The Des Moines Register from Des Moines, Iowa • Page 65

US 12D The Des Moines Register DatebookThi-rsdat, October 26, 1995 i 1l "j) ay Letters of love i 4Fk i I vij i'at. i i '-1 What: "She Loves Me" When: 7:30 p.m. Sunday Where: Stephens Auditorium, Ames Two Budapest pen pals who don't know they work together and fall in love through the mail despite the fact that they squabble all the time at work is the story behind "She Loves Me." A Broadway touring company production of the musical comes to Stephens Auditorium in Ames at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Tickets are $18 to $26; $9 to $13 for ISU students and ages 18 and younger.

Tickets are available at the Iowa State Center box office and Ticketmaster outlets. For information, call 294-3347. for thai: weekend fra "''II "I) Celebrate great music I A I -If" 1 Who: Joan Morris and William Bolcom When: 7:30 p.m. Friday Where: Des Moines Civic Center A duo that has been called everything from "astonishingly versatile" to "one of the best things happening on the American concert scene" opens the Civic Music Association season on Friday night Soprano Joan Morris and pianistcomposer William Bolcom celebrate great American music from the jazz age, vaudeville and the golden years of Broadway as well as originals. Their song, "Lime Jell- We love this, yeah, yeah, yeah The Beatles are so ubiquitous these days you've got to remind yourself they broke up.

Besides the brouhaha about the November television special (and "new" music contained therein), there are a few local events local fans ought to know about: First, "The Walrus was John," a film presentation of rare Beatles promos and live performances, leads an evening of "rampant Beatlemania" at the Maintenance Shop in Ames from 7 to 9 p.m. Nov. 17. And it's free. Secondly, "1964.

Tribute," regarded as the best Beatles tribute going, hits the Des Moines Civic Center Nov. 30 at 8 p.m. Tickets are $18.75 and $16.75 and go on sale Friday. Benefit jam Wouldn't it be great if you could hear six area bands and do a good deed for someone at the same time? Poof! Voila! Shazam! You can hear the Harrison Thomas Group, Shot in the Dark, Junk Poet, Redwing, Smilin' Jack and Sinner's Game at a live open jam benefit for a mother of two who has Guillain Barre (French Polio). Cindy Jenkins got the rare, deadly disease and spent six months In intensive care.

She's still partially paralyzed and there's no money coming in, according to benefit organizers. Tickets are $7 at the door and that includes a buffet until it's gone. The benefit is from 5 p.m. to 1:30 am. Nov.

5 at the Love Shack. Any musician is welcome to play with the bands. Call 285-7099. Patio pig "Loin on the patio11 is what they're calling the pig roast on the patio Saturday at the Front Row (formerly Scotts-N-Soda) at 6555 University Windsor Heights. Owner Mike Witt will be roasting a pig for the OhioIowa game and Beggar's Banquet is doing the side dishes.

The pig will cost $5 a plate and will be served at half-time during the game. Alley cats On Oct 5 we told you about the Bowling Clubs you could join at Thunderbird Lanes and get a ball, a shirt and two pizza parties for a mere $8.75 a week. If you thought you missed your chance, good news. Another group starts Tuesday. Call 262-9374.

Do it again The first grand opening at Felix and Oscar's Pub was such fun they're having a Second Annual Grand Opening on Friday night. Shades of Soul will be there to do the music. The party is from 9 p.m. to close, and there's a $3 cover. O's is at 4050 Merle Hay Road.

Season done .1 7 1 i I 1 i I I i ''I ty 19 Look for Beach and KOCI Berdan and the High today on Newt Channel 8 This Morning and First News at Five. William Bolcom and Joan Morris open the season for the Civic Music Association on Friday. i Amy Lee lAIT See wnat happens when you let people think about what to say first? Surely they mock you. Nonetheless, new KKDM morning person Amy Lee Sweet can have fun with the most trite of tasks. "I might spend some of Saturday making a nice green jello mold with pears, and explore my domestic skills.

I may even try to identify the foreign food objects in my fridge for fantabulous weekend fun. Actually, I may make an anticipated appearance at the new club on Ingersoll, Venue." Ryan K. Cliamberlain II hin A Yet another sign of the impending season of cold, dark and frigid: S.E. 14th Drive-In has What I'm doing is a regular feature that focuses on where people in central Iowa will be this weekend. If you know someone who should be featured, call 284-8342.

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