That’s Fun – Ames Public Library
Adulthood isn’t always fun, but at the Library it can be. Connect with other adults for a different fun-filled activity each month to build community.
Adulthood isn’t always fun, but at the Library it can be. Connect with other adults for a different fun-filled activity each month to build community.
Gather (in person or online) for casual conversations in German. Chat in your native language or get comfortable speaking in another language.
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.
Join the Mainstream Living community for a monthly movie screening and related activity! Selected movies are appropriate for adults who are neurodivergent and/or have an intellectual disability. Movies with Mainstream is open to patrons of all ages!
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.
Discover budding artists and professional makers at the Art Mart Pop-Up Shop held in the Iowa State Memorial Union Art Gallery from May 12 through 15, 2026. The hours will be Tues. from 4 - 7 p.m., Wed. from 10 a.m. - 7 p.m., and Thurs. and Fri. from 10 a.m. - 4 p.m. The Art Gallery is located on the 1st floor of the MU.
Purchase art from members of the Octagon who have graciously donated original artwork, and pieces we have gathered from our building that need a new home
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.
Community Support Advocates will be available to help older adults, people with disabilities, and their caregivers connect with local services and support.
The Gallery in the Round at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames will present Landscapes & Mindscapes: Reflections on the Worlds We Inhabit, a solo exhibition by visual artist and physicist Sebastián Sánchez-Falero, on view from April 4 through June 30.