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'80 Bash at Uncle Buck's

Uncle Buck's was rockin' on Thanksgiving Eve with their 80's Bash

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Pre-Thanksgiving Ingersoll parties
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Rob Zombie at the Val Air Ballroom
Rob Zombie stopped in West Des Moines on his Hellbilly tour

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At 96, Pinetop Perkins still turning out signature Chicago blues in noisy clubs, smoky bars: CLARKSDALE, Miss. (AP) Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins. It's all part of his job. Most nights, after he snuffs out his menthol cigarette,...

For Joseph Calleja, tenor from Malta with voice 'like sunshine,' a star-making role at Met?: NEW YORK (AP) There's something about the honeyed sweetness of Joseph Calleja's voice that seems to evoke memories of a golden age, as if this young tenor carried within his vocal cords a secret...

Thanksgiving bounty for Air Force captain in audience at 'Jay Leno Show': a new car giveaway: NEW YORK (AP) An audience member at "The Jay Leno Show" is especially grateful this Thanksgiving. He won a new car. Air Force Capt. Tung Ngo (TUNG' noh) was in the audience filled with...

A list of nominees at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards: HONG KONG (AP) A list of nominees in the top categories at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards, which will be announced this Saturday in Taipei: Best feature film: "No Pudeo Vivir Sin Ti," ''...

Trio of art-house films top contenders at Taiwan's Golden Horse Awards: HONG KONG (AP) An Australia-based director's romance, a Taiwanese family drama and the story of a Chinese peasant guarding a cow are the unlikely trio of top contenders at the Chinese-language...

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Des Moines venue guide: Browse upcoming events at some of the key venues in the Des Moines metro:

• Blues on Grand
• Civic Center of Greater Des Moines
• Des Moines Social Club
• House of Bricks
• Hoyt Sherman Place
• Hy-Vee Hall
• People's Court
• Prairie Meadows Racetrack & Casino
• Sheslow Auditorium
• Val Air Ballroom
• Vaudeville Mews
• Veterans Memorial Auditorium
• Wells Fargo Arena

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People-watching at central Iowa events & hangouts

People-watching at central Iowa events & hangouts: • (11/25) Uncle Buck's '80s party
• (11/25) Ingersoll Avenue
• (11/22) Rob Zombie
• (11/22) Little Big Fest
• (11/21) East Village Holiday Promenade
• (11/21) West Glen action
• (11/20) Drag Queen Bingo
• (11/14) Kamoda Klub and Pelican Bar
• (11/14) Ankeny bars
• (11/14) Cyclone tailgating
• (11/13) MaxFights
• (11/12) Dierks Bentley
• (11/12) Fall brew at the Zoo

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Today's Events

Comedy XPeriment Civic Center of Greater Des Moines - 221 Walnut St. - Court Avenue District
Holiday Lights Des Moines Brenton Skating Plaza - 520 Robert D. Ray Drive - East Village
Rockin' Shoppin' Eve Jordan Creek Town Center - 101 Jordan Creek Parkway - Jordan Creek
Finally Friday Bennigan's - 1810 Army Post Road - Des Moines Metro
Karaoke Fireside Grille - 523 Eighth St. S.E. - Des Moines Metro