Sunday, 30 Mar 2014
Brunnier in Bloom
Celebrate spring and the current exhibitions during Brunnier in Bloom, the Museum's annual pairing of beautiful art and fabulous flowers. This event showcases the talents of central Iowa floral designers and garden clubs as they are challenged to create arrangements inspired by works of art in the Museum's collection.
Tennis
ISU vs. Texas Tech.
Softball
Iowa State vs. Oklahoma.
Soap Making - Hot Process Class
Learn soap making from scratch, using a hot-process crock pot method.
Rescuing the World: Ecological Disaster in the Young Adult Novel - Panel Discussion
Panelists will discuss how the heroes and heroines in young adult fiction are often forced to grow up in a world damaged and corrupted by previous generations. Part of the Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination Series
FLYWAY Magazine's "Home Voices" Reading
Writers from the MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment read from their prize-winning work: Lindsay D'Andrea, "Rock Wall, New Hampshire," and Dana Thomann, "Flood Gap." Elizabeth Bradfield, author of Approaching Ice, selected this year's winning pieces. Part of the Wildness, Wilderness & the Environmental Imagination Series
Argentine Tango Class
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
The Brief History of the Dead
Kevin Brockmeier is the author of three novels, The Brief History of the Dead, The Truth About Celia, and The Illumination. He has also published two short story collections, Things That Fall from the Sky and The View from the Seventh Layer. Part of the Wildness, Wilderness & Environmental Imagination Series