THE WEEKENDER
Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium
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We’re still a few weeks out from fall, but everyone’s gearing up for the last big parties of summer, as Labor Day Weekend brings a days-long Patio Fest at Confluence, the Renaissance Faire and so much more. Top pick? Check out the Water Lantern Festival at Des Moines Waterworks Park for a late-summer experience that will take your breath away.
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Brunnier Art Museum
Reception for John Buck: Prints and Sculpture
Sep 1 – 5:00pm
Opening reception for artist John Buck’s prints and sculpture exhibition.
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Beaverdale Books
Reading with Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez
Sep 1 – 6:30pm
Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez will read from her memoir, “A Time to Mourn & A Time to Dance: A Love Story of Grief, Trauma, Healing & Faith.” She will discuss somatic and spiritual healing practices.
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Confluence Brewing
Labor Day Weekend Patio Fest
Sep 2 – 3:30pm
Party on the patio with live, local music all Labor Day Weekend
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Mainframe Studios
Open Mic for GR!DSM Community
Sep 2 – 5:00pm
Join us at the City Sounds Studio for First Friday at Mainframe!
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Teehee’s Comedy Club
Stephen Taylor | Stand-Up Comedy
Sep 2 – 7:00pm
Originally a Louisiana native, Stephen moved to Kansas City to escape his traditional southern roots.
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Tallgrass Theatre Co.
The Sweet Delilah Swim Club
Sep 2 – 7:30pm
The Story: Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships.
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Sleepy Hollow
The Renaissance Faire
Sep 3 – 10:00am
The dates for 2022 will remain the first three weekends in September, including Labor Day.
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Gas Lamp Des Moines
Stateparks, Atlas Support Group, Freeman Band, Dolliver
Sep 3 – 4:00pm
Stateparks, Atlas Support Group, Freeman Band, Dolliver at Gas Lamp
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Des Moines Water Works Park
Water Lantern Festival
Sep 3 – 5:00pm
Water Lantern Festival is an amazing experience where you’ll witness the magic of lanterns as they light up the water.
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Lefty’s Live Music
Tantric & Smile Empty Soul
Sep 3 – 7:00pm
Tantric & Smile Empty Soul w/ Silvertung, Phenixx & Balefire at Lefty’s
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Downtown Ames Fareway
Handmade & Vintage Beautiful Land Market
Sep 4 – 11:00am
A carefully curated market featuring over 50 local makers, vintage collectors, food trucks & live music in the heart of Ames
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Norwalk City Park
Norwalk Music Fest
Sep 4 – 11:00am
Come enjoy nine local bands, food trucks, vendors, kids games, a dunk tank, and a beer garden! Don’t forget your lawn chair!
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xBk Live
Tapestry
Sep 4 – 6:00pm
xBk presents Tapestry
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Big Wigs Bar
Big Wigs Block Party
Sep 4 – 7:00pm
Ames Pride and Big Wigs Bar welcomes 80’s Pop Diva, Tiffany and YouTube Sensation, Leslie Hall!
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Des Moines Water Works Park
Des Moines Symphony: Hooray for Hollywood
Sep 4 – 7:30pm
Join the Des Moines Symphony in the Lauridsen Ampitheater at Water Works Park for a salute to the silver screen, from The Wizard of Oz to Star Wars and more!
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Lefty’s Live Music
Snailmate, Allegra, Haploid
Sep 4 – 8:00pm
Snailmate is back! The synth hyper pop duo from the desert is here to melt your faces.
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Iowa photographer Samm Yu makes the finals in $20,000 national contest
by Adria Carpenter, Aug 25
Samm Yu got her first camera on her 16th birthday, her dad’s old Canon model. Three years later, Yu has turned a passion for photography into full-fledged portrait photography business.
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