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Final Thursday Reading Series

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1 FTR series celebrates Women's History Month
Koehler--Emma (Student--2021)
Northern Iowan 117:45, p.04
3/29/2021 The Hearst Center for the Arts and College of Humanities, Arts and Sciences hosted author Ukamaka Olisakwe via Zoom on March 25 for their Final Thursday Reading Series. Olisakwe spoke about her book, "Ogadinma: Or, Everything Will Be Alright," and African women and marriage; photos.
2 Final Thursday Reading Series goes virtual
Lawrence--Kayla (Student--2020)
Northern Iowan 117:22, p.04
11/2/2020 The Final Thursday Reading Series (FTRS), hosted by the Hearst Center for the arts, moved from an outside to virtual venue due to weather. Organizer and professor Jim O'Loughlin made the decision to host it virtually and gave brief remarks before introduing speaker Jeffery Copeland, UNI professor of creative nonfiction. Copeland read from his recent book "Lt. Elsie Ott's Top Secret Mission"; photo.
3 Reading Series features UNI faculty
McGuill--Lauren (Student--2019)
Northern Iowan 117:12, p.04
9/28/2020 The Final Thursday Reading Series met at the Hearst Center for the Arts on September 24 and featured UNI faculty English Interim Department Head and Professor Jim O'Loughlin and English Professor Grant Tracey; photo.
4 Adrianne Finlay previews "Cut Off" in Thursday reading
Kraft--Abigail (Student--2020), Cummings--Gabriella (Class of 2021)
Northern Iowan 117:4, p.04
8/31/2020 Adrianne Finlay delivers a reading of her book "Cut Off" at the Final Thursday Reading Series, hosted in the backyard of the Hearst Center due to COVID-19 protocols; photo.
5 Fall semester sees final Final Thursday
McGuill--Lauren (Student--2019), Leitner--Gabrielle (Class of 2020)
Northern Iowan 116:25, p.04
12/5/2019 The last Final Thursday Reading Series event of the semester was held at the Hearst Center for the Arts on November 21. After an open mic, featured speaker UNI English professor Grant Tracey discussed his new book; photos.
6 Author Jo Knowles shares stories, advice
McGuill--Lauren (Student--2019)
Northern Iowan 116:8, p.02
9/26/2019 Author Jo Knowles visited UNI and held a discussion about how she writes her books, the process of getting it to the editors, and handling rejection. Knowles also talked about a seven-week residency program that she and other faculty from all over the country host. She was to speak at the Final Thursday Reading Series at the Heart Center for the Arts on September 26; photo.
7 Reading series features Wapsipinicon Almanac
Mitchell--Cecilia (Class of 2022), Leitner--Gabrielle (Class of 2020)
Northern Iowan 115:40, p.02
3/4/2019 Timothy Fay, publisher of the Wapsipinicon Almanac, spoke about his contributions to the Almanac to commemorate the 25th anniversary and the final issue at the Hearst Center for the Arts Final Thursday Reading Series on February 28; photo.

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