Wednesday, 09 Feb 2022
Pop Up Valentine Art Shop
Find one-of-a-kind gifts! For the eco-friendly, choose a succulent in pottery from The Workspace. Write an ode to your partner, paste photos, or draw a cute cartoon in a small accordion book or get a kit to make your own from scratch. Find the perfect little marbled dish, or choose from an array of delightful Valentine's Day cards created by Kristin Erdman. We can even help you out with gift wrapping before you go.
Drop-In Craft: Valentine Hearts
A hand-made valentine is the BEST and even better when it's something a little different. Paint or decoupage a flat wood heart cutout to show all the loves to your mate this year.
Wheel Pottery Class
An introduction to creating functional pottery on the wheel. Start with the building blocks of centering clay and pulling cylinders, and move on to make bowls, mugs, and other forms. Learn how to pull handles, glaze, and finishing techniques, and build the skills needed to continue on your own. Open to beginners as well as those with experience who would like to improve their skills.
Seminar: Plant breeding and agronomy - The past and future
By Kendall Lamkey, chair Department of Agronomy
Panel: Black Mental Health
The Multicultural Student Success office in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences is hosting the panel.
Seminar: Farmer perspectives on soil health - Insights from social science research
Seminar by J. Arbuckle
Exhibition Reception: Vibrant Matter
Opening reception for artist Julie W. Chang's "Vibrant Matter" exhibition.
Seed Sovereignty: Who Owns the Seeds of the World
Winona LaDuke is a Harvard-educated economist, environmental activist, author, hemp farmer, grandmother, and a two-time former Green Party Vice President candidate with Ralph Nader. LaDuke specializes in rural development, economic, food, and energy sovereignty and environmental justice. Living and working on the White Earth reservation in northern Minnesota, she leads several organizations.
Grandma Mojo's Improv Comedy
Iowa State's premier student improv comedy troupe! They perform in the M-Shop on select Wednesday nights during the semester.