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Events for Week of Jun 29, 2008

June 29, 2008
Event:  
Collector's Confusion: Reproductions and Reissues
Time:   02:00 PM
Description:  

Sue Slight, Early American Pattern Glass Society board member and Iowa Quester, will provide a hands-on workshop to define the many reproductions and reissues of original pressed glass patterns on the market today. Learn helpful hints and guidelines before your next trip to the antique store.

Location:  
Brunnier Art Museum
Contact Info:  
Allison Sheridan
515-294-3342
aclone@iastate.edu
Event:  
Bookends at the Bandshell
Time:   06:00 PM
Description:  

Performer: Otter

Free

Location:  
Durham Bandshell
Contact Info:  
(515) 239-5365
Event:  
Hoggatt School Open House
Time:   02:00 PM
Description:   2-4:30 pm
Price: Free
Open to the public
Come take a look into the past by visiting a one room school.
Location:  
18th & Burnett on the grounds of Meeker School
Contact Info:  
Alan Spohnheimer
(515) 232-2148
ameshistorical@qwest.net
Event:  
Argentine Tango Practica
Time:   04:30 PM
Description:  

Instructor: Valerie Williams

4:30-5 pm: Moves for beginners are introduced and will vary weekly
5-7 pm: Dance floor is yours to practice
This is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance.
Punch cards may be purchased at the Workspace and used in the classes over the next year.
Price: ISU Students: Five punches for $28
           Public: Five punches for $30

Location:  
Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union East Basement, 2229 Lincoln Way
Contact Info:  
Letitia Kenemer
(515) 294-0971
letitia@iastate.edu
Event:  
Glass Beads Weekend Workshop
Time:   01:00 PM
Description:   Instructor: Ferzana Hashmi
1-5 pm
Price: ISU Students: $50 ($30 tuition + $20 supply fee)
           Public: $55 ($35 tuition + $20 supply fee)
Learn the art of Venetian glass bead making.
Location:  
Workspace at the Iowa State Memorial Union East Basement, 2229 Lincoln Way
Contact Info:  
Letitia Kenemer
(515) 294-0971
letitia@iastate.edu
Event:  
ACTORS presents
Time:   02:00 PM
Description:  

Price: $

This toe-tapping, head-bobbing, finger-snapping hit retrospective celebrates the life and times of Ellie Greenwich, whose doo-wop sounds skyrocketed to the top of the charts in the 1960s. The cast and onstage band will rock the house with hits like "Chapel of Love," "Da Do Ron Ron," "Be My Baby," "Hanky Panky," Do Wah Diddy," "And Then He Kissed Me", "River Deep Mountain High" and "Leader of the Pack".

Location:  
ACTORS Inc, 120 Abraham Dr. Ames, IA
Contact Info:  
(515) 292-2073
Info@actorsinc.org
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June 30, 2008
Event:  
Teen Program: Transform your t-shirt
Time:   03:30 PM
Description:  

Free

Join this class that we'll show you ways to recycle your tattered T into something you can use.  Bring your own T-shirt.

Location:  
Ames Public Library: Farwell T. Brown Auditorium
Contact Info:  
(515) 239-5656
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July 03, 2008
Event:  
Tune In to Main Street!
Time:   05:00 PM
Description:   Free family-friendly fun from 5:00-7:30 pm! Come down to Tom Evans Plaza in the Ames Main Street Cultural District for 10 Thursdays in the summer for Tune In to Main Street. There will be a different live musical act every Thursday, inflatables from Gee Willie Entertainment, a Children's Activities Center supervised by Young Professionals of Ames, and a balloon water drop. Becca Wemhoff, a children's balloon artist, will perform from 6:00-7:30 pm on June 5, June 26, July 10 and July 31.

This date's musical act is the seven-piece Folk band Blue Moon Players.

Tune in to Main Street is sponsored in part by a grant from Target Corporation: www.target.com
Location:  
Tom Evans Plaza, next to Lucullan's and The Spice
Contact Info:  
MSCD/ACAC Office
(515) 233-3472
Intern@MainStreetCulturalDistrict.com
Event:  
Ames Municipal Band
Time:   08:00 PM
Description:   7pm pre-concert entertainment: Iowa Army National Guard Band. Free.
Location:  
Durham Bandshell
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July 04, 2008
Event:  
Bookends at the Bandshell: Johnston Station Jazz Band
Time:   07:30 PM
Description:   Free.
Location:  
Durham Bandshell
Event:  
Ames On the Halfshell
Time:   01:00 PM
Description:  

Sponsored by the Ames Jaycees

Price: Free
1:00pm Burnin' Sensations
4:30pm The Nadas

Location:  
Durham Bandshell
Event:  
Main Street Cultural District 4th of July Festival
Time:   09:00 AM
Description:   Price: Free
9am-7:30pm festival
Location:  
Durham Bandshell
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July 05, 2008
Event:  
Hoggatt School Open House
Time:   02:00 PM
Description:   2-4:30 pm
Price: Free
Open to the public
Come take a look into the past by visiting a one room school.
Location:  
18th & Burnett on the grounds of Meeker School
Contact Info:  
Alan Spohnheimer
(515) 232-2148
ameshistorical@qwest.net
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July 06, 2008
Event:  
Hoggatt School Open House
Time:   02:00 PM
Description:   2-4:30 pm
Price: Free  
Open to the public
Come take a look into the past by visiting a one room school.
Location:  
18th & Burnett on the grounds of Meeker School
Contact Info:  
Alan Spohnheimer
(515) 232-2148
ameshistorical@qwest.net
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