Public Reading of Moby-Dick by Herman Melville
The Book Festival public reading of Moby-Dick starts on October 10. To sign up please email Nick Dolan at: mobydickiowacity@gmail.com We will read in front of the Old Capitol on: Tuesday, October 10, 9AM - 9PM Wednesday, October 11, 9AM - 7PM And under the WHALE...
Anna Barker – Met Live Opera Pre-Performance Lecture for Eugene Onegin – 18 April 2017
Talk Time and Location Please attend Anna's upcoming talk on Peter Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin on Tuesday, April 18 at 5:30 PM in Voxman Lecture Hall 2. Voxman Music Building Lecture Hall 2 is in the basement, across the hall to the right of the elevators. Opera...
AATSEEL – American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages on 2-5 February 2017
Here I am with former UIowa students at the AATSEEL (American Association of Teachers of Slavic and East European Languages) National Meeting, San Francisco, CA, February 2-5, 2017! Greta (Indiana University), Hilah (Washington University in St. Louis), and Emily...
Crime and Punishment – Commemorative Concert and Reading – 30 October 2016
Date: Sunday, October 30, 2016 Time: 5:00pm to 6:00pm Location: Room: Senate Chamber, Old Capitol Museum, 21 North Clinton Street, Iowa City, IA 52240 [Maps: Bing | Google] Details: Iowa City actors and the St. Raphael Orthodox Church Choir will perform....
Notes from the Underground – Special Event – 5 Nov 2016
Dostoevsky's Underground Man: The Dawn of Modern Consciousness & the Ubiquity of Human Suffering WHEN: November 5, 2016, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. WHERE: Old Capitol Museum Supreme Court Chamber FEE: $45 Join us for a special Iowa Writers' House literary immersion event as...
Panel Discussion: Crime and Punishment at 150 (6 Oct 2016)
Details Date: 6 October 2016 Time: 2 - 3 PM Location: Iowa City Public Library Meeting Room A Facebook Event Page: Click Here Description Dostoevsky’s Notions of Criminality and Redemption for 21st Century Readers. 2016 marks the 150th anniversary of the publication...
Daily Iowan: “Fresh air for Dostoevsky”
[Source: "Fresh air for Dostoevsky," Daily Iowan, Claire Dietz, 4 Oct 2016] By Claire Dietz Claire-dietz@uiowa.edu This morning, the Book Festival opened with something truly fitting of a UNESCO City of Literature: a public, open-air reading of one of literature’s...
Crime and Punishment – Public Reading 2016 Photo Gallery
Here are some photos from the 2016 public reading of Crime and Punishment. Thanks to everyone who participated! Click any image for a larger slideshow view, and use the arrows to go forward or backward.
Press Citizen: Iowa City Book Festival begins with classic reading
[Source: "Volunteers needed: Iowa City Book Festival begins with classic reading," Press Citizen, Zach Berg, 2 October 2016] Dozens of authors will be in Iowa City this week to read and share their modern works, but the first words to be read aloud at this year's Iowa...