Johnston and Des Moines Metro Events, When and Where: Ringling Bros. Circus, Les Miserables, Norah Jones

There’s plenty to do in Johnston in the days ahead, and if you want to travel into to Des Moines and around the metro, there’s plenty to do there, too.

Here are some selected events, with a full list of Des Moines metro events available here.

This Weekend in Johnston:

Make & Take Craft - Come by the Johnston Public Library to create your own funky owl puppet.
10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday

JCE Fall Festival - The Johnston Community Education Foundation hosts the fall festival at Horizon Elementary on Saturday.

Twelfth Night - The Johnston High School drama department bring Shakespeare's production of Twelfth Night to life. The comedic adventure follows a pair of shipwrecked twins.
Friday and Saturday, 7 p.m. in the JOhnston High School Auditorium
Tickets - available at the door - $5 for students, $7 for adults and activity passes accepted

Johnston High School Intramurals - Johnston High School students will compete in a variety of intramural activities this year. Stop by the gym to watch around noon.

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Metro Events

Step Out: Walk to Stop Diabetes -  By walking in Step Out, you're making a difference in your community and in the lives of millions. Join more than 100,000 walkers around the country and feel what it's like to be a part of something that can impact the lives of generations to come. Every step you take has meaning. Every person you'll meet has a story. And every dollar you raise helps put a stop to one of our nation's most devastating disease: diabetes. Saturday, October 6, 2012 8:00 AM for the Health Fair and 9:00 AM for the Walk - Nollen Plaza

Les Miserables: Cameron Mackintosh presents a brand new 25th anniversary production of Boublil & Schö's legendary musical, LES MISÉRABLES, with glorious new staging and dazzlingly reimagined scenery inspired by the paintings of Victor Hugo.
The Civic Center, Des Moines.
Friday, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.; Saturday, 2 p.m.; Sunday, 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.

Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: The fun begins as soon as the audience enters Ringling Bros. Presents BARNUM BASH with a rockin’ Pre-show party happening directly on the arena floor. Party goers can learn fresh dance moves from Ringling Bros. clown DJ Dean, style in glitzy costumes, learn balancing and juggling skills, meet and take photos with circus stars, and even step behind the curtain for an exclusive backstage experience which includes an up-close look at the most exotic animal menagerie only at BARNUM BASH.
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines.
Friday, 7 p.m.; Saturday, Sunday 1 p.m. and 5 p.m.
Tickets.

American Quilter’s Society National Show: More than 1,000 quilts, a huge Merchant Mall with new and antique quilts, the newest quilt-making supplies, and jewelry and other gifts that are quilt related.
Iowa Events Center, Des Moines.
Friday, 9 am. - 6 p.m.; Saturday, 9 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Tickets.

Cityview Martinifest: Sample the metro's finest martinis at this year's Martini Fest! Try specialty martinis from all of your favorite West Glen retailers. For all beer lovers, for the first time there will also be a Summit Beer Garden at Cabaret.
West Glen Town Center, West Des Moines.
Friday, 5 pm. - 9 p.m.
Tickets.

Upcoming

Norah Jones: Multiple Grammy Award-winning singer and songwriter Norah Jones just released her fifth studio album, Little Broken Hearts. Since coming on the scene in 2002, Jones has sold over 36 million albums worldwide. Her three studio albums have each topped the Billboard top 200 album charts in the U.S. and gone to No. 1 around the world.
The Civic Center, Des Moines.
Thursday, Oct. 11, 8 p.m.
Tickets.

Bill Maher: For the past 17 years, Bill Maher has set the boundaries of where funny, political talk can go on American television. First on “Politically Incorrect” (Comedy Central, ABC, 1993-2002), and for the last eight years on HBO’s “Real Time,” Maher’s combination of unflinching honesty and big laughs have garnered him twenty-six Emmy nominations.
The Civic Center, Des Moines.
Saturday, Oct. 13, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets.

Celtic Thunder: Surpassing sales of one million units combined, the musical phenomenon that is Celtic Thunder has been hailed as BILLBOARD’s Top World Music Artist, along with Top World Music Imprint and Top World Album of 2011 for their most current disc, Heritage.
The Civic Center, Des Moines
Wednesday, Oct. 24, 7:30 p.m.
Tickets.