Saturday, 30 Apr 2016
Stash The Trash
Stash the Trash is a volunteer effort that brings students and community members together to help clean up the Ames community and assist homeowners with yard work. The event is organized by the ISU Student Activities Center and the Volunteer Center of Story County. Volunteers can choose to work alone, with a group of people, or with an organization.
Art Supply Swap
Bring items from your own stash - things that you aren't going to use, but can't bring yourself to throw away. Swap for new or new-to-you supplies!
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.
Auditions: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
Roles available for 3 men and 5 women. Auditions will consist of cold readings from the script, improvisational storytelling, and singing. No advance preparation necessary. Stop by 2130 Pearson Hall to sign up for an audition time! Auditions are open to all ISU students. Visit www.theatre.iastate.edu for more details.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma. With strong chances of rain on Saturday and Sunday, the Cyclones and Sooners will now play a double-header on Friday (2 and 4 p.m.) The final game of the series is set for Saturday at noon.
Exhibition: Rural Route 3
An exhibition of work by architecture and interior design students related to the space of the family farm; the way it is framed, expressed and understood; and possible future land uses for a farm site. Architecture senior lecturer Pete Goche and graphic design assistant professor Alex Braidwood also will share work.
Stage reading: Holloway
Holloway is a new musical based on true events from 2005, and feature songs from writer/composer Joseph Smith, Marion. It is scheduled to make its New York City premiere on Aug. 14.
Performance: The Birds
Two Athenians guided by a crow and a jackdaw leave their city and all its arguments in order to look for a better life. This is the start of an idea one of them eventually has--that birds were the original gods and should build themselves a great city between heaven and earth. The nightingale calls the birds of the world who begin to assemble and start building that city in the sky. Actors as well as puppets will be used in this new adaptation.
Sunday, 01 May 2016
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MOVED: Softball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma. With strong chances of rain on Saturday and Sunday, the Cyclones and Sooners will now play a double-header on Friday (2 and 4 p.m.) The final game of the series is set for Saturday at noon.
Art Supply Swap
Bring items from your own stash - things that you aren't going to use, but can't bring yourself to throw away. Swap for new or new-to-you supplies!
Craft of the Month: Watercolor Quotes
Use masking fluid to write out a movie quote, song lyrics, or a sassy phrase on special paper.
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.
Pattern Glass Made in Iowa
Eagle Glass Works and the Iowa City Flint Glass Co., the only glass manufacturers west of the Mississippi in the early 1880's, began when J. H. Leighton came to Iowa in the late 1870's looking to make a name for himself in the glass making industry. Learn about the pitfalls of making glass in Iowa that led to the quick demise of the industry.
Performance: The Birds
Two Athenians guided by a crow and a jackdaw leave their city and all its arguments in order to look for a better life. This is the start of an idea one of them eventually has--that birds were the original gods and should build themselves a great city between heaven and earth. The nightingale calls the birds of the world who begin to assemble and start building that city in the sky. Actors as well as puppets will be used in this new adaptation.
Argentine Tango Practica
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 02 May 2016
Final Exams
Continue through May 6.
Plant Protection Program: Plant & Insect Diagnostic Center
Hear from the experts at Iowa State University's Plant & Insect Diagnostic Center (PIDC) as they discuss and demonstrate official methods for testing and identifying plant pests and pathogens.
Retirement reception: Ken Burditt
Ken Burditt, customer relations specialist with ISU Printing and Copy Services, is retiring.
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.
Retirement reception: Larry Ebbers
University Professor of higher education Larry Ebbers is retiring. A short program will begin at 4:15 p.m. A graduate student fund has been established.
Conquering Bad Light & Color in Photography
A four week course on Mondays, May 2, May 9, May 16, and May 23 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. This class offers tips on photographing in less than ideal lighting situations.
Making Meaning with Color: Oil Crayon
4 week program Mondays May 2, 9, 16 and 23 from 6:00 - 7:30 p.m. Create oil pastel drawings from suggested imagery, with expressive therapies instructor Camilla Kottman.
Oil Painting Workshop: Cool Colors (Picasso)
Learn the basics of painting wet-in-wet, from setup to materials, to paint selection and technique with professional artist and instructor Kaukab Barni Merchant.
Tuesday, 03 May 2016
Final Exams
Continue through May 6.
Open forum: Candidate for director of student affairs assessment and research
Denise Williams-Klotz, assistant director, office of multicultural student affairs, Iowa State, is one of five finalists.
Webinar: Multi-Week Course - "How to Craft and Submit a Winning Book Proposal in 4 Weeks"
In this Multi-Week Course, you will be guided through a step-by-step process to complete your book proposal within four weeks, learn how to translate your research projects for a broader market, and receive invaluable advice about how to approach acquisition editors at academic presses.