Monday, 01 Jul 2024
Drop in Craft: Felt Coasters
Create a set of coasters in fun circular patterns. Choose felt strips in an array of colors and coil them together to make a spot to catch the drips of summer condensation from frosty cold glasses.
Drop in Craft: Woodcraft Painting
Get your creativity flowing and paint a plain wood box or tray! Choose a small, medium, or large sized item, and use acrylic to transform it into a work of art.
Paint Your Own Pottery: $10 Mugs
Whatta deal!
Tuesday, 02 Jul 2024
Retirement reception: Brian Dangelser
Dangelser, an Engineer IV in the office of the university architect, is retiring July 3 after 21+ years of service to Iowa State and facilities planning and management.
Thursday, 04 Jul 2024
University holiday
University offices are closed.
Monday, 08 Jul 2024
Drop in Craft: Woodcraft Painting
Get your creativity flowing and paint a plain wood box or tray! Choose a small, medium, or large sized item, and use acrylic to transform it into a work of art.
Paint Your Own Pottery: Gnome Week
An enchanting cast of characters awaits you! Meet Norm, Norma, Nate, Nora, Elwood, Jake, and the ever-popular foot-tall Ginormagnome. Start (or keep building) your gnome village with cute little mushrooms, a small planter, or a fairy house.
Retirement reception: Jerilyn Logue
Logue, who oversees two ISU Alumni Association programs (Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at Iowa State University and the ISU Retirees Association), is retiring after more than 15 years of service to the alumni association.
Wednesday, 10 Jul 2024
Workshop (1/2): Intro to AI Tools for Starting a Literature Review
Part one of a two-part series: "AI-Facilitated Analysis and Interpretation of Scholarly Literature." Try out two artificial intelligence (AI) research tools to assist in the first stage of a literature review. Please bring your laptop.
Thursday, 11 Jul 2024
Workshop (2/2): Intro to AI Tools for Starting a Literature Review
Part two of a two-part series: "AI-Facilitated Analysis and Interpretation of Scholarly Literature." Try out two artificial intelligence (AI) research tools to assist in the second stage of a literature review. Please bring your laptop.
Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
The P&S Council is a representative body elected by, and responsible to, Professional and Scientific employees at Iowa State University. Meetings are open to the public.
Friday, 12 Jul 2024
Paint by Number Fridays: Mushrooms & Moons
Grab a friend and drop by for a fun evening of easy painting. Each Friday has a different theme, and there will be 4-6 paintings to choose from. If you don't finish, no worries! We will send you home with extra paint and brushes, or you are welcome to come back sometime the following week.
Sunday, 14 Jul 2024
Garden Art Fair
Enjoy browsing and purchasing various eclectic items from booths with high-quality products, including jewelry, watercolor, glass, metal, pottery, photography, and so much more!
Argentine Tango Drop-In Lessons
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+.
Monday, 15 Jul 2024
Drop in Craft: Woodcraft Painting
Get your creativity flowing and paint a plain wood box or tray! Choose a small, medium, or large sized item, and use acrylic to transform it into a work of art.
Tuesday, 16 Jul 2024
Songwriter Showcase: Andrew Hoyt and Andersen Coates
Iowa singer-songwriters Andrew Hoyt and Andersen Coates will perform as part of the Goldfinch Room Iowa Songwriters Showcase. Concessions will be available for purchase.
Thursday, 18 Jul 2024
Artist Reception: Rachel Deutmeyer and Barbara Walton
"An Exploration of Nature Through Encaustic Painting," an exhibit featuring works by Ames artists Rachel Deutmeyer and Barbara Walton. Deutmeyer is a photographer who uses lumen prints, digital collage, and physical layering of photographs with encaustic medium, while Walton is a painter who adds pigment to the wax, which is then brushed onto the canvas.
Sunday, 21 Jul 2024
Argentine Tango Drop-In Lessons
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+.
Monday, 22 Jul 2024
Drop in Craft: Woodcraft Painting
Get your creativity flowing and paint a plain wood box or tray! Choose a small, medium, or large sized item, and use acrylic to transform it into a work of art.
Wednesday, 24 Jul 2024
Workshop: Working in Streamlyne: Introduction to the Basics
This workshop will cover the basics of using Streamlyne, the proposal management and submission system used at Iowa State University. This session is designed to cover entering information to submitting a basic proposal. More complex proposals will be covered in future sessions.
Friday, 26 Jul 2024
Rummage RAMPage - DROP-OFF ONLY DAY
A community sale during the community's annual summer move-out/lease changeover (July 26-Aug. 3), designed to keep reusable items out of the waste stream and landfill. Most items are priced between $1 and $50. Proceeds benefit ISU student organizations and community nonprofit organizations providing volunteer hours during the event. Hosted by the City of Ames and ISU Office of Sustainability.
Paint by Number Fridays: Mountains & Beaches
Grab a friend and drop by for a fun evening of easy painting. Each Friday has a different theme, and there will be 4-6 paintings to choose from. If you don't finish, no worries! We will send you home with extra paint and brushes, or you are welcome to come back sometime the following week.
Saturday, 27 Jul 2024
Rummage RAMPage
A community sale during the community's annual summer move-out/lease changeover (July 26-Aug. 3), designed to keep reusable items out of the waste stream and landfill. Most items are priced between $1 and $50. Proceeds benefit ISU student organizations and community nonprofit organizations providing volunteer hours during the event. Hosted by the City of Ames and ISU Office of Sustainability.
Sunday, 28 Jul 2024
Rummage RAMPage
A community sale during the community's annual summer move-out/lease changeover (July 26-Aug. 3), designed to keep reusable items out of the waste stream and landfill. Most items are priced between $1 and $50. Proceeds benefit ISU student organizations and community nonprofit organizations providing volunteer hours during the event. Hosted by the City of Ames and ISU Office of Sustainability.
Argentine Tango Drop-In Lessons
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+.
Monday, 29 Jul 2024
Drop in Craft: Woodcraft Painting
Get your creativity flowing and paint a plain wood box or tray! Choose a small, medium, or large sized item, and use acrylic to transform it into a work of art.
Rummage RAMPage
A community sale during the community's annual summer move-out/lease changeover (July 26-Aug. 3), designed to keep reusable items out of the waste stream and landfill. Most items are priced between $1 and $50. Proceeds benefit ISU student organizations and community nonprofit organizations providing volunteer hours during the event. Hosted by the City of Ames and ISU Office of Sustainability.
Tuesday, 30 Jul 2024
Rummage RAMPage
A community sale during the community's annual summer move-out/lease changeover (July 26-Aug. 3), designed to keep reusable items out of the waste stream and landfill. Most items are priced between $1 and $50. Proceeds benefit ISU student organizations and community nonprofit organizations providing volunteer hours during the event. Hosted by the City of Ames and ISU Office of Sustainability.
CYstarters' Demo Day
The members of CYstarters' ninth cohort will share the progress they made this summer on their businesses (3-5 p.m.). Appetizers and networking will follow (5-6:30 p.m.)The public is invited.
Wednesday, 31 Jul 2024
Art Walk: Education and Enrichment
Learn about Iowa State's human sciences and the impact of educators seen in the Art on Campus Collection. Led by docent Dana Schumacher.