Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus Jeff Griffin will read from "Lost and" at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24, 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.

New York artist David Humphrey will give a public lecture at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 31, in Room 116 of Art Building West.

Two individuals—Mike Hoenig and Travis Taylor—will be honored for their contributions to creating awareness and support for those with disabilities at the University of Iowa Disability Celebration Thursday, Oct. 17, from 4 to 5 p.m. in the University Capitol Centre.

Francesca Rendle-Short will read from her book "Bite Your Tongue" at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 23, in a free reading at Prairie Lights Books in downtown Iowa City. The reading, sponsored by the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program, also will be streamed live on the UI Writing University website.

Eleanor Catton, alumna of the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop, has been honored with the 2013 Man Booker Prize for her second novel, "The Luminaries." At 28, Catton is the youngest author to win the Booker Prize; at 832 pages, "The Luminaries" is the longest work to win the prize in its 45-year history.

Fiona Sze-Lorrain will read from her recent book of poetry, "My Funeral Gondola," at 7 p.m. Monday, Oct. 21, 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.

University of Iowa law professor Pat Bauer has been obsessed with Bob Dylan since he was a kid growing up in the 1960s. He now offers up his admiration to the highest bidder in a fundraiser auction for the College of Law's Equal Justice Foundation.

Marlon James, assistant professor of English at Macalester College, will present a free reading at 8 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in the Frank Conroy Reading Room of the Glenn Schaeffer Library, adjacent to the Dey House.

This Friday, Oct. 18, University of Iowa President Sally Mason will commemorate the naming of the University of Iowa Stephen A. Wynn Institute for Vision Research on the UI campus.

In 1972, downtown Iowa City had three movie houses that screened the popular films of the day, but something was missing. Student aficionados of art, foreign, and classic films knew what that was and formed the Bijou Theater, a place to see art-house cinema on a regular basis.

At the upcoming Assignment Design Institute Saturday, Oct. 19, participants can learn how to create and implement classroom assignments that foster innovation and invite students to engage with broader communities through the use of audio, video, still images, and other technologies.

One Community, One Book, an annual reading program held by the UI Center for Human Rights, will host the film "William and the Windmill" as its capstone event for the 2013 choice, "The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind" by William Kamkwamba and Bryan Mealer.