, 2024. During the event, children ran around after songs and drew in various areas on a large canvas.

Stanley’s Musical Mural blends of art and chaotic fun

Hannah Childers, Arts Reporter
October 7, 2024
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