Marina Warner will receive the Truman Capote Award for Literary Criticism in Memory of Newton Arvin in a public event at 4 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, in the Senate Chamber of the Old Capitol on the University of Iowa campus. Warner will be honored for "Stranger Magic: Charmed States and the Arabian Nights."

Five poets included in "The New Census: An Anthology of Contemporary American Poetry," the new book from Rescue Press, will read at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8, 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.

Visiting professor Andrew Stewart will give a lecture, “Individuality and Innovation in Greek Sculpture,” Monday, Nov. 4, at 7:30 p.m. in Art Building West on the University of Iowa campus. The talk is free and open to the public.

The Global Warm Mix Asphalt Workshop will be held Wednesday and Thursday, Oct. 30 and 31, at the Marriott Hotel and Conference Center in Coralville, co-sponsored by the University of Iowa and several companies.

The University of Iowa College of Engineering hosted a group of faculty members and administrators Oct. 21 from various universities in India.

The University of Iowa Opera Theater will perform "Berlin to Broadway with Kurt Weill" at 8 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Nov. 8 and 9, and at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, in The Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by Mark Ponzo (cornet) and JeongSoo Kim (piano) at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall in downtown Iowa City.

Jami Attenberg will read from her most recent novel, "The Middlesteins," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, 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.

Joshua Weiner and Peter Campion will read from their poetry at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, 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.

Drawing on musical influences from around the globe, Natalie MacMaster and Donnell Leahy offer up a performance filled with fiddling, dancing, and song when University of Iowa’s Hancher presents Masters of the Fiddle Tuesday, Nov. 12, at 7 p.m. at the Englert Theatre in downtown Iowa City.

The top bands of the University of Iowa School of Music will take center stage with the annual Band Extravaganza at 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. The Band Extravaganza is a popular showcase for the Johnson County Landmark jazz band, the Symphony Band, and the Hawkeye Marching Band.

The University of Iowa School of Music will present a free recital by the Tuba/Euphonium Studio at 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 3, in the University Capitol Centre Recital Hall. The recital will feature solo and ensemble performances by tuba and euphonium students of professor John Manning.