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What is featured?

Sunday, 24 Apr 2022

Recycled Paper-Making

Apr 24, 2022

1:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

See below.

Reiman Gardens

Do you have a fascination with paper? Do you journal, collage, or craft? Are you interested in recycling?

United at the Union Wedding Expo

Apr 24, 2022

1:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Durham Great Hall

Memorial Union programs Conferences

We are hosting some of the best wedding vendors in the central Iowa area who would love to help bring your wedding dreams to life. Join us for light snacks, a beverage, and preparation for the big day!

Iowa Maker Series: Jewelry with Ann Au

Apr 24, 2022

2:00 PM - 3:00 PM

Brunnier Art Museum

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Join jeweler Ann Au as she discusses how she came to design custom jewelry as wearable works of art, which express her unique sense of aesthetics and artistry.

Argentine Tango Drop-In Lessons

Apr 24, 2022

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Room 3512, Memorial Union

5 lessons for $35 ISU, $45 public

Memorial Union programs Student activities

This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. Classes meet every Sunday and drop-ins are welcome. Purchase a dance punch card and attend as often as your schedule allows. Open to ages 18+.

Cyclone Cinema: Marry Me

Apr 24, 2022

7:00 PM

Carver 101

free

Memorial Union programs Student activities

Cyclone Cinema is presented by the Student Union Board and showcases a variety of film genres, screening a different movie every weekend Thursday - Sunday during the semester. Sunday film screenings are in open caption format. All other screenings can be open caption as well, as long as the request is made to the staff prior to the movie starting.

Monday, 25 Apr 2022

Monday Monologues series

Apr 25, 2022

12:15 PM - 1:00 PM

Parks Library

free

University Library Arts, performances

The Stormettes Dance Line, open to Iowa State students with varying levels of dance experience, promotes team endurance and body positivity by performing a variety of different dance styles. They often feature the majorette, heels, and hip-hop styles.

Drop-In Craft: Painted Flowerpots

Apr 25, 2022

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace

$9-$18 in studio / $12-$22 to go

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Simple, fun, and in-season, terra cotta pots are an easy surface to paint on. Choose from small pots to start an herb garden, to medium containers for indoor plants, and larger pots for outdoor flowers.

Gregory Palermo Celebration of Life

Apr 25, 2022

4:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Hunziker House, Reiman Gardens

free

College of Design Meetings, receptions Special events

The College of Design and Department of Architecture will host a public celebration of life for Gregory Palermo, FAIA. A professor emeritus of architecture, Palermo died Sunday, March 20, in Ames. Colleagues, alumni and friends are invited to share personal anecdotes and tributes following a formal program at 4:15 p.m. Refreshments will be served.

Seminar: Exploring Perennial Groundcover Species Compatibility with Maize and Their Effects on Soil Water and Nutrient Dynamics

Apr 25, 2022

4:25 PM - 5:15 PM

118 Horticulture Hall

free

Research Lectures

Join this Department of Horticulture Graduate Seminar to hear Patrick Galland, Horticulture graduate student at Iowa State University, discuss research into the use of perennial ground cover with maize. The focus was primarily on how the soil water and available nutrients were impacted with the goal to indentify which combination of factors had the greatest influence on grain yield reductions.

Comedy College Finals

Apr 25, 2022

7:00 PM

Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Students from the Honors Program Comedy College class take the M-Shop stage for their final presentation - a 10-minute comedy set! Hosted by comedian and instructor Gavin Jerome, this final exam is a total joke!

Tuesday, 26 Apr 2022

Schooltime Matinee Series: Call of the Wild

Apr 26, 2022

10:00 AM

Stephens Auditorium

$4

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

This multimedia adventure mixes classic storytelling with projected illustrations to tell the story of Buck, the magnificent cross-bred offspring of a St. Bernard and Scottish Collie. Kidnapped from his lavish life on a California estate and sent to work as a sled dog during the great Klondike Gold Rush, Buck fights to survive and becomes the most famous dog in the whole history of the northland.

Drop-In Craft: Painted Flowerpots

Apr 26, 2022

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace

$9-$18 in studio / $12-$22 to go

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Simple, fun, and in-season, terra cotta pots are an easy surface to paint on. Choose from small pots to start an herb garden, to medium containers for indoor plants, and larger pots for outdoor flowers.

Softball vs. Iowa

Apr 26, 2022

4:00 PM

Cyclone Sports Complex

free

Athletics Athletics

Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series: Iowa State vs. Iowa. Schedule updates and weather delays are available on the team social media accounts and the athletics website.

Lecture: The Unabomber Investigation Revisited

Apr 26, 2022

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Retired FBI Supervisory Special Agent James R. Fitzgerald will discuss his role in the identification and arrest of Theodore J. Kaczynski, aka, the Unabomber, in April of 1996. "Fitz" will describe how forensic linguistics, the science of language within the legal system, proved to be a pivotal factor in the eventual resolution of the 17 year-long serial bomber case.

Wednesday, 27 Apr 2022

Garlic Mustard Pull in Pammel Woods

Apr 27, 2022

11:00 AM - 1:00 PM

Pammel Woods, across from Town Engineering, Iowa State University campus

free

Live Green Submissions Live Green

Help remove a garlic mustard, an invasive species, from one of our campus gems - Pammel Woods. Enjoy time outside and give back too, during the last week of Earth Month 2022.

Retirement reception: Vern Schaefer and Chuck Jahren

Apr 27, 2022

11:45 AM - 1:15 PM

Campanile Room, Memorial Union

free

College of Engineering Meetings, receptions

The civil, construction and environmental engineering department will honor Morrill Professor Chuck Jahren and Professor Vern Schaefer, who are retiring from the university at the end of the academic year. Remarks begin at 12:15 p.m.

Art Walk: Painted Murals in Public Art

Apr 27, 2022

12:00 PM - 1:00 PM

Anderson Sculpture Garden, east side of the Hub

free

University Museums Arts, performances

This guided tour will discuss artist, process, and innovation of painted murals in the Art on Campus Collection.

A Demonstration of New Quizzes in Canvas

Apr 27, 2022

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM

WebEx only

free

Center for Excellence in Learning and Teaching Training, development

Canvas has developed New Quizzes to replace the current Quizzes function, Classic Quizzes. The ISU transition to New Quizzes is tied to and dependent on Canvas' timeline and ability to meet their milestone commitments.

Drop-In Craft: Painted Flowerpots

Apr 27, 2022

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace

$9-$18 in studio / $12-$22 to go

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Simple, fun, and in-season, terra cotta pots are an easy surface to paint on. Choose from small pots to start an herb garden, to medium containers for indoor plants, and larger pots for outdoor flowers.

Retirement reception: Donna Donald

Apr 27, 2022

2:45 PM - 4:00 PM

Second floor lobby, Scheman Building

free

ISU Extension and Outreach Meetings, receptions

Donna Donald, senior manager for education extension, Human Sciences Extension and Outreach, will retire from Iowa State June 1 after 48 years of service. Comments will begin at 3:15 p.m.

Comedy College Finals

Apr 27, 2022

7:00 PM

Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Students from the Honors Program Comedy College class take the M-Shop stage for their final presentation - a 10-minute comedy set! Hosted by comedian and instructor Gavin Jerome, this final exam is a total joke!

Lecture: To Save America, Wokeness Must Be Destroyed

Apr 27, 2022

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium

free

Lecture Series Lectures

Ben Shapiro is founding editor-in-chief and editor emeritus of The Daily Wire and host of "The Ben Shapiro Show," the top conservative podcast in the nation. Visit the Lectures Program website for special event information.

Thursday, 28 Apr 2022

Caterpillar Club

Apr 28, 2022

10:15 AM - 11:15 AM

Reiman Gardens

See below.

Reiman Gardens

Join us outdoors weekly for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories followed by nature exploration and activities. Best for children ages 2-5 with an adult.

Drop-In Craft: Painted Flowerpots

Apr 28, 2022

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace

$9-$18 in studio / $12-$22 to go

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Simple, fun, and in-season, terra cotta pots are an easy surface to paint on. Choose from small pots to start an herb garden, to medium containers for indoor plants, and larger pots for outdoor flowers.

Spring Enchantment Extended Hours

Apr 28, 2022

4:30 PM - 8:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

See below.

Reiman Gardens

Later in April, don't miss our amazing bulb display featuring thousands of tulips, hyacinths, and other bulbs celebrating the ISU Cyclones and Ames Little Cyclones!

Plant-A-Row Open House, and Produce Basics with ISU Extension & Outreach

Apr 28, 2022

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Reiman Gardens

Free

Reiman Gardens

6:00 - 6:30 (PAR Open House) | 6:30 - 8:00 PM (Produce Basics) Reiman Gardens is proud to partner with ISU Extension and Outreach to offer this free education program covering best practices for garden-grown food donation.

Cyclone Cinema: The King's Man

Apr 28, 2022

7:00 PM

Carver 101

free

Memorial Union programs Student activities

Cyclone Cinema is presented by the Student Union Board and showcases a variety of film genres, screening a different movie every weekend Thursday - Sunday during the semester. Sunday film screenings are in open caption format. All other screenings can be open caption as well, as long as the request is made to the staff prior to the movie starting.

SUB Comedy Night w/ Jeff Wright

Apr 28, 2022

8:00 PM

Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union

free

Student Union Board Arts, performances Student activities

Jeff Wright is a comedian, actor, and current writer and performer for NBC's Late Night with Seth Meyers. Best known for his short, quick-witted sketches, he's amassed over 2.5 million followers on TikTok and is one of the premier comedic voices on the platform.

Friday, 29 Apr 2022

Schooltime Matinee Series: ISU Orchestra

Apr 29, 2022

10:00 AM

Stephens Auditorium

$4

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Samuel Vargas headlines Symphony of Diversity 2022, an orchestral celebration of music from composers around the world, performed by internationally famous guest artists and the ISU Symphony Orchestra, under the direction of Jonathan Govias.

Distinguished Awards Ceremony

Apr 29, 2022

2:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

University Meetings, receptions Special events

The university's highest awards to alumni and friends will be presented, with a reception immediately following the ceremony.