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What is featured?

Saturday, 01 Oct 2016

October Craft of the Month: Day of the Dead Skulls

Oct 01, 2016

All day

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

$8

The Workspace Arts, performances Diversity Student activities

You will receive a skull, decorating materials, and images for inspiration. Drop in during open hours in October.

Schedule of Classes for Spring 2017

Oct 01, 2016

All day

Academic Affairs Academic calendar

Schedule of Classes for Spring 2017 available for viewing on the Web.

Cyclone Central Tailgate

Oct 01, 2016

8:00 AM - 10:30 AM

ISU Alumni Center

0 (charge for catered meal)

University Special events

Each tailgate features games and prizes, football on big screens, marching band step show, cash bar, food trucks and a catered meal (this week: catered by Pizza Ranch).

Glass Beads Intensive Workshop

Oct 01, 2016

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

The Workspace

ISU $45, Public $55

Student Engagement Arts, performances Student activities

Learn to create colorful glass beads by heating and shaping glass with a torch - yes, we get to work with fire!

Football

Oct 01, 2016

11:00 AM

Jack Trice Stadium

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State vs. Baylor. Game times and dates are subject to change.

Cyclone Stampede Rodeo

Oct 01, 2016

1:00 PM

Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center

$15 (students $10, free for children 5 years and younger)

University Special events

Hosted by ISU's Rodeo Club, this event features college athletes from the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Reception: "Common Threads III"

Oct 01, 2016

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St., Ames

free

College of Design Arts, performances Meetings, receptions

A reception will open a collaborative exhibition by local fiber artist Catherine Reinhart and Minnesota printmaker and fiber artist Allison Wegren Metzger. The exhibition runs Oct. 1-31 at ISU's Design on Main Gallery, 203 Main St., Ames.

Cyclone Cinema: Central Intelligence

Oct 01, 2016

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!

Performance: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

Oct 01, 2016

7:30 PM

Fisher Theater

Adults $18, seniors $16, students $11

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

"Meaning is everywhere. We get Meaning for free, whether we like it or not. Meaningless Entertainment, on the other hand, is actually really hard." Warning: This production contains adult language and content.

Sunday, 02 Oct 2016

Cyclone Stampede Rodeo

Oct 02, 2016

1:00 PM

Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center

$15 (students $10, free for children 5 years and younger)

University Special events

Hosted by ISU's Rodeo Club, this event features college athletes from the Great Plains region of the National Intercollegiate Rodeo Association.

Performance: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play

Oct 02, 2016

2:00 PM

Fisher Theater

Adults $18, seniors $16, students $11

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

"Meaning is everywhere. We get Meaning for free, whether we like it or not. Meaningless Entertainment, on the other hand, is actually really hard." Warning: This production contains adult language and content.

ISU Wind Ensemble

Oct 02, 2016

3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Building

$5 for adults / $3 for students

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Dr. Michael Golemo is the director. The Wind Ensemble is recognized as the top concert band at Iowa State. Striving for perfection and playing for the love of music, the sixty members of the Wind Ensemble perform the finest quality literature composed for winds including music from the 16th century through the most contemporary works available for winds. The Wind Ensemble performs works for smaller chamber ensembles to the full ensemble.

Walk-in Argentine Tango

Oct 02, 2016

4:00 PM - 7:30 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

ISU 5 punches for $35, Public 5 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. 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.

Cyclone Cinema: Central Intelligence

Oct 02, 2016

7:00 PM

Carver Hall 101

free

Student Union Board Student activities

The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!

Monday, 03 Oct 2016

ISU Theatre Auditions: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

Oct 03, 2016

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM

2140 Pearson Hall

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Roles available for approximately 10 men and 6 women. ISU Theatre auditions are open to all ISU students.

Skippyjon Jones Show What

Oct 03, 2016

10:00 AM - 11:00 AM

Stephens Auditorium

$4 advance, $5 door

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Based on the book by Judy Schachner, Skippyjon is everyone's favorite chihuahua. Skippyjon, as his alter ego Skippito Friskito, must rescue the beautiful princess Nieve Que (Snow What),battle the evil dragon and defeat the Bruja.

Skippyjon Jones Snow What

Oct 03, 2016

12:30 PM - 1:30 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$4 advance, $5 door

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Based on the book by Judy Schachner, Skippyjon Jones is everyone's favorite chihuahua. As his alter ego, Skippito Friskito, Skippyjon must rescue the beautiful princess Nieve Que (Snow What), batle the evil dragon and defeat the Bruja. This brand new musical is a twist on the classic fairytale Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.

Retirement reception: Keith Bystrom

Oct 03, 2016

2:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

University Meetings, receptions

Keith Bystrom, associate counsel in the office of university counsel, will retire from Iowa State on Oct. 7. A program will begin at 3:15 p.m.

Memorial service: Carlota Gutierrez

Oct 03, 2016

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM

Gallery 181, College of Design

free

College of Design Meetings, receptions

Carlota Gutierrez, former 28-year employee in the College of Design reading room, died Sept. 24 at home after battling illness for several months. A program will begin at 5:30 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Beginner Photography

Oct 03, 2016

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

A four-week program on Mondays October 3, October 10, October 17, and October 24 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Join professional photographer and instructor Mark Stoltenberg for a four-part class covering the basics of photography including: equipment and how to use it, depth of field, aperture, light, composition, finding your subject, and "tips and tricks".

Walk-In Craft: Feminist Necklace

Oct 03, 2016

6:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

$10

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

As an ode to feminist icon Gloria Steinem, you can make a necklace with your favorite Steinem quote.

Lecture: Corn and Khrushchev

Oct 03, 2016

7:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures Live Green Student activities

"A Brief History of Iowa Agriculture" - Liz Garst, granddaughter of the famous Iowa farmers and citizen diplomats Roswell and Elizabeth Garst, shares how it came to pass that Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev and his family visited the Garst family farm in 1959.

Tuesday, 04 Oct 2016

ISU Theatre Auditions: The Night Thoreau Spent in Jail

Oct 04, 2016

7:00 AM - 10:00 AM

2140 Pearson Hall

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences

Roles available for approximately 10 men and 6 women. ISU Theatre auditions are open to all ISU students.

Book sale

Oct 04, 2016

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Curtiss rotunda

College of Agriculture and Life Sciences Meetings, receptions

An annual fundraiser for the United Way of Story County. The sale will feature more than 300 items, including used books, CDs and DVDs.

Seminar: Geological & Atmospheric Sciences

Oct 04, 2016

4:00 PM - 5:30 PM

2050 Agronomy

Free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Lectures

"Breaking the ice: an exploration of ice, rheology, boundary conditions, and (ice)" by Dr. Liz Logan, Univ of Texas, Austin.

Plate of the Union: Seeds of the Future

Oct 04, 2016

5:30 PM - 7:30 PM

0101 Carver Hall

free

Student Activities Lectures

A panel discussion, followed by a Q&A session, on the Iowa water quality. Panelists: Hanna Bates, Iowa Water Center; Jim Gillespie, Iowa Dept. of Ag and Land Stewardship; Chris Jones, Iowa Nutrient Monitoring Network; Tim Smith, 2015 Iowa Soil Conservation Farmer of the Year.

Lyrical Interpretation

Oct 04, 2016

6:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

A four-week program on Tuesdays October 4, October 11, October 18, and October 25 from 6:00 - 7:00 p.m. Explore the connections between writing and music in a beautiful setting with guidance from therapeutic expression instructor Camilla Kottman.

Night Photography

Oct 04, 2016

6:00 PM - 8:30 PM

Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens

A four-week program on Tuesdays October 4, October 11, October 18, and October 25 from 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. Learn how to capture images of the moon, star trails, and city lights as treasured instructor Mark Stoltenberg helps you practice the techniques of taking night images with existing light.

Jumpstart Your Creativity!

Oct 04, 2016

8:00 PM

Multicultural Center at the Memorial Union

Free!

Student Engagement Arts, performances Lectures Student activities

Join Letitia Kenemer & Sara Merritt as they discuss hot to boost your audience, membership and programming with novel approaches and well-designed presentations. Great for members of clubs, non-profit organizations, team leaders, artists, and anyone who needs a new way to come up with new ideas.