Monday, 18 Apr 2016
Through the Eyes of a Friend: The World of Anne Frank
Fictional character Sarah paints a poignant portrait of pain, loss and hope while remaining faithful to Anne Frank's life and her world during the Holocaust throughout Europe.
Carillon Concert
A real-time, remote collaborative concert. ISU carillonneur Tin-Shi Tam will perform via live link with Michael Mitacki, head of percussion studies at Northern Illinois University, DeKalb. The concert also will be available online (live only, no archived version will be available).
Through the Eyes of a Friend: The World of Anne Frank
Fictional character Sarah paints a poignant portrait of pain, loss and hope while remaining faithful to Anne Frank's life and her world during the Holocaust throughout Europe.
Tuesday, 19 Apr 2016
Performance: Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group is best known for their wildly popular theatrical shows and concerts which combine music, comedy and multimedia theatrics to produce a totally unique form of entertainment.
Wednesday, 20 Apr 2016
Lucky Penny Necklace
Finals, graduation and spring weddings are coming up soon! Stamp LUCK into a penny and make it into a pendant or keychain.
Artist Lecture: Gary Bowling with a Gallery Walk
One of the preeminent Midwestern landscape painters, Gary Bowling is well known for his expansive and expressive visions of the fields and vistas within and surrounding Iowa. He will discuss his art, history, and passion for this genre of painting. Please join University Museums in celebrating one of our most popular and wonderful artists and his solo exhibition on campus.
ISU Jazz Ensembles I & II
Jazz 2.0, with Michael Giles gripping the reigns, presents the famous "Far East Suite" penned by Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn. A work that was released in 1966 features several pieces that were all influenced from the Ellington Orchestra's international tours for the State Department. Different images, poetic works, and musical musings all combined to inform these compositions. The band is featured throughout both collectively and soloi
Performance: Blue Man Group
Blue Man Group - enemy of monotony, remedy for boredom, promoter of overjoy and elation. DARE TO LIVE IN FULL COLOR
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's student comedy, improv group. Holding shows on some Wednesday nights, you can come and laugh to your hearts content at the Mojos, and with the Mojos.
Thursday, 21 Apr 2016
ISU Jazz Combos
The leading small jazz groups on campus commence again to feature profile concerts about some of their favorite artists. Learn about who these people are and hear the young musicians delve deeply into tunes that are either written or made famous by these iconic jazzers. This concert also serves as the swan song for two of the more talented jazz saxophonists to grace the stage in over a dozen years - Ian Abbott on tenor and Nick Doss on alto.
Performance: Tedeschi Trucks Band
On January 29, 2016 Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by the husband-and-wife team of singer-guitarist Susan Tedeschi and guitar virtuoso Derek Trucks, capped an extraordinary and transformative year with the release of Let Me Get By, their third full-length LP and debut for Fantasy Records.
Friday, 22 Apr 2016
Campus Beautiful Cleanup
Iowa State University is known for its beautiful campus which includes the largest collection of campus public art in the country. Join University Museums staff as we celebrate Earth Day by picking up litter around exterior campus sculptures while sharing the inspiration behind the art. Do your part for the environment and meet in the Anderson Sculpture Garden, south side of Morrill Hall. The earth without art is just eh.
Reception: Biorenewables Art Competition
This 7th annual competition is a collaboration between the Bioeconomy Institute and the College of Design's integrated studio arts program. Award winners will be announced during a 4:15 p.m. program.
Friday Night PYOP: Flower Pots & Yard Art
We will show you the basics of Paint Your Own Pottery, and then we will fire it within a week for you to come pick up.
Performance: Ron White
Comedian Ron "Tater Salad" White first rose to fame as the cigar-smoking, scotch-drinking funnyman from the Blue Collar Comedy Tour phenomenon, but now as a chart-topping Grammy-nominated comedian and afeature film actor, Ron White has established himself as a star in his own right.
General B and The Wiz w/ The Weathered Heads
General B and the Wiz is an indie/psych rock band with a blues influence from Minneapolis, MN which initially started as a duo between college roommate Quincy Voris and Seth Duin in the fall of the 2009.
Saturday, 23 Apr 2016
Piano Studio Recital
Piano students of Mei-Hsuan Huang.
Bob Schneider
Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin, TX music scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career in 1999. Born in Michigan and partially raised in Germany, he dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk and rap outfit Joe Rockhead.
Sunday, 24 Apr 2016
BAM Behind the Scenes
With a recent gift of more than 300 objects to the University Museums permanent collection, David and Jay-lin Jane Topel hope to inspire investigation, inquiry, and intellectual challenge. As we process these new acquisitions to the collection, be among the first to view some of these objects as we pull them out of collections storage and share what's behind the scenes at the Brunnier Art Museum.
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
MKTO
The California-based MKTO features the talents of actor/musicians Malcolm Kelley and Tony Oller, who first met in 2010 while filming the Nickelodeon television series Gigantic. Their debut single, "Thank You," was released on YouTube in January 2013 and had over 500,000 views within two days of its release. Their follow-up single, "Classic," was released the following June.
Monday, 25 Apr 2016
Paint Your Own Pottery Sale
20-50% off bisque-ware through May 5
Study Break: Coloring Books!
Could you benefit from a play break during to clear your mind during finals week? Drop in and spend some time coloring.