An Afternoon with Joy Reid
Joy-Ann Reid is a political analyst at MSNBC and host of The ReidOut. She is a New York Times best-selling author, and also co-hosts a podcast: Reid This-Reid That with veteran TV journalist Jacque Reid.
Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, & Brian Blade
Musical soulmates Danilo Pérez, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade have long performed together as essential members of the Wayne Shorter Quartet.These three virtuosos celebrate Shorter’s music and introduce new compositions with the Children of the Light trio.
Cat Power (duo) | Michelle Zauner | Black Belt Eagle Scout
For Mission Creek’s opening day, Hancher will transform into a single-site festival venue and present a multidisciplinary program featuring Michelle Zauner (author of Crying in H Mart and Japanese Breakfast songwriter), Black Belt Eagle Scout, and legendary artist Cat Power.
Buddy Guy
With special guest: Tom Hambridge.
At age 86, Buddy Guy is a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee, a major influence on rock titans like Jimi Hendrix, Eric Clapton, and Stevie Ray Vaughan, and a living link to Chicago’s halcyon days of electric blues.
The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Choirs
The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and the combined UI choirs—Kantorei, University Choir, Camerata, and Voxman Chorale—come together for the first time since the pandemic began to perform Johannes Brahms: Ein deutsches Requiem (A German Requiem).
Lake Street Dive
Enjoy an easy going, semi-acoustic evening with Lake Street Dive. Come sing along as the band performs a revue of their 18-year catalog of songs. Join the band—including bassist and Iowa City native Bridget Kearney—in a relaxed, basement couch setting.
Nabil Ayers & James Spooner: Reading and Q&A
Nabil Ayers is a music industry executive, writer, and musician as well as CEO of Beggars Group USA, one of the preeminent global music labels. James Spooner is a revered tattoo artist who just released The High Desert, a new coming-of-age graphic memoir.
An Evening with Gabby Douglas
With three Olympic Gold medals and three World Championship medals under her belt, Gabby Douglas has been the most loved gymnast of this decade.
Terrance Simien & the Zydeco Experience
Hancher Auditorium is proud to help bring Terrance Simien to the Iowa City Jazz Festival! Grammy-winner Simien takes his audiences on a multicultural tour of the world inspired the many countries he’s visited on tour which have informed his musical language. He creates a hypnotic blend of New Orleans funk-reggae-flavored-world-blues-American zydeco roots music that beckons you to your feet and into the groove.
American Ballet Theatre
American Ballet Theatre returns to close Hancher’s 50th anniversary season with a mixed repertory program that is sure to thrill and delight everyone who experiences it.