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Composition student hears her 'Les Ballons' performed
Junior Monica Gil first started composing music in middle school and hasn't stopped. This year she's had the chance to hear one of her compositions performed by Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø's Jenny Lind Vocal Ensemble.
"Through the Forest" concert to bring warmth in winter
The Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Symphony Orchestra's winter concert, "Through the Forest" will give listeners an artistic treatment of the natural world, including darkness, power, fear and excitement.
Mississippi Bend Players announce inaugural season
A new Quad Cities-based theatre company will make its debut this summer, with Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Brunner Theatre Center the site for three summer-stock presentations by the recently formed Mississippi Bend Players.
International Street Fest to celebrate, educate
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø¡¯s Office of International Student Life is hosting the International Street Fest on Feb. 2-3. The annual event is designed to celebrate the diversity of cultural backgrounds in the Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø community and educate the campus about issues facing the college's international students.
Novelist John Holman delivers first River Reading of 2017
John Holman, a novelist, short story writer, and essayist shares an excerpt from his novel Triangle Ray at the first River Reading of 2017.
'Crimes of the Heart' takes on a unique adaptation
Theatre-goers will see a unique adaptation of the Pulitzer Prize-winning play "Crimes of the Heart" at Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø.
Why don't these monkeys grow up faster?
Why don't these monkeys grow up faster? Trying to figure that out while on a research project in Panama gave Dan Herrera ¡¯17 the material for a prize-winning presentation.
National Eating Disorders Awareness Week
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø will mark National Eating Disorders Awareness Week with health screenings, a film and discussion and a lecture on mindful eating.
Former Sara Lee CEO and alumna Brenda Barnes dies at 63
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø alumna Brenda Czajka '75 Barnes, who became one of the highest-ranking women in corporate America, died Tuesday after suffering a stroke. She was 63.
What should music therapy become? Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø students join conversation
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø music therapy students are joining a national discussion about where their profession is heading: Will it be more medical, or creative, or the best of both?
Wetzel connecting with high school students
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø instructor James Wetzel, an experimental high-energy particle physicist, has been named the 2017 Bettendorf (Iowa) Community Schools Foundation Visiting Science Scholar.
Special Collections will display?Beard Olympics!
Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Special Collections will display Beard Olympics!, a study of materials related to facial hair and personal grooming, through May 17.
Lecture to discuss challenges of Nazi looted art
Dr. Jonathan Petropoulos will discuss the history of Nazi art looting and attempts to restore works to their owners in this year's Stone Lectureship in Judaism.
Why the Teaching Museum of Art is different
The Å·ÖÞ±ÍøͶ_Å·ÖÞ±ÍâΧapp-Ͷע¹ÙÍø Teaching Museum of Art works with academic departments to join art with other fields, says director Claire Kovacs. And that makes it different from other art museums.
Guerrilla Girls will stir up audiences Jan. 18
The Guerrilla Girls will share their methods of challenging sexism and racism in the arts, politics and culture in a free, public presentation at 7 p.m. Jan. 18 in Centennial Hall.
