gazette community calendar - arts

“Coffee and Hope”, Thursday through Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Sunday, 2 p.m.; Riverside Theatre, Iowa City. Tickets range from $12-$24. (319) 338-7672 or www.riversidetheatre.org

Stage on the Page Drama Discussion Group, Thursday, 10 a.m., Coralville Public Library. Discussion of “Othello” by William Shakespeare. (319) 248-1850 or www.coralvillepubliclibrary.org.stageonthepage.htm

Ana Draghici Poetry Workshop, Thursday, 6:30 p.m., Sponsored by the Romanian Cultural Organization. (319) 688-2550.

Seeds of Dissent, Saturday, 7 to 9 p.m., Uptown Bill’s Small Mall, 401 S. Gilbert St., Iowa City. Featuring folk music by Greg and Jean, Voice of Reason, Pigs and Clover, This Machine, Jesus Don’t Like Killin’, J. Knight and Larry Mossman. Free, donations accepted. (319) 356-6533.

“The Prisoner of Zenda” auditions, Monday and Tuesday, 6 p.m., Old Brick, 26 E. Market St., Iowa City. Presented by Rage Theatrics. (319) 936-1847 or www.ragetheatrics.com