Muslim comedians and Iranian-Americans are mutually exclusive terms for some people. Negin Farsad is both.
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The Gazette - Thursday, February 20, 2020
The Daily Iowan - Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Part of Hancher’s “Embracing Complexity” series, political comedian Negin Farsad will speak about her unique craft of creating a TED talk style stand-up routine in order to tackle serious issues.
The Daily Iowan - Wednesday, February 19, 2020
Composer and UI assistant presenter Jean-François Charles will present Science on Tap: The Scientific Concert, highlighting a musical collaboration between the arts and sciences.
Iowa Public Radio - Thursday, February 13, 2020
Tim Robbins discusses "The New Colossus," a theatrical performance and story depicting the immigrant experience, with IPR's Charity Nebbe. The play shares its title with the sonnet written by American poet Emma Lazarus and was co-written by The Actors’ Gang and Tim Robbins. The story features twelve actors, in twelve different eras, telling their ancestor’s stories, in twelve different languages, about coming to the United States from all across the world.
The Gazette - Thursday, February 6, 2020
After the “The River & The Thread” tour ended a half-decade ago, Roseanne Cash’s Blue Note label hoped for a repeat of the commercially successful and critically acclaimed album.
The Daily Iowan - Wednesday, February 5, 2020
On Saturday, four-time Grammy award winner Rosanne Cash will come to fill Hancher Auditorium with her Americana-style music.
The Daily Iowan - Saturday, February 1, 2020
For the first ever Kids Club Hancher event, the family-friendly singer Gina Chavez performed her bilingual, interactive music.
The Daily Iowan - Friday, January 31, 2020
Sitting down to tune in for a live podcast, audience members flooded Hancher Auditorium ― whether they wore an Elizabeth Warren sticker or Bernie Sanders T-shirt ― to see former President Obama speechwriter and podcaster Jon Lovett give a talk on the Iowa caucuses last Thursday night.
The Gazette - Thursday, January 30, 2020
Callings aren’t obvious all of the time. Gina Chavez was born and raised in Austin, which is justifiably known as the live music capital of the world. However, Chavez was a casual music fan while growing up in the capital of Texas.
WVIK - Wednesday, January 29, 2020
Jon Lovett, host of the irreverent podcast Lovett or Leave It, will be recording his show in front of a live audience at Hancher Auditorium in Iowa City on Thursday, January 30, 2020 at 8PM.