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🌱 Patch AM: Ready for Coheed and Cambria to shake Val Air Ballroom?
Make time for CITYVIEW Martini Fest 2026 on the West Des Moines Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- Ready for Coheed and Cambria to shake Val Air Ballroom?
- What Gilbert & Cook's sale means for West Des Moines investors
Also on today's calendar: Blue Plate Mystery Dinner & Auction and 9 more events.
Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: Some rain and a thunderstorm, with a high of 65 and low of 58 degrees.
- Friday: Cloudy with showers around, temps: high: 67, low: 58.
- Saturday: Mainly cloudy, showers around, with a high of 64 and low of 57 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Coheed and Cambria Pack The Hall in Little Rock Last Night (melodicmag.com) — Coheed and Cambria are bringing their high‑energy, sold‑out tour to West Des Moines this Saturday, September 26, with a show at the Val Air Ballroom. After a packed stop in Little Rock, the band says these will be their last U.S. dates for a while, so local fans who've waited years to shout along to favorites like "Welcome Home" may want to grab tickets while they last. 
• Advisory M&A News – 9/23/2026 (planadviser.com) — A major West Des Moines wealth management firm, Gilbert & Cook, is being acquired by national advisory company Cerity Partners and will bring about $2 billion in client assets under its new brand. For local clients and employees, day‑to‑day services should continue, but decisions and branding will increasingly be guided from a larger national platform as consolidation in the advisory industry accelerates.
📸 Around West Des Moines
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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Des Moines
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★ Featured events ★
- CITYVIEW Martini Fest 2026 →
West Glen Town Center, 5465 Mills Civic Parkway, West Des Moines
Friday September 25
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Other local events
- Waterloo West at Dowling Catholic →
1400 Buffalo Rd, West Des Moines
7:30 pm - 17th Annual Iowa Remembrance Run →
West Des Moines IA - Vision Weekend 2026 →
Valley Church, 4343 Fuller Rd, West Des Moines
8:30 am - West YP: Book Club Affinity Group →
West Des Moines IA - Alpha →
Valley Church, 4343 Fuller Rd, West Des Moines
5:00 pm - West YP Info Session →
West Des Moines IA - Regroup →
Valley Church, 4343 Fuller Rd, West Des Moines
10:00 am - Construct Iowa, Presented by Aureon: Where West Des Moines Began and Its Future Takes Shape →
West Des Moines IA - Dillard's Childrens Dept (Des Moines,IA) Hosting Silhouettes by Chris →
Dillard's, 101 Jordan Creek Parkway, West Des Moines - Volunteer with Meals from the Heartland! →
Meals from the Heartland, 357 Lincoln Street, West Des Moines - Blue Plate Mystery Dinner & Auction →
Cass County Community Building, 805 W 10th St, Atlantic
5:00 pm
Friday September 25
Sunday September 27
Monday September 28
Tuesday September 29
Wednesday September 30
Saturday October 3
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Von Maur, Inc. posted a job opening for STOCK & HOUSEKEEPING ASSOCIATE in West Des Moines. Apply here.
- Signet Jewelers, Ltd. posted a job opening for Bench Jeweler - Signet Jewelers - Jordan Creek - West Des Moines, IA in West Des Moines. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Des Moines here.
🗞 Nearby News
Clive
- Iowa PBS's Iowa Life to feature Mike Rowley of Clive (dmcityview.com)
- GOP candidates are breaking with Trump on Iran as midterms loom (adn.com)
- Iowa farmers face delays amid wet week (kimt.com)
Urbandale
- Urbandale Hosting National, State, Local Leaders for Civility Dialogue Event Tuesday (iheart.com)
- LIST: Pumpkin patches, corn mazes, apple orchards in central Iowa (who13.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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