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GREAT WEEKENDS BEGIN HERE
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Local entrepreneurs like Purple Poppy Too, Maria Vincent Boutique, elin boutique, Grey Lotus, The
Elements, Spavia and more. You’ll find fashion for women, men and the little ones, home décor for the holidays, delicious food specialties to gift and give, exquisite skin care products, cosmetics and more.
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Bubba—Southern Comforts' happy hour menu includes this cheese and cracker spread with select wines and other drinks. Photo: Bubba
Grab Some Deals at Bubba's Happy HourIt's hard to pass up a good happy hour menu, and this one at Bubba—Southern Comforts, offered from 2 to 6 p.m. today and
Sunday, is one of the best in town, with select drinks and appetizers for $6.
Here are a few of the standouts:
Deviled eggs: Topped with pecan-smoked bacon and paprika, this dish provides a creative twist to a summer classic.
Petite pimento cheese plate: Pair a drink with this spread, which includes buttermilk crackers, a cheese spread, house pickles and bacon crumbles
Craft beers: It's hard to pick just one, so try any or all. Bubba offers craft beers on tap for $6 a glass.
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Waukee Arts Festival
Local muralist Jill Wells is the featured artist at the Waukee Arts Festival today and tomorrow at Centennial Park (1255 Warrior Lane). A number of other local artists will have their creations on display as well, plus there will be live music at 6 p.m. each night. Bonne Finken (pictured; photo by Justice Simpson), Decoy and Not Quite Brothers are a few of the acts performing. Learn
more.
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Terrance Simien
Two-time Grammy winner Terrance Simien and his band Zydeco Experience will showcase their American roots sound in two free concerts this weekend. Both performances, presented by Des Moines Performing Arts, will be followed by a screening of "The Princess and the Frog." The fun starts at 7 p.m. today at the Jamie Hurd Amphitheater in West Des Moines and at 7 p.m. tomorrow at Riverview Park. Learn more.
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'Plaza Suite'
Another installment in Des Moines Community Playhouse's Tent Theatre series, "Plaza Suite" tells the story of three couples occupying a suite in a New York City hotel. Showtimes are 7:30 p.m. today, tomorrow and Sunday in the Playhouse's east parking lot. Tickets are $29. (Photo: Steve Gibbons.) Learn more.
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'Fellow Travelers'
Des Moines Metro Opera will bring "Fellow Travelers," which chronicles the story of forbidden love between two gay men working for the U.S. government in the 1950s, to the Hoyt Sherman Place stage at 8 p.m. tomorrow. Tickets are $22. (Photo: Philip Groshong, Cincinnati Opera.) Learn more.
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Fridays at the Farm
Middlebrook Farms, a new agrihood development in Cumming, hosts a Friday farmers market and live music event every week at 4-7 p.m. Admission is free.
Learn more.
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Chalk the Park
Break out the chalk and create at Chalk the Park, a
free event at 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
tomorrow at Western Gateway Park. Participants can enjoy live music and refreshments. Learn more.
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Opera Summer Festival
Des Moines Metro Opera's Summer Festival continues this weekend
with "The Queen of Spades" (7:30 p.m. today), "Sweeny Todd" (2 p.m. tomorrow) and "Platee" (2 p.m. Sunday). All shows are at the Blank Performing Arts Center in Indianola.
Learn more.
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