Intermediate Belly Dance, Ages 15+ – Octagon Center for the Arts

Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States

Building on concepts introduced in Beginner classes, or for those with dance experience, skilled dancer and instructor Melinda, of Mirage Middle Eastern Dance Troupe, will lead you through techniques and drills that are more complex, and introduce more advanced choreography.

$60

American Dreamer: The Life and Times of Henry A. Wallace – Ames History Museum

Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States

In this one-act play based on the award-winning book of the same name by Senator John C. Culver and John Hyde, actor Tom Milligan portrays Henry A. Wallace, the agricultural innovator and founder of Pioneer Hi-Bred seed corn company who became US Secretary of Agriculture and later Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt.

Terra Cotta Conservation in the Art on Campus Collection

Christian Peterson Art Museum 1017 Morrill Hall, 603 Morrill Rd, Ames, IA, United States

University Museums presents "Terra Cotta Conservation in the Art on Campus Collection," an intimate exhibition in the Christian Petersen Art Museum showcasing the innovative technology and conservation science used to preserve Danish-American artist Christian Petersen's iconic terra cotta sculptures across Iowa State University's campus.

FREE

America 250: Prairie, Plows, and the People’s College – University Museums

Farm House Museum 601 Farm House Lane, Ames, IA, United States

America 250: Prairie, Plows, and the People’s College will honor the key people, moments and experiences that have been centered within the Farm House Museum, campus’ first building. This exhibition will explore America’s 250th through 250 primary source objects from honoring the land of the original Indigenous people to the plowing of the prairie, campus development and the fostering of generations of democratic and innovative citizens.

Free

A Place to Mend, FREE EVENT, 4th Thursdays, ages 21+ – Octagon Center for the Arts

Octagon Center for the Arts 427 Douglas Avenue, Ames, IA, United States

Have a few mending/repair projects you have been wanting to work on? Gather them up and join the Octagon for some creative, productive, and soulful fun. You are encouraged to bring any projects to work on, i.e... knitting, crochet, needle work, whatever. We will have a special guest, and author of  Mend it Better, Kristin Roach, with us for this community gathering. Kristin is also a published author of worldwide knitting patterns, the Craftleftovers zine series, a community organizer, artist, and owner of Little Woods: Herbs and Teas in downtown Ames.

Free