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Events Around Campus

Guest Chamber Recital: Escher Quartet

Thursday, April 16, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Guest Chamber Recital: Escher QuartetThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.This concert is free and open to the public.
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Dance BFA Concert

Thursday, April 16, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by Bachelor of Fine Arts students Evelyn Becker, Madison Burkhart, Ruby Gentzler, Claudia Jacobson, Allyson Meinders, Emily Pyburn, and Lindsey Wildman from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Manual Cinema’s The 4th Witch

Friday, April 17, 2026 7:30pm
The Englert
Part of Hancher's 53rd seasonPresented in collaboration with FilmSceneEmbrace the shadows to explore themes of grief, war, generational conflict, and cycles of violence.The 4th Witch is a feature-length inversion of Shakespeare’s Macbeth created and performed by a celebrated Chicago-based company known for captivating live cinematic experiences. Told through shadow puppetry, actors in silhouette, and live music (without dialogue or narration), The 4th Witch begins on the eve of an invasion of a...
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Dance BFA Concert

Friday, April 17, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by Bachelor of Fine Arts students Evelyn Becker, Madison Burkhart, Ruby Gentzler, Claudia Jacobson, Allyson Meinders, Emily Pyburn, and Lindsey Wildman from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Uncle Vanya

Friday, April 17, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker Working with a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text Directed by Kayla Adams You know, I used to think that being a creep meant you were sick or abnormal, but lately I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all creeps. Everyone in the world, behaving naturally, is a complete creep. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved...
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Dance BFA Concert

Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:00pm
Space Place Theater
This performance will feature works choreographed by Bachelor of Fine Arts students Evelyn Becker, Madison Burkhart, Ruby Gentzler, Claudia Jacobson, Allyson Meinders, Emily Pyburn, and Lindsey Wildman from the University of Iowa Department of Dance.
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Uncle Vanya

Saturday, April 18, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker Working with a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text Directed by Kayla Adams You know, I used to think that being a creep meant you were sick or abnormal, but lately I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all creeps. Everyone in the world, behaving naturally, is a complete creep. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved...
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Uncle Vanya

Sunday, April 19, 2026 2:00pm
Theatre Building
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker Working with a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text Directed by Kayla Adams You know, I used to think that being a creep meant you were sick or abnormal, but lately I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all creeps. Everyone in the world, behaving naturally, is a complete creep. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved...

Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #6

Sunday, April 19, 2026 3:00pm
Voxman Music Building
Key Change: Brahms and His Piano Legacy, Concert #6This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.This concert is free and open to the public.

Center for New Music Ensemble Concert IV

Sunday, April 19, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Center for New Music Ensemble Concert IVMore concert details can be viewed here on the Center for New Music website: https://cnm.uiowa.edu/This concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.This concert is free and open to the public.
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Departmental Brown Bag: Kaitlyn Jones and Johnny Peters

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 12:30pm to 1:30pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building
Brown Bag events feature presentations by Psychological and Brain Sciences graduate students from the Cognitive and Behavioral Cognitive Neuroscience training areas.Kaitlyn Jones is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Kaitlyn is in the Behavioral & Cognitive Neuroscience training area and is a member of the LaLumiere Lab.Johnny Peters is a Graduate Student in the Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences. Johnny is in the Behavioral & Cognitive...
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Uncle Vanya

Wednesday, April 22, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker Working with a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text Directed by Kayla Adams You know, I used to think that being a creep meant you were sick or abnormal, but lately I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all creeps. Everyone in the world, behaving naturally, is a complete creep. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved...
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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, April 23, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Bowman House
Success, Not Excess provides a small, safe and supportive space for UI students wanting to make or considering changes in their alcohol or other drug use. The group emphasizes success in academics, relationships, mental and physical health, and other goals through reducing alcohol and other drug use. Meetings are provided by the UI Collegiate Recovery Program. For more information, please visit our website.This is not a treatment group and will not satisfy legal or other disciplinary mandates...
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Campus Symphony Orchestra

Thursday, April 23, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Campus Symphony OrchestraThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.This concert is free and open to the public.
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Uncle Vanya

Thursday, April 23, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker Working with a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text Directed by Kayla Adams You know, I used to think that being a creep meant you were sick or abnormal, but lately I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all creeps. Everyone in the world, behaving naturally, is a complete creep. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved...
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Uncle Vanya

Friday, April 24, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker Working with a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text Directed by Kayla Adams You know, I used to think that being a creep meant you were sick or abnormal, but lately I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all creeps. Everyone in the world, behaving naturally, is a complete creep. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved...

Senior Recital: James Kieser, piano

Saturday, April 25, 2026 1:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Senior Recital: James Kieser, pianoJames Kieser, pianoElizabeth Kerr, celloThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.This event is free and open to the public.
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Uncle Vanya

Saturday, April 25, 2026 8:00pm
Theatre Building
By Anton Chekhov Adapted by Annie Baker Working with a literal translation by Margarita Shalina and the original Russian text Directed by Kayla Adams You know, I used to think that being a creep meant you were sick or abnormal, but lately I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re all creeps. Everyone in the world, behaving naturally, is a complete creep. Pulitzer Prize-winning playwright Annie Baker brings her observational prowess and razor-sharp wit to an intimate adaptation of Chekhov's beloved...

Composers Workshop IV

Sunday, April 26, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Composers Workshop IVThis concert is free and open to the public.
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Concert Band

Monday, April 27, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Concert BandThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream.This concert is free and open to the public.
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Levitt Lecture with David Axelrod

Tuesday, April 28, 2026 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
David Axelrod is a preeminent American political strategist and commentator and the former chief strategist and senior advisor to President Barack Obama. Axelrod was the founding director of the University of Chicago's non-partisan Institute of Politics. He currently serves as a Distinguished Fellow at the University of Chicago, as a senior political commentator for CNN, and as a Professor of Practice at Arizona State University. He is the host of "The Axe Files," a top-rated podcast featuring...
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Johnson County Landmark

Wednesday, April 29, 2026 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building
Johnson County LandmarkThis concert will be livestreamed here: https://music.uiowa.edu/about/live-stream-concert-schedule.This concert is free and open to the public.
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Success, Not Excess

Thursday, April 30, 2026 5:30pm to 6:30pm
Bowman House
Success, Not Excess provides a small, safe and supportive space for UI students wanting to make or considering changes in their alcohol or other drug use. The group emphasizes success in academics, relationships, mental and physical health, and other goals through reducing alcohol and other drug use. Meetings are provided by the UI Collegiate Recovery Program. For more information, please visit our website.This is not a treatment group and will not satisfy legal or other disciplinary mandates...
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Psychological and Brain Sciences Colloquium: Jeremy Wolfe

Friday, May 1, 2026 3:30pm to 5:00pm
Psychological and Brain Sciences Building
Dr. Jeremy Wolfe is a Professor of Ophthalmology and Radiology in the Brigham and Women's Hospital at Harvard Medical School. Dr. Wolfe’s research focuses on visual search and visual attention. He investigates how people find what they are looking for and why they might fail to notice something that’s right in front of their eyes. He has a particular interest in socially important search tasks in areas like medical image perception (e.g., cancer screening), security (e.g., baggage screening)...
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