Nacho Zamora—entrepreneur, curator of public art, and director of the Solar Artworks Project based in Dubai—will give a guest lecture at 6 p.m. Friday, Feb. 8, in Room 240 of Art Building West on the University of Iowa campus. The lecture is free and the public is welcome to attend.

Iowa City and University of Iowa will join with activists around the world at 5 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, for "One Billion Rising," the largest day of action in the history of V-Day, a global activist movement to end violence against women and girls.

Companies, agencies, and organizations seeking talented graduates for full-time employment and current students for co-op and internship positions will participate in the Feb. 5 College of Engineering Career Fair.

Patricia Foster and Jeff Porter, faculty members in the University of Iowa Department of English and the Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from their new book, "Understanding the Essay," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 14, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading also will be streamed live on the UI Writing University website.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by pianist Roberta Rust at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The program will feature works by Mozart, Claude Debussy, Enrique Granados, John Cage, and George Gershwin.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by Excelsior! Trio at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, in the University Capitol Centre recital hall.

Lynn Koos, a curator from the African American Museum of Iowa, will speak about African Americans during the Civil War and the Underground Railroad at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 7, at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum.

Josipa Roksa, co-author of "Academically Adrift: Limited Learning on Campuses," suggests college students may not be learning much during their years on campus. Roksa will speak about her book at the University of Iowa College of Education Thursday, Feb. 7, from 10 to 11:30 a.m. in Jones Commons, room N300 Lindquist Center.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna Marjorie Celona will read from her first novel, "Y," at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 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.

Karen Thompson Walker will read from her latest book, "The Age of Miracles," at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 13, 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.

Dailey & Vincent has quickly become one of the most popular and honored bands in bluegrass. On Feb. 16, the band brings that winning sound to the Englert in a concert presented by Hancher.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a guest recital by renowned pianist Michel Benhaïem at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 11, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus. The performance is free and the public is welcome to attend. The program will feature works by Beethoven, Brahms, Anton Webern, and Claude Debussy.