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Hancher Auditorium introduces the new Infinite Dream Festival. The Infinite Dream Festival is a multidisciplinary festival that explores the American Story's complex fabric, celebrating its accomplishments and failures through music and discussion.
Starting on Oct. 11, the festival will feature performances, presentations, and discussions from artists and thinkers as well as students, faculty, and staff from the University of Iowa. The Infinite Dream festival runs through Saturday, Oct. 21.
Infinite Dream
Lecture
Storytelling Across the Arts: A Conversation with Lonnie Holley & Lee Baines
Presented by
Hancher
,
The Office of Performing Arts and Engagement, and
Iowa City Book Festival
Tickets
FREE
Saturday, October 14, 2023, 1:00 pm
Free
Presented in collaboration with the Iowa City Book Festival
Part of Hancher's Infinite Dream festival
Lonnie Holley is a renowned visual artist and musician. His most recent album, Oh Me Oh My, reflects on his difficult personal experiences growing up in the Alabama Industrial School for Negro Children in the 1950s.
Lee Baines, who first met Lonnie Holley when Baines was a child, is a musician and writer. He is the frontman of the remarkable punk band Lee Baines & The Glory Fires. His poems “Work Lunch” were recently published in The New Yorker.
Kurt Vile, originally scheduled to be part of this conversation, is on vocal rest for tonight’s performance at Hancher.
FREE and OPEN to the public
General admission seating begins at 12:30 p.m.
Festival passes on sale now!
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Individuals with disabilities are encouraged to attend all University of Iowa sponsored events. If you are a person with a disability who requires a reasonable accommodation in order to participate in this program, please contact Paris Young in advance at (319) 467-4849 or at paris-sissel@uiowa.edu.