Wednesday, 01 Nov 2017
Craft of the Month: Watercolor Quotes
Channel: Student Activities Center
2:00 pm - 10:00 pm @ The Workspace at the Memorial Union
Drop in during November during open hours!Cost: $10
Meeting: Professional and Scientific Council
Channel: Professional and Scientific Council
2:10 pm - 4:00 pm @ Gallery, Memorial Union
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.Cost: free
Macro Photo 101
Channel: Reiman Gardens
6:00 pm - 8:30 pm @ Reiman Gardens
4-session program beginning Wednesday, November 1, 6:00 - 8:30 p.m. (NO CLASS 11/22). This four-part workshop will cover the basics of macro photography including equipment and how to use it, depth of field, aperture, light, composition, finding your subject and tips and tricks.Fine dining dinner: College Classics, Reinvented
Channel: Apparel, Events and Hospitality Management
6:30 pm @ Tearoom, 23A MacKay Hall
One of three themed dinners hosted this semester by students in hospitality management 487/587: Fine Dining Event Management. Reservations are required.Cost: $30 ($35 with wine)
Concert: ISU Wind and Percussion ensembles
Channel: Music Department
7:30 pm - 9:00 pm @ Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Hall
Michael Golemo is the conductor of the Wind Ensemble; Jonathan Sharp is the conductor of the Percussion Ensemble.Cost: $5
Lecture: The Economy and You, Separating the Facts from the Fiction
Channel: Lectures Program
8:00 pm @ Sun Room, Memorial Union
Peter Dunn is a personal finance expert known as Pete the Planner with a USA Today financial advice column and The Million Dollar Plan Podcast. He is the founder of Advanced Planning Solutions, a financial education firm, and author of 10 books.Cost: free
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival Comedy Troupe
Channel: Student Union Board
10:00 pm @ M-Shop
Grandma Mojo's Moonshine Revival is Iowa State University's student comedy, improv group. Holding shows on some Wednesday nights, you can come and laugh to your hearts content at the Mojos, and with the Mojos.Cost: $1
Thursday, 02 Nov 2017
Flu shot clinic for university employees
Channel: Special Events
8:00 am - 11:00 am @ G11 TASF, 2408 Pammel Dr.
A limited supply of flu vaccine remains from the clinic held Oct. 9-20 for ISU employees and will be administered on a walk-in basis. Bring your ISU Card and wear a shirt with short or loose-fitting sleeves.Cost: No cost for eligible employees
Caterpillar Club
Channel: Reiman Gardens
10:00 am - 11:00 am @ Reiman Gardens
Join us WEEKLY this winter for our popular Early Childhood Development program featuring stories and creative activities around a nature-based theme.Cyclone Club Luncheon
Channel: Athletics Special Events
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm @ Reiman Ballroom, Alumni Center
Featured speaker is volleyball coach Christy Johnson-Lynch; emceed by Voice of the Cyclones John Walters. Luncheons are open to the public. An optional lunch, catered by Hy-Vee, is available. Doors open at 11:30 a.m.Cost: $12 for optional lunch
Getting Started with Arduino, Raspberry Pi and Makey Makey
Channel: University Library
3:00 pm - 4:30 pm @ Parks Library
Want to build a banana piano or a temperature sensor alarm? Maybe you want a houseplant to Tweet when it needs watering, or you're just interested in learning more about electronics and how they work? Preregistration is required. Register through Learn@ISU. Please let us know if you need any kind of accommodation.Cost: free
Crafty Cocktail Night
Channel: Reiman Gardens
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
"Upcycled T-shirts: Bags, Bracelets, Blankets and Poms." Join us at the Gardens after hours for a creative project while you sip on adult beverages in a beautiful setting! Bring in a handful of old t-shirts and learn how to repurpose them into a variety of useful and sporty items.Cost: $10-$12.50
Cyclone Cinema: Atomic Blonde
Channel: Student Union Board
7:00 pm @ Carver Hall 101
The Student Union Board presents Cyclone Cinema! Showings are FREE in Carver 101 at 7 and 10 p.m. every Thursday, Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Hope to see you there!Cost: free
Lecture: How Lucy Died and Why It Matters
Channel: Lectures Program
7:00 pm @ Great Hall, Memorial Union
John Kappelman, a paleoanthropologist and professor at the University of Texas at Austin, will discuss the most famous fossil in the world - Lucy, an ancient human ancestor found in Ethiopia in 1974 - and what her bones tell us about our evolutionary history.Cost: free
Performance: Rebirth Brass Band
Channel: Iowa State Center
7:30 pm - 9:10 pm @ Stephens Auditorium
The Grammy Award-winning Rebirth Brass Band, a true New Orleans institution, has evolved from playing the streets of the French Quarter to playing festivals and stages all over the world. They have warmed the hearts of audiences world-wide with their uplifting vocal harmonies, signature dance moves and charming on-stage banter.Cost: $25-$50
Forum: Ames mayor and city council candidates
Channel: Lectures Program
8:00 pm @ Sun Room, Memorial Union
The Student Government will host a forum with candidates running for Ames mayor and city council seats in the Nov. 7 election. Candidates will address issues of concern to Iowa State students in brief opening remarks and then take questions from the audience.Cost: free
Friday, 03 Nov 2017
Retirement reception: Sue Mallas
Channel: Facilities Planning and Management
1:30 pm - 3:00 pm @ 0162 General Services Building
Sue Mallas, a secretary III for facilities services in facilities planning and management, is retiring. A program will begin at 2 p.m.Cost: free
Film: A Gathering of Waters, The Rio Grande, Source to the Seas
Channel: University Museums
2:00 pm - 3:00 pm @ 0003 Morrill Hall, reACT Gallery
A Gathering of Waters: The Río Grande, Source to the Seas is a short documentary by Basia Irland focusing on the 1,875 miles of the Rio Grande and its importance to the hundreds of groups who rely on it. The project took 5 years to complete and explores the river's cultural, ecological, and environmental impact on the life of humans and wildlife. Please join us for a public viewing of Irland's documentary in the reACT Gallery.Cost: Free
Paint Your Own Pottery: Giving Plates
Channel: Student Activities Center
4:00 pm - 8:00 pm @ The Workspace at the Memorial Union
Design a Giving Plate, a traveling plate for treats that can be passed among family and friends. Decorate your pottery than add the traditional poem which begins, "This plate shall have no owner, for its journey never ends."Cost: ISU $4, Public $5, plus the cost of the bisque selected
Celebration of Life: Bill Zmolek
Channel: Alumni Association
5:00 pm - 8:30 pm @ Reiman Ballroom, ISU Alumni Center
Professor emeritus of animal science Bill Zmolek died Sept. 1. Prayers and remembrances will begin at 7 p.m.Cost: free
Concert: Town and Gown Chamber Music series
Channel: Music Department
7:30 pm @ Tye Recital Hall, Music Hall
Featuring violinist Bin Huang and pianist Frank Levy.Cost: $30 (free for students and youth)
Performance: The Children's Hour
Channel: ISU Theatre
7:30 pm @ Fisher Theater
One of the students in an all-girls boarding school is disobedient and untruthful and ultimately runs away from the school. To avoid being sent back by her family, she tells her grandmother that the two head mistresses of the school are having a lesbian affair. Is it all a lie? Does what she says contain even a kernel of truth? Either way the story damages several lives and destroys the school. First produced in 1934 and based on a true story.Cost: $11-$18
ISU AfterDark
Channel: Student Activities Center
9:00 pm - 1:00 am @ Memorial Union
ISU AfterDark is a student group that plans late night events throughout the semester. All activities are free for students and their guests! Come enjoy the fun!Cost: free
Saturday, 04 Nov 2017
WE Lead: Women's Empowerment and Leadership Conference
Channel: Student Activities Center
9:00 am - 4:00 pm @ Iowa State Alumni Center
WE Lead brings students together to network with each other, as well as female leaders at Iowa State and the Central Iowa community. Participants will have the opportunity to hone their leadership skills, engage in interactive discussions and networking sessions, and reflect on their own leadership qualities and what they have to offer in their respective roles at Iowa State and beyond.Cost: free
Wrestling
Channel: Cyclone Athletics
9:00 am @ Hilton Coliseum
Harold Nichols Cyclone Open. Times and dates are subject to changePom Pom Party!: Wreaths
Channel: Reiman Gardens
10:00 am - 12:00 pm @ Reiman Gardens
Make your own pom-poms and combine them to create colorful, festive wreaths.ISU Trumpet Summit
Channel: Music Department
1:00 pm @ Tye Recital Hall, Music Hall
A day of all things trumpet. Includes solo performances, electro acoustic solos, trumpet and organ performances, master class presentations, pedagogy discussions, trumpet ensemble performances and jazz.Cost: $5-$10
Performance: The Children's Hour
Channel: ISU Theatre
7:30 pm @ Fisher Theater
One of the students in an all-girls boarding school is disobedient and untruthful and ultimately runs away from the school. To avoid being sent back by her family, she tells her grandmother that the two head mistresses of the school are having a lesbian affair. Is it all a lie? Does what she says contain even a kernel of truth? Either way the story damages several lives and destroys the school. First produced in 1934 and based on a true story.Cost: $11-$18
Concert: Peter Mulvey
Channel: Student Union Board
8:00 pm @ M-Shop, Memorial Union
Peter Mulvey is an American folk singer-songwriter based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Since the early 1990s, he has developed a strong national following in the indie folk/rock scene through his relentless touring and critically acclaimed albums.Cost: $8-$15
Sunday, 05 Nov 2017
Women's Basketball
Channel: Cyclone Athletics
12:00 pm @ Hilton Coliseum
Iowa State vs. Wisconsin-La Crosse. Game times and dates are subject to change.Cost: $5-$12