Wednesday, 16 Feb 2022
Tears, Loss, and Resiliency: Iowa State Student's Response to WWII
Lynette Pohlman, director and chief curator, shares Charlotte Petersen's stories of her husband's response and the student experience in creating campus sculptures in the 1940s in response to World War II.
Drop-In Craft: Mini Zen Garden and Stone Mandala
Create a set of small visual reminders of the need to slow down and be present in your life.
Paint Your Own Pottery: BLM Week
Black History Month Event: 20% of this week's pottery painting will be donated to the Black Student Alliance
Turquoise Bracelet Class with Terrie Hoefer
Learn to use the tools for wire working and how to work with sterling silver. Create a lovely bracelet that incorporates and large turquoise beads. Wednesdays beginning February 16, 6:30-9 pm for 2 weeks
Thursday, 17 Feb 2022
Drop-In Craft: Mini Zen Garden and Stone Mandala
Create a set of small visual reminders of the need to slow down and be present in your life.
Paint Your Own Pottery: BLM Week
Black History Month Event: 20% of this week's pottery painting will be donated to the Black Student Alliance
Striped Cutting Boards with John Burright
Using strips of hardwood like maple, walnut, and cherry, create a cutting board that will be a beautiful addition to your kitchen. This is a great beginner project, but also fun for those with some woodshop experience. Boards will be about 11 x 14" when finished and can be used for anything from everyday slicing to a handsome serving piece at your next gathering. Thursdays beginning February 17, 6-9 pm for 2 weeks and 6-7 pm for week 3
Wheel Pottery Class with Greg Lamont
An introduction to creating functional pottery on the wheel. Start with the building blocks of centering clay and pulling cylinders, and move on to make bowls, mugs, and other forms. Learn how to pull handles, glaze, and finishing techniques, and build the skills needed to continue on your own. Thursdays beginning February 17, 6-8:30 pm for 8 weeks (no class March 17).
Performance: South Pacific
Love transcends the harsh realities of war and prejudice in this sweeping Pulitzer Prize-winning tale centered around two unlikely love affairs. Set on a tropical island during World War II, this timeless Rodgers and Hammerstein classic features some of the most beautiful music ever composed woven into an inspiring story cherished the world over.
Performance: James Armstrong
James Armstrong pays tribute to the past with the traditional blues, and his unique songwriting skills. Using both slide and pick, James' guitar playing is some of the smoothest in the business. James regularly brings his vibrant and welcoming live shows to people around the globe.
Friday, 18 Feb 2022
Drop-In Craft: Mini Zen Garden and Stone Mandala
Create a set of small visual reminders of the need to slow down and be present in your life.
Paint Your Own Pottery: BLM Week
Black History Month Event: 20% of this week's pottery painting will be donated to the Black Student Alliance
CANCELED: Russian National Orchestra
This performance was canceled.
Saturday, 19 Feb 2022
Drop-In Craft: Mini Zen Garden and Stone Mandala
Create a set of small visual reminders of the need to slow down and be present in your life.
Paint Your Own Pottery: BLM Week
Black History Month Event: 20% of this week's pottery painting will be donated to the Black Student Alliance
Carillon Concert: Let Freedom Ring
A carillon concert in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., performed by university carilloneur and Charles T. & Ivadelle Cobb Cownie Professor of Music Tin-Shi Tam. Part of the Martin Luther King Jr. Legacy Series.
Sunday, 20 Feb 2022
Songwriter Showcase: Ryne Doughty
Ryne Doughty is a Folk/Americana singer-songwriter out of Des Moines, IA, whose music is deeply rooted in real life stories of love, loss, work, and play. His stripped down, earthy sound is directly influenced by the small, rural town where he was born and raised. The hard-working, simple living, and friendly way of life of the Midwest shines through his music that is understated yet complex and rich with beauty and realness.
Monday, 21 Feb 2022
Drop-In Craft: Ankara Fabric Jewlery
Black History Month Event: Ankara fabric (or African Wax Printing) is created through a wax-resist dyeing technique and is known for its vivid colors and bold patterns. Cover wood jewelry blanks with the Ankara pattern you choose to make a pair of custom earrings. *Not available to go*
Drop-In Craft: Mini Zen Garden and Stone Mandala
Create a set of small visual reminders of the need to slow down and be present in your life.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Dungeons and Dragons Week
Make your weekly game night a critical hit with a personalized pub mug, dice-box, or bank for your loot. Find creatures, monsters, characters, and dragons that will impress the most ruthless DM. Welcome RPG'ers, and to thine own elf be true.
Tuesday, 22 Feb 2022
Drop-In Craft: Ankara Fabric Jewlery
Black History Month Event: Ankara fabric (or African Wax Printing) is created through a wax-resist dyeing technique and is known for its vivid colors and bold patterns. Cover wood jewelry blanks with the Ankara pattern you choose to make a pair of custom earrings. *Not available to go*
Drop-In Craft: Mini Zen Garden and Stone Mandala
Create a set of small visual reminders of the need to slow down and be present in your life.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Dungeons and Dragons Week
Make your weekly game night a critical hit with a personalized pub mug, dice-box, or bank for your loot. Find creatures, monsters, characters, and dragons that will impress the most ruthless DM. Welcome RPG'ers, and to thine own elf be true.
Performance: Cirque Mechanics
Cirque Mechanics, although inspired by modern circus, finds its roots in the mechanical and its heart in the stories of American ingenuity. The shows, rooted in realism, display a raw quality, rarely found in modern circus that makes their message timeless and relevant. The stories are wrapped in circus acrobatics, mechanical wonders and a bit of clowning around.
Wednesday, 23 Feb 2022
Art Walk: Textiles in Public Art
This guided tour will discuss artist, process, and innovation of textiles in the Art on Campus Collection.
Drop-In Craft: Ankara Fabric Jewlery
Black History Month Event: Ankara fabric (or African Wax Printing) is created through a wax-resist dyeing technique and is known for its vivid colors and bold patterns. Cover wood jewelry blanks with the Ankara pattern you choose to make a pair of custom earrings. *Not available to go*
Drop-In Craft: Mini Zen Garden and Stone Mandala
Create a set of small visual reminders of the need to slow down and be present in your life.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Dungeons and Dragons Week
Make your weekly game night a critical hit with a personalized pub mug, dice-box, or bank for your loot. Find creatures, monsters, characters, and dragons that will impress the most ruthless DM. Welcome RPG'ers, and to thine own elf be true.
Performance: Jazz Night
A performance by ISU jazz students.