The University of Iowa’s Hancher Auditorium and IIHR—Hydroscience and Engineering (IIHR) as well as the City of Iowa City are canceling The Big Splash!, a two-day festival described as “a free outdoor extravaganza of music, dance, circus arts, and spectacle.”
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Daily Iowan - Thursday, January 13, 2022
After being postponed nearly two years, Hancher’s outdoor festival “The Big Splash!” has been canceled because of “uncertainty and repercussions” caused by the pandemic.
Iowa City Press Citizen - Friday, December 17, 2021
We hope the University of Iowa will revisit and reverse its decision to remove all funding for Hancher Auditorium (Iowa City Press Citizen Aug. 12).
The Gazette - Wednesday, December 15, 2021
We hope the University of Iowa will revisit and reverse its decision to eliminate all general education funding from Hancher Auditorium. (The Gazette July 10).
The Gazette - Tuesday, November 30, 2021
It’s no secret that like virtually every other music act, the a cappella group Straight No Chaser was unable to tour because of the pandemic, a situation that wiped out several 2020 tours for the ensemble.
Daily Iowan - Thursday, November 11, 2021
A love of music and a passion for education — violinist Misha Keylin, cellist Sergey Antonov, and pianist Ilya Kazentsev all demonstrate those principles as members of the Hermitage Piano Trio.
Daily Iowan - Tuesday, October 19, 2021
Hundreds of viewers of Waitress at Hancher Auditorium this weekend will be greeted by the warm smell of baking pies, and some may even leave the theater with a fresh pie.
The Gazette - Thursday, October 14, 2021
Jisel Soleil Ayon has never been a waitress and never baked a pie. But the star of “Waitress,” coming to Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on Oct. 22 and 23, plans on baking every pie in the musical’s official cookbook when the Los Angeles-based actress, 22, is home for the holidays.
Daily Iowan - Tuesday, October 12, 2021
The University of Iowa’s Department of Dance is back and ready to perform live again for this year’s Dance Gala.
Daily Iowan - Tuesday, October 5, 2021
Hancher Auditorium canceled one of its performances last week, as the theater — under University of Iowa COVID-19 guidelines — was unable to meet the Actors’ Equity Association’s mask requirement for venues where entertainers perform.