Saturday, 01 Mar 2014
Craft of the Month: Spring Flower Pots
Decorate terra cotta flower pots with bright paint colors to spruce up your plants or flowers.
Argentine Tango Practica (Class)
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or s
Performance: Amadeus
Amadeus tells a story of both fact and fiction about Mozart, one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. Mozart himself once described a genius by saying, "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of a genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."
Sunday, 02 Mar 2014
Intermediate Glass Beads: Decorative Finishes Class
Add some pizzazz to your glass beads with surface decorations! Experiment with etching, pixie dust, and baking soda to produce a variety of looks including pearl finishes and beach glass looks.
Performance: Amadeus
Amadeus tells a story of both fact and fiction about Mozart, one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. Mozart himself once described a genius by saying, "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of a genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."
Live webcast: Language and the Internet
Linguist David Crystal is perhaps best known as the author of The Cambridge Encyclopedia of Language and The Cambridge Encyclopedia of the English Language. He has authored more than 100 books on the English language, with topics ranging from phonetics and grammar to Shakespeare to clinical linguistics.
Argentine Tango Class
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 03 Mar 2014
Lectures Program Event Being Planned
Speaker to be announced.
Screenprinting Class
Learn an inexpensive way to create custom t-shirts. Using your own design, learn to make a screen with the photographic emulsion method. Bring in your shirts and print away! This class is required in order to use our screenprinting equipment.
Tuesday, 04 Mar 2014
How to Find Inner Peace in the Modern World: A Buddhist Perspective
Arjia Rinpoche is a Distinguished Scholar in Residence at Indiana University and one of the most prominent Tibetan lamas in the world.
Raku Class
Raku is a form of Japanese pottery dating back to the 16th century. Using low firing temperatures and removing pots from the kiln while still hot, a unique surface finish is created, often with crackled textures.
Wire Work for Jewelry Class
Anyone can string beads, but making your own bead links, dangles, hoops, spirals, clasps, jump rings and ear wires will make you an expert wire worker.
Engaging Conservatives on Energy and Climate
Bob Inglis, a six-term Republican congressman from one of South Carolina's most conservative districts, established the Energy and Enterprise Initiative. National Affairs Series
Wednesday, 05 Mar 2014
Sewing Lessons
Whether you are a beginner needing to learn how to operate a sewing machine, or someone who needs help finishing a project in progress, this class is for you.
Thursday, 06 Mar 2014
Pop Art Jewelry Class
Create fun, colorful jewelry using aluminum cans.
Stained Glass Class
Create a beautiful piece to capture the light through your windows. Learn how to cut, foil and solder glass using a pattern you choose or design.
Documentary and discussion: Girl Rising
Girl Rising journeys around the globe to witness the strength of the human spirit and the power of education to change the world. Viewers get to know nine unforgettable girls living in the developing world: ordinary girls who confront tremendous challenges and overcome nearly impossible odds to pursue their dreams. Prize-winning authors put the girls' remarkable stories into words, and renowned actors give them voice.
Lessons from the Past for a Sustainable Future
"The Extinction of the Passenger Pigeon: Lessons from the Past for a Sustainable Future," Dr. Stanley Temple. Temple's talk marks the centennial of the extinction of the passenger pigeon in 1914. He uses the passenger pigeon to call attention to the world's ongoing extinction crisis and our relationship with other species.
Friday, 07 Mar 2014
ISCORE Keynote: Harold Martin
Harold Martin Sr. is the chancellor at North Carolina A&T State University.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Sci-Fi Characters
From Dr. Who and Darth Vader to Optimus Prime and Bilbo Baggins, use a stencil and transfer your favorite character on your piece.
Dance social
Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; indoor shoes or socks are required.
Performance: Amadeus
Amadeus tells a story of both fact and fiction about Mozart, one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. Mozart himself once described a genius by saying, "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of a genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."
ISU AfterDark
ISU AfterDark will feature screenwriter Max Brooks and Second City Imrov Group!
10 Lessons for Surviving a Zombie Attack
Max Brooks, author of The Zombie Survival Guide and a Emmy Award-winning writer for Saturday Night Live, is considered to be one of the world's foremost Zombie experts. His bestselling book World War Z was recently made into a movie starring Brad Pitt.
Saturday, 08 Mar 2014
Argentine Tango Practica (Class)
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From 4-5pm moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week along with techniques for dancing better. From 5-7pm the dance floor is yours for dancing under the guidance of Valerie and working with different partners. An intermediate level figure will also be introduced during this time. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or s
Performance: Amadeus
Amadeus tells a story of both fact and fiction about Mozart, one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. Mozart himself once described a genius by saying, "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of a genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."
Sunday, 09 Mar 2014
Performance: Amadeus
Amadeus tells a story of both fact and fiction about Mozart, one of the greatest composers who has ever lived. Mozart himself once described a genius by saying, "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go into the making of a genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."
Argentine Tango Class
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Monday, 10 Mar 2014
Leading in a Crisis: Real Stories Behind 'Scandal'
Judy Smith, a crisis manager and former White House deputy press secretary for President George H. W. Bush, is the real-life inspiration for Olivia Pope, the lead on ABC's "Scandal" - a show revolving around the life and work of a professional fixer. Book signing to follow.
Tuesday, 11 Mar 2014
Eating Without Heating: An Intro to Raw Food
Sheree Clark is a certified raw culinary arts chef and instructor. She educates people nationwide about nutrition and healthy lifestyles through her Des Moines-based practice, Fork in the Road, which offers classes, hands-on workshops, coaching and consultations.