“Don’t tell me this town ain’t got no heart — you just gotta poke around,” rang through Campustown when The Workshy, an Ames band, played Friday at the One Community event on Chamberlain Avenue.

The event drew a larger crowd than expected with dreadlocked youths dancing barefoot on the streets, ISU students breakdancing and shooting hoops and a large number of Ames’ permanent residents enjoying the warm weather and good community vibes, said Nate Logsdon, co-director of the Ames Progressive and senior in English.

Justin Richardson , junior in pre-business, stopped by after going to FAC — Friday After Class — at the bars on Welch Avenue.

“It’s really cool how they closed the street off and set up an event so this band could just jam out, and people are just loving it,” Richardson said. “I feel like more events like this would really draw a lot more people out to the area.”

Logsdon praised The Workshy, saying the concert side of the event was a huge hit.

“They’re going all out, bringing all their showmanship and musicianship. They’ve got people dancing in the streets of Ames; it’s just beautiful.”

The One Community event was put together by the Campustown Student’s Association with assistance from Iowa State, the Government of the Student Body and the City of Ames. The event was intended to draw together all of the different segments of Campustown’s population, from students to businesses to permanent residents.

“Our goal is to really build a community between the students and the permanent residents of Campustown,” said Chandra Peterson, junior in political science and treasurer of Campustown Student’s Association. Peterson is also vice president of GSB.

The event this year had free pizza, free mugs supplied by the City of Ames to fill with water, door prizes from local businesses and the free concert.

Peterson said the band was perfectly suited for the event: “I’ve never heard them before, but they were great.

“They were the perfect balance between rock and funk and hip, and it was the perfect line for adults being able to enjoy it and students being able to as well, which is exactly what we were looking for.”

The concert was also meant to draw attention to the stage that will be opening on the corner of Welch Avenue and Chamberlain Street, Logsdon said.

“We just hope it’ll be known that playing music outside in Campustown is a totally viable option for bands,” Logsdon said. “Ames has a great music scene and we should really bring it to the outside.”