Cal DeWitt, a faculty member at the University of Wisconsin–Madison, will argue against the suggestion that Christianity is the root of our ecological crisis during a free, public discussion Friday, April 11, sponsored by the Geneva Campus Ministry.

The University of Iowa Fine Arts Council will present the 2014 Riverbank Art Fair and Annual Wine Tasting on the weekend of April 26-27 in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge, along the bank of the Iowa River.

The 2014 Hawkeye Caucus was a popular topic among participating University of Iowa students, faculty and staff, and legislators Wednesday, April 2, at the Capitol in Des Moines.

In celebration of Bill Sackter—the namesake of Wild Bill’s coffee shop in North Hall and Uptown Bill’s Coffee House and Community Arts Center—a series of events will take place April 10, 12, and 14, including a birthday bash with live music.

Still looking to give yourself the chills even though the weather is warming? The Old Capitol Museum invites you to a special evening of fright as University of Iowa students read selected works by Edgar Allan Poe at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in the Senate Chamber.

Ever wondered what a triceratops used its horns for? Ever pondered why a saber-toothed cat needed saber teeth? Learn the answers as Don "The Fossil Guy" Johnson returns to the University of Iowa Museum of Natural History in April with programs at 2 p.m. on Saturday afternoons.

Herbert Cole, professor emeritus from the University of California, Santa Barbara, will lecture on “Perspectives on African Art and Life” at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, April 10, in Room 240 of Art Building West at the University of Iowa. The lecture is free and open to the public.

University of Iowa Health Care specialists will hold a series of Mini-Medical School presentations on the science behind personalized cancer care over a three-week period beginning April 15.

The annual University of Iowa Celebration of Excellence and Achievement Among Women presents some of the university's top honors for faculty and staff, as well as scholarships for promising students.

The Fry Street Quartet will join physicist Robert Davies and composer Laura Kaminsky in presenting "The Crossroads Project," an interdisciplinary program using a blend of science, music performance, and original art to explores issues related to climate change and sustainability, at 7:30 p.m. April 8.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will produce "Slaughter City," a work by University of Iowa Playwrights Workshop Graduate Naomi Wallace, as its next Mainstage production. "Slaughter City" will be on stage at 8 p.m. April 10-12 and April 16-19, and at 2 p.m. April 13 and 20.

Cynthia Brinich-Langlois, Virginia A. Myers Visiting Assistant Professor in Printmaking, will give a lecture at 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 9, in Room 116 Art Building West. She will show her work in the Ark Gallery of Studio Arts Building April 7-12.