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What is featured?

Friday, 28 Feb 2025

ISU AfterDark

Feb 28, 2025

9:00 PM - 1:00 AM

Memorial Union

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Students are invited to the Memorial Union from 9pm-1am to participate in a variety of FREE late night activities

Saturday, 01 Mar 2025

Paint Your Own Pottery: Cereal Bowl Week

Mar 01, 2025

10:00 AM - 4:00 PM

Workspace

$

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

Paint a bowl for your morning staple or late-night snack. When you pick up your bowl after firing, we will throw in a single-serve cereal box to get you started.

Concert: Campus and Concert Bands

Mar 01, 2025

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Ames City Auditorium

$7/$5

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Adults: $7 and students 18 or younger: $5. Tickets can be purchased at the door prior to the performance.

Cyclone Cinema: Moana 2

Mar 01, 2025

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.

Men's Basketball vs. Arizona

Mar 01, 2025

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

TBA

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State men's basketball vs. Arizona. Game dates and times are subject to change. Check the Iowa State Athletics website and social media channels for updates.

Sunday, 02 Mar 2025

Concert: Iowa State Singers

Mar 02, 2025

1:30 PM

Tye Recital Hall, 0140 Simon Estes Music Hall

$5

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

The Iowa State singers, one of the most highly regarded choirs in the nation, is led by Dr. James Rodde. Come and enjoy beautiful music sung by the choir.

Performing Arts Series: Ballet Des Moines

Mar 02, 2025

2:00 PM

Stephens Auditorium

$35-$85 ($15-$25 ISU students)

Iowa State Center Arts, performances

Ballet Des Moines presents "See the Music (Hear the Dance)," a mesmerizing performance featuring choreography by artistic director Tom Mattingly. The performance opens with a world premiere collaboration between Ballet Des Moines and the acclaimed Aizuri Quartet playing the haunting strains of Philip Glass' String Quartet No. 5. World-class artists bring the soaring piece to life with Mattingly's choreography.

Women's Basketball vs. Kansas State

Mar 02, 2025

3:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

TBA

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State women's basketball vs. Kansas State. Game dates and times are subject to change. Check the Iowa State Athletics website and social media channels for updates.

Argentine Tango Drop-In Lessons

Mar 02, 2025

4:00 PM - 7:00 PM

Room 3512, Memorial Union

5 lessons for $45 ISU, $55 public

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances 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+.

Concert: ISU Symphony Orchestra

Mar 02, 2025

4:30 PM

Tye Recital Hall, 0140 Simon Estes Music Hall

$5

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Concerto winners will perform with the Symphony Orchestra, a full-size orchestra led by distinguished faculty, performing major symphonic, choral and operatic repertoire. This premiere ensemble is drawn entirely from the student body, and proudly includes representation from across the colleges.

Cyclone Cinema: Moana 2

Mar 02, 2025

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.

Junior Recital: Andrew King

Mar 02, 2025

7:30 PM - 8:30 PM

Tye Recital Hall, 0140 Simon Estes Music Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Watch Andrew King perform his junior recital on bass trombone!

Monday, 03 Mar 2025

Paint Your Own Pottery: Containers & Canisters Week

Mar 03, 2025

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Find the perfect vessel for your loose change, pens, plants, candy, crayons, jewelry, keys, coffee beans, craft supplies, things you want to hide, or things you need to keep track of.

Philosophy and Religious Studies: Carnival

Mar 03, 2025

3:00 PM - 5:00 PM

Troxel Hall

free

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Meetings, receptions Student activities

All are invited to play carnival games that give rise to paradoxes, ethical dilemmas, and fun. Meet students and faculty who share your enthusiasm and curiosity about philosophy and religious studies.

Art Write Now with the Ames Writers Collective

Mar 03, 2025

6:00 PM - 8:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

"Art Write Now" invites writers of all levels to showcase the powerful connection between visual art and creative writing. Through this program, participants will explore how art can serve as a writing prompt--evoking emotions, triggering memories, and sparking conversations. Participants will draw inspiration from the exhibitions at the Christian Petersen Art Museum to create and publicly share their creation.

Demystifying AI: What Adoption Success Looks Like for Humans

Mar 03, 2025

6:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

Lecture Series Lectures

One of the first movers in Responsible AI, Olivia Gambelin is a world-renowned expert in AI Ethics and product innovation whose experience in utilizing ethics-by-design has empowered hundreds of business leaders to achieve their desired impact on the cutting edge of AI development. Olivia works directly with product teams to drive AI innovation through human value alignment, as well as executive teams on the operational and strategic...

Tuesday, 04 Mar 2025

Workshop: Working in Streamlyne: Budgeting Basics

Mar 04, 2025

1:30 PM - 2:30 PM

Virtual

free

Research Training, development

This 60-minute workshop is an introduction to creating or editing a budget in Streamlyne. Participants should have a basic knowledge of how to create a Streamlyne Proposal Document (PD) and basic knowledge of budgeting according to ISU policies and best practices.

Paint Your Own Pottery: Containers & Canisters Week

Mar 04, 2025

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Find the perfect vessel for your loose change, pens, plants, candy, crayons, jewelry, keys, coffee beans, craft supplies, things you want to hide, or things you need to keep track of.

Meeting: Faculty Senate

Mar 04, 2025

3:30 PM - 5:00 PM

Sun Room, Memorial Union

free

Groups, governance Meetings, receptions

The Faculty Senate represents the general faculty of Iowa State and participates in shared governance of the University with the administration. Senate meetings are open to the public.

Artist Lecture: Will Wilson and the Critical Indigenous Photographic Exchange Series

Mar 04, 2025

5:30 PM - 6:30 PM

Brunnier Art Museum, 290 Scheman Building, 1805 Center Dr.

free

University Museums Arts, performances

As an Indigenous artist working with both historic and contemporary processes in photography, Will Wilson (Dine) is endeavoring to recreate a contemporary vision of Native North America.

Men's Basketball vs. BYU

Mar 04, 2025

8:00 PM - 10:00 PM

Hilton Coliseum

TBA

Athletics Athletics

Iowa State men's basketball vs. BYU. Game dates and times are subject to change. Check the Iowa State Athletics website and social media channels for updates.

Open Mic Night

Mar 04, 2025

8:00 PM

The Maintenance Shop

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

ISU students - are you looking to impress your fellow Cyclones with your singing, comedy, chainsaw juggling, or other talents? Then don't miss Open Mic Night at the M-Shop! (No chainsaw juggling, please)

Wednesday, 05 Mar 2025

Paint Your Own Pottery: Containers & Canisters Week

Mar 05, 2025

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Find the perfect vessel for your loose change, pens, plants, candy, crayons, jewelry, keys, coffee beans, craft supplies, things you want to hide, or things you need to keep track of.

Concert: Jazz Night

Mar 05, 2025

7:30 PM

Tye Recital Hall, 0140 Simon Estes Music Hall

$5

College of Liberal Arts and Sciences Arts, performances

Performances by ISU's jazz ensembles. Tickets available at the door.

SUB Comedy Night w/ BT Kingsley

Mar 05, 2025

8:00 PM

M-Shop

free

Memorial Union programs Arts, performances Student activities

BT Kingsley is an LA based comedian who tours the nation with the likes of comedy lengends Don "D.C" Curry, Matt Rife, and Nate Jackson. His first stand-up special, Next Level, is available on Comedy Central, produced by Kevin Hart. This event is FREE and open to everyone! Doors open at 7:30pm for the 8pm show.

Thursday, 06 Mar 2025

Paint Your Own Pottery: Containers & Canisters Week

Mar 06, 2025

2:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union

The Workspace Arts, performances Student activities

Find the perfect vessel for your loose change, pens, plants, candy, crayons, jewelry, keys, coffee beans, craft supplies, things you want to hide, or things you need to keep track of.

Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council

Mar 06, 2025

2:10 PM - 4:10 PM

4250 Student Innovation Center

free

Groups, governance Meetings, receptions

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.

Dragons & Rayguns: Book Reading with Iowa Poet Laureate, Vince Gotera

Mar 06, 2025

5:00 PM - 6:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

free

University Museums Arts, performances

Vince Gotera will be reading from Dragons & Rayguns, his collection of speculative poems--science fiction, fantasy, and horror--that deals with the love affair between a tiger and a dragon, new artificial biological organisms called xenobots, the mythical Filipino sea dragon Bakunawa, cultural figures like H.G. Wells and Jimi Hendrix, among other topics.

Dragons & Rayguns: Book Reading with the Iowa Poet Laureate

Mar 06, 2025

5:00 PM

Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill Hall

Lecture Series Arts, performances Lectures

Vince Gotera is the Poet Laureate of Iowa and Professor Emeritus of English at the University of Northern Iowa, where he taught for almost 30 years. He was editor of the North American Review (2000-2016) and Star*Line, the print journal of the International Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (2017-2020). His poetry awards include a Creative Writing Fellowship in Poetry from the National Endowment for the Arts, the Global...

Cyclone Cinema: Wicked

Mar 06, 2025

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.