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Comedy XPeriment Improv Show
Stoner Theater, Civic Center of Greater Des Moines - 221 Walnut St. - Court Avenue District
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44th Annual Iowa State University Madrigal Dinners
Iowa State University Memorial Union - 2229 Lincoln Way - ISU Campustown
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Chicago Rick's Work Release Party
Blues on Grand - 1501 Grand Ave. - Downtown
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Unspoken Notion and Jesse Saunders
Kamodo Klub - 214 Third St. - Court Avenue District
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Capital Striders Annual Dinner
Des Moines Botanical Center - 909 Robert D. Ray Drive - East Village
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