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Wednesday

“Wild Thing Wednesday” with Tone Loc, Mr. Plow and 35″ Mudder; 9 p.m. at the Lied Recreation Center; free (Iowa State students only).

Ragmuffin Tour, 7 p.m. at Hoyt Sherman Theater in Des Moines.

Liz Phair, 8 p.m. at the University of Iowa Main Lounge in Iowa City; $18.

Little Charlie and the Nightcats, 9:30 p.m. at the Grand in Des Moines.

“Showboat,” 8 p.m. at Ingersoll Dinner Theater in Des Moines; $28.50.

Lorie Line and her pop chamber orchestra, 7:30 p.m. at Neumann Auditorium in Waverly.

Thursday

The Mollys, 9 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $5 for students, $7 general admission.

“Eastern Parade: An Asian American Journey” by the Mixed Blood Theatre, 1 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop.

Ultimate Fakebook, 10 p.m. at Hairy Marys in Des Moines.

Medulla Oblongata, 10 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill; $3.

“Showboat,” 8 p.m. at Ingersoll Dinner Theater in Des Moines; $28.50.

Friday

Goo Goo Dolls with the New Radicals and Dovetail Joint, 9 p.m. at Hilton Coliseum; $7 for students, $15 for Iowa State community and guests.

Dan Canny, 3 p.m. at the “Taste Stage” on Welch Ave.

Big E & The Killer Bees, 6 p.m. at the “Taste Stage” on Welch Ave.

Shannon Curfman, 7:30 at the “Taste Stage” on Welch Ave.

Scarlett Runner, 9 p.m. at the “Taste Stage on Welch Ave.

“Anything Goes” (SOV), 7:30 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium; $7 to $9 for students, $13 to $15 general admission.

“Dancing at Lughnase,” 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $12.

“The Belle of Amherst,” 8 p.m. at the Ames Community Theater; $9 for students, $10 general admission.

Rob Boyle, 9:30 p.m. at Java Joes Coffeehouse in Des Moines.

Petra with Temple Yard and Broomtree, 8 p.m. at the Rowenhorst Student Center at Northwestern College in Orange City; $10.

“Showboat,” 8 p.m. at Ingersoll Dinner Theater in Des Moines; $28.50.

Saturday

Dave Chappelle with The Cartwright Brothers and Gregg Rogell, 9 p.m. at the Lied Recreation Center; $5, $10 for Iowa State community and guests.

“Anything Goes” (SOV), 7:30 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium; $7 to $9 for students, $13 to $15 general admission.

Salt Company, 2:30 p.m. at the “Taste Stage” on Welch Ave.

Gameshow Mania, 3:30 p.m. at the “Taste Stage” on Welch Ave.

Matt Hamilton & Laura Soucie, 5:30 p.m. at the “Taste Stage” on Welch Ave.

Splendid Roadfish, 6:30 p.m. at the “Taste Stage” on Welch Ave.

Sauce Monkeys, 8:30 p.m. at the “Taste Stage” on Welch Ave.

“Dancing at Lughnasa,” 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $12.

“The Belle of Amherst,” 8 p.m. at the Ames Community Theater; $9 for students, $10 general admission.

Doliho, 8:30 p.m. at Boheme; $6.

Carillon concerts during Veishea, 11:45 a.m. and 2:30 p.m. at the Stanton Memorial Carillon.

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

“Showboat,” 8 p.m. at Ingersoll Dinner Theater in Des Moines; $32.50.

Carillon tour, 3 p.m. at the Stanton Memorial Carillon.

Sunday

“Anything Goes” (SOV), 2 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium; $7 to $9 for students, $13 to $15 general admission.

“Dancing at Lughnase,” 2 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $12.

“Showboat,” 8 p.m. at Ingersoll Dinner Theater in Des Moines; $28.50.

Art Exhibits

FOCUS juried competition at the Memorial Union Gallery (through April 29).

FOCUS exhibition of funded projects at the Memorial Union Pioneer Room (through April 29).

“Maya Lin: Topologies” at The Des Moines Art Center (through May 23).

Mixed Media painting, collages and prints by Helen J. Kaplan at the Gallery in the Round at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Ames (through May 15).

“Wings and Waves,” by Jean Harkin at the Civil and Construction Engineering Room of the Town Engineering building (through May).

Upcoming and Noteworthy

Wynton Marsalis with the Lincoln Center Jazz Orchestra at Stephens Auditorium (April 19).

Stuart Davis at the Maintenance Shop (April 29).

The George Strait Country Music Festival with Tim McGraw, the Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney, Jo Dee Messina, Mark Wills and Asleep at the Wheel at Jack Trice Stadium (April 24).

They Might Be Giants at the Hoyt Sherman Place Theater in Des Moines (April 26).

“Champions on Ice” with Brian Boitano, Michelle Kwan, Elvis Stojko and Oksana Baiul at Hilton Coliseum (April 28).

The Newsboys with the Supertones at Stephens Auditorium (May 2).

‘N Sync with Tatyana Ali and Blaque at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines (May 3).

Lyle Lovett at the Hoyt Sherman Theater in Des Moines (May 7).