The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by Ritmocano, a new Latin jazz group formed by UI jazz faculty member James Dreier, at 1 p.m. Sunday, March 9, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall.

The University of Iowa Museum of Natural History will explore the origins of human culture with a free, public screening of "Cave of Forgotten Dreams" at 3 p.m. Sunday March 9, as part of the “Movies@MNH” program series.

Randall Kenan, author of fiction and nonfiction, will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present “Hearing, Voice, Singing, and Self-Regulation: Polyvagal Theory and the Power of Music,” a presentation by physical therapist Matt Erb at 5:30 p.m. Thursday, March 6, in Room 150 of Clinton Street Music 6 in downtown Iowa City.

The Wieting Theatre and Opera House kicks off its inaugural Fine Arts Performance Series with Dancers in Company, the touring repertory dance company of the UI Dance Department, Sunday, March 9, at 2 p.m.

Jane Goodall will present a lecture, “Sowing the Seeds of Hope” at 7:30 p.m. Monday, March 10 at Carver-Hawkeye Arena on the University of Iowa campus. Goodall is a researcher, conservationist, and lecturer, and is best known for her study of chimpanzee behavior that revolutionized primate research.

More than 150 high school students from around the state came to campus to present original research and participate in hands-on learning labs during the 2014 Regional Junior Science and Humanities Symposium hosted by the UI College of Education's Belin-Blank Center.

The University of Iowa School of Art and Art History will present "The Black Tongue Lexicon," a free performance by visual artist Gary Setzer, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5 in Public Space One, 120 N. Dubuque Street in downtown Iowa City.

Author and chemist Carl Djerassi will give a keynote address at the symposium "Pill and Pen: Contraception and Unwanted Pregnancy in Literature and Popular Culture." The symposium will be held March 7 to 9 in various locations across the UI campus.

Denis Johnson, alumnus and former faculty member of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, will hold several public literary events in Iowa City between March 5 and 7, capped with a reading of the play "Psychos Never Dream" at 7 p.m. Friday, March 7, in the Dey House on the UI campus.

Powerful Tools for Caregivers is a course designed to empower family caregivers of older adults to take better care of themselves. The tools learned in the six-week series benefit caregivers by helping them reduce stress, improve caregiving confidence, establish balance in their lives, communicate their needs, make tough decisions, and locate helpful resources.

Iowa Now Minute for Friday, February 28th, 2014