Sunday, 08 Apr 2012
Argentine Tango Practica with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 09 Apr 2012
RESCHEDULED: Nrityagram Dance Workshop
Nrityagram, a dance company from India, will hold an introductory workshop on Odissi dance. (Originally scheduled for April 6.)
SUB Music: The Lumineers
The roots revival of the last few years has primed listeners for a new generation of rustic, heart-on-the-sleeve music-the kind that nods to tradition while setting off into uncharted territory. The Lumineers walk that line with an unerring gift for timeless melodies and soul-stirring lyrics. Born out of sorrow, powered by passion, ripened by hard work, The Lumineers have found their sound when the world needs it most.
Tuesday, 10 Apr 2012
Thinking Indian: The Urgency of Native Stories in the New Century
Author, poet and short story writer Susan Power is a member of the Standing Rock Sioux. A Harvard-trained lawyer, she abandoned a career in law to pursue her interest in creative writing, earning an MFA from the Iowa Writer's Workshop. Her 1995 novel, The Grass Dancer, features a complex plot about four generations of Native Americans. The work received the 1995 PEN/Hemingway Award for Best First Fiction. Richard Thompson Memorial Lecture.
Africa's Second Struggle for Independence: What's Modernity Got to Do with It?
Olúfémi TáÃÂwó is the director of the Global African Studies Program and a professor of philosophy at Seattle University, Seattle, Washington. He has held visiting appointments at institutions in the United States, Germany, South Korea and Jamaica. He is the author of Africa Must Be Modern: a Manifesto, How Colonialism Preempted Modernity in Africa, and Legal Naturalism: A Marxist Theory of Law.
SUB Music: Good Old War w/ The Bell Brigade
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Wednesday, 11 Apr 2012
Re-booting America: News for a New Generation
Ken Paulson, former editor and senior vice president of USA Today, is the president and CEO of the First Amendment Center. He will discuss how a generational shift in news and information consumption - along with a digitally driven society - will reshape journalism, free expression and democracy. Part of the 10th-Anniversary First Amendment Day Celebration.
Egypt: One Year after the Revolution
Maged Refaat is the Consul General of Egypt, Chicago. He has been a diplomat with the Egyptian Foreign Ministry since 1988 and held positions in Belgium, Bahrain, Russia, and Nigeria as well as with the Permanent Mission of Egypt to the United Nations. World Affairs Series
Thursday, 12 Apr 2012
Beyond Basics: Belly Dance Choreography Workshop
Come join the fun and learn a fabulous dance routine created exclusively for this workshop! Shiara's dance style has been described as "dramatic and precise, punctuated with playfulness and intensity," and you can rest assured that these qualities will be reflected in the choreography that she'll be teaching!
Debate: Is the Bible the Source of Absolute Moral Rules for Today?
Hector Avalos is a professor of religious studies at Iowa State. Keith Darrell is founder and an evangelist with the Whitefield Fellowship.
Is Religion Compatible with Science?
Dr. Sabeel Ahmed is the Director of the GainPeace Project, an outreach project of Islamic Circle of North America. GainPeace.com conducts outreach projects in Chicago and other cities across the United States to educate people about misconceptions regarding the teachings of Islam.
Freedom Sings: A Musical Celebration of the First Amendment
Freedom Sings invites audiences to experience the First Amendment in a new way. The multimedia presentation is part concert and part conversation and features music that has been banned, censored or sounded a call for social change. A program of the First Amendment Center, Freedom Sings features live music, video and narration, and showcases hit songwriters, engaging performers and Grammy Award winners. First Amendment Day Celebration
SUB Music: Freedom Sings
FREE for all students and the public!
Friday, 13 Apr 2012
Seminar
"High-resolution radar imaging of the subsurface. From fractured aquifers to ice sheets" by George Tsoflias, University of Kansas, Lawrence, KS
ISU AfterDark
Each event is FREE for ISU Students! ISU AfterDark is a student group that plans late night events throughout the semester. Join us for bowling & billiards, BINGO, comedians, game shows, and much MORE!
SUB Music: Christopher the Conquered Album Release
Des Moines-based Christopher and his group of musicians have come to see music clearly for what it is: true expression of the magical human body. They dearly wish to spread this message of natural salvation to the world.
Saturday, 14 Apr 2012
"Little Dresses for Africa" Work Day
Simple dresses made out of pillowcases provide relief and hope for the children of Africa. We will provide the supplies, but can use the hands of volunteers to assist with making the dresses.
SUB Music: Darrell Scott
Widely respected throughout the songwriting community, Scott has worked with numerous world-renowned musicians, including Steve Earle, Joan Baez, Guy Clark and Jimmie Dale Gilmore.