Back to School Blessing, Nitefall On the River with Owl City: Plan Your Weekend in Johnston

There’s plenty to do in Johnston 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.

JOHNSTON

Karaoke

When: Saturday, Aug. 2. 

Where: Doc's Lounge, 8805 Chambery Blvd.

Admission: Free

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Back to School Blessing

With school starting next week, St. James Lutheran Church is planning a service to bless students of every age from preschool to college, along with teachers, school administrators and support staff. Students are invited to bring their backpacks with them to the worship service, which begins at 5 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 10, at the church, 5665 Merle Hay Road.

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.

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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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La Arrolladora

When: Sunday, Aug. 11. 8:30 p.m.

Where: Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines

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