Sunday, 26 Feb 2012
Gymnastics
Iowa State vs. Minnesota.
ISU Theatre production of "To Kill a Mockingbird"
Atticus Finch, a lawyer who is a widower, tries to raise his two young children to have a code of honorable behavior within the social fabric of a small town in Alabama in the mid-1930's. When a young black man is unfairly accused of accosting a white woman and Atticus serves as his lawyer, serious issues of racial inequality violently surface within the community. Winner of a Pulitzer Prize.
Writing from the Margins: A Conversation
Daniel Woodrell is the author of Winter's Bone, whose film adaptation was nominated for four Academy Awards. Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil was born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and a father from South India. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness and the Creative Imagination
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.
Poetry Reading: Aimee Nezhukumatathil
Poet Aimee Nezhukumatathil was born in Chicago to a Filipina mother and a father from South India. Her recently published book of poetry, Lucky Fish, moves from India to the Philippines to New York state to capture a rich life, richly lived. She teaches creative writing and environmental literature at the State University of New York-Fredonia. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness and Creative Imagination.
A Reading with Daniel Woodrell
Daniel Woodrell is the author of Winter's Bone, whose film adaptation was nominated for four Academy Awards. He has set most of his eight novels in the Missouri Ozarks, where he grew up and now lives. Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination
Cyclone Cinema: The Muppets
With the help of three fans, The Muppets must reunite to save their old theater from a greedy oil tycoon. There will also be a showing at 10pm