Book Character Meet & Greet

FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IA

Bring your camera and snap a picture with Clifford, Elephant & Piggie, and Mother Bruce!

Jr. High Writing Jam! Featuring the IYWP and author Mike Meginnis

Poindexter Coffee 210 S Dubuque St., Iowa City, IA

All 7th and 8th graders who like to write are invited. Come together with other writers to compare ideas and be inspired to write something new. Instructors from the Iowa Youth Writing Project will moderate this awesome event. Open mic, and amazing door prizes. FREE!  Loading… Mike Meginnis is the author of Drowning Practice (2022, Ecco)

Libraries Storytime with Mother Bruce

FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IA

Join your favorite librarians from Coralville Public Library, Iowa City Public Library, and North Liberty Library for a very special Mother Bruce Storytime!

Sing-a-Long

FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IA

Join the Iowa Children's Museum for a family fun sing-a-long!

Book Character Meet & Greet

FilmScene at The Chauncey 404 E College St, Iowa City, IA

Bring your camera and snap a picture with Clifford, Elephant & Piggie, and Mother Bruce!

Write Out Loud Student Award Ceremony

Macbride Auditorium 17 N. Clinton St., Iowa City, IA

Students in grades 1 through 8 in Corridor are districts have submitted writing to One Book Two Book! Those submissions were evaluated by a team at ACT in Iowa City. Grade-level winners have been selected in two categories: The Write Stuff, which is judged based on language, clarity, structure, and emotional impact. From the Heart,

Paul Engle Glory of the Senses High School Essay Contest Deadline to Submit

To continue Paul Engle’s tradition of inspiring writers and celebrating the rich culture of Iowa, the City of Literature organization annually solicits essays from Iowa high school sophomore about an “Iowa experience,” drawing on a specific memory to capture the sights, sounds, smells, tastes and touches of the day. The author of the essay judged by reviewers

Caroline Shaw and Marilynne Robinson, In Conversation

Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA

On Wednesday, June 21, at 7 p.m., MusicIC will present a pre-recorded conversation between Pulitzer Prize-winning novelist and essayist, Marilynne Robinson and Pulitzer Prize- and Grammy Award–winning composer Caroline Shaw, moderated by MusicIC’s Founding Artist Director Tricia Park. The women will discuss Shaw’s string quartet Three Essays, the first movement of which was written to

Centering Women’s Perspectives

Trinity Episcopal Church 320 E. College St, Iowa City, IA

Thursday’s concert, Centering Women’s Perspectives, will feature myriad contemporary female composers, incorporating perspectives from a collection of Western and non-Western musical traditions. The program aims to re-examine musical and literary hierarchies by presenting string quartets of oral- based storytelling songs from Mali, Indian Ragas, and melodies based on Iranian poetry. Composers represented on this concert

Anonymous Was a Woman (ticketed event)

Riverside Theatre - A pre-concert lecture will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m. 119 E. College St., Iowa City

A pre-concert lecture by Marian Wilson Kimber will begin at 6:30 p.m., followed by the concert at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 23, will see MusicIC present Anonymous Was a Woman, an intimate concert at 7:30 p.m. at Riverside Theatre (119 E College Street), drawing connections between two powerhouse women: Prominent English author and feminist icon,

Family Concert

Iowa City Public Library 123 S. Linn St., Iowa City, IA

To round out the season, MusicIC will return to the Iowa City Public Library to perform its beloved family concert at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, June 24, featuring a program of musical storytelling for kids of all ages, in partnership with the Iowa City Public Library children’s department.