Mariángeles Soto-Díaz, an abstract artist from Latin America, is back on the UI campus after a 2011-12 residency. But she's back in a way that has never been done before. Her exhibition,"Never Underestimate a Monochrome," will be available solely online now through Jan. 31.

The University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum will mark the 200th anniversary of the War of 1812 with a special exhibition. "Conflict on the Iowa Frontier: Perspectives on the War of 1812" opens Thursday, Oct. 11, with a free public reception from 5 to 7:30 p.m. in the museum.

University of Iowa alumna Angela Dalle Vacche will give a lecture, "Cinema and the Museum: Olivier Assayas' Summer Hours (2008)" at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 4, in the auditorium of Art Building West.

Hancher is presenting "It Gets Better," an anti-bullying performance based on the video project of the same name and featuring members of the Gay Men's Chorus of Los Angeles. Local vocalists will have the opportunity to be part of the performance.

The leadership of University of Iowa Health Care, joined by government officials, business leaders and other guests, will formally dedicate the state’s newest ambulatory care clinic in the Iowa River Landing development in Coralville on Friday, Oct. 5.

Composer David Lang’s University of Iowa homecoming will come a little later than it will for most alums. But it should be memorable both professionally and personally, as he returns for a Hancher performance of love fail on Oct. 11, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church.

The University of Iowa’s Hancher will present vocal ensemble Anonymous 4 performing love fail by UI alumnus and Pulitzer Prize-winner David Lang Thursday, Oct. 11, at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 228 East Jefferson St. in Iowa City.

“In This Moment: Women and Their Songs,” a recital program presented by Katherine Eberle, mezzo-soprano, will showcase the music of living female American musicians at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 17, in the Riverside Recital Hall on the University of Iowa campus.

Kenneth Tse, professor of saxophone in the University of Iowa School of Music, will be joined by Alan Huckleberry, UI associate professor of piano, for a faculty recital at 7:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 9, in Riverside Recital Hall on the UI campus.

Vocalist Lila Downs blends Mexican roots music with a host of other styles to create a sound all her own. Hancher will present her at the Englert Theatre on Oct. 13 at 7:30 p.m.

Humorist David Finch will read from his acclaimed New York Times best-selling memoir, "The Journal of Best Practices," at 7 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15, in Room W10 of the Pappajohn Business Building on the University of Iowa campus.

The talk will describe how solar energy technology is evolving in the lab and the marketplace.