Stephens Auditorium and Reiman Gardens are hosting The Goldfinch Room Songwriter Showcase at Reiman Gardens. This partnership brings together singers/songwriters from the Midwest in the Goldfinch Room tradition of storytelling with the stunning beauty of Reiman Gardens. Performances will take place in the Reiman Gardens’ Catalpa Courtyard. Season passes will be available as well as tickets to can be found here: https://www.center.iastate.edu/gfr-reiman-gardens/. Reiman Gardens members will receive free admission to the performances.

The 29th Annual Senior Variety Show, “Catch a Radio Wave” will be presented Fri., Aug.15, 7 p.m., and Sat., Aug.16, 2 p.m. at Ames City Auditorium (520 6th St, Ames, IA).

The 29th Annual Senior Variety Show, “Catch a Radio Wave” will be presented Fri., Aug.15, 7 p.m., and Sat., Aug.16, 2 p.m. at Ames City Auditorium (520 6th St, Ames, IA).

The Octagon in partnership with the Ames Poetry Slam & the Ames Writers Collective is hosting its first ever poetry slam!

To encourage reuse and build community, KHOI is hosting Ames' first Tool Swap on Sat., Aug. 23 from 9 a.m. - noon. Bring tools you have to give and take some you need to enjoy a day of sharing and sustainability.

Generative Writing Workshop - Do you dream of writing “someday,” but don’t know where to start? Perhaps you already write, but you’re stuck. Let the Ames Writers Collective help.

The first rehearsal for the Ames Choral Society is Mon., Aug. 25,  7:15 p.m., at St. Andrew's Lutheran Church, 209 Colorado Avenue.  For more information, see the website at ameschoral.org/sing-with-us.