Public Events Calendar
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Valentine's Day Pop-up Shop (Opens in new tab/window)
Memorial Union South Atrium - outside University Bookstore entranceMemorial Union and Student EngagementAdditional details
Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.
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Art Walk: Simon Estes Music Hall
Simon Estes Music Hall, 2427 Union Dr, Ames, IAUniversity MuseumsAdditional details
If music is the food of love, play on! Music and art go hand in hand at Simon Estes Music Hall. Join us for a walk through the building to experience sculptures and installations inspired by music—artworks that translate rhythm, sound, and performance into visual form, including a painting commissioned for the Department of Music. Enjoy a free guided tour to see and hear about music–inspired public art.\n\nMeet in Simon Estes Music Hall Lobby. \n\nThis tour will take place entirely indoors.\n\nArt Walks are a regular event series highlighting the University Museums' Art on Campus Collection, offering audiences the opportunity to explore the breadth of public art across Iowa State University'\;s campus. Led by University Museums staff or docents, these guided tours are free and open to the public. For parking and accessibility information, please visit the University Museums website.\n
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Grandma Mojo's Improv Comedy (Opens in new tab/window)
Maintenance ShopMemorial Union and Student EngagementAdditional details
Don't miss GRANDMA MOJO's, Iowa State's premier improv comedy troupe, for nights of hilarity, every other Wednesday all semester!
Thursday, February 12, 2026
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Valentine's Day Pop-up Shop (Opens in new tab/window)
Memorial Union South Atrium - outside University Bookstore entranceMemorial Union and Student EngagementAdditional details
Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.
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Mapping Change: Norwood Viviano artist lecture and conversation with special guest Beth Lipman
Brunnier Art Museum, 295 Scheman BuildingUniversity MuseumsAdditional details
Taking data visualization into another dimension, Norwood Viviano utilizes a variety of mapping techniques to create sculptures that tell stories of American cities, industry, and change. Surrounded by his solo exhibition in the Brunnier Art Museum, Viviano will provide insights into his deep research methods and the use of computer modeling, printing technology and engineering in his creative process. \n\nAfter Viviano's lecture, fellow artist Beth Lipman (renowned for glass still-life compositions, including those in the exhibition closing soon at the Christian Petersen Art Museum) will join him for a unique opportunity to hear two nationally recognized artists discuss how they engage similar processes in completely different ways and the importance of knowledge- sharing and accessibility in artistic creation.\n\nFree and open to the public. No registration required.\n
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Cyclone Cinema: Lilo & Stitch (Opens in new tab/window)
Carver 101Memorial Union and Student EngagementAdditional details
Don't miss this FREE Cyclone Cinema showing of Lilo & Stitch!
Friday, February 13, 2026
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Iowa State Track and Field vs Tyson Invite (Opens in new tab/window)
Fayetteville, Ark.Cyclone AthleticsAdditional details
Iowa State Track and Field vs Tyson Invite
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Valentine's Day Pop-up Shop (Opens in new tab/window)
Memorial Union South Atrium - outside University Bookstore entranceMemorial Union and Student EngagementAdditional details
Buy a gift to share love with others, or add life and color to your space! Monday-Friday, February 9-13 from 10am-2pm outside the University Bookstore in the Memorial Union.
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Casting Data in Glass: Data Visualization as Art with Norwood Viviano
The Catalyst, University LibraryUniversity MuseumsAdditional details
A partnership with University Museums, University Library and GIS faculty.\n\n \n\nWhat if you could turn your research data into a work of art? Learn how artist Norwood Viviano uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) throughout his artistic practice to create sculptural and visual representations of data, making abstract information tangible. Viviano will examine his unique processes and ask attendees to consider how they can create visually impactful objects or even art with their own collected data. This presentation is especially great for students, researchers and anyone interested in GIS, data visualization, science communication, or the intersection of science and art.\n\nThe Catalyst, University Library\n
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Casting Data in Glass: Data Visualization as Art with Norwood Viviano (Opens in new tab/window)
The Catalyst (Parks 199)University LibraryAdditional details
What if you could turn your research data into a work of art? Learn how artist Norwood Viviano uses Geographic Information Systems (GIS) throughout his artistic practice to create sculptural and visual representations of data, making abstract information tangible. Viviano will examine his unique processes and ask attendees to consider how they can create visually impactful objects or even art with their own collected data. This presentation is especially great for students, researchers and anyone interested in GIS, data visualization, science communication, or the intersection of science and art.
This seminar is a special collaboration with University Museums, the GIS Facility and the University Library and is part of the library's Love Data Week celebration.
Instructors: if you would like to make attendance extra credit, please email Erin and Megan (emanders@iastate.edu and mno@iastate.edu) to set things up.
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Iowa State Tennis vs Illinois (Opens in new tab/window)
Ames, IowaCyclone AthleticsAdditional details
Iowa State Tennis vs Illinois
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Final Hours to see 'Middle of the Story'
Christian Petersen Art Museum, 1017 Morrill HallUniversity MuseumsAdditional details
This is the last opportunity to visit Beth Lipman: Middle of the Story before the exhibition closes. Make sure to see the art before heading to the Simon Estes Music Hall to hear the composition inspired by Lipman's amazing art in the exhibition. Concerto information
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Cyclone Cinema: Lilo & Stitch (Opens in new tab/window)
Carver 101Memorial Union and Student EngagementAdditional details
Don't miss this FREE Cyclone Cinema showing of Lilo & Stitch!
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[N] Iowa State Gymnastics vs Western Michigan- Beauty and the Beast (Opens in new tab/window)
Ames, IowaCyclone AthleticsAdditional details
[N] Iowa State Gymnastics vs Western Michigan- Beauty and the Beast
Canceled
Streaming Video: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/ec633c9a-6bd4-4f2e-8bd3-6ed5c5fd…
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/iowa-state-cyclones-gymnastics-tickets/art…
https://cyclones.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=18463&sport_id=11 -
Iowa State Wrestling vs West Virginia (Opens in new tab/window)
Ames, IowaCyclone AthleticsAdditional details
Iowa State Wrestling vs West Virginia
TV: ESPN+
Radio: The Varsity Network
Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1022/content/isun…
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/iowa-state-cyclones-wrestling-vs-west-ames…
https://cyclones.com/calendar.aspx?game_id=18396&sport_id=17 -
Wind Ensemble and ISU Museums Program and Concert (Opens in new tab/window)
Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Simon Estes Music HallMusic and Theater -
Premiere: A Concert of the ISU Wind Ensemble with University Museums
Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall in the Simon Estes Music HallUniversity MuseumsAdditional details
Experience the world premiere of "Concerto for Wind Ensemble," a new composition by Iowa State'\;s director of bands, Dr. Michael Golemo. Commissioned by University Museums in honor of Beverly and Warren Madden, the dynamic concerto is inspired by nationally recognized artist Beth Lipman'\;s creative outputs—including the newest sculpture in the Art on Campus Collection, Hive Mind. A sonically colorful performance by the ISU Wind Ensemble will feature unique instrumentation and visual delights. Audience members will have the opportunity to experience how physical matter is expressed through music, in three movements.\n\nBeth Lipman is expected to be in attendance for this free performance. The concert marks the final evening of her exhibition Beth Lipman: Middle of the Story at the Christian Petersen Art Museum. The exhibition may be viewed before the performance begins, with museum hours of 6 – 7:30 pm that evening.\n\nMartha Ellen Tye Recital Hall \n\nSimon Estes Music Hall\n\n \n\nA perfect prelude to Valentine'\;s Day.\n\nJoin our mailing list for more information.\n
Saturday, February 14, 2026
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Iowa State Men's Basketball vs Kansas (Opens in new tab/window)
Ames, IowaCyclone AthleticsAdditional details
Iowa State Men's Basketball vs Kansas
TV: ABC
Streaming Video: https://www.espn.com/watch/player/_/id/b50d780c-dc10-422a-8364-6653bd5a…
Streaming Audio: https://thevarsitynetwork.com/audioapplink/source/oas-1022/content/isun…
Tickets: https://www.ticketmaster.com/iowa-state-cyclones-mens-basketball-vs-ame…
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Cyclone Cinema: Lilo & Stitch (Opens in new tab/window)
Carver 101Memorial Union and Student EngagementAdditional details
Don't miss this FREE Cyclone Cinema showing of Lilo & Stitch!