The University of Iowa Museum of Art invites you to "Come Together" and party for art at the First Friday reception from 5 to 7 p.m. on Sept. 7. After a summer at other venues, the UIMA welcomes the First Friday series back to its original location at HotelVetro, downtown Iowa City.

Since 2000, Big Ten rowing teams have made a total of 42 NCAA Championships appearances. Steve Pritzker was hired to get the University of Iowa women's rowing team back in that conversation.

The Get to Know series asks University of Iowa faculty and staff a few questions about their work and their outside interests. Meet Brian Miller, senior systems administrator for IIHR—Hydroscience & Engineering

Indie pop duo Matt & Kim and the high-energy rock group Grand Funk Railroad will co-headline the 2012 University of Iowa Homecoming concert on Friday, Sept. 28.

The annual guidebook for new students, offering pages upon pages of helpful info such as how to replace a lost ID card and tips for getting the best schedule, has been a tradition on campus since the 1930s. This year, for the first time, the manual is available on a stick.

University of Iowa alumnus Peter Nkumu opened Elikia Restaurant in Coralville in 2008, which serves traditional Congolese food. He's faced many hardships along the way, but he continues to keep his passion alive.

Piano Sundays, a series of live performances at the University of Iowa Old Capitol Museum, resumes Sept. 2 at 1:30 p.m. The series features UI School of Music piano professors and their studio students.

Trumpeter Amy Schendel will be joined by two of her University of Iowa School of Music faculty colleagues—pianist Rene Lecuona and organist Greg Hand—and pianist Jason Sifford in a free recital at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 5, in the Riverside Recital Hall.

The Fall Proseminar in Cinema and Culture, a free screening and discussion series, will survey films from around the globe and along the historical trajectory of cinema.

"Jefferson in His Own Time," edited by Kevin J. Hayes, will be available Sept. 1, from the Writers in Their Own Time series of the University of Iowa Press.

The Partnership for Alcohol Safety wants to make sure students are aware that the Iowa City Police Department is conducting proactive party patrols this fall to look for apartment and house parties that are disruptive to neighbors or that have signs that things might be getting out of control.

Robin Hemley, director of the University of Iowa Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from "Reply All," his new collection of short stories, at 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 6, in Prairie Lights Books and through a live stream on the Virtual Writing University.