Thursday, Feb. 21

“Slave Narratives – Celebration of Black History,” discussion with James Randall of Cedar Rapids, at LeBaron Lounge, 11 a.m.

ISU Faculty Composers’ Concert, featuring original compositions for soloists and small chamber groups composed by ISU music faculty and performed by students, at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall, 7:30 p.m., free

“Faust,” SUB film, part of Foreign Film Month, in the Pioneer Room, Memorial Union, 8 p.m., $

“Global Ghetto,” featuring DJ Chris Hyde, an event focused on various environmental campaigns, from global warming to local food on campus, sponsored by the Student Environmental Council, at Boheme Bistro, 2900 West St., 9 p.m., $3

Friday, Feb. 22

“Jazz – A Celebration of Black History,” featuring Spirit, Body and Soul, at LeBaron Lounge, 5 p.m., free

“The Matchmaker,” performance by the ISU Theatre, at Fisher Theater, 7:30 p.m., ISU students $4.50, nonstudents $10

“Zentropa,” SUB film, part of Foreign Film Month, in the Pioneer Room, MU, 8 p.m., $2

Bohola, Celtic music concert, at the Maintenance Shop, MU, 8 p.m., ISU students: $6, nonstudents $9

Saturday, Feb. 23

Killowatts, Very Metal, Argos, Eric and the Floaters, the Creepy Kids, Duck and Cover, rock concert at the Botanical Center, Des Moines, 6 p.m., $6

Double feature: “Faust” and “Zentropa,” SUB films, part of Foreign Film Month, in the Pioneer Room, MU, $3

“The Matchmaker,” performance by the ISU Theatre, at Fisher Theater, 7:30 p.m., ISU students $4.50, nonstudents $10

Salt Company Dance, three-hour dance with an estimated attendance of 350, in the Sun Room, MU, 8 p.m.

“Double Take,” classical music concert with the Des Moines Symphony, at The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 8 p.m., ticket price N/A

Duvall with openers Red Hot Valentines and Envy Corps, rock concert, at the M-Shop, MU, 9 p.m., ISU students: $5, nonstudents: $6

Sunday, Feb. 24

Lecture with ISU musicologist Carl Bleyle, discussing Mozart’s Symphony No. 15, Haydn’s Cello Concerto in C Major, Beethoven’s 2nd Piano Concerto and Coups d’archets, a contemporary work by Canadian Denis Gougeon, at the Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at the Ames Public Library, 2 p.m., free

“The Matchmaker,” performance by the ISU Theatre, at Fisher Theater, 2 p.m., ISU students $4.50, nonstudents $10

Gallery tour of the exhibition “Iowa College Salon XXIII” with education curator Matthew Delay, at Brunnier Art Museum, 2 p.m., free

ISU Symphonic and Concert Bands, concert, at Stephens Auditorium, 3 p.m., ISU students/ 18 and under: $3, nonstudents: $5

“Double Take,” classical music concert with the Des Moines Symphony, at The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines, 2:30 p.m.

Monday, Feb. 25

“Human Rights and the War on Terrorism,” lecture with Holly Burkhalter, advocacy director of Physicians for Human Rights, in the Sun Room, MU, 8 p.m., free

Tuesday, Feb. 26

Split Lip Rayfield, bluegrass/rock concert, at the M-Shop, MU, 7:30 p.m., ISU students: $4, nonstudents: $5

Continuing Exhibits

“Iowa College Salon XXIII,” through April 21, “20th Century Glass,” “Continuity and Change in African Art from 1930 to 1980,” through March 1, at Brunnier Art Museum

“34th Annual Clay, Fiber, Paper, Glass, Metal, Wood Exhibition” at the Octagon Center for the Arts

“Tile Tales: Stories Behind Downtown’s Brick Piers,” through March 16, at the Ames Public Library

“Quiet Beauty, Winter in Iowa,” photographs by Randy Hughes, through March 22, at Story County Conservation Center, McFarland Park

“Valentine’s Group Show,” paintings by Simpson College professor Justin Nostrola, through March 1, at ArtHouse on Ingersoll, 2811 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines

“The Clothesline Show” through March 26, at The Artists’ Gallery, 206 Fourth St., West Des Moines

“Always Alternatives,” Darshan Studios Comic Art Museum, 3819 Sixth Ave., Des Moines

– Information gathered by Bethany Kohoutek