Thursday, 05 Feb 2015
Cyclone Club Luncheon
Cyclone Club luncheons are open to the public. The program, led by John Walters, features a different coach each month. Doors open at 11:30 a.m. Cost of admission includes a catered lunch and door prizes.
Award-Winning Faculty Series: Create, Fund, and Institutionalize Unique Opportunities for Global Learning
Developing global competencies is vital for our undergraduates and ourselves. Award-winning Morrill Professor Gail Nonnecke, Horticulture and Global Resource Systems, and David Acker, Associate Dean of Academic and Global Programs in the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences share how they developed and funded global experiences for their students.
Walk-In Craft: Valentine's Day Twig Arrows
Make a sweet Cupid's arrow for your sweetheart using a twig and some felt. Add a tiny scrolled message to profess your undying love and friendship.
Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
P&S Council meetings are open to the public.
Class: Photoshop Lightroom Software Training
This class lasts for 6 weeks on Thursdays January 29, February 5, February 12, February 19, February 26, & March 5 from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Go in-depth with this photo editing program, as professional photographer Mark Stoltenberg helps you to adjust your images, remove red eye, & more. Whether you are a beginner or an experienced photographer, learn to more easily import, organize, enhance, share your photos, and create unique prints & books.
Walk-In Craft: Glass Bead Necklaces with Demonstration by Rhonda Scott
Watch artist Rhonda Scott demonstrate the process of creating beads from glass rods and a torch. Then, choose a hand-made bead to make into a necklace for you or your Valentine.
Wheel Pottery Class
Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel. Learn handle-pulling, glazing and finishing techniques. Open to absolute beginners as well as those with experience who would like to improve their technique and abilities.
Lecture: The Underground Girls of Kabul
Jenny Nordberg is an investigative reporter and author of the book The Underground Girls of Kabul. She will discuss the practice of bacha posh - disguising young girls as boys in gender-segregated Afghanistan. World Affairs Series
The Kinsey Report
When a blues band works together as long as The Kinsey Report has, they develop a special kind of musical communication. On stage or in the studio, each member seems to instinctively know where the others are going, and the entire unit responds like a perfectly-tuned Porsche. The Kinsey Report plays scalding contemporary blues with exactly that sort of intuitive teamwork. This will be a seated show.
Friday, 06 Feb 2015
Paint Your Own Pottery: Valentine's Day Gifts
Join us on Fridays evenings for a fun exploration of techniques in "painting" bisque. Personalize a piece for your sweetheart or bestie.
Walk-In Craft: Valentine's Day Twig Arrows
Make a sweet Cupid's arrow for your sweetheart using a twig and some felt. Add a tiny scrolled message to profess your undying love and friendship.
Ellen Wagener Exhibition Reception
Join University Museums and the artist Ellen Wagener to celebrate the opening of the exhibition Ever Changing Land: The Art of Ellen Wagener. Wagener's pastels perfectly capture the beauty of Iowa's rural landscape, in both moments of peace and natural catastrophe. Please join us to meet the artist and tour this unique exhibition.
Softball: Cyclone Invitational
Iowa State vs. Utah State.
Opening Reception: Bits, Pixels and Practice - Oh My! A New Media Juried Show
Public reception for new media exhibition of work by 14 Iowa resident artists juried by Jordan Weber, curator of Fluxx Gallery in Des Moines.
Gymnastics
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma.
Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers
Joe Hertler & The Rainbow Seekers will make a sprightly young groove doctor out of anyone. With spectacular energy pulsating from every member of the band, the Rainbow Seekers could illuminate the very chambers of Heaven.
Saturday, 07 Feb 2015
Event: Orchid Fest
Fifth annual Orchid Fest. Exotic orchids in a variety of species and colors will be on display and available for purchase both days. The Central Iowa Orchid Society will also staff a question and answer booth, providing both novices and experienced growers valuable insight on care and keeping of orchids.
Tai Chi Class
The class is an introduction to the Yang Style Short Form as taught by Cheng Man-Ch'ing.
Walk-In Craft: Valentine's Day Cards
We've got the supplies, you bring the creativity! Paper, glitter, fabric, stamps, buttons, foam shapes and more to make your valentines.
Walk-In Craft: Valentine's Day Twig Arrows
Make a sweet Cupid's arrow for your sweetheart using a twig and some felt. Add a tiny scrolled message to profess your undying love and friendship.
Softball: Cyclone Invitational
Iowa State vs. Utah State.
Men's Basketball
ISU vs. Texas Tech.
Softball: Cyclone Invitational
Iowa State vs. South Dakota State.
ISU Honor Band Concert
We are proud to be hosting three honor bands and featuring Iowa High School students.
Women's Basketball
ISU vs. West Virginia.
John Mark Nelson
Two months after his high school graduation, John Mark Nelson jumped to the top of Minneapolis' folk-pop scene with 2012's Waiting and Waiting, a homemade album that split the difference between Nick Drake's quiet, stripped-back acoustics and Andrew Bird's orchestral sweep.
Sunday, 08 Feb 2015
Event: Orchid Fest
Join Reiman Gardens for the fifth annual Orchid Fest on Saturday and Sunday, February 7 and 8. Hours are 9:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday. Exotic orchids in a variety of species and colors will be on display and available for purchase both days. The Central Iowa Orchid Society will also staff a question and answer booth, providing both novices and experienced growers valuable insight on care and keeping of orchids.
Softball: Cyclone Invitational
Iowa State vs. South Dakota State.
Class: Drawing Orchids
Visit the Hughes Conservatory and the Orchid Fest for first-hand inspiration as local artist Megan Henson shows you how to draw these diverse and beautiful plants.
Walk-In Craft: Valentine's Day Cards
We've got the supplies, you bring the creativity! Paper, glitter, fabric, stamps, buttons, foam shapes and more to make your valentines.