Daily Staff Writer

Tonight

Patricia Barber, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $6 for students, $8 general admission.

The Why Store, 9:30 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill; $10.

Tango lessons, 7 p.m. at Boheme; $5.

Latin dance, 9:30 p.m. at Boheme.

Steamboars, 10 p.m. at Hairy Marys in Des Moines.

Friday

Opus One, 7:30 p.m. at Ames City Auditorium; free for students, $15 general admission.

“Beauty and the Beast,” 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $60, $50, $25.

Young Blood Brass Band, 9:30 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill.

The Wing Nuts Stand-Up Comedians, 7:30 and 9:30 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $5.

World Beat Dance Night, 9:30 p.m. at Boheme; $3.

The Teenage Frames with the Weaklings, 10 p.m. at Hairy Marys in Des Moines.

Keith Johnson (of the Grassy Knolls), 9:30 p.m. at Java Joes Coffeehouse in Des Moines.

Saturday

Mr. Plow CD Release party with Grubby Ernie, 38th Parallel and Custom, 4 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill; $5.

3 Minute Hero, 9 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $4 for students, $5 general admission.

Tim Mahoney, 9:30 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill.

“Beauty and the Beast,” 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $60, $50, $25.

World Beat Dance Night, 9:30 p.m. at Boheme; $3.

Lonnie Brooks with the Buzz, 9:30 p.m. at Connie’s Lounge in Des Moines; $10.

Poly Plush Cats, 10 p.m. at Hairy Marys in Des Moines.

Frankie with the Autumn Project, 9:30 p.m. at Java Joes Coffeehouse in Des Moines.

Sam Mill, 8 p.m. at Gregory’s Coffeehouse.

Sunday

Hubbard Street Dance Company, 3 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium; $14, $11, $8 for students, $28, $22, $16 general admission.

Susan Werner, 7:30 and 10 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $7 for students, $9 general admission.

“Beauty and the Beast,” 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $60, $50, $25.

Kenneth Jolls and friends, 7 p.m. at Cafe Beaudelaire.

Kevin Schilling, 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.

Open mic music and poetry, 9 p.m. at Boheme.

Art Exhibits

Dennis Swanson (mixed media) at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship (through Oct. 31).

“Pop Culture: America in the 20th Century,” at The Octagon Center for the Arts (through Nov. 7).

“Nigerian Art: Collections from Ames,” at The Octagon Center for the Arts (through Nov. 7).

“All Dressed Up: Dolls from the Collection of Ann Brunnier,” at the Brunnier Art Museum (through Dec. 31).

“Permanent Collection Landscapes,” at the Brunnier Art Museum (through Jan. 7).

“Building a Legacy: Collectors from the Permanent Collection,” at the Brunnier Art Museum (through Jan. 7).

Upcoming and Noteworthy

Pansy Division at the Maintenance Shop (Oct. 11).

The Mr. T Experience at Gabe’s Oasis in Iowa City (Oct. 12).

“Beauty and the Beast” at the Civic Center in Des Moines (through Oct. 17).

National Symphony Orchestra at Stephens Auditorium (Oct. 19).

Ben Harper & the Innocent Criminals at Stephens Auditorium (Oct. 21).

Ani DiFranco at Stephens Auditorium (Oct. 23).

ZZ Top with Lynyrd Skynyrd at Hilton Coliseum (Oct. 23).

“Spirit of the Dance” at Hilton Coliseum (Oct. 27).