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Performing Arts Series: Ballet Des Moines
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.
Concert: Iowa Statesmen
The Iowa Statesmen, one of the region's leading men's choirs, is directed by James Rodde. The ensemble specializes in the performance of traditional and contemporary male chorus literature.
Concert: ISU Symphonic Band
The Symphonic Band, conducted by Michael Golemo, is an 80-member ensemble that explores traditional as well as contemporary works.
Performing Arts Series: Yamato Drummers of Japan
Yamato is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture which is well known by Japanese people as the hometown of Japan. On stage, they are standing with more than 40 Taiko drums and all of them have different characters. Yamato is sometimes intense, sometimes sad, sometimes comforting, and in the next moment comical on stage.
Youth Matinee Series: Yamato Drummers of Japan
Yamato is a Japanese Taiko drumming group based in Asuka-mura Nara Prefecture which is well known by Japanese people as the hometown of Japan. On stage, they are standing with more than 40 Taiko drums and all of them have different characters. Yamato is sometimes intense, sometimes sad, sometimes comforting, and in the next moment comical on stage.
Curator's Tour: "Women's Domestic Artistries 1860-1910"
Accompany Farm House curator Allison Sheridan to take a look at the newly installed exhibition and delve into the influences of women's creative talents in the home from 1860 to 1910.
Curator's Tour: "Women's Domestic Artistries 1860-1910"
Accompany Farm House curator Allison Sheridan to take a look at the newly installed exhibition and delve into the influences of women's creative talents in the home from 1860 to 1910.
Concert: Jazz Night
Performances by ISU's jazz ensembles. Tickets available at the door.
Art Walk: Mosaic and Tile
In the University Museums' Art on Campus Collection, mosaic and tile art are present within several installations across campus. Look at science-inspired mosaics included in the Molecular Biology Building and Hach Hall.
Art Walk: Mosaic and Tile
In the University Museums' Art on Campus Collection, mosaic and tile art are present within several installations across campus. Look at science-inspired mosaics included in the Molecular Biology Building and Hach Hall.
Poetic Autoethnography of Place: Poems of Experience in/of the Natural World
Poetry heightens attention to sense of self and writing a poem is a reflective and creative exercise. To write a poem about nature elevates our interconnection with other living things and is both grounding and generative. Practice reading and writing poems that celebrate our experiences in the natural places that make us who we are with with Katherine Richardson Bruna, Willie and Kathleen Robinson ISU 4U Promise Professor, School of Education.
Concert: Town and Gown Musicale
A unique fundraiser featuring musical performances by talented performers from the community and Iowa State University. A buffet of gourmet delicacies and warm camaraderie follow the concert.
Explore! Museums: Nature Story Walk
Explore a story through art! Kids and their families are invited to follow a story through the exhibition Journeys: Landscapes as Self-Expression, take home a book, and join in fun nature inspired activities with ISU School of Education students and faculty.
Museum Meetup: Creative Conversations
Meet up at the Christian Petersen Art Museum for a unique chance to connect with fellow students and alumni. Hosted in partnership with the College of Design, this special networking event invites students to create connections! Enjoy an engaging in-gallery speed networking activity, a guided tour of the museum's current exhibitions, inspiring insights from College of Design alumni and delicious ice cream from the ISU Creamery.
Museum Meetup: Creative Conversations
Meet up at the Christian Petersen Art Museum for a unique chance to connect with fellow students and alumni. Hosted in partnership with the College of Design, this special networking event invites students to create connections! Enjoy an engaging in-gallery speed networking activity, a guided tour of the museum's current exhibitions, inspiring insights from College of Design alumni and delicious ice cream from the ISU Creamery.
Youth Matinee Series: Hero, The Boy From Troy
Jayden is stuck in detention with a book about Congressman John Lewis, but he thinks that history has nothing to teach him. Together we go on a musical journey through the decades that shows how the heroes in the Civil Rights movement inspired John Lewis to protest injustice and get into 'good trouble.'
Youth Matinee Series: Hero, The Boy From Troy
Jayden is stuck in detention with a book about Congressman John Lewis, but he thinks that history has nothing to teach him. Together we go on a musical journey through the decades that shows how the heroes in the Civil Rights movement inspired John Lewis to protest injustice and get into 'good trouble.'
Images in Conversation: Indigenous Representation in Photography
Learn about the impact historical photography of Native Americans has had on the depictions of Indigenous people in the United States, with Jen McClung, Associate Teaching Professor, American Indian Studies & English. Then discover the Native American artists who are reclaiming their images and those of other Indigenous peoples through their own creative interactions with photography and art.
Performing Arts Series: Czech National Philharmonic of Moravia
The Czech National Philharmonic was founded in 1908, during which the orchestra performed its first concerts under the direction of Bohuslav Martinu. In 1945, it was reconstituted after the Second World War, and awarded the title of 'National' Philharmonic. The orchestra is famous for performing the works of Dvorak, Smetana, Martin?, Beethoven, Brahms, Mozart and Schubert. The distinguished Maestro Pavel Snajdr will be the conductor for this tour
Art Walk: Kildee Hall
Dive deep into the public art of the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences! Learn about the history and research of the Animal Science division through a tour of the public works of art at Kildee Hall.