Mary Jo Bang, former visiting faculty at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, and Eleni Sikelianos will read at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 4, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City as part of the Mission Creek Festival. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present Lifescapes, a production featuring the thesis works of three graduate students, at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, April 4-6, in Space Place Theatre of North Hall. The event combines new works by Joseph Cox, Jennifer Harge, and Michael Medcalf.

Fiction writer/essayist Roxane Gay and University of Iowa professor of English John D’Agata will read from their work at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 2, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City as part of the Mission Creek Festival.

Uptown Bill's and Wild Bill's coffee shops are planning a week of special events to mark the 100th birthday of Bill Sackter. Music, films, an art show, and more are scheduled during the week of April 8-13.

One of the featured characters in "The Interrupters," an award-winning documentary addressing violence in Chicago, will speak at the University of Iowa after a presentation of selected portions of the film at 8 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in the Lindquist Center, Room N300. The event is free and open to the public.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present "Kindur: The Adventurous Life of Icelandic Sheep" by Compagnia TPO on Tuesday, April 9 at 7 p.m. at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts. Compagnia TPO is a company on the frontier of interactive performances.

The University of Iowa, in collaboration with the University of Northern Iowa (UNI), Iowa State University (ISU), and Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC), is presenting a webinar series about Careers in Aging, which will take place throughout April.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will offer a free guided tour of its Hageboeck Hall of Birds from 7-8 p.m. Thursday, April 4. Jeff Klahn, retired UI professor of biology, will serve as tour guide.

Eileen Pollack and Jen Percy will read from their work at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 3, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City as part of the Mission Creek Festival. The reading also will be streamed live on the University of Iowa Writing University website.

Hawkeyes across campus are invited to thank the people who make their University of Iowa experience better as part of a social media campaign organized by UI School of Journalism and Mass Communication students.

Collaboration is critical in today’s business world—and an upcoming networking event from the University of Iowa Alumni Association offers the chance to make some important connections with fellow Hawkeyes.

Atlanta Federal Reserve President Dennis Lockhart and world-renowned economist Allan Meltzer will discuss the Federal Reserve’s recent monetary policy in the wake of the financial crisis of 2007-2008 and competing ideas about how to handle America’s national debt in a conference at the University of Iowa on April 13.