Thursday, 22 Apr 2010
Discussion: Behind the Scenes
"Recycling at Reiman Gardens"
Earth Day at Reiman Gardens
To mark the 40th anniversary of Earth Day, Christie Vilsack, Iowa's former first lady, will plant a tree at Iowa State University's Reiman Gardens on Thursday, April 22.
Preview Party
Join us for the unveiling of the largest gnome in the United States and his name. The gnome stands 15 feet tall.
Lecture: Different Perspectives to a Common Experience
"A Walk in the Woods: Different Perspectives to a Common Experience." An artist (C. Arthur Croyle) and a botanist (Lynn Clark) will compare and contrast their experience with observation based research and discovery by sharing their different perspectives to a common experience.
Lecture: Reverse the aging process
"Exercise as the Antidote to Aging: Reversing the Aging Process," Barry A. Franklin is director of cardiac rehabilitation and exercise laboratories at William Beaumont Hospital in Royal Oak, Mich., and a noted author and scholar in combining exercise physiology with cardiology, heart disease prevention and cardiovascular risk reduction, obesity and metabolism.
The Audacity to Heal: A Conversation about Surviving Sexual Assault - Scheherazade and Salamishah Tillet
This is an in-depth, intimate conversation with the photographer Scheherazade Tillet and her sister, Salamishah Tillet, whose journey of recovering from sexual assault Scheherazade has been photo-documenting since 1998. The Tillet sisters incorporate Scheherazade's photographs in the award-winning multimedia performance, Story of a Rape Survivor (SOARS), which tells the story of Salamishah's journey to reclaim her body, sexuality, and...