Three University of Iowa College of Education alumni are being recognized as innovative, engaging educators by the Iowa Children’s Museum and its inaugural Robert E. Yager Active Learning Award.

FOUND magazine editor/publisher Davy Rothbart will read from his collection of essays, "My Heart Is An Idiot," at 7 p.m., Monday, Nov. 12, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus John Smolens will read from his new book, "Quarantine," at 7 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Christine Rutledge, professor of viola in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free program, “Back to Bach,” at 7:30 p.m., Saturday, Nov. 9, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. She will be joined by fellow School of Music faculty member Gregory Hand on harpsichord.

The University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums will present the third concert in the 2012–13 Piano Sundays Series at 1:30 p.m. Nov. 4, in the Senate Chamber of Old Capitol Museum, featuring "Iowa Rising Stars" students who have won awards at the 2012 Iowa Teachers Music Association completion.

Students in the University of Iowa College of Education's REACH program will exhibit their ceramic creations Monday through Friday, Nov. 5-11, at the Atrium Gallery in the Studio Arts Building, the former Menards building on Highway 1 in west Iowa City.

The first of a free series of open and informal lunchtime talks about the digital public humanities will take place from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 1, in Room 3052 in the University of Iowa Main Library.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital of the works of Franz Liszt by pianist Daniel Rieppel at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 9, in the University Capitol Centre recital hall.

Concert organist Delbert Disselhorst, professor emeritus in the University of Iowa School of Music from 1970 to 2008, will perform an all-Bach recital at 3 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 11, at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 123 E. Market Street, Iowa City.

On the same day many American adults are voting in the presidential election, more than 300 students will participate in their own discussion of civic rights at the 16th Annual International Day conference hosted by the University of Iowa College of Education.

Carter Biggers, Doctor of Musical Arts candidate in band conducting in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free Chamber Winds recital at 4 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 4, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the Iowa Trombone Choir at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 7, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.