Join
the Iowa City Public Library as we celebrate all things musical with Music is
the Word.
This
special series of programming, to continue through May 2016, welcomes the
University of Iowa School of Music building to downtown Iowa City. Here’s
what’s happening in November:
Noon
to 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, in Meeting Room A: Lunchtime Presentation with David
Gier. Join us as David Gier,
Director of the University of Iowa School of Music, gives an update on the
progress of the new Voxman Music Building, which is scheduled to open in fall
of 2016. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. with a free sack lunch provided for the first
50 people.
7
to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 4, in Meeting Room A: Spanish Culture’s Impact on
Russian Literature and Music. Join University of Iowa adjunct professor Anna Barker for a conversation
examining the influence of Spanish culture on Russian literature and music of
the 19th century. She will be joined by soloist Sasha Burdin. This event is
cosponsored with University of Iowa Arts Share.
4
to 5 p.m. Friday, Nov. 6, in Meeting Room A: Black Art / White Space. Margo Jefferson and
Monica Martin (lead singer of PHOX) will join a panel of guests to discuss the
experience of working as black artists in white spaces. This event also is part
of the Witching Hour Festival.
7 to 9 p.m.
Tuesday, Nov. 10, in Meeting Room A: Documentary Screening – “Note by Note: The
Making of a Steinway L1037.” Twelve months, 12,000 parts, and 450 craftsmen -
from the selection of individual trees to a Steinway factory in Queens and to
Steinway Hall in Manhattan, “Note by Note” follows the artisans of Steinway in
the creation of a concert grand #L1037. (2007) 81 min.
10:30
to 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, in Meeting Room A: Homemade Instruments Preschool
Storytime. Have you ever
wanted to make your own instrument? That’s exactly what we'll do at this
storytime! Bring your creativity and maybe even make something no one's heard
of before.
7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday, Nov. 12, in Meeting Room A: Documentary Screening – “Pianomania.” As
Steinway & Sons' Chief Technician and Master Tuner in Vienna, Stefan Knupfe
is dedicated to the unusual task of pairing world-class instruments with
world-famous pianists. Juggling the demands of the pianist, the piano, and the
piece to find the perfect match requires boundless enthusiasm, but also endless
patience and nerves of steel. No detail is too small or too inconsequential for
Knupfe; not even the tiniest speck of dust on a piano string. (2009) 93 min.
Noon
to 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 13, in Meeting Room A: Music at Noon with Preucil School
of Music. Join musicians from
the Preucil School of Music as they share their joy in a live music
performance.
6 to 7 p.m. Friday,
Nov. 13, in Meeting Room A: Piano Jazz Concert with Dick Watson and Eve
Minkler. Dick Watson is a jazz pianist; Eve Minkler is a jazz singer, who
happens to be Dick's daughter. They'll play standard jazz tunes to warm up your
Friday evening.
2 to 4 p.m.
Sunday, Nov. 15, in the Storytime Room: “The Little Mermaid” Sing-Along. Under
the Sea, Princess Ariel dreams of walking on land. Will her dreams come true?
Stop by for a special screening of The Academy Award-Winning classic, “The
Little Mermaid.”
4 to 5 p.m.
Monday, Nov. 16, in Meeting Room A: The Costs of Success: Rap Music, Money,
& Civics. Join us for a conversation between Dr. Michael Hill from the
University of Iowa English and African American Studies and friends. From the
moment that it appeared, rap music focused on money. Many commentators used
this preoccupation to suggest a moral failing in the music. Touching on
recordings from four decades, Hill shows that while bling dominated mainstream
perceptions of the art form, rappers themselves were conflicted about riches.
He argues that rap’s varied portraits of cash constitute a meditation on civic
options in post-civil rights era America. This event is cosponsored with the Obermann
Center for Advanced Studies.
5:30 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 17, at The Mill. Join us for the fall 2015 series of the B.Y.O.Book
"Books In Bars" Book Club meetups! This month we will discuss Michael
Chabon’s "Telegraph Avenue.” Registration is encouraged due to space
limitations. Limited copies of the book will be available for check out from
Info Desk staff on the Library’s second floor.
2 to 3 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 22, in Meeting Room A:
Family Concert. Join members
of the City Circle Acting Company as they give us a sneak preview of their
upcoming musical, “Oliver.”
A listing of all Music is the Word events can be
found at icpl.org/mitw.
For more information, contact the Library at 319-356-5200.
