2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Groups – Ames Writers Collective

Ames Public Library 515 Douglas Ave, Ames, IA, United States

Join the Ames Writers Collective on Sun., Nov 9 for the 2nd Sunday Swift Youth Writers Group held from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Ames Public Library. We are scheduled to meet in the P.E.O. room, but check monitors incase the location changes. We supply notebooks, pens and other materials to prompt and inspire stories. This Sunday, Adela Solano Osmundson, a graduate of this program, will lead the Swift Youth Writers group. She looks forward to writing with those of you who can join her.

Free
Argentine Tango Drop-in Lessons – The Workspace

Argentine Tango Drop-in Lessons – The Workspace

Memorial Union Rm 3512 2220 Lincoln Way, Ames, IA, United States

This Milonga (dance party) is a multi-level class with lots of time to enjoy the music and dance. From  4 - 5 p.m, moves for beginners are introduced with a different figure each week, along with techniques for better dancing. From 5 - 7 p.m, the floor is yours for dancing under Valerie's guidance and for working with different partners. An intermediate-level figure will also be introduced during this time. Wear dancing shoes, smooth-soled shoes, or socks.

$45 – $55

Cyclone Cinema: Elio – ISU Student Union Board

Carver Hall, Room 0101 411 Morrill Rd, Ames, IA 50011, Ames, IA, United States

Elio, a space fanatic with an active imagination, finds himself on a cosmic misadventure where he must form new bonds with alien lifeforms, navigate a crisis of intergalactic proportions and somehow discover who he is truly meant to be.

Free
The RG Express – Reiman Gardens

The RG Express – Reiman Gardens

Reiman Gardens 1407 University Blvd, Ames, IA, United States

A Reiman Gardens holiday tradition is back! Visitors of all ages will be enchanted by the RG Express Train from Sat., Nov. 8, 2025, through Sun., Jan. 18, 2026. This detailed garden scale display was created by Applied Imagination, an internationally recognized company whose train displays merge botanical design and architecture.

$6 – $12