AMES, Iowa--Veishea 2010 -- "Today's Vision, Tomorrow's Traditions" -- is set for April 12-18, and student organizers have packed the week with traditional activities and new events. Here are some highlights.
Veishea favorites
Family fun underneath Cy's Big Top, canoe races on Lake
LaVerne, and carnival rides and games near the Molecular
Biology Building will be back. This year's "Stars Over
Veishea" production is the Tony Award-winning musical
"Guys and Dolls." Performances will be held at 7:30
p.m. April 16 and 17 at Stephens Auditorium. Tickets are $20 or
$15 for ISU students and those under 18, available at the
Stephens ticket office or at www.ticketmaster.com.
Everybody loves the parade
The big Veishea parade, all 115 entries, will begin winding its
way through campus at 10:40 a.m. on Saturday, April 17. Marcia
Clendenen, retired parking and transportation supervisor, DPS
Parking Division, will be the grand marshal. Clendenen
concluded a 33-year career with the Parking Division in
January, where she had served as a resource and planning team
member for many large events, including Veishea. To see the
Veishea parade route, go to: http://www.veishea.iastate.edu/en/parade/parade_route/.
The parade can be viewed statewide on the Mediacom Connections channel (cable channel 22 in central Iowa) at 7 p.m. on April 17.
Veishea Village
Academic organizations and student groups will present a
variety of displays on central campus from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday. Veishea Village has something for everyone, including
a large sandbox area created by the student chapter of the
Associated General Contractors of America; and a petting zoo in
the Farm Bureau Pavilion, Kildee Hall, hosted by the
Pre-Veterinary Club. Visitors can watch demonstrations by the
taekwondo and judo clubs, learn about financial literacy and
food science inside MacKay Hall, and watch duels performed by
the Medieval Re-Creationist Club just outside. The College of
Engineering will have nine displays, showcasing the Team PrISUm
solar car, Cyclone Power Pullers, Engineers Without Borders and
much more. A map of Veishea Village and a list of exhibitors
may be obtained
here.
BBQs, pancakes and cherry pies…oh
my!
A $5 button (available for sale 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the West
Student Office Space, Memorial Union, now through April 9) will
score you a picnic lunch Tuesday through Friday, April 13-16,
on central campus. Hamburgers, veggie burgers, chicken
sandwiches, pulled pork and pizza are on the menu, depending on
the day. Individual meals are $2. Midnight pancake feeds will
be held on Friday and Saturday. Taste of Veishea vendors will
be located on Union Drive and near the Molecular Biology
Building Friday through 3 a.m. Sunday.
And don't forget to pick up your cherry pie - an Iowa State tradition since 1919. Hospitality management students will make and sell 12,750 of the delectable little tarts on Friday, April 16, and Saturday, April 17, from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. or until they're sold out. Pies are $1 each in room 16, MacKay Hall. Proceeds will help fund scholarships.
Late Night with Dr. Drew
Producer and host of VH-1's "Celebrity Rehab,"
"Sober House" and "Sex
Rehab,"
Dr. Drew Pinsky will host "Late Night with Dr. Drew"
at 11 p.m. Friday, April 16, at Stephens Auditorium. Admission
is free. Pinsky, a practicing medical doctor and host of the
nationally syndicated radio show "Loveline," has been
helping young adults with relationships, sexuality, and drug
addiction problems for almost three decades. Immediately
following Pinsky's talk, there will be a book signing
downstairs in Stephens' Celebrity Cafe.
Bonnaroo College Comedy Tour
The 2010 Bonnaroo College Comedy Tour, cosponsored by the
Committee on Lectures and presented by U.S. Cellular®, will
provide some laughs on Veishea Saturday at 11 p.m. The event
will feature
comedian, actor, writer and cartoonist Pete
Holmes, NBC "30 Rock" star and rising comic Amy
Schumer, and New York-based writer and performer Kumail
Nanjiani, who has been featured on Comedy Central's
"The Colbert Report." The event will be in the
Memorial Union Great Hall; admission is free.
A partial Veishea calendar follows.
Veishea 2010
"Today's Vision, Tomorrow's
Tradition"
All events are free and on central campus unless noted.
Monday, April 12
• 4 p.m., Laser tag tournament, Perfect Games, 1320
Dickinson Ave.
Ames, $.
• 8 p.m., Flag football tournament, Bergstrom Practice
Facility.
• 8 p.m., Speaker Jeff Katz, "The Business of
Geek," Great Hall, MU.
Tuesday, April 13
• 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus BBQ, free with $5 Veishea
button.
• 7 p.m., Veishea Leadership, Faculty and Organization
Recognition, Sun Room, MU.
• 8 p.m., Flag football tournament, See April 12.
• 9-11 p.m., "Veishea Says I'm Funny,"
M-Shop, MU.
Wednesday, April 14
• 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus BBQ, see April 13.
• 5 p.m., Battle of the Bands Wildcards, M-Shop, MU.
• 7 p.m., Speaker Peter Hedges, "From 'Gilbert
Grape' to 'The Heights'," Sun Room, MU.
• 7 p.m., Men's Basketball 5-on-5, Lied Rec.
• 9 p.m., Hypnotist Brian Imbus, Great Hall, MU.
• 10 p.m., Flag football tournament championships,
Bergstrom.
Thursday, April 15
• 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Campus BBQ, see April 13.
• Noon-3 p.m., Veishea Extreme Challenge, central
campus.
• 5 p.m., Battle of the Bands Wildcards, see April 14
• 5:30 p.m., 5K run/walk, central campus, $.
• 7 p.m., 500 Card Tournament, Pine Room, MU.
• 7 p.m., Performance, Cyclone Idol finals, Great Hall,
MU.
• 8 p.m., Glow Ball Golf, Coldwater Golf Course, $.
• 9 p.m., Outdoor movie, "Sherlock Holmes,"
(cosponsored by SUB), central campus. Rain location is room
1210, LeBaron Hall.
Friday, April 16
• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Campus BBQ, see April 13.
• 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Veishea Village stage performances,
central campus stage.
• Noon, Opening ceremonies, central campus stage.
• Noon.-3 p.m., Extreme Challenge, see April 15.
• Noon-5 p.m., Student food stands open, campus.
• 1-4 p.m., Wet paint challenge, south Campanile
lawn.
• 5 p.m.-3 a.m., Taste of Veishea, Union Drive and
Molecular Biology, $.
• 6 p.m.-2 a.m., Carnival, Molecular Biology, $
• 6 p.m., Battle of the Bands final with performances by
fun and Motion City Soundtrack, Molecular Biology, $.
• 7 p.m., Performance, "Harambee," Fisher
Theatre.
• 7 p.m., BMX Ramp Riders, Molecular Biology.
• 7:30 p.m., Stars Over Veishea, "Guys and
Dolls," Stephens, $.
• 10 p.m., Magician Nate Staniforth, Great Hall, MU.
• 11 p.m., Late Night With Dr. Drew Pinsky,
Stephens.
• 11:30 p.m., The Regurgitator, Stevie Starr, Great Hall,
MU.
• Midnight, Campanile Countdown, Beardshear to
Campanile.
• Midnight-3 a.m., Pancake feed, $4.
Saturday, April 17
• 8-10 a.m., Pancake feed, see April 16.
• 8 a.m.-4 p.m., History expo, Beardshear.
• 8 a.m.-4 p.m., Silent auction, central campus, $.
• 8 a.m.-6 p.m., Geology Club jewelry, gem, fossil and
collectible mineral sale, Science I. Fine jewelry to
meteorites, $.
• 9-10 a.m., Dignitaries breakfast, Design Building.
• 9 a.m. and 2 p.m., Society of Chemistry Undergraduate
Majors (SCUM), 1002 Gilman Auditorium. Fun with liquid
nitrogen, explosions, color changes and things that glow in the
dark.
• 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Cy's Big Top.
• 9 a.m.-5 p.m., "Runaway Saws," chainsaw carver
Jeff Klatt, central campus.
• 10 a.m., Canoe Races, Lake LaVerne.
• 10:40 a.m., Veishea parade, Iowa State campus.
• 11 a.m., Sand volleyball tournament, intramural
fields.
• 11 a.m.-3 p.m., International Food Fair, Great Hall, MU,
$.
• 11 a.m.-4:30 p.m., Veishea Village, central
campus.
• Noon - 2 a.m., Carnival rides and games, Molecular
Biology, $.
• Noon -5 p.m., Food stands, see April 16.
• 1-5 p.m., ISU Alumni Center open house.
• 2 p.m., Cyclone Gridiron Club spring football game, 2
p.m., Jack Trice Stadium.
• 3 p.m., YouTube sensations Marlow and Frances Cowan,
piano and handbell performance, audience participation, Central
Campus stage
• 3, 5, 7, 9 and 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., BMX Ramp Riders,
Molecular Biology.
• 5 p.m.-3 a.m., Taste of Veishea, see April 16.
• 6 p.m.-2:30 a.m., Live @ Veishea, Molecular Biology,
$.
• 7:30 p.m., SOV, "Guys and Dolls," see April
16.
• 9 p.m., Bingo, Sun Room/South Ballroom, MU.
• 9 and 11 p.m. and 1 a.m., Juggler Jeff Civilico and
comedic magician Tim Gabrielson, Great Hall, MU.
• 11 p.m., Bonnaroo College Comedy Tour, Great Hall,
MU.
• Midnight-3 a.m., Pancake Feed, $4.
• Midnight, Campanile Countdown, Beardshear to Campanile.
Sunday, April 18
• 2 p.m., Closing ceremonies, Sun Room, MU.
Concert information
Tickets for Friday night's "Battle of the Bands" concert (10 bands plus headliner Motion City Soundtrack and opening act fun) and Saturday night's "Live @ VEISHEA" (hellogoodbye, Emerson Drive, Leslie and the LYs, Landon Pigg and The Envy Corps) are available now for Iowa State University students, faculty, staff and alumni.
Student, faculty and staff tickets are on sale at the Memorial Union Maintenance Shop from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday on the days noted below.
• Through April 9, anyone with a valid Iowa State University ID will be able to purchase up to two tickets at $5 each.
• From April 12 to 17 (event-week sales), anyone with a valid Iowa State University ID will have the opportunity to purchase up to an additional five tickets for $8 each.
ISU alumni and Alumni Association members may purchase up to two tickets for the Friday and Saturday night concerts by visiting www.isualum.org/veishea.
Tickets are $8 each for Alumni Association members and $10 each for ISU alumni who are not members of the Alumni Association. Tickets are sold first come, first served through Friday, April 16, and must be picked up at the ISU Alumni Center during regular business hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday) or between 1 and 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 17.
Concerts will be held at the outdoor venue, rain or shine.
Tickets are non-refundable.
Tickets will be exchanged for wristbands at the concert venue,
and the wristband is valid for concert admission on both
nights. Alcohol is not allowed at any Veishea events.
For more information: www.veishea.iastate.edu.
