Iowa Cubs

July 14, 2013 - 1:05 pm - 4:00 pm at Principal Park
1 Line Dr.

Iowa Cubs vs Albuquerque Isotopes (Dodgers) at 1:05 PM

Literacy in a Different Way

July 15, 2013 - 5:00 pm - 6:00 pm at Des Moines Library
1000 Grand Avenue

Talk about library books you have read or listened to or viewed on DVD. Join us in Study Room One on the third Monday of each month. Preregister online or call 515-283-4957.

Tech Tuesdays

July 16, 2013 - July 17, 2013 - 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm at Forest Avenue Library
1326 Forest Avenue

The Forest Avenue Library offers a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) program for 6th to 12th graders created by the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI). Enjoy real-world interaction and project-based learning through hands-on projects and competitions.

King Pong: Table Tennis League

July 16, 2013 - 7:00 pm - 10:00 pm at Des Moines Social Club
400 Walnut Street

Open play from 7PM-8:30PM. The league tournament starts at (or right around) 8:30PM. You don’t have to be a member of the league to play in the tournament! Open play resumes after the tournament is over.

Trivia Tuesdays

July 16, 2013 - 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm at Doc’s Lounge
8805 Chambery Blvd

Try your luck at trivia with us every Tuesday! No entry fee for your chance to win prizes! Like us on facebook & find us on the web at www.docsinjohnston.com for daily drink specials & events.

Team Trivia

July 16, 2013 - 7:30 pm - 10:00 pm at Gas Lamp
1501 Grand Avenue

Bring a team of 2–6 people for great drinks and eight rounds of trivia!

Rounds contain five questions with links hinting at each previous question’s answer. Also, occasional theme rounds to spice things up!

Open Circus

July 18, 2013 - 9:00 am - 11:30 pm at 4th Street Theater
212 4th Street

Open Circus is the only open mic in Des Moines where variety is the name of the game. From musicians to magicians, artists to acrobats, poets to pirates, all are welcome at Des Moines Social Clubs’ Open Circus. Every week is different and you never know what you will see at the Circus.

West Des Moines Farmers’ Market

July 18, 2013 - 4:00 pm - 8:00 pm at Valley Junction
137 5th St

Farmers Market is home to over 100 weekly vendors selling fresh produce, baked goods, plants and flowers, arts and crafts and prepared foods. Join your friends and neighbors from 4 – 8 pm.

Jimmy Carter Happy Hour

July 18, 2013 - 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm at El Bait Shop
200 SW 2nd Street

The Jimmy Carter Happy Hour features free samples from local and award winning brewers from 6-8:30pm every Thursday at el Bait Shop!

Cinema Under the Stars: Raiders of the Lost Ark

July 19, 2013 - 7:00 pm - 11:00 pm at Science Center of Iowa
401 W MLK Jr Pkwy

Experience the Dinner-And-A-Movie-Alternative at SCI! Bring your picnic blanket, grab some popcorn and join Indiana Jones on an adventure to find the Ark of the Covenant in Raiders of the Lost Ark on the big screen beneath the summer night sky! The movie is free to attend and begins at dusk on the Martin Luther King Jr. side of the SCI building. Snacks are available for purchase and beer, wine and mixed drinks are available for adults 21+ from 7 – 9:30 pm on the patio. Cinema Under the Stars will occur rain or shine! In the event of bad weather, the movie will be moved inside the SCI building.