The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History is offering two storytime events geared toward elementary-aged children and their families in mid-March. Cuentos en el Museo (Spanish Storytime) will be offered Saturday, March 16, at 10:30 a.m.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present free performances by the University Band and Concert Band at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 11, in the Second-Floor Ballroom of the Iowa Memorial Union.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by the UI Chamber Orchestra, led by William LaRue Jones, director of orchestral studies, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 10, in Riverside Recital Hall.

Employment opportunities in the health science fields will be the topic of discussion when students from two eastern Iowa middle schools visit the University of Iowa Department of Biology this spring as part of Project HOPE, created by College of Education associate professor Saba Ali.

The University of Iowa Department of Dance will present home concerts for its resident touring company, Dancers in Company, at 8 p.m. Thursday-Saturday, March 7-9, in Space Place Theater in North Hall.

The Book Wings project will link up the University of Iowa International Writing Program (IWP) with the Shanghai Dramatic Arts Centre and with the Moscow Art Theatre (established by Stanislavsky, home stage of Chekhov) for collaborative theatre performances on Tuesday, March 12, and Thursday, March 14, respectively.

Celebrate art, “Patterns of Growth” and the approach of spring at the University of Iowa Museum of Art First Friday reception from 5 to 7 p.m. March 1 at hotelVetro. For $5, enjoy refreshments, light hors d’oeuvres, art by local fiber artist Mary Merkel-Hess, and live music.

Three University of Iowa Pentacrest Museum events have been rescheduled following postponements last week due to inclement weather.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by tenor Richard Fracker, associate professor of voice and Area Chair of Vocal Arts at the Michigan State University College of Music, at 3 p.m. Sunday, March 3, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall in downtown Iowa City.

Featuring two brilliant dancers and two live bands, "India Jazz Suites" is a cross-cultural celebration of fleet-footedness.

Dan Knight, Iowa City Steinway artist, will perform the world premiere of an original composition inspired by Jackson Pollock’s “Mural” at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts April 21, and he will also perform at the New Deal Fundraiser Saturday, March 2 at the Coralville Marriott Hotel & Conference Center.

Charles Connerly, director and professor of the UI School of Urban and Regional Planning, and Nicholas Benson will present the next installment of the PDH4L series in their talk, titled “Improving Iowa’s Sustainability Through University-Community Partnerships” from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 28 in 1117 University Capitol Center (UCC) in, Conference Room A.