Grab your blanket or lawn chair—and your family and friends—and join us for a pop-up concert in Hancher's back yard!
Hancher favorites Terrance Simien & The Zydeco Experience... Read more
Hancher
Wednesday, July 26, 2017 - 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Lynch Snyder Green
Thursday, August 24, 2017 - 6:30pm
+2 more dates
Hancher Auditorium
Strauss Hall
It’s an after-work office party. It’s also a dance show. Dancers Monica Bill Barnes and Anna Bass (last seen in Iowa City with Ira Glass in Hancher’s presentation of Three Acts, Two Dancers, One... Read more
Wednesday, September 13, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
Renowned journalist Cokie Roberts, named a “Living Legend” by the Library of Congress (2008), is one of the most esteemed and brilliant broadcast journalists of our time. She is a New York Times... Read more
Thursday, September 14, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hancher Green
Leslie Odom Jr., whose portrayal of Aaron Burr—“the damn fool who shot him”—in Hamilton shot him to fame, returns for a free outdoor concert to follow-up his rapturously received lecture at... Read more
Friday, September 22, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
A gala event! Black tie optional.
Longtime Hancher favorites, the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis will make its debut in the new Hancher Auditorium. Marsalis is a... Read more
Thursday, September 28, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
Your family will want to catch Flip FabriQue, a circus company committed to joy, playfulness, and friendship. Catch Me! is a gravity defying spectacle featuring acrobatics, a trampo-wall, and... Read more
Saturday, September 30, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
Niyaz—known for its contemporary electroacoustic trance music that blends Sufi poetry with folk music from Iran and surrounding countries—embraces the collision of the old and new as a means to... Read more
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 - 8:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Stanley Café
Northside Bistro supports community and makes the best of what’s available locally, working toward offering 80% local products while committing 100% to Iowa farmers.
Services for People... Read more
Thursday, October 5, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
La Santa Cecilia, named for the patron saint of musicians, was blessed with the Grammy for Best Latin Rock Album for Treinta Días in 2014. Drawing inspiration from around the world, the L.A.-based... Read more
Sunday, October 8, 2017 - 2:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
G. Willow Wilson is a superhero who employs her literary powers to address pressing issues including religious intolerance and gender politics. In fiction, nonfiction, and comics, the American... Read more
Tuesday, October 10, 2017 - 7:30pm
+5 more dates
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
Services for People with Disabilities. Please contact Hancher's accessibility services at 319-335-1158.
Friday, October 20, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
“Joshua Bell doesn’t stand in anyone’s shadow.” So declares the New York Times, and when Bell steps into the light on the Hancher stage with his 1713 Huberman Stradivarius violin, he’ll... Read more
Tuesday, October 24, 2017 - 7:30pm
+1 more date
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
Established in 1948 by choreographer George Balanchine and arts aficionado Lincoln Kirstein, New York City Ballet is one of the foremost dance companies in the world. Now under the direction of... Read more
Friday, October 27, 2017 - 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Strauss Hall
Ethan Lipton is rumpled, self-deprecating, and brilliant. Choose one, two, or three ways to experience his hilarious, heartrending work. The Outer Space is a bittersweet, off-kilter tale of a... Read more
Friday, October 27, 2017 - 9:30pm
+1 more date
Hancher Auditorium
Strauss Hall
Ethan Lipton is rumpled, self-deprecating, and brilliant. Choose one, two, or three ways to experience his hilarious, heartrending work. ... Read more
Saturday, October 28, 2017 - 7:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Strauss Hall
Ethan Lipton is rumpled, self-deprecating, and brilliant. Choose one, two, or three ways to experience his hilarious, heartrending work. ... Read more
Wednesday, November 8, 2017 - 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Hancher Auditorium
Stanley Café
Baroncini Ristorante is an authentic Italian restaurant emphasizing classic techniques and the use of fresh Iowa ingredients combined with Italian produce.
Services for People with... Read more
Thursday, November 16, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
A Hancher Commission
A Far Cry is a musical collective that has developed an innovative process for group decision-making and shared leadership. That spirit of innovation extends to The... Read more
Friday, December 1, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
Trumpeter Terence Blanchard is a musical force, equally respected as a jazzman and as a composer and performer of music for film—including the full catalogue of Spike Lee Joints. Blanchard will... Read more
Friday, December 8, 2017 - 7:30pm
Hancher Auditorium
Hadley Stage
Ten guys. No instruments. One unmistakable sound. A cappella powerhouse Straight No Chaser is bringing the holiday cheer to Hancher Auditorium. Since a video of the group’s quirky take on “The 12... Read more
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