Here are some of this week’s featured events in the University of Iowa community:

University to host Faculty and Staff Health Fair at Field House

The University of Iowa will host the Faculty and Staff Health Fair from 7:30 a.m. to 4 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, at the Field House. (more)

Bijou to present British comedy, Japanese classic through Nov. 12

The Bijou Theater, the independent film house operated by University of Iowa students, will show Armando Iannucci’s In the Loop and Akira Kurosawa’s Rashomon Friday–Thursday, Nov. 6–12. (more)

Healthcare reform advocate Wendell Potter to speak Nov. 4

After a 20-year career as a public relations insider at two major health insurance companies, Wendell Potter now speaks out against their practices, calling for a fundamental overhaul of the American health care system. Potter will bring his message to The University of Iowa in a lecture at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, Nov. 4, in the Main Lounge of the Iowa Memorial Union. (more)

Students invited to Off-Campus Living Expo Nov. 5

The University of Iowa Off-Campus Housing Service and the City of Iowa City, with the support of UI Student Government and Student Legal Services, are presenting an Off-Campus Living Expo from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Iowa Memorial Union Main Lounge. (more)

Word Painters’ reading to feature Hemley, Hendrickson

The second of the University of Iowa Museum of Art’s fall 2009 “Word Painter” readings takes place at 7:30 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 5, in the Old Capitol Museum’s Senate Chamber.

Janet Hendrickson, a graduate student in the UI Nonfiction Writing Program and one of the Museum of Art's Fall 2009 “Word Painter” fellows, and Robin Hemley, Iowa Writers’ Workshop alumnus and director of the UI Nonfiction Writing Program, will read from their recent works. (more)

University Theatres Gallery series to present One Man's Trash

The University Theatres Gallery series will present One Man's Trash by Iowa Playwrights Workshop student Jess Foster at 8 p.m., Thursday through Saturday, Nov. 5–7, and at 2 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 8, in Theatre B of the University of Iowa Theatre Building. (more)

School of Music to host pair of free performances

Kantorei, the University of Iowa School of Music’s premiere choral ensemble, and the Composers Workshop, a collaborative project between the school’s composers and performers, will offer free concerts in Iowa City this weekend.

Kantorei will perform at 7:30 p.m., Friday, Nov. 6, at Congregational United Church of Christ, 30 North Clinton Street in downtown Iowa City. The ensemble, directed by Timothy Stalter, is comprised of 28 singers, most of whom are graduate students, and performs on campus four or five times a year. (more)

Hawkeyes to welcome Ma, Pa for Family Weekend

Moms and dads from across the country will be on campus this weekend courtesy of the annual Family Weekend celebration for Hawkeye parents, siblings, family members, and significant others.

Related events begin Friday, Nov. 6, with a night of square dancing and country music at 10 p.m. in the second-floor ballroom in the Iowa Memorial Union (IMU). The festivities continue with a Game Day Breakfast on Saturday, Nov. 7, and a football game between the Hawkeyes and the Wildcats of Northwestern University. A special family brunch will be offered on Sunday, Nov. 8, in the IMU Main Lounge. (more)

Hawkeyes to take on Northwestern at Kinnick

The University of Iowa football team will square off against the Northwestern University Wildcats at 11:02 a.m., Saturday, Nov. 7, Kinnick Stadium for Family Weekend.

Tickets are sold out. The game will be televised on ESPN.

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Men's, women's basketball squads to host exhibition doubleheader

The University of Iowa men's and women's basketball teams will play exhibition games against Marian University and Washburn University, respectively, on Sunday, Nov. 8, in Carver-Hawkeye Arena. (more)

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