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Discover Ames on a weeknight

No need to wait until the weekend to romanticize your life. Ames has plenty to offer between 5-9 that you can enjoy after your daily grind at work.

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March 3, 2023

Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine

The Ames International Orchestra Festival Association continues its proud tradition of bringing major symphony orchestras from around the globe. The Lviv National Philharmonic Orchestra of Ukraine (LNPOV) will play Stephens Auditorium on Friday, March 3, 2023.

Sounds of the world

March 4, 2023

R.E.S.P.E.C.T.

R.E.S.P.E.C.T. is the ultimate tribute to the legendary Queen of Soul, Aretha Franklin. Rejoice while you are taken on an intimate musical odyssey guaranteed to get you up and out of your seat and dancing! The production journeys through Aretha Franklin’s courageous life of love, tragedy and triumph starring a live band, supreme vocalists, and a night full of music by one of the greatest artists of all time.

A night full of music

March 26, 2023

Victorian Fables, Follies & Fairytales

Gather around the fireplace in the Farm House Museum parlor to hear Victorian fables, follies and fairytales. Performer Tina McPherson joins Alisha Abner of University Museums to share stories children growing up in the Victorian era would have heard, but these stories are a bit darker than children’s stories of today.

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