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Willie Farrell at the Funny Bone: Plan Your Weekend in West Des Moines
Get out this weekend and do something! Dates, times, and other information on events and happenings right here in West Des Moines and central Iowa.
There’s plenty to do in West Des Moines 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.
West Des Moines
Funny Bone Presents Willie Farrell
When: Saturday
Where: Funny Bone Comedy Club, 570 Prairie View Drive
Admission: $10 - $15 (19 & older)
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Pancake Breakfast
When: August 11, 2013
The West Des Moines Elks Lodge is holding a pancake breakfast from 8:00 am to 12 pm. This all you can eat breakfast includes pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage, bacon, scrambled eggs, cheesy potatoes and French toast. This is a fundraiser and held at 7400 Hickman Road.
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Central Iowa
Adel Sweet Corn Festival
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When: Saturday
Where: Adel town square (just head west on Interstate 80 to U.S. Highway 169, then turn north. Or just head west on Hickman Road
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The Sweet Corn Festival is free, with a parade
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.
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.
Dance Baby Dance
When: Saturday, Aug. 10. 10 a.m. to noon.
Where: Des Moines Social Club, 400 Walnut St.
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.
La Arrolladora
When: Sunday, Aug. 11. 8:30 p.m.
Where: Val Air Ballroom, West Des Moines
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