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Today

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

Tango dance, 8 p.m. at Boheme.

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

Floodplane with Soul Farm at People’s Bar and Grill.

Frogpond, 5 and 10 p.m. at Hairy Mary’s in Des Moines.

Jive, 8 p.m. at Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines; $8.

Friday

Phish, 7:30 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum; $25.

Grady Champion, 9 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $8 for students, $9 general admission.

Medulla Oblongata at People’s Bar and Grill.

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

Farmer Alumac with BWG, 10 p.m. at Hairy Mary’s in Des Moines.

Andras Jones, 9:30 p.m. at Java Joe’s Coffeehouse in Des Moines.

Tim Mahoney, 9:30 p.m. at Connie’s Lounge in Des Moines; $5.

Saturday

Tina & the B-Sides at People’s Bar and Grill.

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

Pinehurst Kids, 10 p.m. at Hairy Mary’s in Des Moines.

Jim Edfors, 9:30 p.m. at Java Joe’s Coffeehouse in Des Moines.

Sunday

AFI with Criminals, Last Laugh, Horrowshow Hoods, 5 p.m. at Hairy Marys in Des Moines.

Open Mike Music & 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

The String Cheese Incident at Hoyt Sherman Theater in Des Moines (Oct. 4).

MP3.com Music & Technology Fair featuring Goo Goo Dolls and Tonic at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City (Oct. 5).

Joe Diffie with Heather Myles at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines (Oct. 5).

“Beauty and the Beast,” at the Civic Center in Des Moines (Oct. 8-17).

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

311 at Sokol Auditorium in Omaha, Neb. (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 Coluseum (Oct. 23).

Henry Rollins at Stephens Auditorium (Oct. 30).

Elton John at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines (Nov. 2).

Backstreet Boys at Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City (Nov. 2).

Victor Borge at the Civic Center in Des Moines (Nov. 6).