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Friday, 12 Feb 2016

Valentine's Day Rose Sale

Feb 12, 2016

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

South atrium, Memorial Union

$5-$55

Student Activities Special events Student activities

The ISU Horticulture Club will be selling individual roses, arrangements and Valentine's Day cards on a first-come-first-serve basis, while supplies last.

Pop-Up Valentine's Day Art Sale

Feb 12, 2016

10:00 AM - 2:00 PM

By the 1st Floor North Stairwell

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Support local artists and give an original gift of art to your Valentine.

Friday Night PYOP: Date Night

Feb 12, 2016

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $4 Studio Fee + cost of bisque, Public $5 Studio Fee + cost of bisque

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

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.

Lecture: Spherical Paintings and the Art of Optical Illusion

Feb 12, 2016

7:00 PM

Kocimski Auditorium, 0101 College of Design

free

Lecture Series Arts, performances Lectures Student activities

Artist Dick Termes will discuss his unique spherical paintings known as Termespheres and the interconnection between math, science and art. Donald Benson Memorial Lecture in Literature, Science, and the Arts.

Andrew Ripp w/ Swear and Shake

Feb 12, 2016

9:00 PM

M-Shop

$8 Students / $12 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Andrew Ripp creates music that pushes the boundaries of genre stereotypes, blending the energetic beats of pop music into a soul culture and adding the depth and groove of soul music into a pop culture.

Saturday, 13 Feb 2016

Valentine's Day Rose Sale

Feb 13, 2016

9:00 AM - 4:00 PM

South atrium, Memorial Union

$5-$55

Student Activities Special events Student activities

The ISU Horticulture Club will be selling individual roses, arrangements and Valentine's Day cards on a first-come-first-serve basis, while supplies last.

Buckwheat Zydeco

Feb 13, 2016

9:00 PM

M-Shop

$12 Students / $17 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

If you've gotten into Zydeco music, felt its influence, or watched the world celebrate this great aspect of Louisiana culture over the past 30 years, then it's likely been because of Buckwheat Zydeco.

Sunday, 14 Feb 2016

Argentine Tango Practica

Feb 14, 2016

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU Five punches for $35, Public Five punches 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.

Monday, 15 Feb 2016

Cherry pie sales

Feb 15, 2016

11:00 AM

23 MacKay Hall

free

College of Human Sciences Meetings, receptions Student activities

The apparel, events and hospitality management program will be selling more than 1,600 cherry pies ($2 each) as part of a fundraiser to benefit student scholarships and organizations. T-shirts also will be available for $15. Sales will continue until 7 p.m., or while supplies last.

Veritas Forum: Toleration and Justice in a Broken World

Feb 15, 2016

6:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

Alex Tuckness is a professor and Director of Graduate Education in the Department of Political Science at Iowa State, with a courtesy appointment in the Department of Philosophy and Religious Studies.

Glass Beads Class

Feb 15, 2016

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $67, Public $77 - includes supplies

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Learn to create colorful glass beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch.

Wheel Pottery Class

Feb 15, 2016

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $100, Public $110 - includes supplies

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Students will be guided through all aspects of forming bowls, mugs, vases and more on the pottery wheel.

Lecture: Game Design and Why It Matters

Feb 15, 2016

8:00 PM

Great Hall, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

James Portnow is perhaps best known for writing Extra Credits, a web series that explores topics in games and the gaming industry. He is a game designer and consultant known for his theories on socially positive design.

Tuesday, 16 Feb 2016

Casting Metal Class

Feb 16, 2016

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $53, Public $63 - supplies included

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

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

Open Mic Night

Feb 16, 2016

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, 17 Feb 2016

Walk-In Craft: Woodland Creatures

Feb 17, 2016

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

$10

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Make an adorable and fuzzy winter-themed woodland creature!

Belly Dance

Feb 17, 2016

7:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU Five punches for $35, Public Five punches for $45

The Workspace Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

A Delsarte based approach to Middle Eastern (Belly) Dance in the style of award winning performer Shiara.

Lecture: Imagine a World without America

Feb 17, 2016

8:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Diversity Lectures Student activities

Dinesh D'Souza has had a 25-year career as a writer, scholar and public intellectual. He is a former policy analyst in the Reagan White House and fellow at the American Enterprise Institute.

Robin & Linda Williams

Feb 17, 2016

8:00 PM

M-Shop

$15 Students / $20 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

For the past 40+ years, Robin & Linda Williams have made it their mission to perform the music that they love, "a robust blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country that combines wryly observant lyrics with a wide-ranging melodicism."

Thursday, 18 Feb 2016

Open house: SHOP food pantry

Feb 18, 2016

3:00 PM - 6:00 PM

2616 Food Sciences Building

Student Activities Meetings, receptions Student activities

The SHOP (Students Helping Our Peers), a student-run food pantry on the Iowa State campus, is celebrating its fifth anniversary. Open house guests who bring donate two nonperishable food or personal care items will receive a free SHOP T-shirt, while supplies last.

Lecture: The All-But-Forgotten Christian Virtue of Delight

Feb 18, 2016

6:00 PM

2019 Morrill Hall

free

Lecture Series Lectures Student activities

"Re-Enchanting the Academy: The All-But-Forgotten Christian Virtue of Delight," Kevin Corcoran. Corcoran is a professor of philosophy at Calvin College, will explore how cultivating virtues of delight and gratitude enables each of us to re-enchant the world in the act of ordinary living.

Sewing: Dog Coats

Feb 18, 2016

6:30 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $41, Public $51 - includes supplies

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Learn beginning sewing skills and keep your furry friend warm this winter.

Friday, 19 Feb 2016

Friday Night PYOP: Alice's Tea Party

Feb 19, 2016

5:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU $4 Studio Fee + cost of bisque, Public $5 Studio Fee + cost of bisque

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

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.

Social Justice Summit

Feb 19, 2016

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Multicultural Center, Memorial Union

free

Student Union Board Conferences Diversity Student activities

Designed for undergraduate students aimed at providing them with the opportunity to increase their awareness surrounding issues of inclusion and to develop action plans that will assist them in being agents of change on campus. Learn more about yourself, engage in discussion with other students on a variety of issues, and create strategies for implementing social change.

Varieties Finals

Feb 19, 2016

7:00 PM

Great Hall, MU

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Finals, is the last round of Varieties competition. Groups previously perform at Semi-Finals (on Feb. 5 and 6) and only a select few move on to perform at Finals.

Stephen Kellogg w/ Liz Longley

Feb 19, 2016

9:00 PM

M-Shop

$10 Students / $15 Public

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

In the classic American tradition of musical troubadour and documentarians of society, Stephen Kellogg has been furrowing the great American roads solo, and with his band, playing his brand of American rock and roll for the past decade.