UI Communication Sciences and Disorders professor Tricia Zebrowski and doctoral candidate Naomi Hertsberg will discuss how to measure readiness for change—both generally and as related to the management of teen stuttering—Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 4 p.m. in the UI Obermann Center for Advanced Studies.

The brass area of the University of Iowa School of Music will host a free performance by the Marine Band San Diego Brass Quintet at 7:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Former Iowa Writers’ Workshop faculty Margot Livesey will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 12, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumna and former visiting faculty member Ayana Mathis will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Monday, Feb. 10, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

Nancy Purington will display her paintings and be on hand to chat with art enthusiasts for the University of Iowa Museum of Art’s First Friday reception at hotelVetro in downtown Iowa City from 5 to 7 p.m. on Feb. 7.

The University of Iowa Department of Theatre Arts will present "Makeover," a new musical freely inspired by the lives of entrepreneurs Estée Lauder and Mary Kay, as its Iowa Partnership in the Arts production for the 2013-14 season. This work premieres at 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in the David Thayer Theatre of the UI Theatre Building.

Join the award-winning Iowa Percussion for a look at the art of creating music during a free concert at 3 p.m. Sunday, Feb. 9, in the UI’s Riverside Recital Hall. The UI’s Arts Share and the Community Foundation of Johnson County are the sponsors of this annual concert.

University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop graduate Chinelo Okparanta will read from her debut story collection centered on Nigerian women, "Happiness, Like Water," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City.

Piano Sundays, a series of free public concerts presented by the University of Iowa Pentacrest Museums, will resume its 2013-14 season Feb. 2, in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol Museum. “Mostly Liszt” begins at 1:30 p.m. and features the works of 19th century virtuoso Franz Liszt.

Naturally 7 has risen to prominence while touring extensively with Michael Bublé. But make no mistake: This group has headliner power in its own right. The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present Naturally 7 on Friday, Feb. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Englert Theatre in Iowa City.

UI Museum of Art Director Sean O’Harrow says Jackson Pollock's "Mural" represents an important place for Iowa in art history.

Celebrate Valentine's Day with the cast of The Second City comedy troupe at a UI Alumni Association event at Iowa City's Englert Theatre.