Sunday, 09 Oct 2016
2016 Ames Area Studio Tour
The ISU Gaffers Guild (1334 Sweeney Hall) and the College of Design's Design on Main (203 Main St.) are two of 20 stops in the 2016 Ames Area Studio Tour. During this self-guided tour, visitors will discover original art -- paintings, glass, furniture and more -- created by Ames artists. Artists will be present to discuss their work and answer questions.
Inspiration and Intersection: Ceramics and Social Commentary
Join Art and Visual Culture Professor Ingrid Lilligren, Dr. Emily Morgan, Assistant Professor of Art History, and Jen Coppoc, Lecturer in English and American Indian Studies for a conversation on race, gender, and the multi-layered meanings in the art of Josiah Wedgewood, J.J. Kandler's Meissen porcelain, and Lilligren's response, which are all included in the Inspired By... exhibition currently on view in the Brunnier Art Museum.
Performance: Mr. Burns, a post-electric play
"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.
Walk-in Argentine Tango
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, 10 Oct 2016
Crochet Class
Learn the three standard crochet stitches and how to incorporate them into project construction and finishing a market bag. Learn to read crochet patterns for future projects.
Once
The touching contemporary love story, Once, is an unforgettable musical about going for your dreams. Winner of eight tony Awards including Best Musical, this performance features an impressive ensemble cast and is filled with emotional honesty, compelling characters and inventive stagecraft.
Tuesday, 11 Oct 2016
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Get ready for ISU's Coming Out Week! Stop by the Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings.
Pastel Drawing Class
Discover the ethereal chromatic brilliance of working with soft pastels.
Wakka Flocka Flame Concert
AMES, IA - Tickets are now on sale for rapper/hip-hop artist Waka Flocka Flame, performing at Iowa State University on Tuesday, October 11. Doors will open at 7 p.m. for the 8 p.m. concert at Hansen Agricultural Student Learning Center.
Wednesday, 12 Oct 2016
Art Walk - The Elements of Norie Sato
Artist Norie Sato has now designed and installed three remarkable and transformative projects for the Art on Campus Collection. Her exceptional artistic skills have been a definitive part of the aesthetic of first the Palmer Building, followed by Hach Hall, and now Marston Hall, the reborn home of The College of Engineering. Meet in the Palmer Building by "One, Now, All".
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Get ready for ISU's Coming Out Week! Stop by the Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings.
Artful Yoga
This practice will enrich your yoga experience by going beyond the physical and inviting an artistic perspective to your awareness. This month we will focus on words, how we use them and interpret them. Please arrive early for a discussion on the month's topic beginning at 5:15. The practice will begin at 5:30. No yoga experience is necessary, but please bring your own mat.
Swear & Shake and Lauren Shera
Swear and Shake has gone from city to city connecting people by taking listeners on a ride through heart-wrenching ballads, only to pick it up on the next song with something people can dance to and lose themselves in completely.
Thursday, 13 Oct 2016
Walk-In Craft: Rainbow Necklaces
Get ready for ISU's Coming Out Week! Stop by the Workspace to make a simple rainbow necklace with clustered jump rings.
ISU Jazz Combos
The leading small jazz groups on campus commence again to feature profile concerts about some of their favorite artists. Learn about who these people are and hear the young musicians delve deeply into tunes that are either written or made famous by these iconic jazzers. This concert also serves as the swan song for two of the more talented jazz saxophonists to grace the stage in over a dozen years.
Liz Longley: Weightless Tour w/ Anthony D'Amato
For painters, the joy and challenge of creation begins with a blank canvas. For Liz Longley, it started in an empty room.
Friday, 14 Oct 2016
Paint Your Own Pottery: Cardinal & Gold for Family Weekend
It's Family Weekend! We welcome parents and siblings of Iowa Staters, as well as our regular community crowd.
Gordon LIghtfoot
Legendary balladeer Gordon Lightfoot's concerts weave tales of love and longing in eloquent musical masterpieces that include "If You Could Read My Mind," "Sundown," "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald," "Early Morning Rain," and more.
Saturday, 15 Oct 2016
Air Propulsion Lab with LEGO Bricks
Join a team of Iowa State University Industrial Design professors and graduate students for a STEAM workshop great for learning design problem solving and methodology. Ages 4-8, 10 a.m.-noon; ages 9-16, noon-2 p.m.
Tai Chi Class
Learning and practicing the Form's 24 movements improve balance, posture, flexibility, confidence, attitude, overall health and well-being, and refresh and rejuvenate the spirit.
Story Time with Clifford
Join us for a children's story time with Clifford! Story reading will begin promptly at 10:30 am with a chance to take photos with Clifford afterwards. One hour of free parking in the Memorial Union parking ramp with any purchase and all purchases at the ISU Book Store are tax free!
Rasputina w/ Vita and the Woolf
For Fans Of: Marilyn Manson, Nirvana, Tori Amos --SEATED SHOW--
Town and Gown concert
Chelsea Wang, piano; and Ida Kavafian, violin. This will be their first full concert together, featuring solo and duo works.