Sandy Dyas at the Englert

You are cordially invited to the Englert Theatre Gallery Reception tonight from 6-7 pm, in the theater's 2nd floor Douglas and Linda Paul Gallery prior to Greg Brown's performance, honoring local photographer Sandra Dyas. The gallery show will feature some rarely seen pieces from the project that lead to her beloved collection of photos featured in the University of Iowa Press publication Down to the River. Ms. Dyas will be at the reception and the music of those featured in the book will be playing. Hors d'oeuvres will be served, with a cash bar. Free and open to the public.

If you're interested in seeing more of Sandy's work, check out Down to the River. It documents the area’s vibrant live music scene, with its distinctive combination of folk, blues, roots/Americana, and rock sounds. The sixty photos in Down to the River capture her twenty years of photographing live music venues and shooting portraits of musicians in and around the city, resulting in a collection of images as compassionate and honest as the music itself.