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Encaustic Collage Workshop w/ Maureen Burke – The Workspace

The Workspace The Workspace Iowa State Memorial Union 2229 Lincoln Way Ames, IA 50014

Learn how to use encaustic medium (beeswax and natural tree resin) to collage on a hot palette. They will have a variety of papers and other ephemera to experiment with but encourage participants to bring some of their own. They will also use encaustic paint to make one-of-a-kind prints on paper that can then be framed or incorporated into a collage.

$40 – $50

ISU Chamber Orchestra

Simon Estes Music Hall 2427 Union Drive, Ames, IA, United States

ISU Chamber Orchestra presents Vivaldi's “Four Seasons”.
Admission is $5. Tickets can be purchased at the door prior to the performance.
This concert will have a livestream: https://www.music.iastate.edu/recital-hall-livestream

$5

Exploring Art APRIL 2025 – Octagon Center for the Arts

April 8 - 29, 2025 Location: Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Ave Ames, IA 50010 Hunziker Studio Octagon Center for the Arts, Ames, IA Instructor: Beth Weninger Description: Exploring Art, ages 18 months - 3 years with an adult partner. Children and their adult partner will explore art together in a relaxed environment. […]

Free

Friday Soirée – ISU Department of Music and Theatre

ISU Memorial Union-Maintenance Shop 2229 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA, United States

ISU MUSIC AND THEATRE's FRIDAY SOIRÉE takes place Fri., April 11 from 5 - 7 pm in the Memorial Union's Maintenance Shop. Music and Theatre faculty, staff, and students invite the public to share in this time of fellowship and informal performance opportunity. The event is free and open to the public.

Free

Ames Town & Gown: Zhenni Li-Cohen, solo piano

Simon Estes Music Hall 2427 Union Drive, Ames, IA, United States

Ames Town & Gown Chamber Music Association presents pianist Zhenni Li-Cohen in concert Friday, April 11 at 7:30pm. Her solo recital will bring riches from different cultures, reflecting her amazing life story, broad interests, and talents.

PROGRAM  
Bach/Busoni: Chaconne
Scriabin: Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op.9
Traditional, arr. Jianzhong Wang: Hundred Birds Honoring the Phoenix Queen
Sergei Bortkiewicz: Preludes from Album “A Letter”
Sergei Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor

$35

ISU Department of Music and Theatre: Spring Musicale

The Spring Musicale is scheduled for Saturday, April 12, 2025, at 3:00 pm.

This annual fundraising event will be held at the incredible home of Department community supporter Dennis Wendell. Cost is $50 per attendee.
Email musicale@iastate.edu for more information or to reserve seats.

$50

Spring Concert – Ames Choral Society

Celebrate the Ames Choral Society's 60th Season! Enjoy past selections and new favorites. Join them at 7 p.m., St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado Ave., Ames. Tickets are $15 for adults, $5 for youth ages 5-12, and free for those under age 5, and may be obtained from ACS members, online at ameschoral.org, or at the […]

Free

Annual Lecture Series: The Bells of Iowa State – Ames History Museum

Annual Lecture Series The Bells of Iowa State: An Enduring Tradition Attend in person: Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave. Attend online: Register for the Zoom link Free and open to the public Speaker: Bob Lindemeyer, retired ISU Associate Director for Media Development and Stanton Memorial Carillon Foundation past president As Iowa State University marks the […]

Free

The Book of Morman – Stephens Auditorium

The New York Times calls it “the best musical of this century.” The Washington Post says, “It is the kind of evening that restores your faith in musicals.” And Entertainment Weekly says, “Grade A: the funniest musical of all time.” Jimmy Fallon of The Tonight Show calls it “Genius. Brilliant. Phenomenal.” It’s THE BOOK OF […]

Free

Sing the Stars – Ames Chamber Artists

Sun., May. 4 – 7:30 p.m. | Fisher Theatre, Ames, IA A special concert ending at the ISU Fringe Festival with the Cantamus and Lyrica treble ensembles and original theatre and design by ISU performing arts students. To find out more about the Ames Chamber Artists' upcoming season, click HERE.

Free