Dan Wriggins & Olivia Ellen Lloyd
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One of 32 upcoming events at Englert Theatre, and 67 across Iowa City.
Doors Open 5:00 PM Event Starts 6:00 PM Dan Wriggins is a writer and musician from Maine. He records and tours with the band Friendship, and releases music on Orindal Records and Merge Records. His debut poetry collection, Prince of Grass, is available via Dear Life Records. He lives in Philadelphia. Olivia Ellen Lloyd will try anything once. From flight attendant school in Dallas, to producing theater in New York, and teaching in Guatemala, Lloyd sought adventure but struggled to find a greater sense of purpose––until she found her way back to music. Channeling that restless spirit, she writes songs that pay homage to her Appalachian roots while charting fresh territory. Olivia was named to Nashville Scene’s Country Music Almanac 2026: Artists To Watch, and Saving Country Music called her recent sophomore album, Do It Myself, “one of those albums that you measure all of the other albums against as the year unfolds.” In the meantime, her debut album, Loose Cannon, has garnered over a million streams while Olivia has been busy touring, winning songwriting contests (Kerrville New Folk 2023; Songwriter Serenade 2024 Finalist), and generally eating life down to the rind. Heavily influenced by country, folk, and indie rock, Lloyd’s sound combines the traditional, rooted sounds of her West Virginia upbringing with the fly-by-the-seat-of-your-pants exhilaration of her current life. She is inspired by the electric heartbeat of New York City, the peaceful quiet of her small hometown, and the rich moments of life on the road in between. Doors Open 5:00 PM Event Starts 6:00 PM Tue: 10am - 6pm Wed-Fri: 10am - 4pm Oct 21, 2026 The Englert Theatre with Matthew Logan Vasquez Oct 23, 2026 The Englert Theatre 40 years of Love & Hope & Sex & Dreams... and Good Things Oct 23, 2026 Wildwood Saloon