Tuesday, 13 Oct 2009
Workshop: Floral Design Series
"Fruit or Potted Plant."
Wednesday, 14 Oct 2009
Workspace: Homecoming Button Making
Workspace open hours: 2-10pm Mon-Thurs; 10am-4pm Sat; 1-4pm Sun Make an ISU button.
Class: Acrylic Painting
7-9pm for 6 weeks Learn acrylic painting techniques - all levels are welcome.
Performance: ISU Jazz Ensembles I & II
Jazz I is directed by James Bovinette and Jazz II is directed by Micheal Giles.
Thursday, 15 Oct 2009
Class: Stained Glass
6-8pm for 6 weeks Learn to cut, foil, and solder glass.
Friday, 16 Oct 2009
ISU Afterdark: Craft night
Tie-Dyed T-shirts.
Dance social
Hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; however, in-door shoes or socks must be worn
Saturday, 17 Oct 2009
Workspace: Homecoming button making
Make an ISU homecoming button.
Dance performance: "Dracula, The Ballet that Bites"
Presented by Iowa Dance Theatre. This is a comedy ballet of romance and satire. Costumes are optional; there will be a costume contest at the conclusion of the performance. A second performance begins at 8:30 p.m.
Sunday, 18 Oct 2009
Performance: Iowa State Singers
Dr. James Rodde, Director of Choral Activities, and the Iowa State Singers.
Class: Argentine Tango Practica
4-5pm lesson; 5-7pm practice Oct.18,25; Nov.1,8,22,29; Dec.6,13 Multi-level Argentine Tango class.
Film and dinner: "Cocalero"
Free film and dinner. Part of Latino Heritage Month.
Monday, 19 Oct 2009
Class: Henna Tattoos, Section II
7-9pm on October 19 & 20 Design henna tattoos.
Class: Oil Painting
7-9pm for 6 weeks Learn oil painting techniques.
Tuesday, 20 Oct 2009
If You Give a Pig a Pancake & other story books
Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series
Tuesday Tea at the Farm House Museum
Come to the Farm House Museum to enjoy tea and conversation. Mark your calendar from Noon to 1:00 pm each Tuesday this month (Oct. 6th, 13th, 20, 27th) and enjoy the 150 year old structure in a whole new way. After tea, all are welcome to join a guided tour that will highlight different topics each week, including Victorian music and entertainment, women's work through the years, Victorian dining, and more.
If You Give a Pig a Pancake & other story books
Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series
Class: Wheel Pottery, Section II
2:30-5pm for 7 weeks Beginning-level pottery.
ISU Wind Ensemble and ISU Percussion Ensemble
ISU Wind Ensemble conducted by Michael Golemo, Director of Bands and Department Chair. ISU Percussion Ensemble conducted by Matthew Coley, Lecturer in Percussion
Thursday, 22 Oct 2009
As You Like It
Aquila Theatre presents a guided tour of AS YOU LIKE IT as port of the Iowa State Center's Youth Matinee Series.
Class: Knitting
6:30-8pm for 3 weeks Introduction to the basics of knitting.
Lecture: Art and science collaboration
"A Biorenewable Evolution of Soywax in Encaustic Painting," Barb Walton, ISU art and design; Toni Wang, ISU food science and human nutrition; Hui Wang, ISU postdoc; and Larry Johnson, ISU Center for Crops Utilization Research. They will explore the synchronicity and synergism of their individual research through collaboration; what they have learned from each other and what potential lies ahead.
As You Like It
Aquila Theatre presents a guided tour of AS YOU LIKE IT as part of the Iowa State Center's Performing Arts Series at Stephens Auditorium.
Concert: Daughtry
A 36-date U.S. tour featuring the band's debut album, "Leave This Town." Opening acts are Theory of a Deadman and Cavo.
Friday, 23 Oct 2009
ISU Afterdark Craft Nights at the Workspace
7-9pm Make fleece scarves.
Dance social
Hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club. Singles welcome. Dress is casual; however, in-door shoes or socks must be worn
Saturday, 24 Oct 2009
Class: Ames C.art Sew & Swap
1-4pm on October 24 & November 14 Sharing and stitching together materials, ideas, and community!
Class: Venetian Glass Beads, Section II
1-4pm on October 24 & 25 Learn to create beads.
Sunday, 25 Oct 2009
Yamato - the Drummers of Japan
Founded by Masa Ogawa in 1993 in Nara, 'the land of Yamato' (said to be the birthplace of Japanese culture), Yamato travels all over the world with Japan's traditional Wadaiko drums, whose sound stirs the hearts of people everywhere. Yamato puts its very souls into the unusual instruments and its performances are infused with the idea that the drumbeat, like the heartbeat, is the very pulse of life.
Class: Argentine Tango Practica
4-5pm lesson; 5-7pm practice Oct.25; Nov.1,8,22,29; Dec.6,13 Multi-level Argentine Tango class.