VEISHEA 2011: the entertainment lineup

VEISHEA Guides: Overview | Alternative acts | Battle of the Bands | Live @ VEISHEA | Student events

VEISHEA 2011 will begin on Monday, April 11. Are you ready to be entertained?

Alternative entertainment

• Speaker Amy Sedaris, speaker, 8 p.m. Monday, Great Hall, Memorial Union, free
• Hypnotist Brian Imbus, 8 and 10 p.m. Thursday, Great Hall, Memorial Union, free
• Outdoor Movie: “The Green Hornet,” 9p.m. Thursday, Central Campus, free
• Carnival Rides & Games, 5 p.m. – midnight Friday and 11:30 a.m. – midnight, Saturday, Molecular Biology parking lot, $1 per ticket (rides cost between two and four tickets)
• The Showoff Show, 9 p.m. Friday and midnight Saturday, Central Campus, free
• Stevie “The Regurgitator” Starr, 10:30 p.m. Friday, Central Campus, free
• Chainsaw artist Jeff Klatt, 11 a.m. Saturday, South Campanile Lawn, free
• Comedian Donald Glover (announced Feb. 4), 9 p.m. Saturday, April 16, Stephens Auditorium, free
• Magician Joel Meyers, 9 p.m. Saturday and 12:15 a.m. Sunday, Central Campus, free
• 61Syx Teknique Breakdancers, 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 1:30 a.m. Sunday, Central Campus, free
• Juggler Nick Pike, 11 p.m. Saturday and 2 a.m. Sunday, Central Campus, free

Battle of the Bands

Battle of the Bands has traditionally been a multiple day event with several bands competing for a wildcard spot in a large Friday concert. This year, the actual competition has been condensed to one day of local music.

Battle of the Bands, 7 p.m. Thursday, Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union, free

• Shaun Billz
• Nuclear Rodeo
• Lightspeed
• Android’s Dungeon
• Who Wants to Know
• Bombardier
• Josh Mellman

Live @ VEISHEA

Live @ VEISHEA concert has become two concerts and therefore, the Battle of the Bands competition will move to Thursday.

Friday’s lineup, 6 p.m. – 2 a.m. Friday, Molecular Biology Parking Lot, ticket policy here

• Hip hop/pop duo VolHolla
• Pop band Cedar Avenue
• Pop rock artist Jon McLaughlin (replaces Andy Grammer, who was announced Feb. 1.)
• Country duo Love and Theft (announced Feb. 2)
• Indie rock group Cloud Cult (announced Feb. 2)
• Hip hop artist and headliner Big Boi (announced Feb. 4)

Saturday’s lineup, 6 p.m. – 2 a.m. Saturday, Molecular Biology Parking Lot, ticket policy here

• Des Moines folk band The River Monks
• Electronica band Deluka
• Alternative rock band The Downtown Fiction (announced Feb. 1)
• Pop rock group Neon Trees (announced Feb. 3)
• Electronic pop one-man show The Ready Set (announced Feb. 3)
• Country band and headliner Gloriana (announced Feb. 4)

Student events

• Cyclone Idol with emcee Coolio (announced Feb. 4), 7 p.m. Wednesday, Great Hall (preliminaries 6 p.m. Wednesday, April 6 and Thursday, April 7 at the Maintenance Shop), free
• Harambee, 6 p.m. Friday, Great Hall, Memorial Union, free
• International Food Fair, 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Great Hall, Memorial Union, $3 entrance, 50 cents per food item; $10 pre-selling ticket (entrance and 15 food items)
• Stars Over VEISHEA presents “Kiss Me Kate” (and here), 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, 2 p.m. Sunday, $16 for students, $21 for adults and seniors
• Tournaments (and here), various times April 4 to 16, $ (not all)
• VEISHEA Says I’m Funny, 8 p.m. Tuesday, Maintenance Shop, free

Other notable events

• VEISHEA
  • Campus BBQ and Campus Showcase, 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, Central Campus, $5 for a button
    • Tuesday: Fighting Burrito and apples, displays (Showcase: College of Liberal Arts and Sciences)
    • Wednesday: HyVee subs, Otis Spunkmeyer cookies & carrots (Showcase: College of Human Sciences)
    • Thursday: Iowa Pork Producers pork patties, Otis Spunkmeyer cookies and carrots (Showcase: College of Business)
    • Friday: Domino’s pizza and Cold Stone ice cream (Showcase: College of Agriculture and Life Sciences and College of Engineering)
  • VEISHEA Opening Ceremony, noon Friday, Central Campus, free
  • Taste of VEISHEA, 5 p.m.-3 a.m. Friday and 11 a.m.-3 a.m. Saturday, Lake Laverne and Molecular Biology parking lot, $
  • VEISHEA Village and Ames Neighborhood, 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday, Central Campus, free
    
  • VEISHEA History Expo, 10 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday, Breadshear Hall, free
  • VEISHEA Parade, 10:30 a.m. Saturday, campus, free
  • Pancake Feed, midnight-2 a.m. and 8-10 a.m. Saturday and midnight-3 a.m. Sunday, Central Campus, $
  • Closing Ceremony, 2 p.m. Sunday, Campanile Room, Memorial Union
• Miscellaneous
  • Buck Bowling, noon-10 p.m. Monday, The Underground, Memorial Union, $1
  • Grandma Mojo’s Moonshine Revival, 10 p.m. Monday, Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union, $1
  • ISU Jazz Combos, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, Martha Ellen Tye Recital Hall, Music Hall, free
  • Dance social, 7:30 p.m. Friday, 196 Forker, free
  • University Museums open house, 12:30-3 p.m. Saturday, Brunnier Art Museum, Christian Petersen Art Museum, and Farm House Museum, free
  • Football (intersquad) spring game, 2 p.m. Saturday, Jack Trice Stadium, free
  • Bingo, 10 p.m. Saturday, Sun Room, Memorial Union, free

–This article was originally published February 4