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Inside Iowa State
April 14, 2000

Veishea 2000: Some old, some new

by Laura Boskelly, News Service intern
The first Veishea celebration of this century will emphasize some of the traditions of early Veisheas. Veishea 2000, "Today's Dreams, Tomorrow's Reality," is April 14-16.

"We're going back to the original Veishea," said Justin Chesnut, co-chair of the student planning committee. "Veishea 2000 is going to let students showcase their school and organizations."

Students from more than 70 departments and clubs will host open houses, an important part of Veishea's past.

Dozens of other clubs will sponsor displays and activities at the cultural festival, a day-long event Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. on central campus. From 9 to 11 a.m. and again from 2 to 5 p.m. a cultural stage will feature club performances including dances, karate lessons and skits.

While activities have been going on all week, Veishea officially opens with a 12:15 p.m. ceremony Friday, April 14, south of the campanile. John Vincent Atanasoff II, son of the former faculty member who created the ABC computer, will speak. A campus barbecue and pizza party runs from noon to 2 p.m. in the same area.

Veishea cherry pies will be on sale Friday from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. and Saturday from 10 a.m. until they are gone. Pies will be sold for $1 each in 16 MacKay. An estimated 8,000 pies were prepared this year.

Other highlights include:

• Actor-comedian D.L. Hughley from The Hughleys,an ABC sitcom, will be the key entertainer at "DEW the Rec." Performances start at 9 p.m. Friday in the Leid Center.

  Tickets for DEW the Rec and Saturday night's "Veishea Center Stage" at Hilton Coliseum cost $8 and are on sale in the Stephens Auditorium ticket office. Faculty and staff may purchase two tickets, and need to show their ISU I.D.s at the time of purchase and at the gate.

• The Veishea pancake breakfast will be served from 7:30 to 11:30 a.m. Saturday in a tent south of the Campanile. The cost is $4.

• The Veishea parade begins at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and will wind through central campus from the Armory to the Memorial Union. It will be broadcast by KCCI-TV, starting at noon. Canoe jousts will be held on Lake LaVerne following the parade.

• The "Stars Over Veishea" performance is the Tony Award- winning Into The Woods,written by Steven Sondheim and James Lapine. Performances in Stephens begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, and 2 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $10 to $15 for adults, with discounts for students, ISU Alumni Association members and seniors.

• The headline band at Veishea Center Stage (9 p.m. Saturday) is Black Eyed Peas, whose music is described as hip/hop and R&B with Latin influences.

Veishea closing ceremonies will begin at 3:30 p.m. Sunday in the Memorial Union Sun Room.

The Veishea professor, staff member and teaching assistant of the year were honored at a 5:30 p.m. reception Thursday, April 13, in the Memorial Union Campanile Room.

For more information, call the Veishea office, 4-1026.

Veishea 2000
"Today's Dreams, Tomorrow's Reality" April 14-16
(partial schedule)

Friday, April 14

• 8 a.m.-3 p.m., Jr. High/Sr. High Days, Lied Center.

• 9:30 a.m.-3 p.m., Cherry pie sales, $1, 16 MacKay.

• 9:30 a.m., Community float tours, gather at 201 Gray Ave.

• 10 a.m., Matinee, Stars Over Veishea, Into the Woods,$10-$15, Stephens.

• 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Taste of Veishea, food vendors, games, Welch Avenue.

• Noon-2 p.m., Barbecue/pizza party, free, south of campanile.

• 12:15 p.m., Opening ceremony, "The ABC's Influence on Modern Computers," John Atanasoff II, south of campanile.

• 3 p.m.-1 a.m., Carnival, Hilton north lot.

• 7:30 p.m. Performance, Stars Over Veishea, Into the Woods,see above.

• 9 p.m.-1 a.m., "DEW the Rec," D.L. Hughley, comedian, $8, Lied Center.

• 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Pajama party, sponsored by Black Student Alliance, $5, Great Hall, Memorial Union.

Saturday, April 15

• 7:30-11:30 a.m., Pancake breakfast, $4, central campus.

• 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Open houses, around campus.

• 9 a.m.-5 p.m., Cy's Big Top and cultural festival with stage performances, central campus.

• 9:30 a.m.-5:30 p.m., Chess tournament, 1102 Molecular Biology.

• 10 a.m. until gone, Cherry pie sales, $1, 16 MacKay.

• 10 a.m.-4 p.m., International food fair, $2, Great Hall, Memorial Union.

• 10 a.m.-1:30 a.m., Carnival, Hilton north lot.

• 11 a.m.-2 a.m., Taste of Veishea, food vendors, games, Welch Avenue.

• 11:30 a.m., Veishea parade, campus route from Armory to the Memorial Union, past Lagomarcino, Bessey, LeBaron and Beardshear halls.

• 2:30 p.m., Canoe joust, Lake LaVerne.

• 3 p.m., Performance, One Man Play,about George Washington Carver, Paxton Williams, ISU student, free, Maintenance Shop, Memorial Union.

• 3:30-5:30 p.m., Films, on each of the five original colleges, from ISU's factual film collection, free, Pioneer Room, Memorial Union.

• 7:30 p.m., Stars Over Veishea, Into the Woods, see April 14.

• 9 p.m.-1 a.m., Veishea Center Stage, with Black Eyed Peas, hip/hop and R&B, $8, Hilton.

• 10 p.m.-2 a.m., Talent show and party, $5, Great Hall, Memorial Union.

Sunday, April 16

• 10 a.m., 5K road race, registration begins at 8:30 a.m. in front of the Memorial Union, $18 day of race ($15 before), central campus route.

• 8:30 a.m., Veishea Golf Classic, 4-person best ball format, $100/team, Veenker Golf Course.

• 2 p.m., Stars Over Veishea, Into the Woods,see April 14.

• 3:30 p.m., Closing ceremonies, Sun Room, Memorial Union.

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