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Abbey Dvorak in a blue shirt

Iowa Neuroscience Institute awards Williams-Cannon Fellowships for research on neurodegenerative disease

Monday, January 27, 2025
Abbey Dvorak, PhD, associate professor of music therapy, is one of two College of Liberal Arts and Sciences faculty to receive funds for neurodegeneration research
Cover image from the 2024 Iowa Music Magazine, showing historic image of the UI Batallion Band seated on the steps of the Old Capitol

Iowa Music Magazine 2023-24

Tuesday, January 7, 2025
The annual Iowa Music Magazine is chock full of "digital extras"--features leading to more enriching content online.
Marian Wilson Kimber, pictured smiling in front of a bookshelf full of books

Musicology Professor Marian Wilson Kimber to be featured speaker at Iowa City Downtown District's First Round community series

Tuesday, January 7, 2025
This month's First Round will be hosted by The Englert Theatre in the 2nd floor lounge. Marian Wilson Kimber, Professor of Musicology, is one of the featured speakers. Jason Paulios, Adult Services Coordinator at the Iowa City Public Library, will host the conversation.
2024 Music and Theatre BA Brandon Burkhardt performing onstage during Theatre Cedar Rapids' production of "Something Rotten!" in 2024

Looking back at the best of the Corridor’s entertainment scene in 2024

Thursday, January 2, 2025
2024 School of Music and Theatre Arts grad Brandon Burkhardt starred in top pick "Something Rotten!" at Theatre Cedar Rapids, reprising his role in the UI Theatre Arts Mainstage production in spring 2023.
Free Week graphic in hot pink and black

X Marks the Arts Presents: Free Week – A New Admission-Free Winter Festival Celebrating Downtown Iowa City’s Cultural & Entertainment District

Thursday, January 2, 2025
Taking place from February 18-22, this collaborative event showcases the creativity and energy of local and regional artists in a series of free concerts, performances, and workshops, including two featured School of Music concerts.