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Ida Cordelia Beam Distinguished Visiting Professor Lecture-Jane Smiley

Thursday, October 5, 2023 7:00pm to 8:00pm
University of Iowa Main Library
The Department of English welcomes Ida Cordelia Beam Speaker, Jane Smiley, to speak on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 7 p.m. Jane is a Pulitzer-Prize winning author and alumni of the University of Iowa's Department of English. A reception will follow. Her visit is made possible with the support of the Provost's office and the Department of English.
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Truman Capote Award Ceremony: R.A. Judy

Wednesday, October 4, 2023 4:00pm
Old Capitol Museum
The Truman Capote Award Ceremony will take place at 4 p.m. Oct. 4 in the Old Capitol Senate Chamber. The event will feature remarks by the winner and a reception in the Old Capitol Museum. Both events are open to the public. R.A. Judy, professor of critical and cultural studies at the University of Pittsburgh, has been selected by the University of Iowa as the 2023 recipient of the Truman Capote Literary Trust Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin. To subscribe to a weekly...
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Live from Prairie Lights | Juliana Lamy in conversation with Rasheeda Saka

Monday, October 2, 2023 7:00pm
Prairie Lights Books
Writers' Workshop graduate Juliana Lamy will read from her new short story collection, You Were Watching From the Sand. She will be joined in conversation by Rasheeda Saka. "Every sentence Juliana Lamy writes is like a match being struck. Not many authors debut with her clarity of vision, inventiveness, and verbal agility, and I would wager almost anything that You Were Watching from the Sand will mark only the first chapter in an important body of work." - Kevin Brockmeier Juliana Lamy is a...
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The Englert Presents Track Zero | Kassa Overall, with Tahjia Brantley

Friday, September 29, 2023 7:30pm
Northside Outside
Track Zero is The Englert's new concert series that presents burgeoning, diverse, and boundary-pushing artists in Iowa City. Kassa Overall is a Grammy-nominated musician, emcee, singer, producer and drummer who melds avant-garde experimentation with hip-hop production techniques to tilt the nexus of jazz and rap in unmapped directions. On his first two studio albums Go Get Ice Cream and Listen to Jazz and I Think I'm Good, Kassa layered virtuosic drumming, meticulous production techniques, and...