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Ankeny Centennial Basketball Tryouts, Owl City: Plan Your Weekend in Ankeny
Get out this weekend and do something! Dates, times, and other information on events and happenings right here in Ankeny and central Iowa.
There’s plenty to do in Ankeny this weekend, and if you want to travel into Des Moines and around the metro, there’s plenty to do there, too.
We at Patch want to help you plan your weekend, so here are some highlights we picked out for the weekend of Aug. 9, 2013.
ANKENY
The Big 5-Oh!
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When: Fri - Sat 7:30 p.m.; Sun 2 p.m.
Where: Ankeny Community Theater, 1932 SW 3rd St.
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This just might have been the worse week in George Thomas' life and to top it all off, he turns 50 on Saturday! Through these trying days, George will discover the wonders of family, the responsibilities of parenthood, and the results of his latest physical.
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Ankeny Farmers Market
When: Saturday, Aug. 3. 8 a.m. to noon.
Where: Uptown Ankeny
Admission: Free
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Ankeny Centennial Basketball Club Tryouts
4:30 p.m. Sunday at North View Middle School.
Tryouts will be held for both boys and girls entering 5-6 grade in the Ankeny North feeder system. Registration begins at 4:30 p.m and tryouts are from 5-6:15 p.m. Tryouts will be held for both boys and girls entering 7-8 grade in the Ankeny North feeder system. Registration begins at 6 p.m and tryouts are from 6:30-7:45 p.m.
CENTRAL IOWA
Iowa Cubs vs. Fresno
When: Friday, Aug. 9. 7:05 p.m.
Where: Principal Park, 1 Line Dr.
Admission: General Admission $7
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Nitefall on the River - Owl City
When: Friday, Aug. 9. 8 p.m.
Where: Simon Estes Riverfront Amphitheater
Admission: $22 - $35 - all ages
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UnWINEd @ Grays Lake
When: Friday, Aug. 9. 5:30-8:30 p.m.
Where: Gray's Lake
Admission: Free
Jasper Winery, along with the City of Des Moines again this year bring you "unWINEd" at Gray's Lake! This summer of concerts will run throughout the summer on Friday evenings from 5:30 - 8:30 p.m. Join us on the pavilion at the south end of Gray's Lake for Jasper Winery wine & Madhouse beer, great food & more free live music! Have questions or need ad...
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Bill W. and Dr. Bob
When: Saturday, Aug. 3 - Aug. 11
Where: Des Moines Performing Arts Center, 221 Walnut St.
Join StageWest for a revival of one of the most popular and disucssed plays in our 16-year history. StageWest proudly presented Bill W. and Dr. Bob, the story of the two founders of Alcoholics Anonymous. This production is sponsored by the Powell Chemical Dependency Center at Iowa Lutheran Hospital.
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Rex Manning Day Part Deux
When: Saturday, Aug. 10. 9:30 p.m.
Where: Vaudeville Mews, 212 4th St., Des Moines.
Cost: $5 cover
It’s Rex Manning Day Part Deux, a night dedicated to all the things you loved / hoped you’d forget about the ’90s. Featuring ’90s cover sets by Karen Meat & the Players, Kiriko, Kevin the Robot, Annalibera, Wolves in the Attic, New Member Charles, and spinning your ’90s favs are DJ Nice Kicks / DJ RLSTN.
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Dance Baby Dance
When: Saturday, Aug. 10. 10 a.m. to noon.
Where: Des Moines Social Club, 400 Walnut St.
Admission: $5/Person or $12/Family; Ages 1 & Under are Free (Children must be accompanied by Adult)
What is Dance Baby Dance? It's a family dance party. You come, you dance, you play, you laugh. Participate in group activities or do your own thing. Go to the lobby and take a breather from the action, maybe read some books. Come back in, dance it out. Live show starts at 11am & lasts about 30 minutes. Just right for all attention spans.
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