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What is featured?

Thursday, 09 Feb 2017

Pop-up Art Sale

Feb 09, 2017

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

University Book Store entrance

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Support local artists and give an original gift of art to your Valentine. Visit our pop-up booth outside the University Bookstore at the MU.

Pretty Papers Class

Feb 09, 2017

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace

ISU $35, Public $45

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Make your own gorgeous decorative papers that can be used for cards, collages, bookbinding, scrapbooks, or even as framed art

Felted Scarf Class

Feb 09, 2017

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Workspace

ISU $30, Public $40

Student Engagement Arts, performances Live Green Student activities

Upcycle wool sweaters into wearable art that's also good for the environment.

Landlady w/ Basin

Feb 09, 2017

8:00 PM

M-Shop

$7 Students / $10 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Schatz leads Landlady, the Brooklyn five-piece whose 2014 Hometapes debut, Upright Behavior, boldly disrupts the notion of genre and reveals the soulful and continually-resonating work of Schatz and core band members Ian Chang, Ian McLellan Davis, Booker Stardrum, and Will Graefe, as well as a cast of NYC-based contributors gathered from Schatz's tandem walks of life as a solo musician, improviser, organizer, collaborator, promoter, and writer. C

Friday, 10 Feb 2017

Pop-up Art Sale

Feb 10, 2017

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

University Bookstore entrance at the MU

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Support local artists and give an original gift of art to your Valentine. Visit our pop-up booth outside the University Bookstore at the MU.

Walk-In Paint Your Own Pottery: Date Night

Feb 10, 2017

4:00 PM - 8:00 PM

The Workspace

Studio fee ($4 ISU, $5 public), plus cost of bisque

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Bring a friend and get two for one studio fees tonight.

Saturday, 11 Feb 2017

Walk-In Craft: Valentines Day Cards

Feb 11, 2017

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Workspace

$4

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

We've got the supplies, you bring the creativity!

Open House: Thomas Edison's Birthday

Feb 11, 2017

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Farm House Museum, central campus

free

University Museums Arts, performances

The American inventor Thomas Edison greatly influenced life around the world. Step back in time at the Farm House Museum to hear about and see the electric light bulb, the phonograph, and other inventions that impacted the residents of the Farm House at the turn of the century.

Sunday, 12 Feb 2017

Film and Discussion: Eskimo Artist Kenojuak

Feb 12, 2017

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Brunnier Art Museum, 295 Scheman

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Kenojuak Ashevak became the first woman involved with the printmaking co-operative in Cape Dorset, Canada. This film about her work by John Feeney was nominated for the 1963 Documentary Short Subject Oscar®. This 20 minute film will be followed by a discussion with Director of American Indian Studies Sebastian Braun, Art and Visual Culture Printmaking Professor April Katz, and University Museums Assistant Curator Adrienne Gennett.

Walk-in Argentine Tango

Feb 12, 2017

4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU 5 classes for $35, Public 5 classes for $45

The Workspace Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm, moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm, the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time.

Monday, 13 Feb 2017

Pop-up Art Sale

Feb 13, 2017

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

University Book Store entrance

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Support local artists and give an original gift of art to your Valentine. Visit our pop-up booth outside the University Bookstore at the MU.

Walk-In Craft: Valentines Day Cards

Feb 13, 2017

2:00 PM - 10:00 PM

The Workspace

$4

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

We've got the supplies, you bring the creativity!

Casting Metal Class

Feb 13, 2017

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

The Workspace

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Learn to both hand-carve and mold forms that will be cast in brass.

Casting Metals Class

Feb 13, 2017

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

The Workspace

ISU $55, Public $65

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Lost-wax casting is an ago-old sculptural jewelry process.

Cyclone Honor Choir

Feb 13, 2017

7:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Building

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Featuring students from schools around Iowa with the Iowa State Singers.

Tuesday, 14 Feb 2017

Pop-up Art Sale

Feb 14, 2017

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

The Workspace

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Support local artists and give an original gift of art to your Valentine. Visit our pop-up booth outside the University Bookstore at the MU.

Close to You: Music of the Carpenters

Feb 14, 2017

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

It's "Yesterday Once More" as the clean-cut, soft pop/rock music of the Carpenters is performed by singer/songwriter Lisa Rock and her six-piece band. It will be a memorable tribute evening filled with classic songs such as "We've Only Just Begun," "Rainy Days and Mondays," and many more!

Open Mic Night

Feb 14, 2017

8:00 PM

The M-Shop

FREE

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Open mic night gives students the chance to show off their talents to their fellow students. Many are musicians, comedians, and poets. So come on out and show us what kind of talents you have. (Sign Up starts at 7:30 p.m. until all spots are filled)

Wednesday, 15 Feb 2017

Lecture: 'Ramble,' Walking and Visual Journaling

Feb 15, 2017

6:00 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 0101 College of Design

free

Lecture Series Arts, performances Lectures

Mary Jones, professor of art and design at Grandview University, Des Moines, is a mixed-media artist, illustrator and printmaker who explores the creative potential of physically engaging with one's environment. She will discuss how walking well-trodden paths is like remembering in layers, and how this process of remembering is similar to the layers in her prints.

Walk-In Craft: Singles Awareness Day DIY Spa

Feb 15, 2017

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

The Workspace

$9

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Whether you choose to be single, or just haven't found that person who appreciates all of your awesomeness, this day is for you!

NE-HI w/ SIRES

Feb 15, 2017

8:00 PM

M-Shop

$7 Students / $10 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Emerging from underground venues in Chicago's northwest side, NE-HI made its name on both its live energy and cleverly wrought guitar anthems. On their forthcoming second album Offers, the band takes those basement-forged instincts and refines them, lets its guitars explore new angles, and focuses its songwriting. The result shows there are a wide range of post-punk possibilities yet to be explored.

Thursday, 16 Feb 2017

Crafty Cocktail Night: Paper Plants

Feb 16, 2017

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens Arts, performances

Create realistic-looking "potted" plants that never need watering, using paper, wire, floral tape, and recycled or repurposed containers and paper lunch sacks! Perfect for a loved one, or for those folks whose thumbs may not be quite "green."