Third Thursday – Octagon Center for the Arts

Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames

Spend a few hours relaxing while creating beautiful mandalas and enjoying meditative music. This free event is open to ages 16+ and refreshments will be available for a donation.

Museum Meetup | Memento Mori – University Museums

Farm House Museum 601 Farm House Lane, Ames

Step inside the Farm House Museum, where time stands still and the shadows whisper. Explore crafts and activities inspired by real Victorian funerary and mourning rituals—arrange your own funeral bouquet, etch your name upon a casket plaque, write your epitaph and sit for the faux-est mortem photograph. Complimentary snacks… for the living.

Free