Many ISU students will spend the Labor Day weekend running home to retrieve that last carload of supplies they forgot when they moved back to Ames, but for those who decide to stick around, the three-day weekend is full of activities in or around Ames.

Weekend events start Friday afternoon.

The ISU women’s soccer team will take on the University of Illinois at 4 p.m.. Admission is $5.

“The game should be great competition,” said Hannah Dobbs, student assistant for media relations . “Illinois has 11 starters returning.”

Jane Cox’s “The Longing to Understand,” will be performed at 7:30 p.m. at the Fisher Theater.

The production is the story of Barbara McClintock’s journey through the male-dominated world of genetics and the road to receiving the Nobel Prize.

“Although [McClintock] wasn’t accepted, she was finally realized as being ahead of her time,” said Cox, associate professor of music.

Tickets cost $10 for adults and $5 for students

Manplanet, a synth-pop group, will perform at the Maintenance Shop. The concert begins at 9 p.m. with an opening act from Faux Jean. Admission is $5 for students and $7 dollars for non-students.

For people interested in foreign films, “Seven Samurai” will be shown Friday and Saturday nights at 8 p.m.

The movie is in Japanese with English subtitles. It depicts the story of a mercenary hired to protect the town with six other samurai.

The Boheme Bistro will feature belly dancing by Shiara at 8 p.m. There is no charge. World Beat Dance International will start at 9 p.m.

Saturday events get started a little earlier.

Seven Oaks, near Boone, is offering entertainment for both sports and music fans.

The main event is The Banned Bash, which starts Saturday at noon.

Gates open at 11 a.m. Featured bands include Pookey Bleum, The Miltons, 38th Parallel, Dead By Wednesday, Brannock Device, Barrelhouse Rockets, Fat Tuesday and the Grease Fire Horns.

“We are trying to promote the local scene and give everyone a chance to perform,” said Joel Bryan, manager of Seven Oaks.

Tickets can be purchased online for $8 before the concert starts. They will be $10 at the gates.

Members of the community wanting to get in one more weekend of water sports might want to try a Seven Oaks Scenic river float.

A float trip is a canoe ride down the Des Moines River at each person’s own pace.

There are three different lengths for the trip – an eight-mile trip that lasts from two to four hours, an 11-mile trip that lasts four to six hours and a 19-mile trip that lasts seven to 10 hours.

The 8- and 11-mile trips are $35 per canoe, and the 19-mile trip is $45 per canoe. There are rate discounts for groups that rent eight or more canoes.

For more information about The Banned Bash or Float Trips contact Seven Oaks at 515-432-9457.

For students who don’t want to leave Ames, the Boheme will host Global Fusion Lounge Night beginning at 9 p.m.

Sunday’s events begin in the afternoon.

The ISU women’s soccer team will go up against the University of Northern Iowa at 1 p.m.

The final performance of “The Longing to Understand” starts at 2 p.m.

The Boheme will host open mic night.

Monday’s holiday events start early.

Labor Day presents a chance to join the Story County Parks and Recreation department at Hickory Grove Beach, 11 miles east of Ames, near Colo. They will be holding water races for all ages.

Registration will begin at 9 a.m. for canoe, pedal boats, kayaks and water bikes.

The races begin at 9:30 a.m. Available categories are one person and two person teams. The two person teams will be divided into youth-youth, youth-adult and adult-adult.

Entry fees are $5 per team and each team may sign up for multiple races.

As always, many of the area parks provide camping over the holiday weekend.

Rates at some of the popular parks are Seven Oaks, tent camping $5 per night, per person; Saylorville, primitive $5 per night, modern $16 per night; Ledges, $9 for primitive per night, $16 for modern per night.