The Gallery series of the University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present "Champagne Gods," a student production written by Emily Dendinger and directed by Kristin Clippard, at 8 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, Dec. 6-8, in Theatre B of the UI Theatre Building.

Charles Baxter and University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Arda Collins will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

Steel Band II and III, student ensembles in the University of Iowa School of Music, will present a free concert at 6 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Room 150 of Music West Interim Building on the UI campus.

As Mitt Romney and Barack Obama courted female voters throughout the presidential election, many women’s issues received heavy media attention. In the University of Iowa Hawkeye Poll, voters from Iowa, Wisconsin, and Ohio were asked a series of questions about women’s issues, including equal pay, coverage for contraceptives, and funding for women’s health organizations. Partisanship and gender...

Robin Hemley, director of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program, and MFA candidate Mieke Eerkens will read from "Fakes", an anthology of short stories edited by David Shields and Matthew Vollmer, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 4, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.

A February milestone. An injection of suspense in June. And a moment of praise (and a chance to exhale) in October. This sequence provides a snapshot of the progress made in 2012 with regard to the replacement of flood-damaged arts facilities at the University of Iowa.

The Chamber Winds ensemble in the University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance at 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 6, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

The University of Iowa Symphony Orchestra and Choruses will present Brahms’ Schicksalslied, op. 54 (Song of Fate) and Carmina Burana (Songs of Beuren) by Carl Orff at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 5, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

The University and Concert Bands of the University of Iowa School of Music will present a free concert at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, in the Second Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Mystery writer and Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus Max Allan Collins will read from his new novel, "Target Lancer," at 7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 3, 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.

The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present a collaborative performance by students from various arts disciplines at 8 p.m. Thursday–Saturday, Nov. 29–Dec. 1, in Space Place Theater of North Hall.

The University of Iowa Chamber Orchestra and the All-University String Orchestra, with graduate-student conductors Chun-Ming Chen, Hyeyoun Jang, Benjamin Nadel, and David Tedford, will present a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 2, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.