Friday, 29 Jan 2010
Final Friday exhibition reception
Campus and community join executive vice president and provost Elizabeth Hoffman and many ISU college deans. View the contemporary exhibition "Polyphonic Abstraction: Paintings and Maquettes by Bill Barrett," and a historic exhibition "All the Evils: Christian Petersen and the Art of War." Also join us to dedicate two new sculpture gifts to the permanent collection by artist Manuel Neri and August Rodin.
Gymnastics
Iowa State vs. Michigan and Brigham Young
Planetarium Show
Planetarium shows start at 7 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. Free tickets for the shows will be available at the door starting at 6:30 p.m. The shows are suitable for all ages.
Poetry performance: 'The Girls on the Roof'
"The Girls on the Roof: A Poetry Performance." Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander teams up with the Eulenspiegel Puppet Company to perform a poem based on selections from Swander's latest book of poetry, The Girls on the Roof. This production is for an adult audience. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Workspace: Free Friday Craft: Buttons
Stop by before ISU AfterDark events every Friday!
Dance social
Hosted by the ISU Ballroom Dance Club each Friday when ISU is in session. Singles welcome. Dress is casual, indoor shoes or socks must be worn.
Men's hockey
ISU vs. Eastern Michigan University (Central States Collegiate Hockey League).
Performance: The Flying Karamazov Brothers
The Flying Karamazov Brothers latest show, "4Play" juggles a unique blend of nouveau cirque, visual music, dance and theatre. Ground-breaking and provocative, the four brothers use their many talents to demonstrate that chaos and unexpected events in our lives is the stuff that makes us human.
Saturday, 30 Jan 2010
Documentary: "Under Our Skin"
"Under Our Skin: There's No Medicine for Someone Like You," exposes the hidden story of Lyme disease. It looks at not only the science and politics of the disease, but also the personal stories of those whose lives have been affected and nearly destroyed. The film follows the stories of patients and physicians, from doctors who risk their medical licenses to patients who once led active lives but now can barely walk.
Reading: The Wilding
Ben Percy, assistant professor of creative writing at Iowa State, was raised in the high desert of Central Oregon. He is the author of The Wilding, forthcoming from Graywolf Press, and two books of stories, Refresh, Refresh and The Language of Elk.
Lecture: My Journey to Islam
"My Journey to Islam," Yusha Evans. Yusha Evans, a former youth minister who was raised by his conservative Methodist grandparents in North Carolina, will be talking about his experiences and why he chose to revert to Islam. Questions will be welcome after the talk.
Writers Grow Here: FLYWAY's Home Voices Reading
Sponsored by Flyway: Journal of Writing and Environment, the Home Voices event showcases creative work focused on themes of environmental imagination - poetry, fiction, and nonfiction - from writers in the Iowa State MFA Program in Creative Writing & Environment. The Home Voices readers are selected from a competitive pool of submissions by the staff of Flyway, and the top winners' work will be published in a forthcoming...
Lecture: The Writer as Citizen
"Meaningful Work: The Writer as Citizen," authors Terry Tempest Williams and Rick Bass. Join the symposium keynotes in a conversation about the responsibility of writers in an ever-changing and imperiled environmental landscape.
Men's hockey
ISU vs. Eastern Michigan University (Central States Collegiate Hockey League).
Lecture: Beauty in a Broken World
"Mosaic: Finding Beauty in a Broken World," author Terry Tempest Williams. Williams is a conservationist, advocate for free speech, and author of Refuge, a classic in environmental literature. She has been called "a citizen writer," a writer who speaks and speaks out on behalf of an ethical stance toward life.
Men's Basketball
ISU vs. Colorado.
Sunday, 31 Jan 2010
Documentary and director's talk: "Crude Independence"
Crude Independence documents the impact our nation's demand for oil and global energy markets are having on America's heartland. Director Noah Hutton takes us to the town of Stanley, N.D., population 1,300, which sits atop the largest oil discovery in the history of the North American continent. He will discuss the film and take questions following the screening.
Poetry reading: Blood Dazzler
Patricia Smith's fifth book of poetry, Blood Dazzler, chronicles the human, physical and emotional toll exacted by Hurricane Katrina and the disaster's lasting spiritual and political impacts. It was a finalist for the 2008 National Book Award.
Panel: Surviving Disaster
"Aftermath: Surviving Disaster," poet Patricia Smith and Benjamin Percy and David Zimmerman, ISU English. The panel will discuss how themes of violence, destruction, and disaster-personal, cultural, environmental-factor into their writing.
Performance: Jennifer McClung
"Over & Over," poet, artist and musician Jennifer McClung. As a Pushcart Prize nominated poet and English instructor at Iowa State, she puts lyricism first. Join symposium participants for an informal reception following the performance. Part of the Symposium on Wildness, Wilderness, and the Creative Imagination.
Class: Argentine Tango Practica
A multi-level class that meets every Sunday under the guidance of Valerie Williams.
Lecture: Finding Home
"The Lives of Rocks: Field Notes on Finding Home," author and environmentalist Rick Bass. He is the author of 20 books, including the autobiographical Why I Came West and the short story collection The Lives of Rocks. His first short story collection, The Watch, set in Texas, won the PEN/Nelson Algren Award; and his 2002 collection, The Hermit's Story, was a Los Angeles Times Best Book of the Year.