Friday, 20 Apr 2012
Dance social
Free dance social hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual, however indoor shoes or socks must be worn.
Stars Over Veishea: RENT
Stars over Veishea musical production of RENT. The story of a group of eight friends who are impoverished young artists and musicians, struggling to create and survive under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The musical first opened on Broadway in 1996, ran for 12 years, and won a Pulitzer Prize.
Saturday, 21 Apr 2012
Art Mart: Arts and Crafts Sale
Visit us during VEISHEA Saturday and support local artists! Pottery, prints, jewelry, blown glass, accessories and more.
ISU Hort Club: Plant Sale
Members of the Horticulture Club will sell annuals, perennials and green roof bird houses.
Make a VEISHEA Button at The Workspace!
Lots of fun designs to choose from! For those that love tradition, we have the VEISHEA logo and a 90th anniversary celebration design. For those looking for something more quirky and fun see our take on cherry pies, campaniling and a dip in the MU fountain.
VEISHEA: Christian Petersen Art Museum & Anderson Sculpture Garden open house
Continue the VEISHEA celebration after the parade ends by visiting your favorite University Museums! The Christian Petersen Art Museum, Anderson Sculpture Garden and Farm House Museum will open at the conclusion of the parade and welcome all ISU friends, family, and alumni to view the current exhibitions.
VEISHEA: Farm House Museum open house
Continue the VEISHEA celebration after the parade ends by visiting your favorite University Museums! The Christian Petersen Art Museum and Farm House Museum will open at the conclusion of the parade and welcome all ISU friends, family, and alumni to view the current exhibitions.
Installation: Petersen's "Panthers" FOUND!
For 20 years, University Museums searched for a pair of larger-than-life-sized bronze panthers created by Christian Petersen for a Rhode Island estate in the early 1920s. In the summer of 2010, the Panthers were found, and during VEISHEA 2012 they become a permanent part of ISU's campus art collection. Join University Museums as we install this new to the collection sculpture right after the VEISHEA parade concludes. Free tattoos and treats!
VEISHEA: Alumni Center open house
Veishea open house features free root beer floats from Olde Main Brewing Co., building tours, trivia contes and merchandise sales. After the open house, head over to Hilton Coliseum to cheer on the ISU volleyball team as it takes on Nebraska at 5 p.m.
Exhibition volleyball: ISU vs. Nebraska
The Iowa State volleyball team will conclude its spring schedule with an exhibition match against former Big 12 Conference foe Nebraska. At the conclusion of the match, Cyclone student-athletes will participate in an autograph session.
Cyclone Cinema: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name. Another showing at 10pm.
Stars Over Veishea: RENT
Stars over Veishea musical production of RENT. The story of a group of eight friends who are impoverished young artists and musicians, struggling to create and survive under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The musical first opened on Broadway in 1996, ran for 12 years, and won a Pulitzer Prize.
Comedy with The Daily Show's Kristen Schaal
Actress and comedian Kristen Schaal joined The Daily Show in 2008 as a writer and special commentator. She is perhaps best known for her role as Mel in the HBO series Flight of the Conchords and Louise in Bob's Burgers. Schaal's comedy partner Kurt Braunohler will open.
Sunday, 22 Apr 2012
Make a VEISHEA Button at The Workspace!
Lots of fun designs to choose from! For those that love tradition, we have the VEISHEA logo and a 90th anniversary celebration design. For those looking for something more quirky and fun see our take on cherry pies, campaniling and a dip in the MU fountain.
Stars Over Veishea: RENT
Stars over Veishea musical production of RENT. The story of a group of eight friends who are impoverished young artists and musicians, struggling to create and survive under the shadow of HIV/AIDS. The musical first opened on Broadway in 1996, ran for 12 years, and won a Pulitzer Prize.
Argentine Tango Practica with Valerie Williams
This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
ISU BioBus Club Birthday, Earth Day Celebration
Students from the ISU BioBus Club, who convert used vegetable oil from ISU Dining into biofuel for a CyRide bus, invite all faculty, staff and students to a birthday/Earth Day celebration. The event will celebrate the club's one year of operation and also support Earth Day. RSVP to mwright@iastate.edu.
Cyclone Cinema: Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol
The IMF is shut down when it's implicated in the bombing of the Kremlin, causing Ethan Hunt and his new team to go rogue to clear their organization's name. There is another showing at 10pm.
Monday, 23 Apr 2012
Candidate open forum: Senior vice president and provost
Jonathan Wickert is dean of the College of Engineering and one of three finalists named in the search for ISU's senior vice president and provost.
SUB Music: Robin and Linda Williams and Their Fine Group
For more than three decades now, Robin & Linda Williams have made it their mission to perform the music that they love, "a robust blend of bluegrass, folk, old-time and acoustic country that combines wryly observant lyrics with a wide-ranging melodicism."
Tuesday, 24 Apr 2012
Preservation Week webinar
"Taking Care of Family Textiles." Presented as part of National Preservation Week.
Candidate open forum: Senior vice president and provost
David Manderscheid is dean of the College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln, and one of three finalists named in the search for ISU's senior vice president and provost.
Preservation Clinic: Ask the Experts
Do you have a family heirloom or collectible that is showing its age or needs a little TLC? Bring your object to Parks Library and "Ask the Experts" for care and handling advice. Presented as part of National Preservation Week.
Candidate open forum: Dean of Students
Adam Goldstein is associate dean of students at Florida State University, Tallahassee, and one of four finalists named in the search for Iowa State's next dean of students.
RESCHEDULED: Funding grant proposals
This workshop has been moved to Wednesday, April 25.
Film and discussion: Gasland
A free screening of "Gasland," followed by group discussion. Part verite travelogue, part expose, part mystery, part bluegrass banjo meltdown, part showdown, "Gasland" is a cross-country odyssey with unexpected humor, uncovering a trail of secrets, lies and contamination. Sponsored by the Sustainable Agriculture Student Association and ActivUS.
Story County Youth Volunteer Awards
The Volunteer Center of Story County and Iowa State University Student Activities Center will host the sixth annual Story County Youth Volunteer Awards on Tuesday, April 24, 2012 in the Memorial Union.
Wednesday, 25 Apr 2012
CODAC Spring Art Sale
Annual spring sale of work by students in the integrated studio arts program (ceramics, fibers/textiles, painting, photography, printmaking, woods and metals). Hours are 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday through Friday, April 25-27.
Preservation Clinic: Ask the Experts
Do you have a family heirloom or collectible that is showing its age or needs a little TLC? Bring your object to Parks Library and "Ask the Experts" for care and handling advice. Presented as part of National Preservation Week.
Celebration: ExcerCYse is Medicine
An event to promote and encourage students, faculty and staff to become more physically active by creating awareness about ExerCYse Is Medicine and providing activities on central campus. Activities include a wellness walk, obstacle course competition, bike tune up, postural assessment, jump rope competition, flash mob, disk golf and free food!