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Today

“Rent,” 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $20.50 to $55.50.

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

Lipa Contemporary Chamber Concert, 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.

’80s Night, 11 p.m. at Lumpy’s; $1.

Big Brain Cafe, 7 p.m. at Brunnier Art Museum.

“Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 p.m. at The Des Moines Playhouse in Des Moines; $8.50 for students, $16 general admission.

Pirate Radio, 9 p.m. at Boheme; $3.

Friday

“Fires in the Mirror,” 7:30 p.m. at Fisher Theater; $4.50 for students, $9 general admission.

“Rent,” 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $20.50-$55.50.

Paul Wright (F.A.C.) at People’s Bar and Grill.

The Nadas, 9:30 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill.

Little Blue Crunchy Things, 9 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $4 for students, $5 general admission.

“A Lively Storytime” (ISU Department of Music and Ames Children’s Theater production), 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall; $3.

“Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 p.m. at The Des Moines Playhouse in Des Moines; $9 for students, $17 general admission.

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” 8 p.m. at the Ames Community Theater; $10.

Mirage Belly Dance Troupe, 8 p.m. at Boheme.

World Beat Dance Night (international music), 9:30 p.m. at Boheme.

Iris DeMent, 8 p.m. at The Art in the Dark CoffeeHouse in Des Moines.

Saturday

Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, 7:30 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium; $13-$38.

“Rent,” 2 and 8 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $20.50-$55.50.

The Dave Zollo Band, 9:30 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill.

House of Large Sizes with Ultimate Fakebook, 8 and 11 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $5 for students, $6 general admission.

The Blenders, 7:30 p.m. at Van Meter Community School Field house in Van Meter; $10 in advance, $12 at the door.

“Fires in the Mirror,” 7:30 p.m. at Fisher Theater; $4.50 for students, $9 general admission.

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” 8 p.m. at the Ames Community Theater; $10.

World Beat Dance Troupe (international music), 9:30 p.m. at Boheme.

Pastel Drawing Demonstration with Nancy Thompson, 2 p.m. at The Octagon Shop.

Marc Johnson (cello) and Madeleine Golz (cello), 5 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.

Playwright contest winners performance, 7:30 p.m. at the Octagon Center for the Arts.

Blues Fest on Court with the Erick Hovey Band, 8 p.m. at the Court Ave. Brewing Co. in Des Moines.

“Romeo and Juliet,” 7:30 p.m. at The Des Moines Playhouse in Des Moines; $9 for students, $17 general admission.

Sunday

Ames Piano Quartet, 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.

“Rent,” 2 and 7 p.m. at the Civic Center in Des Moines; $20.50-$55.50.

35″ Mudder with Drip, Dose and Revolution Theory, 4 p.m. at Connie’s Lounge in Des Moines; $5 (all ages).

Christian Petersen Town Meeting, 2 p.m. at the Brunnier Art Museum.

James McMurtry, 8 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $8 for students, $10 general admission.

“Fires in the Mirror,” 2 p.m. at Fisher Theater; $4.50 for students, $9 general admission.

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

“Music and Poetry” (open mic night), 9:30 p.m. at Boheme.

Ashanti, 8 p.m. at the Court Ave. Brewing Co. in Des Moines.

“Romeo and Juliet,” $8.50 for students, $16 general admission.

Art Exhibits

Graphic Design Exhibition in the Memorial Union Pioneer Room (through Feb. 20).

Norman Rockwell Lithographs at the Octagon Center for the Arts (through Feb. 21).

Drawings by Jean Hagert Dow at the Unitarian Fellowship (through Feb. 27).

Iowa College Salon XXI at the Brunnier Art Museum (through Mar. 14).

“Self-Conscious Disclosures,” by Art Institute of Chicago professor Michael S. Miller at the Anderson Gallery in Des Moines (through Feb. 21).

“Maya Lin: Topologies” at The Des Moines Art Center (Feb. 20 through May 23).

Upcoming and Noteworthy

Black Sabbath with Pantera and Incubus at Hilton Coliseum (Feb. 26).

Motley Crue at the Adler Theater in Davenport (Feb. 26).

Dave Matthews and Tim Reynolds at the Civic Center in Des Moines (Feb. 26).

David Copperfield at the Civic Center in Des Moines (Mar. 3).

Elton John at the Carver Hawkeye Arena in Iowa City (Mar. 6).

Alanis Morissette with Garbage at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Mar.7).

Martina McBride with Diamond Rio at the Five Seasons Center in Cedar Rapids (Mar. 7).

Bryan White at the Super Toad Entertainment Center in Des Moines (Mar. 18).

Stomp at the Civic Center in Des Moines (Mar. 26-28).

DC Talk with Jennifer Knapp and the W’s at Hilton Coliseum (Mar. 29).