BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//CalDiscovery//caldiscovery//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH DESCRIPTION:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscover y.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fro m CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. SOURCE:https://caldiscovery.com/cedar-rapids-ia/theater.ics X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H X-WR-CALDESC:Discovered and maintained by CalDiscovery (https://caldiscove ry.com). Event details belong to their publishers. Contains information fr om CalDiscovery\, which is made available under the ODbL 1.0. X-WR-CALNAME:CalDiscovery - cedar-rapids-ia (theater) BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Drag Show @ Studio 13 DTSTART:20260905T030000Z DTEND:20260905T063000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T062446Z UID:10042139-1788559200-1788571800@downtowniowacity.com CATEGORIES:theater DESCRIPTION:Show Starts @ 10:30 \nDance floor opens up after. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T062446Z LOCATION:Studio 13\, 13 S. Linn Street\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United S tates URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/event/drag-show-studio-13/2026-09-04/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Iowa City Downtown District X-SOURCE-URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:National Theatre Live: Hamlet (2026) DTSTART:20260905T170000Z DTEND:20260905T200000Z DTSTAMP:20260903T122524Z UID:10047789-1788609600-1788620400@downtowniowacity.com CATEGORIES:theater DESCRIPTION:About the Series\n\nFilmScene presents National Theatre Live\, a groundbreaking series of live and recorded broadcasts of performances f rom the Royal Theatre in London. \n\n\n\n\n\nNational Theater Live is pre sented by FilmScene in partnership with The Englert Theatre and Riversid e Theatre. Discounted admission is available to FilmScene Members and ext ended to Englert Friends and Riverside Members at the box office. \nTICKET S\n$10.00 for FilmScene Members\, Friends of the Englert\, and Riverside T heatre Members\n$15.00 for students and seniors\n$20.00 public \nA fearles s\, contemporary take on Shakespeare’s famous tragedy. LAST-MODIFIED:20260903T122524Z LOCATION:FilmScene (at the Chauncey)\, 404 E College St.\, Iowa City\, IA\ , 52240\, United States URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/event/national-theatre-live-hamlet-2026/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Iowa City Downtown District X-SOURCE-URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Crooked Path Theater Presents: As You Like It DTSTART:20260906T003000Z DTEND:20260906T030000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T062550Z UID:10047465-1788636600-1788645600@downtowniowacity.com CATEGORIES:theater DESCRIPTION:As You Like It – Crooked Path Theater \n  \nCrooked Path Th eatre presents Shakespeare’s beloved comedy\, As You Like It. Join us f or pastoral hijinks\, mistaken identities\, and romance in the Forest of A rden. \n  \nThe James Theater | 213 N Gilbert St\, Iowa City\, IA \nAugus t 28-30 & September 4-6 | 7:30pm Fri-Sat / 2pm Sun \n$25 General Admission | $15 Student LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T062550Z LOCATION:The James Theater\, 213 N Gilbert St\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, U nited States URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/event/crooked-path-theater-presents-as-yo u-like-it/2026-09-05/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Iowa City Downtown District X-SOURCE-URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Pitchy! The Improvised Musical DTSTART:20260906T013000Z DTEND:20260906T023000Z DTSTAMP:20260904T062550Z UID:10047752-1788640200-1788643800@downtowniowacity.com CATEGORIES:theater DESCRIPTION:Willow Creek’s musical improv creates a never-before-seen of f off off Broadway musical based on YOUR suggestions! \n\n\n\n\nIowa City ’s home-town musical improv team Pitchy! creates a brand new never-befor e-seen musical based on YOUR suggestions! \nNote that this ticket is for t he 8:30 pm improv show. \nAll ticket sales directly support local artists\ , and with that in mind we do not offer refunds for tickets for any reason other than show cancellation. \nUnder 17 must be accompanied by a parent/ guardian. Please use discretion\, as our improv shows can potentially use adult material and language unless otherwise indicated. LAST-MODIFIED:20260904T062550Z LOCATION:Willow Creek Theatre Company\, 327 South Gilbert Street\, Iowa Ci ty\, IA\, 52240\, United States URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/event/pitchy-the-improvised-musical/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Iowa City Downtown District X-SOURCE-URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Drag Show @ Studio 13 DTSTART:20260906T030000Z DTEND:20260906T063000Z DTSTAMP:20260905T002343Z UID:10042140-1788645600-1788658200@downtowniowacity.com CATEGORIES:theater DESCRIPTION:Show Starts @ 10:30 \nDance floor opens up after. LAST-MODIFIED:20260905T002343Z LOCATION:Studio 13\, 13 S. Linn Street\, Iowa City\, IA\, 52240\, United S tates URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/event/drag-show-studio-13/2026-09-05/ X-SOURCE-NAME:Iowa City Downtown District X-SOURCE-URL:https://downtowniowacity.com/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Ester Pavlů with Katelyn Bouska Concert DTSTART:20260913T003000Z DTEND:20260913T013000Z DTSTAMP:20260813T181910Z UID:10017713-1789241400-1789245000@ncsml.org CATEGORIES:music,theater DESCRIPTION:Hear Czech mezzo-soprano Ester Pavlů in an evening of opera a ccompanied by Dr. Katelyn Bouska. Concert is free and open to the public. To reserve your seat\, please register online or call 319-362-8500. \nEste r Pavlů \nA graduate of the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague\, mezzos oprano Ester Pavlů was introduced as Fenena in Jose Cura’s 2017 product ion of Verdi’s Nabucco at the National Theatre in Prague. Pavlů portray ed the Old Woman in the world premiere of Martinů’s What Men Live By\, which received the Anděl award for best classical recording of 2018. In 2 019\, she joined a triumphant UK tour of Mahler’s Symphony No. 3 with th e FOK Prague Symphonic Orchestra\, and received a standing ovation as Cind erella in Rossini’s La Cenerentola. She has excelled in Dvořák’s Rus alka\, singing both the Foreign Princess and Witch. \nPavlů has already w orked with all major Czech orchestras such as the Czech Philharmonic\, the Czech National Symphony Orchestra\, the Bohuslav Martinů Philharmonic\, the Slovak Košice State Philharmonic\, the FOK Prague Symphony Orchestra\ , the Pilsen Philharmonic and the PKF Prague Philharmonic. \nDr. Katelyn B ouska \nPianist Dr. Katelyn Bouska is an academic and an advocate\, passio nate about uncovering music lost to the passage of time. In her programmin g\, she explores the boundaries between audience and performer\, the past and the present. She brings to life these composers drawing from her deep research\, cultural explorations and innovative programming. In telling th eir stories\, Dr. Bouska\, based in Prague\, Czech Republic\, has created a musical world where we see our own reflected. \nRegister Here LAST-MODIFIED:20260813T181910Z URL:https://ncsml.org/event/ester-pavlu-katelyn-bouska-concert/ X-SOURCE-NAME:National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://ncsml.org/events END:VEVENT BEGIN:VEVENT SUMMARY:Soprano Julia Radosz and Pianist Kristin Ditlow Perform Suchon\, D vorak\, and Ratay/Staronova (World Premiere) DTSTART:20260916T000000Z DTEND:20260916T010000Z DTSTAMP:20260818T181714Z UID:10017731-1789498800-1789502400@ncsml.org CATEGORIES:music,theater DESCRIPTION:Registration \nMembers: $10\nNon-members: $15\nStudents: $5\nH istory & Culture Conference Attendees: Included\n\nJulia Radosz\, soprano \nKristin Ditlow\, piano \nPerforming world premiere songs from Žijem v Tebe composed by Czech-American\, Beth Ratay with poetry by Slovak-Americ an\, Eva Staronova. \nIncluded in this concert will be arias from  Krút ňava by Eugen Suchoň and Rusalka by Antonín Dvořák. We will conclude with a special arrangement of Suchon’s Aka si mi krasna arranged by Kris tin Ditlow. \nJulia Radosz\, soprano\, grew up in Orlando and lives in B ratislava with her husband\, Slovak conductor\, Martin Mazik. Recent per formances have included Anna Sorensen (Silent Night) Opera Orlando\, Song recital at Bratislava Music Festival\, Amelia (Un ballo in maschera) Nati onal Croatian Theater of Split\, Marietta/Marie (Die tote Stadt) National Moravian-Silesian Theater\, Musetta (La Boheme) in 36 performances through out Spain/France\, and Mimi (La Boheme) with First Coast Opera. Other role s include Madama Butterfly\, Turandot\, Rosalinde (Die Fledermaus)\, Donna Anna/ Elvira (Don Giovanni)\, Suor Angelica\, Antonia (Les contes d’Hof fmann)\, Fiordiligi (Cosí fan tutte)\, Helena (A Midsummer Night’s Drea m)\, Governess (Turn of the Screw)\, and Susannah. Julia has sung with com panies including Opera Naples\, Maryland Opera\, Gulfshore Opera\, Annapol is Opera\, Tri-Cities Opera\, and Rhode Island Symphony. Radosz has won se veral awards\, including: Grand Prize of the Jenny Lind Competition\, Conn ecticut Opera Competition\, Marcella Kochanska Sembrich Vocal Competition\ , Grant Winner from The CareerBridges Foundation\, 2nd Place in Kosciuszko Foundation’s Marcella Sembrich Vocal Competition. Upcoming performances include Haydn’s Creation (Gabriel/Eva) with Sofia Philharmonic. Radosz is pursuing her Doctoral Studies at the Akademie of Music in Banska Bystri ca. Radosz is on the board of the Eugen Suchon Foundation as well as bein g director of the +421 Foundation Musical Division. \nKristin Ditlow is a song specialist\, pianist\, and conductor dedicated to the performance an d advancement of newly composed vocal music. Her artistic work centers on collaboration with living composers\, bringing new works to audiences thro ugh premieres\, commissions\, recordings\, and innovative recital programm ing. As both pianist and conductor\, she has premiered works by Ron Straus s\, Nell Shaw Cohen\, Joe Illick\, Beth Ratay\, George Andoniadis\, Esa-Pe kka Salonen\, Osvaldo Golijov\, Karola Obermüller\, Peter Gilbert\, Richa rd Hermann\, José-Luis Hurtado\, Héctor Armienta\, Marì Isabel Valverde \, Luigi Nono\, Luciano Berio\, and Tom Cipullo. Equally committed to the art song tradition and its future\, Ditlow is recognized for collaboration s that illuminate the connection between text and music while championing contemporary voices. An alumna of the Tanglewood Music Center\, Oberlin C onservatory of Music\, Westminster Choir College\, and the Eastman School of Music\, Ditlow is Associate Professor of Music at the University of New Mexico and Co-Founder and Co-Artistic Director of Die Liederreise. Her pe rformances are noted for their interpretive insight\, stylistic versatilit y\, and commitment to expanding the vocal repertoire through innovative wo rks for voice and piano. \nBeth Ratay is a versatile composer whose music spans a wide range of styles. From works of quiet\, understated grace to pieces that play joyfully with mathematical ideas or burst with laugh-out- loud operatic fun\, her music is engaging\, charming\, and beautiful. A re cent recipient of Opera America’s Female Composer Discovery Grant and an American Prize finalist\, Ratay continues to create music that connects w ith listeners of all kinds. She earned her Doctor of Musical Arts in World Music Composition from the University of California\, Santa Cruz\, and he r works have been performed around the world. Critics have praised her sen sitivity to language and text setting with one review noting “the sensit ivity and professionalism with which the American composer dealt with the sound painting and rhythm of the Czech language” (klasikaplus.cz on Two Worlds).\nRatay teaches theory and composition at the University of New M exico\, as well as in the Santa Fe Opera’s Active Learning Through Opera and Opera Storytellers programs. She lives in Albuquerque\, New Mexico\, with her wonderful family including one husband\, two sons\, and two cats.  Find out more at rataymusic.com \nEva Staronova is a woman of many tal ents whose career has flourished at the intersection of cultural diplomacy \, philanthropy\, literature\, and business. She is the founder and presid ent of the +421 Foundation\, an NGO celebrating its 20th anniversary of fo stering cultural exchange and philanthropy between Slovakia and the United States. Beyond her nonprofit work\, Eva has pursued a dynamic path in mar keting and entrepreneurship. A poet and librettist\, her literary work ha s been featured in numerous recitals and interdisciplinary artistic collab orations. Her poetry will also appear in a collaborative artist’s book ( bibliophilia) created with acclaimed Slovak painter Igor Piačka.\nWhether as a businesswoman\, poet\, librettist\, or cultural advocate\, Eva embod ies the power of building bridges—between nations\, communities\, and pe ople. LAST-MODIFIED:20260818T181714Z URL:https://ncsml.org/event/julia-radosz-dvorak-suchon/ X-SOURCE-NAME:National Czech & Slovak Museum & Library X-SOURCE-URL:https://ncsml.org/events END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR