Monday, 03 Feb 2025
Paint Your Own Pottery: Sweet Treats Week
Paint a special container for all those sweet treats - a candy dish, mug for hot chocolate, cookie tray, or a cupcake dish. Pieces will be fired in time for Valentine's Day pick-up.
George Washington Carver Day of Recognition Program
Carver’s story is one of extraordinary resiliency. Born into slavery in Missouri around 1864, he sought higher education in Iowa, at Simpson College and Iowa State University. He was Iowa State’s first Black student, earning bachelor’s and master’s degrees. After graduation, he became Iowa State’s first Black faculty member. Carver left Iowa for the Tuskegee Institute in Alabama, where he spent the rest of his life applying his...