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Robin & Linda Williams & Their Fine Group, 8 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $8 for students, $10 general admission.

Shaggy Dances, with Valerie Williams Co’ Motion Dance Theater, 8 p.m. at Ames City Auditorium; $7 for students, $10 general admission.

The Toasters, Grubby Ernie, the Skullcaps, 6 p.m. at Val Air Ballroom; $9.

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

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

Wesley Willis with the Bassturd and Man Planet, 9:30 p.m. at Gabe’s in Iowa City.

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

The Mule Skinners, 10 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill.

“Big, The Musical,” 8 p.m. at The Des Moines Playhouse; $9.

Friday

Nnenna Freelon, 8 p.m. and 11 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $10 for students, $15 general admission.

“Perceptions,” 7:30 p.m. at Fisher Theater; $1.50 for students, $6 general admission.

Faculty chamber music concert featuring Karel Husa compositions, 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.

Shaggy Dances, with Valerie Williams Co’ Motion Dance Theater, 8 p.m. at Ames City Auditorium; $7 for students, $10 general admission.

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

Cubanismo!, Ashanti, 8 p.m. at the Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines; $18.50 in advance, $25 at the door.

Medulla Oblongata, 10 p.m. at Julio’s in Des Moines; $3.

Mercy Rule with Fuzzbuster, 10 p.m. at Hairy Marys in Des Moines; $5.

Bo Ramsey, 9:30 p.m. at Steb’s in Cedar Falls; $5.

Naughty By Nature with Mag and the Young and the Restless, 10 p.m. at the Main Event in Des Moines: $15 in advance, $20 at the door.

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

The Samples, 7 p.m. at the University of Iowa Hubbard Park.

Sauce Monkeys, FAC at People’s Bar and Grill.

“Big, The Musical,” 8 p.m. at The Des Moines Playhouse; $10.50.

Saturday

George Strait Country Music Festival, 1 p.m. at Jack Trice Stadium; $30.75, $40.75, $50.75.

The Dave Zollo Band (featuring Bo Ramsey), 10 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill.

Dan Canny, 10 p.m. at Lumpy’s.

The Kabalas, 9 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $4 for students, $5 general admission.

Alto Maiz (Latin dance party), 9:30 p.m. in the Sun and South Ballroom of the Memorial Union; $8 in advance or $10 at the door.

Salsa and Cha Cha dance workshops with Enio Cordoba and Terryl Jones (“Dance with Me”), 9:30 a.m. in Studio 196 of the Forker Building; $10 per workshop.

“In Unison” benefit concert, featuring Fellowship Folk, The Guys, Saturday at First Band and Wesley Hall Jazz Ensemble, 7 p.m. at the United Church Christ-Congregational Church.

“Perceptions,” 7:30 p.m. at Fisher Theater; $1.50 for students, $6 general admission.

ISU Symphony Orchestra, ISU Wind Ensemble, Iowa State Singers concert featuring Karel Husa compositions, 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.

Shaggy Dances, with Valerie Williams Co’ Motion Dance Theater, 8 p.m. at Ames City Auditorium; $7 for students, $10 general admission.

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

Dumpster Juice, 10 p.m. at Hairy Marys in Des Moines; $5.

Relief Printing Demonstration by Betty Young, 2 p.m. at the Octagon Shop.

Central Iowa Barn Dance, 8 p.m. at First Baptist Church; $4.

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

“Big, The Musical,” 8 p.m. at The Des Moines Playhouse; $10.50.

Sunday

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

Fabio Bindini, 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall; free to students, $15 general admission.

Bolsa de Papas, PE All-Stars, Grubby Ernie and Safety Second, 2 p.m. at Boheme; $4.

Ames Choral Society performance of the “Messiah,” 2 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church; $6.

“Perceptions,” 2 p.m. at Fisher Theater; $1.50 for students, $6 general admission.

Iowa State Symphonic Band and University Band, 3 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium; $4 for students, $5 general admission.

Fingerman Memorial Lecture, 2 p.m. at the Des Moines Art Center.

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

“Big, The Musical,” 2 p.m. at The Des Moines Playhouse; $9.

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).

“A Celebration of Resiliency” at Brunnier Art Museum (through August).

Upcoming and Noteworthy

They Might Be Giants with Michael Shelly, 7 p.m. at Hoyt Sherman Theater in Des Moines (April 26).

Pookey Bleum with Mediocre Superheros, 8 p.m. at Boheme (April 27).

35″ Mudder with Grubby Ernie and 8 Degrees, 5 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill. All ages (May 1).

Marilyn Manson with Nashville Pussy at Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids (April 28).

Stuart Davis at the Maintenance Shop (April 29).

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

‘N Sync with Tatyana Ali and Blaque, 7:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Auditorium in Des Moines; $27.75.