Literacy in a Different Way

August 19, 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

August 20, 2013 - August 21, 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

August 20, 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

August 20, 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

August 20, 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!

Iowa Cubs

August 21, 2013 - 6:35 pm - 10:00 pm at Principal Park
1 Line Dr.

Iowa Cubs vs Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) at 6:35 PM.

Open Circus

August 22, 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

August 22, 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.

Iowa Cubs

August 22, 2013 - 6:35 pm - 10:00 pm at Principal Park
1 Line Dr.

Iowa Cubs vs Memphis Redbirds (Cardinals) at 6:35 PM.

3rd Annual Lacona BBQ

August 23, 2013 - August 24, 2013 - 12:00 am at

Lacona Iowa – The 3rd Annual Lacona Day BBQ will bring world-class barbeque into town from Aug.23 2013 to Aug.24 2013 as championship barbeque teams from all over the state descend on Lacona for prizes, cash and fame.

Locona Day BBQ is sponsored by Sibsa and lacuna celebration Committee and annually attracts more than 1000 attendees. Proceeds from the event are used to support Lacona Celebration committee a nonprofit .

“We want to encourage folks to come out to 3rd annual Lacona Day BBQ and bring a friend,” said Brice W Mitchell of Southern Iowa BBQ Smoker Assoc. “It is one of our community’s greatest events, providing delicious food and lots of other entertainment for the entire family.”

3rd Annual Lacona Day BBQ contest is a backyard contest run as a sanctioned event by Kansas City Barbeque Society. KCBS is the world’s largest organization of barbeque and grilling enthusiasts with over 10,000 members worldwide. KCBS sanctions almost 300 barbeque contests coast-to-coast throughout America, where competitions for barbequed chicken, ribs, pork and brisket are served up and judged by Certified Barbeque Judges.

KCBS is the most respected judging and sanctioning body in America because of its blind judging process that uses a weighted scoring index to ensure a level playing field for all competitors. The organization also trains and commissions Certified Barbeque Judges at classes held across the America. CBJs learn how professionals distinguish great barbeque from average fare based on three important elements: appearance, taste and texture.

For more information about the 3rd annual Lacona Day BBQ call Brice at 515-423-5799 or e-mail to moc.liamgnull@ssarekomsqbbawoinrehtuos