Thursday, 26 Apr 2018
Performance: The Great Gatsby
A National Players production, based on F. Scott Fitzgerald's classic book. Part of the Iowa State Center's Martha-Ellen Tye Youth Matinee Series.
In Focus: Daguerreotypes, Tintypes and Photographs from the Farm House Museum Collection
Photography, as we know it today, takes place on the screen of a computer or phone, but before the invention of these devices, all photographs were physical objects that could be touched, turned, held and looked at under a magnifying glass. Explore the Farm House Museum Collection of 19th Century photography with Charlie Coffey, exhibition curator, photographer, and University Museums intern extraordinaire.
Friday, 27 Apr 2018
Performance: Our Town
Ordinary life has great joys that very few people fully appreciate. There are also the transcendent moments surrounding love and death that come to all. This masterpiece of American theatre takes place in a small New England town at the turn of the last century. Through its themes lies the understanding that we are all connected no matter when we have lived and that we know in our hearts that something is eternal and it isn't the objects we own.
Performance: Town and Gown Chamber Music series
Featuring pianist Vadym Kholodenko, gold-medal winner of the 2013 Van Cliburn International Piano Competition.
Saturday, 28 Apr 2018
Performance: Our Town
Ordinary life has great joys that very few people fully appreciate. There are also the transcendent moments surrounding love and death that come to all. This masterpiece of American theatre takes place in a small New England town at the turn of the last century. Through its themes lies the understanding that we are all connected no matter when we have lived and that we know in our hearts that something is eternal and it isn't the objects we own.
Sunday, 29 Apr 2018
Performance: Our Town
Ordinary life has great joys that very few people fully appreciate. There are also the transcendent moments surrounding love and death that come to all. This masterpiece of American theatre takes place in a small New England town at the turn of the last century. Through its themes lies the understanding that we are all connected no matter when we have lived and that we know in our hearts that something is eternal and it isn't the objects we own.
Walk-in Argentine Tango
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 30 Apr 2018
Performance: The Ugly Duckling
From the familiar fable of the swan who grows up 'ugly' in a family of ducks.
Art + Issues - Building a Campus Community
The University Museums exist to celebrate the diversity of our cultural heritage and through art teach critical thinking and generate dialogue that helps to build an inclusive campus community. Topics that relate to current events will be presented and attendees are encouraged to bring other discussion topics with them with a goal of generating understanding in a safe, inclusive, and inspiring space.
Performance: The Ugly Duckling
From the familiar fable of the swan who grows up 'ugly' in a family of ducks.