Our featured event this week is a block party at the Bandshell on Friday. This weekend’s Cy-Hawk game isn’t in Ames, but the marching band and wind ensemble join forces to spread some school spirit. They also bring activities for the whole family to enjoy.
Also this week, MacKay Hall has art, Emily Wilson brings the funny, Christian Petersen is profiled, Lego bricks need assembling, Ames Town & Gown brings the brass and learn what happens when manure meets soil.
Anthony Capps, Editor
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Event Spotlight
Cyclone Marching Band
Music
7 p.m. Friday, Bandshell Park
Join a Cy-Hawk Eve Pep-Rally with the ISU Wind Ensemble and the ISU Cyclone Football 'Varsity' Marching Band sharing the stage. This family-friendly event will include food trucks, bounce houses, face painting and balloon animals. (Free)
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Calendar of Events
Ongoing
🎥 Cyclone Cinema: The Mandalorian and Grogu
7 p.m. Thursday through Sunday, Carver 101 — Once a lone bounty hunter, Mandalorian Din Djarin and his apprentice Grogu embark on an exciting new Star Wars adventure. (Free)
Tuesday, Sept. 8
👨🏫 Flushing Out the Facts: Farm Manure and the Environment
6 p.m., 2630 Memorial Union — Dr. Daniel Andersen, professor and extension specialist, confronts the misconceptions surrounding livestock manure in Iowa, examining what really happens when manure meets soil, water and weather. (Free)
Other events
🐶 Rovers at Reiman — 4:30 p.m., Reiman Gardens (General admission + $5/dog)
Sports
🏐 Volleyball: Iowa State vs. Iowa — 6:30 p.m., Hilton Coliseum ($7)
Wednesday, Sept. 9
🎨 Art Walk: MacKay Hall
3:10 p.m., MacKay Hall — Join University Museums for a guided Art Walk through Iowa State’s College of Health and Human Sciences public art collection. Discover how art, design and well-being are woven together to inspire and teach new ways to improve quality of life. (Free)
Other events
🧠 Brains & Brews Trivia — 7 p.m., Alluvial Brewing (Free)
🎥 MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments Sting of Death — 7 and 7:30 p.m., Movies 12 ($14)
Thursday, Sept. 10
🎨 Iowa History 101: Christian Petersen Before Iowa State: An Artistic Journey to Campus Sculptor
Noon, virtual on Zoom — Join Allison Sheridan, curator with University Museums, as she explores artist Christian Petersen’s mid-life move to the Midwest and his artistic career in Iowa before being employed by Iowa State College in 1935.
🎺 Philadelphia Brass
7:30 p.m., Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Hall — From the stage of the Royal Albert Hall to the heights of the Bolivian Andes, the five members of the Philadelphia Brass have delighted audiences with their music. This Ames Town & Gown concert includes music by J.S. Bach, George Gershwin and Duke Ellington. ($35, free for students)
Other events
😂 SUB Comedy Night w/ Emily Wilson — 8 p.m., Maintenance Shop (Free)
🏛️ University Museums Community Open House — 4:30 p.m., Brunnier Art Museum
📖 028: Real Reads Book Group — 7 p.m., Ames Public Library
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Friday, Sept. 11
Live music and other events
📖 September Li'l Weirdos Book Club (A Short Stay in Hell by Steven L. Peck) — 6 p.m., Raygun (Free)
🎶 Corbett Reeves Music (Americana) — 7 p.m., Mucky Duck
🎶 The Fretliners w/ Iowa No Mountain Boys (bluegrass) — 7 p.m., Alluvial Brewing ($15 / $20)
🎶 ELOUR w/ WOEM (pop punk) — 8 p.m., Maintenance Shop ($5 / $10)
Saturday, Sept. 12
🌽 Main Street Farmers’ Market
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Main Street — This week’s special event comes from Joyful Colorz Face Painting, plus music by Redzband.
Explore! Artful Paper
10 a.m., Brunnier Art Museum — Artist Mary Merkel-Hess is inspired by the beautiful natural environments of Iowa. Families can explore her works of art in the inaugural installment of University Museums' Midwest Maker Series and participate in educational crafts and activities. Activities are geared for grades K-5. (Free)
Other events
🔨 Ames Repair Cafe — 10 a.m., Ames Public Library (Free)
📖 September Between the Covers Book Club (The Princess Trap by Talia Hibbert) — 6:30 p.m., Raygun (Free)
Sunday, Sept. 13
🎨 Mary Merkel-Hess Gallery Walk
2 p.m., Brunnier Art Museum — Mary Merkel-Hess is an Iowa-based artist nationally recognized for her paper vessels and sculptures inspired by the prairie landscapes and natural environments of her home state. Her exhibition is the inaugural installment of University Museums' Midwest Maker Series, celebrating the range of creativity throughout Iowa and the Midwest. (Free)
Other events
🎥 MST3K: The RiffTrax Experiments Sting of Death — 4 p.m., Movies 12 ($14)
Monday, Sept. 14
Losing Hope in Politics? Let's Talk About How Christianity and Faith Traditions Can Help Us Disagree Better
6:30 p.m., Great Hall, Memorial Union — Micheal Wear, a former White House staffer and current president and CEO of the Center for Christianity and Public Life, and Alex Tuckness, chair of the ISU department of political science, talk about hope for politics versus hope in politics and the role of religion in politics and public service. (Free)
🧩 That's Fun: Freeform Lego Build
6:30 p.m., Ames Public Library — There’s no instruction booklet, just a pile of bricks and whatever your imagination decides to build. Join for an evening where imagination does all the planning. (Free)
Other events
📖 Chunky Classics Book Club — 6 p.m., London Underground (Free)
On our radar
🎶 Sept. 18: Music Walk, Downtown Ames
🎶 Oct. 4: The Temptations, Stephens Auditorium
🎉 Oct. 15: Ames Voice Anniversary Party, Ames Regional Economic Alliance
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