American painter Lisa Sanditz, visiting artist in painting and drawing in the University of Iowa School of Art and Art History, will give a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in Room 116 of Art Building West.

The University of Iowa has entered RecycleMania 2014, a race to recycle the most and waste the least.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free performance by John McGrosso, first violinist of the Arianna String Quartet, and Réne Lecuona, UI professor of piano, at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 16, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Timothy Schaffert will read from his new novel, "The Swan Gondola," at 7 p.m. Monday, Feb. 17, 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.

Kevin and Cindy Spencer are renowned magicians who not only present amazing performances, but also share their craft in a variety of therapeutic settings. The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Spencers—Theatre of Illusion at the Englert Theatre on Sunday, Feb. 16. at 3 p.m.

Some 80 employers plan to participate in the annual Spring 2014 Engineering Career Fair from 2 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 4, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union on the University of Iowa campus.

UI Women in Science and Engineering hosted about 90 girls in third through sixth grade for a day of information about science careers and hands-on science activities, including making lava lamps and volcanoes.

The Martin Luther King Jr. Research Symposium will highlight 11 College of Education student poster projects, and Philip Kutzko, a professor in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Department of Mathematics, will give the keynote address entitled “Becoming America: Dr. King’s Beloved Community,” Friday, Feb. 7.

Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Marian Clark will read from her memoir, "Sixty-Something and Flying Solo: A Retiree Sorts it Out in Iowa," at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, 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.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free concert by the UI Symphony Band and the Iowa Honor Band, composed of the state's top high school musicians, at 7 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union.

Poets Richard Kenney and Carol Light will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 13, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

The University of Iowa men's gymnastics team has returned to action after recording its best finish at the NCAA Championships a year ago.