Ankeny Event Planner: Week of July 18

One could find all these events in our events calendar, but we at Ankeny Patch thought we would make it easy for you by putting the highlights of this week all in one, convenient place.

No one's going to argue with easy, right?

Here's what is going on this week:

• Take the kids to Westwood Elementary School at 10 a.m. Monday morning for . Kids and adults alike will be entertained by balloon artist Daniel Poe as he twists colorful balloons into recognizable characters, incredible wearables and comical sculptures.

• Take the kids to time on Tuesday at . Craft time begins at 1 p.m., and also will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday.

• The library summer reading program also will be holding its weekly movie Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the Northview Middle School cafeteria. This week's movie is "Yogi Bear."

• , sponsored by the Ankeny Register & Press Citizen, will bring both the Ankeny Community Band and Community Chorus to the Wagner Park band shell on Thursday. The concert begins at 7 p.m.

• On Friday night, Wagner Park also will be home to this week's . This week's show is "March of the Penguins," and begins at 8 p.m.

• The will be held Saturday starting at 8:30 a.m. Come support your favorite young athletes as they swim laps, bike and run across the finish line at the track. The triathlon will kickoff at .

• On Saturday, the annual Albaugh Classic car show will return to 1525 NE 36th St. from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. Register your own personal car in the show from 7-10 a.m. Spectators can see the cars of those who enter the classic, as well as Dennis Albaugh's personal collection of over 145 classic Chevrolets.

Do you know of something going on that's not on our events calendar? Add it.