Theme meal inspired by The Day of The Dead featuring signature Latin food items.

Theme meal inspired by The Day of The Dead featuring signature Latin food items.

Theme meal inspired by The Day of The Dead featuring signature Latin food items.

Join State Archaeologist John F. Doershuk at Science on the Menu‘s fascinating look at ongoing archaeological research at Mini-Wakan State Park. Drawing on more than a decade of field school work at Iowa Lakeside Lab, Doershuk will share new insights from recent investigations at the Mini-Wakan State Park and Abbie Gardner Sharp Historic Cabin and surrounding sites in Dickinson County. Discover how archaeology helps uncover the cultural history of the Iowa Great Lakes region and the stories preserved in its landscapes. The evening begins at 5pm with a catered cocktail hour, with dinner served at 6pm. Tickets are $35 and support Lakeside Lab’s educational mission and community programs.

The 2026 Bette R. Spriestersbach Endowed Lectureship features internationally acclaimed artist and educator Duane Slick. Slick will discuss his 36-year studio practice across painting, printmaking, storytelling, and artist books, drawing heavily on his Indigenous heritage and Midwestern upbringing.

Homecoming Pep Rally and Coronation

An absurdist driven by serious ideas, Tatarsky takes audiences to unexpected, hilarious, uncomfortable places.

Join award-winning playwright and Iowa Playwrights Workshop alumnus, Samuel D. Hunter, as he discusses his play and adapted screenplay of The Whale.