West Des Moines, Des Moines Metro Events, When and Where: Norah Jones, Bill Maher, Celtic Thunder

There’s plenty to do in West Des Moines  in the days ahead, and if you want to travel into to Des Moines and around the metro, there’s plenty to do there, too.

Here are some selected events, with a full list of Des Moines metro events available here.

West Des Moines Events

Our local pick event of the weekend is Fall Gallery Night Friday in Historic Valley Junction. Six local art galleries, plus many other shops and restaurants, will be open late. The event features new artwork by regional, national, and international artists. This event is free and open to the public.
Historic Valley Junction
Friday, Oct. 12, 5-9 p.m.
Free

Up-and-coming Des Moines country singer Sydney Lett’s Sweet 16 Country Blowout at the Val Air Ballroom benefits the Animal Rescue League of Iowa.
Val Air Ballroom
Saturday, Oct. 13, 7 p.m.
Tickets.

Metro Events

Norah Jones: Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones just released her fifth studio album, Little Broken Hearts. Since coming on the scene in 2002, Jones has sold over 36 million albums worldwide. Her three studio albums have each topped the Billboard top 200 album charts in the U.S. and gone to No. 1 around the world.
The Civic Center, Des Moines.
Thursday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m.
Tickets.

Bill Maher: For the past 17 years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last eight years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him twenty-six Emmy nominations.
The Civic Center, Des Moines.
Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets.

Upcoming

Celtic Thunder: Surpassing sales of one million units combined, the musical phenomenon that is Celtic Thunder has been hailed as BILLBOARD’s Top World Music Artist, along with Top World Music Imprint and Top World Album of 2011 for their most current disc, Heritage.
The Civic Center, Des Moines
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets.