Ames Today

City of Ames recently issued the following announcement.

Ames Parks and Recreation Department, in partnership with Ames Public Library, Ames Police Foundation, Ames Human Relations Commission, and Iowa State University Lecture Series, is bringing hip hop duo The Reminders to Ames for three days of workshops and a concert. This series of events will take place March 1, 4 and 5.

An interactive lecture, “Hip Hop 101: The History of Hip Hop Culture and Its Impact on Our World,” will be at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 1, in the Great Hall at ISU’s Memorial Union, 2229 Lincoln Way. A songwriting and lyric workshop will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March 5, in the Farwell T. Brown Auditorium at Ames Public Library, 515 Douglas Ave. Both the lecture and library workshop are free and open to the public.

Additional residency workshops will take place at Ames Public Library, Ames High School, Ames City Auditorium, and Ames Boys and Girls Club; however, these workshops are closed sessions.

The three-day residency will end with a concert at 7 p.m. Saturday, March 5, at Ames City Auditorium, 520 Sixth St. Tickets are available in advance online at www.showtix4u.com/event-details/59987 or by calling Ames Community Center at 515.239.5350. Tickets are $15 for ages 13 and up, $10 for ages 5 to 12, and free for children under 5.

“This will be a very exciting event for community members of all ages,” said Auditorium, Bandshell and Community Center Manager Craig Kaufman. “We sincerely appreciate all of the support we have received for this event; it will truly be something special for the Ames community.”

Additional support for this event has been provided by the Ames Branch of the NAACP and Renewable Energy Group. Additional funding was received through grants from the Iowa Arts Council and Arts Midwest through their Grow, Invest, Gather Fund. For more information, please contact Craig Kaufman at 515.239.5365 or craig.kaufman@cityofames.org.

The Parks and Recreation Department manages 38 parks and offers approximately 180 athletic, aquatic, instructional, and wellness programs. Indoor programs are provided throughout the winter at the Community Center, Ames/ISU Ice Arena, and Municipal Pool. For more information, go to the Parks and Recreation homepage at www.amesparkrec.org or call the Community Center at 515.239.5350.

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