Daily Staff Writer

Today

Ekoostik Hookah, 7 (all-ages) and 10:30 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill; $8 in advance.

Roomful of Blues, 8 p.m. at the Val Air in Des Moines; $8.50 in advance, $12 at the door.

’80s Night, 11 p.m. at Lumphy’s; $1.

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

Argentine Tango Salon dance, 8 p.m. at Boheme.

Mr. Plow, 38 Parallel, 8 p.m. at Friends.

Friday

Jonny Lang with Tina and the B-Sides, 8 p.m. at Stephens Auditorium; $23.50.

Saffire: The Uppity Blues Women, 8 and 10:30 p.m. at the Maintenance Shop; $10 for students, $13 general admission.

Iowa State Symphony Orchestra, 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall; $3.

Dave Zollo (F.A.C.) at People’s Bar and Grill.

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

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

Sweetheart Dance with Bobby Vee, Little Eva and Johnny Preston, 8 p.m. at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines; $18 in advance, $21 at the door.

“Arts at Lunch,” 11:30 a.m. in the Brunnier Gallery.

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

Saturday

Varieties (performance No. 3), 6:30 and 9 p.m. in the Memorial Union Great Hall; $5.

Medulla Oblongata, 5 (all-ages with Super Genius and Mr. Plow) and 10 p.m. at People’s Bar and Grill.

Valentine’s Day party and dance, 9:30 p.m. at Boheme.

“All Ska Bands” featuring Mediocre Superheros and Grubby Ernie; 2 p.m. at Boheme; $4 with $1 coupon.

Elizabeth Sadelik (flute), 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.

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

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

Sunday

Reel Big Fish with Zebrahead, 6 p.m. at Hairy Marys in Des Moines; $12 in advance, $14 at the door.

Central Iowa Symphony, 3 p.m. at the Ames City Auditorium; $10, $7, $3.

“Beloved Sculptor, Beloved Art,” 2 p.m. lecture on Christian Petersen sculptures at the Brunnier Art Museum.

Basically Baroque, 7:30 p.m. at the Martha-Ellen Tye Recital Hall.

Elemenopee, 5 p.m. at Cafe Lovish; $2.

Earth Mother’s Majimba Band, 8 p.m. at Court Ave. Brewing Co. in Des Moines.

“Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” 2 p.m. at the Ames Community Theater; $10.

“Romeo and Juliet,” 2 p.m. at the Des Moines Playhouse; $9 for students, $17 general admission.

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

Art Exhibits

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

Drawings by Jean Hagert Dow at the Unitarian Universalist 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).

“The Works” by Edward R. Collins at the Artists Gallery in Des Moines (through Feb. 13).

Upcoming and Noteworthy

Rolling Stones at the Target Center in Minneapolis (Feb. 15).

“Rent” at the Civic Center in Des Moines (Feb. 16 – 21).

House of Large Sizes at the Maintenance Shop (Feb. 20).

Hot Head Swing Band at Val Air Ballroom in Des Moines (Feb. 25).

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