1 - ASPS Exec BoD Mtg
ASPS Exec BoD Mtg
April 1, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm ────────── The AcademySPS is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Join Zoom Meeting https://us02web.zoom.us/j/89260080740?pwd=b0xraFl2MTVhUWVveGYxRzZZeTBxZz09 Meeting ID: 892 6008 0740 Passcode: 523720 --- One tap mobile +16465588656,,89260080740# US (New York) +16469313860,,89260080740# US --- Dial by your location • +1 646 558 8656 US (New York) • +1 646 931 3860 US • +1 301 715 8592 US (Washington DC) • +1 305 224 1968 US • +1 309 205 3325 US • +1 312 626 6799 US (Chicago) • +1 507 473 4847 US • +1 564 217 2000 US • +1 669 444 9171 US • +1 669 900 9128 US (San Jose) • +1 689 278 1000 US • +1 719 359 4580 US • +1 253 205 0468 US • +1 253 215 8782 US (Tacoma) • +1 346 248 7799 US (Houston) • +1 360 209 5623 US • +1 386 347 5053 US Meeting ID: 892 6008 0740 Find your local number:https://us02web.zoom.us/u/ker6N3nqkN ──────────
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2 - Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 2, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library - Ladd Library, 3750 Williams Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, USA
Stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns
Each Tuesday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be at the Ladd Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
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4 - Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 4, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 5th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
Chat with staff of the Civil Rights Commission about your concerns and questions.
Each Thursday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be in the Commons (first floor) at the Downtown Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
See more details - Neko Case | L'Rain | Hanif Abdurraqib An evening of music and literature - Mission Creek Festival
Neko Case | L'Rain | Hanif Abdurraqib An evening of music and literature - Mission Creek Festival
April 4, 2024 6:00 pm - 10:00 pm Hancher Auditorium
141 E Park Rd
Iowa City IA 52242
- 4:30 p.m. – Doors and café open to the public
- 6:00–7:00 p.m. – Reading and Q&A with Hanif Abdurraqib
- 7:30–8:15 p.m. – L'Rain
- 8:50–10:00 p.m. – Neko Case
Hancher Auditorium is thrilled to host the opening ceremonies of Mission Creek Festival 2024 on Thursday, April 4! Mission Creek Festival returns to downtown Iowa City on Thursday, April 4, through Saturday, April 6, for a weekend of music, literature, and community events. The official lineup and early-bird passes are available now, with the full schedule and additional passes releasing in January.
For Mission Creek's opening day, Hancher will transform into a single-site festival venue and present a multidisciplinary program featuring a reading and conversation with MacArthur Genius Grant Fellow Hanif Abdurraqib, who last visited the festival in 2018. On tour for his new book, There’s Always This Year, he is set to appear in conversation with writer and professor Tisa Bryant from the University of Iowa’s Nonfiction Writing Program. Performer and arts curator Taja Cheek, aka L’Rain, plays after Abdurraqib in support of her celebrated new record, I Killed Your Dog. The evening closes with a set from Neko Case and her band. One of our generation’s most critically acclaimed songwriters, Case celebrates her career-spanning retrospective LP, Wild Creatures.
In its 19th year, Mission Creek continues to embrace independent voices in music and literature. Hancher is honored to welcome these revered, rising, and remarkable artists to our community and the University of Iowa.
Neko Case: A storyteller at heart, Neko Case transcends genres and captures the essence of the human experience in her lyrics. With a career spanning over twenty years, Case is most known for her collaboration with The New Pornographers and Case/Lang/Veirs in addition to releasing many critically acclaimed solo albums. From the hauntingly beautiful Fox Confessor Brings the Flood to the raw energy of Hell-On, Neko's sound is an adventure that refuses to be confined.
L'Rain: Multi-instrumentalist, composer, performer, and curator L'Rain's sonic explorations interrogate how multiplicities of emotions and experience intersect with identity. Critically acclaimed by NPR, named album of the year in The Wire magazine, and #2 in Pitchfork's best albums of 2021, Fatigue propelled L'Rain towards a new audience while further cementing her place within experimental and art institutional spaces. Described by AllMusic, L'Rain makes "dreamy, genre-blurring music [...], reflecting on grief, change, joy, and resistance through a collage-like mixture of soul, psychedelia, gospel, musique concrète, and numerous other genres."
Hanif Abdurraqib: Poet, essayist, and cultural critic from Columbus, Ohio, Hanif Abdurraqub is described on Articulate with Jim Cotter as one "of a generation that is helping to redefine poetry." His first collection of essays, They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us, was released in winter 2017 by Two Dollar Radio and was named a book of the year by Buzzfeed, Esquire, NPR, Oprah Magazine, Paste, CBC, The Los Angeles Review, Pitchfork, and The Chicago Tribune, among others.
TICKETING
All passes for the Mission Creek Festival will be solely available from The Englert Box Office—both online and in person.
Full festival passes—which grant guaranteed access to the engagements at Hancher and festival events on April 4–6 in downtown Iowa City—are on sale now online and at The Englert’s box office.
Single-day Thursday passes—which only grant guaranteed access to these events at Hancher—will go on sale on February 2.
Note: All seating for the events at Hancher Auditorium will be general admission.
TICKETS
AVAILABLE ONLY THROUGH THE ENGLERT BOX OFFICE
Full Festival Pass*: $95 – available now!
Last Call Early Bird Full Pass*: $105 – available January 12 through February 1
Regular Full Pass: $115 – available February 2
Thursday Day Pass: $55 – available February 2
*limited quantities available
Mission Creek Festival Website - https://missioncreekfestival.com/
Neko Case Website - https://nekocase.com/
L’Rain Website - https://www.lrain.info/
Hanif Abdurraqib Website - https://www.abdurraqib.com/
Event page - https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2023-24/mcf-neko-case
See more details - Craft Your Cover (Adults)
Craft Your Cover (Adults)
April 4, 2024 6:30 pm - 7:30 pm Ladd Library
3750 Williams Blvd SW
Cedar Rapids IA 52404
Book covers can draw us into a story or remain with us long after the details of the story have faded. Create a unique art piece using recycled materials inspired by the cover of your favorite book. We’ll provide the materials, while you bring the book or a picture of the cover and join others in your community for this program.
Go to link below to find out more.
https://www.crlibrary.org/news/continuing-conversations-akwi-nji-librarys-2024-artist-residence
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6 - Saturday Sisterhood Self Care Series
Saturday Sisterhood Self Care Series
April 6, 2024 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Virtual
Weekly Community Event for Black and Brown Sisterhood and their family and friends. Hosted by The Root Of Us.
Hello Sister,
Yes! That means you - whether you are a big sister, little sister, soul sister, sister-in-law, sister-friend or even real sisters, you are invited to join us each Saturday for special time to celebrate, support and learn together as sisters. We call it;
~ Saturday Sisterhood Circle ~
Watch this video about Sisterhood, "I Am My Sister" by Jus Amanda Batts.
Our healing come as we, sharing our Stories, teaching in Truth and listening with Love
Self Care Series
Learning about ALL beautiful parts of yourself and how to take care of each part.
Some of the topics we will cover are;
- Mindfulness and Mental Health Care
- Our Heart and Soul Emotion Health Care
- Our Beautiful Body and Physical Health Care
- Our Higher Power and Healing in Spiritual Health Care
- Our Racial Identity, Racial Affirmation, and Racial Pride
- Our Beautiful Hair-itage and Crown Care - Self Image/Identities
- Our Voice - Our Truth: Self Advocacy, Empowerment & Expression
Please bring, your whole SELF, some healthy SNACKS, something to SIP ON, your ESCAPE E-Journal , a little SILLY, a lot of SOUL, and your sweet SMILE!
Oh yeah, and a SASSY box to make your Self-Care Toolkit!
TEXT: THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS - A GO-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS-MADDEN, LCSW
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT (not required but highly recommended)
- The E.S.C.A.P.E. E-Journal can be purchased on www.therootofus.com for $15.00 - The book we will be using can be purchased on Amazon for $14.00 - THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS - A GO-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS-MADDEN, LCSW
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-sisterhood-self-care-series-registration-162937451303
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8 - Critical Conversations
Critical Conversations
April 8, 2024 6:45 pm - 7:15 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87119622761?pwd=eCtDNmRoWEplMTlPdFJCY0dwRGRLZz09
The AcademySPS is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting.
Join Zoom Meeting
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9 - Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 9, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library - Ladd Library, 3750 Williams Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, USA
Stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns
Each Tuesday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be at the Ladd Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
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Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 11, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 5th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
Chat with staff of the Civil Rights Commission about your concerns and questions.
Each Thursday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be in the Commons (first floor) at the Downtown Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
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12 - Text Threads (Teens)
Text Threads (Teens)
April 12, 2024 2:30 pm - 3:30 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library
450 Fifth Ave SE
Cedar Rapids IA 52401
Every day we write our stories through the text messages we send each other. Nji will guide you as you create poetry from your personal text threads and collaborate on a mural.
Go to link below to find out more:
https://www.crlibrary.org/news/continuing-conversations-akwi-nji-librarys-2024-artist-residence
See more details - Oumou Sangaré
Oumou Sangaré
April 12, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hancher Auditorium, 141 Park Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Presented in collaboration with The Englert Theatre
Part of Hancher's 51st season
"The Songbird of Wassoulou" brings the music of Mali to The Englert's stage. Oumou Sangaré is an icon whose powerful music and fierce feminism have inspired artist from Alicia Keys to Aya Nakamura to Beyoncé. The songs on her most recent record, Timbuktu, were largely written in Baltimore during the lockdowns of the COVID pandemic. The album blends the sounds of traditional West African instruments with those of instruments most associated with the blues. Sangaré will share music from this ambitious album as well as sounds from throughout her acclaimed career. How acclaimed? The New Yorker says, "Percussive, danceable, and haunting, the singer's visionary mix is the primary reason that her voice has come to carry as much respect as Aretha Franklin's."
Oumou Sangaré Website
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 31, at 10 a.m. Adults $35 Students & Youth $10
https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2023-24/oumou-sangare
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13 - Saturday Sisterhood Self Care Series
Saturday Sisterhood Self Care Series
April 13, 2024 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Virtual
Weekly Community Event for Black and Brown Sisterhood and their family and friends. Hosted by The Root Of Us.
Hello Sister,
Yes! That means you - whether you are a big sister, little sister, soul sister, sister-in-law, sister-friend or even real sisters, you are invited to join us each Saturday for special time to celebrate, support and learn together as sisters. We call it;
~ Saturday Sisterhood Circle ~
Watch this video about Sisterhood, "I Am My Sister" by Jus Amanda Batts.
Our healing come as we, sharing our Stories, teaching in Truth and listening with Love
Self Care Series
Learning about ALL beautiful parts of yourself and how to take care of each part.
Some of the topics we will cover are;
- Mindfulness and Mental Health Care
- Our Heart and Soul Emotion Health Care
- Our Beautiful Body and Physical Health Care
- Our Higher Power and Healing in Spiritual Health Care
- Our Racial Identity, Racial Affirmation, and Racial Pride
- Our Beautiful Hair-itage and Crown Care - Self Image/Identities
- Our Voice - Our Truth: Self Advocacy, Empowerment & Expression
Please bring, your whole SELF, some healthy SNACKS, something to SIP ON, your ESCAPE E-Journal , a little SILLY, a lot of SOUL, and your sweet SMILE!
Oh yeah, and a SASSY box to make your Self-Care Toolkit!
TEXT: THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS - A GO-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS-MADDEN, LCSW
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT (not required but highly recommended)
- The E.S.C.A.P.E. E-Journal can be purchased on www.therootofus.com for $15.00 - The book we will be using can be purchased on Amazon for $14.00 - THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS - A GO-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS-MADDEN, LCSW
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-sisterhood-self-care-series-registration-162937451303
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15 - Letters in the Library: Drop-In Program
Letters in the Library: Drop-In Program
April 15, 2024 10:00 am - 11:00 am Ladd Library
3750 Williams Blvd SW
Cedar Rapids IA 52404
During this drop-in program, write a letter to a favorite book character. Using the written letters, Nji will create a poem that will be featured as part of “The People’s Poetics” project.
Go to link below to find out more:
https://www.crlibrary.org/news/continuing-conversations-akwi-nji-librarys-2024-artist-residence
See more details - ASPS Exec. BoD Mtg
ASPS Exec. BoD Mtg
April 15, 2024 11:00 am - 12:00 pm https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83677382915?pwd=dTh3QlU5TkhmVXBkeW5ZSGJsNThMZz09
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16 - Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 16, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library - Ladd Library, 3750 Williams Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, USA
Stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns
Each Tuesday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be at the Ladd Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
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18 - Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 18, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 5th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
Chat with staff of the Civil Rights Commission about your concerns and questions.
Each Thursday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be in the Commons (first floor) at the Downtown Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
See more details - 17th Annual Gala benefitting ASPS
17th Annual Gala benefitting ASPS
April 18, 2024 5:30 pm - 6:30 pm 7725 Kirkwood Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, USA
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19 - La Dame Blanche
La Dame Blanche
April 19, 2024 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm Hancher Auditorium, 141 Park Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Part of Hancher's 51st season
Part of Club Hancher
Yaite Ramos Rodriguez—who performs as La Dame Blanche—is the daughter of Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos, trombonist with both the Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban All Stars. But that pedigree only scratches the surface of her approach to music and life. The singer, flautist, and percussionist blends the Cuban music of her childhood with the sounds of hip-hop, dancehall, and cumbia, and plenty more. Her catchy beats are vehicles for female empowerment—and for summoning the spirits that will have you up and dancing.
La Dame Blanche Website
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 31, at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10
https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2023-24/la-dame-blanche
See more details - La Dame Blanche
La Dame Blanche
April 19, 2024 9:00 pm - 10:00 pm Hancher Auditorium, 141 Park Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Part of Hancher's 51st season
Part of Club Hancher
Yaite Ramos Rodriguez—who performs as La Dame Blanche—is the daughter of Jesús "Aguaje" Ramos, trombonist with both the Buena Vista Social Club and Afro-Cuban All Stars. But that pedigree only scratches the surface of her approach to music and life. The singer, flautist, and percussionist blends the Cuban music of her childhood with the sounds of hip-hop, dancehall, and cumbia, and plenty more. Her catchy beats are vehicles for female empowerment—and for summoning the spirits that will have you up and dancing.
La Dame Blanche Website
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 31, at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Students & Youth $10
https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2023-24/la-dame-blanche
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20 - Saturday Sisterhood Self Care Series
Saturday Sisterhood Self Care Series
April 20, 2024 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Virtual
Weekly Community Event for Black and Brown Sisterhood and their family and friends. Hosted by The Root Of Us.
Hello Sister,
Yes! That means you - whether you are a big sister, little sister, soul sister, sister-in-law, sister-friend or even real sisters, you are invited to join us each Saturday for special time to celebrate, support and learn together as sisters. We call it;
~ Saturday Sisterhood Circle ~
Watch this video about Sisterhood, "I Am My Sister" by Jus Amanda Batts.
Our healing come as we, sharing our Stories, teaching in Truth and listening with Love
Self Care Series
Learning about ALL beautiful parts of yourself and how to take care of each part.
Some of the topics we will cover are;
- Mindfulness and Mental Health Care
- Our Heart and Soul Emotion Health Care
- Our Beautiful Body and Physical Health Care
- Our Higher Power and Healing in Spiritual Health Care
- Our Racial Identity, Racial Affirmation, and Racial Pride
- Our Beautiful Hair-itage and Crown Care - Self Image/Identities
- Our Voice - Our Truth: Self Advocacy, Empowerment & Expression
Please bring, your whole SELF, some healthy SNACKS, something to SIP ON, your ESCAPE E-Journal , a little SILLY, a lot of SOUL, and your sweet SMILE!
Oh yeah, and a SASSY box to make your Self-Care Toolkit!
TEXT: THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS - A GO-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS-MADDEN, LCSW
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT (not required but highly recommended)
- The E.S.C.A.P.E. E-Journal can be purchased on www.therootofus.com for $15.00 - The book we will be using can be purchased on Amazon for $14.00 - THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS - A GO-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS-MADDEN, LCSW
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-sisterhood-self-care-series-registration-162937451303
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21 - Spoken Word Night
Spoken Word Night
April 21, 2024 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm THE HYPE BAR AND GIRLL, 1810 6th St SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, USA
A spoken word night with a live band providing music for the Cedar Rapids, IA area community.
Spoken Word Night At The Hype is here to stay as a community event featuring some of the best performance artists in the Cedar Rapids, IA and Iowa City area. With a live band to back the poets and provide their own flavor in between, it is an event with energy and great vibes. Food is available at The Hype Bar & Grill as well. As Iowa experiences a night life again, make plans to experience Spoke Word Night At The Hype hosted by nationally known talent Christopher D. Sims.
Tickets $7 Click here to purchase
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23 - Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 23, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library - Ladd Library, 3750 Williams Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, USA
Stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns
Each Tuesday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be at the Ladd Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
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Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 25, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library, 450 5th Ave SE, Cedar Rapids, IA 52401, USA
Chat with staff of the Civil Rights Commission about your concerns and questions.
Each Thursday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be in the Commons (first floor) at the Downtown Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
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26 - Fierce
Fierce
April 26, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hancher Auditorium, 141 Park Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Co-produced by the University of Iowa School of Music, Performing Arts Production Unit, and Hancher Auditorium
Part of Hancher's 51st season
Music by William Menefield Liberetto by Sheila Williams Directed by William Menefield
Fierce marks a major moment in our Hancher season. This new opera—making its Iowa premiere—reflects the collaborative spirit of Performing Arts at Iowa and will be co-produced by the School of Music, the Performing Arts Production Unit, and Hancher Auditorium.
The Cincinnati Opera commissioned composer, musician, and UI assistant professor of Jazz Studies William Menefield to write the music for an opera in collaboration with librettist Sheila Williams. The resulting work, Fierce, debuted at the Cincinnati Opera in July 2022 to packed houses and enthusiastic audiences.
An opera for the 21st Century, Fierce follows four teenage girls finding identity and purpose in the world as they write their college essays in a high school writers’ workshop. The young women face striking internal challenges—the difficulties of high school popularity and social media, the weight of parental expectations, personal loss, and unstable lives at home—but come together to find community, self-empowerment, and the confidence to embrace new chapters.
In a production led by Professor Menefield, Fierce will feature an ensemble of University of Iowa singers, musicians, and dancers with production support from the Performing Arts Production Unit and Hancher Auditorium. The Fierce creative team will engage our campus and community with several outreach events in the lead-up to the Iowa debut of this timely, remarkable work.
Fierce Website
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 31, at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Youth & Non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5
https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2023-24/fierce
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27 - Saturday Sisterhood Self Care Series
Saturday Sisterhood Self Care Series
April 27, 2024 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm Virtual
Weekly Community Event for Black and Brown Sisterhood and their family and friends. Hosted by The Root Of Us.
Hello Sister,
Yes! That means you - whether you are a big sister, little sister, soul sister, sister-in-law, sister-friend or even real sisters, you are invited to join us each Saturday for special time to celebrate, support and learn together as sisters. We call it;
~ Saturday Sisterhood Circle ~
Watch this video about Sisterhood, "I Am My Sister" by Jus Amanda Batts.
Our healing come as we, sharing our Stories, teaching in Truth and listening with Love
Self Care Series
Learning about ALL beautiful parts of yourself and how to take care of each part.
Some of the topics we will cover are;
- Mindfulness and Mental Health Care
- Our Heart and Soul Emotion Health Care
- Our Beautiful Body and Physical Health Care
- Our Higher Power and Healing in Spiritual Health Care
- Our Racial Identity, Racial Affirmation, and Racial Pride
- Our Beautiful Hair-itage and Crown Care - Self Image/Identities
- Our Voice - Our Truth: Self Advocacy, Empowerment & Expression
Please bring, your whole SELF, some healthy SNACKS, something to SIP ON, your ESCAPE E-Journal , a little SILLY, a lot of SOUL, and your sweet SMILE!
Oh yeah, and a SASSY box to make your Self-Care Toolkit!
TEXT: THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS - A GO-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS-MADDEN, LCSW
SUPPLEMENTAL TEXT (not required but highly recommended)
- The E.S.C.A.P.E. E-Journal can be purchased on www.therootofus.com for $15.00 - The book we will be using can be purchased on Amazon for $14.00 - THE STATE OF BLACK GIRLS - A GO-TO GUIDE FOR CREATING SAFE SPACE FOR BLACK GIRLS BY MARLINE FRANCOIS-MADDEN, LCSW
Register at https://www.eventbrite.com/e/saturday-sisterhood-self-care-series-registration-162937451303
See more details - Fierce
Fierce
April 27, 2024 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm Hancher Auditorium, 141 Park Rd, Iowa City, IA 52242, USA
Co-produced by the University of Iowa School of Music, Performing Arts Production Unit, and Hancher Auditorium
Part of Hancher's 51st season
Music by William Menefield Liberetto by Sheila Williams Directed by William Menefield
Fierce marks a major moment in our Hancher season. This new opera—making its Iowa premiere—reflects the collaborative spirit of Performing Arts at Iowa and will be co-produced by the School of Music, the Performing Arts Production Unit, and Hancher Auditorium.
The Cincinnati Opera commissioned composer, musician, and UI assistant professor of Jazz Studies William Menefield to write the music for an opera in collaboration with librettist Sheila Williams. The resulting work, Fierce, debuted at the Cincinnati Opera in July 2022 to packed houses and enthusiastic audiences.
An opera for the 21st Century, Fierce follows four teenage girls finding identity and purpose in the world as they write their college essays in a high school writers’ workshop. The young women face striking internal challenges—the difficulties of high school popularity and social media, the weight of parental expectations, personal loss, and unstable lives at home—but come together to find community, self-empowerment, and the confidence to embrace new chapters.
In a production led by Professor Menefield, Fierce will feature an ensemble of University of Iowa singers, musicians, and dancers with production support from the Performing Arts Production Unit and Hancher Auditorium. The Fierce creative team will engage our campus and community with several outreach events in the lead-up to the Iowa debut of this timely, remarkable work.
Fierce Website
Tickets go on sale to the general public on Monday, July 31, at 10 a.m. Adults $20 Youth & Non-UI Students $10 UI Students $5
https://hancher.uiowa.edu/2023-24/fierce
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30 - Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
Civil Rights Commission Community Office Hours
April 30, 2024 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm Cedar Rapids Public Library - Ladd Library, 3750 Williams Blvd SW, Cedar Rapids, IA 52404, USA
Stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns
Each Tuesday from 2-4 pm, staff from the Cedar Rapids Civil Rights Commission will be at the Ladd Library. Feel free to stop by and chat with them about your questions and concerns.
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