Jess' top events: Feb. 1-7
Jess' top events: Feb. 1-7
Here's a quick roundup of a few great events, happening this week. If you have an upcoming event you'd like to share, email me at jessica@dmJuice.com. Have a great week!
Saturday: See up-and-coming country stars at the annual Future Faces concert. This year’s lineup includes Lee Brice (”Love Like Crazy,” “A Woman Like You”), Frankie Ballard (”Tell Me You Get Lonely,” “A Buncha Girls”), James Wesley, Jason Jones and The Lost Trailers. Doors open at 5 p.m. Show starts at 6 p.m. $25 in advance at redtruck tickets.com or $35 at the door. 7 Flags Event
Center, 2100 N.W. 100th St., Clive. Go to 7flagseventcenter.com.
Thursday: The High Life Lounge will open at 6 a.m. for its eighth annual Groundhog Day party, with free Miller High Life until 8 a.m. Polk County Paula will give her prediction for the start of spring at 7:30 a.m. Breakfast will be served until 11 a.m. (biscuits and gravy or Quiche Paula for $4, or all-you-can-eat pancakes for $5), and drink specials will continue all day. 6 a.m. Free to attend. High Life Lounge, 200 S.W. Second St.
Friday: Leave that cold-meat sandwich in the crisper drawer and get out of the office during your lunch break this Friday. Lunch Unplugged returns to the Temple Theater for a second season, with live music and food to entice you to unplug for an hour and forget about work for a bit. Preston Pugmire will perform at this week’s event, with seven more concerts through the end of March featuring Diego Val, Roxi Copland and others. Tickets are $8, and can be bundled with a lunch from South Union Cafe for an additional $7. Concertgoers may bring their own lunch if they wish. Noon-1 p.m. Temple for Performing Arts, 1011 Locust St. Go to lunchunplugged.com.
Thursday: Rapper Wale began his rise to fame in 2006 in his hometown of Washington, D.C., and was discovered by producer Mark Ronson later that year. He has released two studio albums, with his most recent, “Ambition,” featuring his most popular single, “No Hands.” Doors open at 7 p.m. Show starts at 8 p.m. $28 in advance at Ticketmaster.com or $33 at the door. Val Air Ballroom, 301 Ashworth Road, West Des Moines. Go to valairballroom.com.
Friday through Sunday: Unusually warm temperatures and fewer inches (or feet) of snow doesn’t mean the Des Moines Winter Games won’t go on — and there is still time to sign up for events. A few necessary changes have been made to the lineup (the ski and snowboard competitions have been moved to a later date, the Rail Jam will be held Friday night, pond hockey and ice fishing have been canceled), so check the website for updates. Sleepy Hollow will host the polar plunge at 5 p.m. Friday to kick off the weekend, followed by the ZiBob World Challenge, downhill kayak and ski bike races and a cardboard sled competition. Activities continue over weekend. Go to dmwintergames.com for more info and a full schedule. Sleepy Hollow Sports Park, 4051 Dean Ave.
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