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Bethmari Marquez-Barreto (’20 performing arts) received first place in the Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) Region 5 ASPIRE Arts Leadership Fellowship awards. Marquez-Barreto will represent Iowa State University this April as the top Region 5 student arts leader at the National Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington, D.C.
Marquez-Barreto was among more than 50 ISU students and faculty members who attended the Region 5 Festival, held in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, Jan. 19-25. More than 1,500 students and faculty from 89 colleges and universities in Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, South Dakota, Kansas and Missouri participated.
ISU Theatre’s production of “Iowa Odyssey or (How We Got to Here?)” has been selected to perform at the Region 5 Kennedy Center 
American College Theatre Festival (KCACTF) in Sioux Falls, South Dakota on January 22. The show is the only production from the state of Iowa invited to perform at the regional festival.
The Music building will be closed December 21 through January 1, 2020. Regular hours will resume January 2, 2020.
The clock on the west side of the campanile is out for repairs. It will be several weeks until the motor is repaired.
Name: Bethmari Márquez Barreto
Major: Performing Arts
Hometown: Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
Graduation date: Spring 2021
Ames, Iowa—Eleanor Kahn, Chicago scenic designer, received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Iowa State University’s Department of Music and Theatre at an honors and awards ceremony on Oct. 24 in Ames, Iowa.
Ames, Iowa—Dennis Babcock, founder and president of The Daniel Group, received the LAS Dean’s Arts and Humanities Award from Iowa State University’s College of Liberal Arts and Sciences (LAS) at an honors and awards ceremony on Oct. 24 in Ames, Iowa.
The award recognizes alumni and friends of the college who have enhanced appreciation of the arts and humanities at a local, state, national or international level. Babcock was honored for his positive artistry and innovation in the arts.
Adam McDonald received the Distinguished Alumni Award from Iowa State University’s Department of Music and Theatre at an honors and awards ceremony on Oct. 24 in Ames, Iowa.
A native of Saint Paul, Minnesota, McDonald graduated from Iowa State University in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in piano performance. After graduating from The Boston Conservatory with a master’s degree in classical piano, he moved to New York City where his work as an audition pianist, class accompanist and vocal coach helped clients land jobs on Broadway and national tours.
Name: Zachary Dean Smith
Major: Vocal Music Performance
Hometown: Waukee, Iowa
Planned Graduation Date: Spring 2020
Name: Libby Peterson
Major: Performing Arts
Hometown: Cherokee, IA
Planned Graduation Date: December 2019
Name - PJ VanDerWeide
Major - Instrumental Music Education
Hometown - Ames, IA
Planned graduation date - May 2020
Michael Giles, Music Senior Lecturer, delivers a TEDx Talk about improvisation.
Name: Vivian M. Cook
Major: Performing Arts and French
Hometown: Prescott, Arizona
Planned Graduate Date: Spring 2019
ISU Theatre explores questions of identity, community through “Iowa Odyssey (or How We Got to Here)”
Name: Tyler Bainter
Major: Flute Performance
Hometown: Des Moines, Iowa
Planned Graduate Date: Spring 2019
Organ student Peter Binder won first place in the North Central American Guild of Organists Regional Competitions for Young Organists in St. Louis on March 23, 2019
Join ISU Theatre in a celebration of community and love when it presents the musical “Godspell,” opening Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m. in Fisher Theater in Ames. Using a wide variety of storytelling techniques and a hefty dose of comic timing, a diverse group of 21st century college students encounter Jesus, who leads them through stories inspired by parables in the Bible’s book of Matthew.
The musical’s setting takes place in modern-day Fisher Theater, as the performers journey from a discordant group of individuals into a community. The music features inspiring and entertaining songs ranging from pop and rock to vaudeville.
Name: Davis Vande Steeg
Major: Performing Arts
Hometown: Pella, Iowa
Planned Graduate Date: Spring 2019
Please check back soon for rescheduled date/time.
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