Upcoming Events

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UI Monthly Jazz Jam

Tuesday, May 4, 2027 7:00pm to 10:00pm
Tavern Blue

Our Jazz Studies faculty members host a monthly community jazz jam session, joined by students, alumni, community members, and musicians passing through Iowa City.

All members of the community are welcome for this free community event, hosted the first Tuesday of each month during the school year at Tavern Blue.

To learn more or if you are interested in jamming, get in touch with Damani Phillips.

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Iowa New Play Festival

Wednesday, May 5 to Friday, May 7, 2027 (all day)
Theatre Building
We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building, featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.
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Iowa New Play Festival

Thursday, May 6 to Friday, May 7, 2027 (all day)
Theatre Building
We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building, featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.
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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital I

Thursday, May 6, 2027 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

Iowa New Play Festival promotional image

Iowa New Play Festival

Friday, May 7, 2027 (all day)
Theatre Building
We are thrilled to present our annual Iowa New Play Festival in the Theatre Building, featuring full productions written by MFA playwrights. Plus, there are readings daily from new, full plays written by MFA and undergraduate playwrights.
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Joel Ross' Good Vibes

Friday, May 7, 2027 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
A blur of mallets, talent, and ideas, Joel Ross brings positive vibes to the vibraphone.
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Chamber Music Residency Program Recital II

Friday, May 7, 2027 7:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

Joel Ross' Good Vibes promotional image

Joel Ross' Good Vibes

Friday, May 7, 2027 9:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
A blur of mallets, talent, and ideas, Joel Ross brings positive vibes to the vibraphone.
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Senior Recital: Micah Truesdell, cello

Saturday, May 8, 2027 3:30pm
Voxman Music Building

This concert is free and open to the public.

Concert can be viewed via livestream here: https://music.uiowa.edu/events/school-music-livestream

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Audra McDonald: Audra Goes to Hollywood

Sunday, May 9, 2027 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Join us on Mother’s Day as Audra McDonald—winner of a record-breaking six Tony Awards, two Grammy Awards, and an Emmy, recipient of the National Medal of Arts, and one of Time magazine’s 100 most influential people—returns to the Hancher stage to perform beloved songs from the silver screen.