Organ students of Miriam Zach and euphonium and tuba students of Christian Carichner in the music and theatre department will play some spooky, some just fun, classics during a free, 90-minute concert Thursday, Oct. 26 (7:30 p.m., Tye Recital Hall, Simon Estes Music Hall).
Wynonna Judd's "Back to Wy" tour will be at Stephens Auditorium Friday, Oct. 27, for a 7:30 p.m. show that features the songs off her first two solo albums -- Wynonna and Tell Me Why -- performed track by track, front to back. Tickets ($49.50-$159.50 plus fees) are available through Ticketmaster.
Iowa State is hosting the Big 12 Conference cross country championships on Saturday, Oct. 28, at its course on Mortensen Road. The men's 8-kilometer race begins at 10 a.m.; the women's 6-kilometer race starts at 11 a.m., with awards to follow at noon. Admission is free, and spectator parking is in the lots east of Wallace and Wilson residence halls or at the Hansen Agriculture Student Learning Center.
"Carnival and Gold" homecoming events kick off Sunday, Oct. 29, including a family-friendly fair, and continue through Saturday, Nov. 4. Lunch on central campus is back, as are Friday's awards ceremony and evening pep rally, with special invitations to faculty and staff.
