Events & Dates

Sunday, October 21, 2018 - 11:30am

Triangle Club Meeting with Representative Loebsack

Guest Speaker: U.S. Congressman Dave Loebsack Rep. Dave Loebsack was born in Sioux City. He faced many challenges, but with determination and help from teachers, friends, and mentors he was able to...

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Tuesday, October 23, 2018 - 7:00pm

Capturing the Flag: A Documentary about Voting Rights

The UI Public Policy Center is hosting a free, public screening of the new documentary Capturing the Flag . A tight-knit group of friends travel to Cumberland County, North Carolina intent on proving...

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African American man with an I Voted sticker

Thursday, October 25, 2018 - 4:00pm

Gerrymandering, Voter Registration, and Access to the Ballot—An Obermann Conversation

How is voting restricted in our country in lawful ways? Political scientist Tracy Osborn, grassroots organizer Sharon Lake, and Andrew Bribriesco—president and legal advisor for the Iowa chapter of...

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Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 7:00pm

The Downtown Pop Underground - A reading by Kembrew McLeod

Kembrew McLeod, Professor in the Department of Communication Studies, and member of the POROI Executive Committee, will read from his new book The Downtown Pop Underground (Abrams, 2018). The 1960s...

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Thursday, November 1, 2018 - 8:00pm

Iphigenia Point Blank

Iphigenia Point Blank: Story of the First Refugee, A film opera, is adapted from Euripides’ Iphigenia plays and ancient Greek laments from the Trojan War epics. The play follows Iphigenia, the first...

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Tuesday, October 16, 2018 - 12:00pm

GET IT DONE! Flow: Finding (and Keeping!) Joy in Academic Writing & Research

Most of us have experienced inspiration and a sense of discovery in our research, moments that remind us, this is why I do it. Flow, however, can feel all too rare – crowded out by meetings,...

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Thursday, October 11, 2018 - 7:00pm

Elegy for Mary Turner performance

The subject of this performance is the violence of white supremacy. The audience will learn about the horrible story of the unpunished murder of Mary Turner, who was pregnant, and several other...

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Tuesday, October 9, 2018 - 4:00pm

Emeritus Faculty Lecture Series Presents: Rick Altman

Rick Altman, professor emeritus of Cinema and Comparative Literature at the University of Iowa, will deliver a lecture titled "The Hollywood Musical's Social Projects." The talk will take place in...

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Monday, October 1, 2018 - 2:00pm

The Silver Screen: Aging through the Lens of Popular Cinema

Presented by TRAIL of Johnson County and sponsored by Caring Hands & More of Iowa City, this special event will consider the ways in which aging is treated in popular culture, especially cinema...

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map of US with "All for freedoms" written across it

Sunday, September 30, 2018 - 12:00pm

Iowa Arts Show Up Spectacular

Join us for a participatory public art project in the form of a card stunt spelling out SHOW UP, a recreation of Jimi Hendrix's "Star-Spangled Banner" by an amateur musician, and the hoisting of an...

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