As KHOI nears its goal of raising $40,000, the KHOI team will celebrate its progress during two parties in the coming weeks. Both will take place in the former Ames Pantorium building on 410 Douglas from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. The first will fall on Friday, Nov. 9. The second will fall on the following Friday, Nov. 16.
Art by Jo Myers-Walker is open to view from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Octagon Art Center on 427 Douglas Avenue. Her exhibition is preceded by a reading by the poet Mary Swander.
(Call the Octagon Center for the Arts at 515-232-5331, or visit octagonarts.org, for more infomrnation.)
The Story County Housing Board and the City of Ames Housing Division invite you to attend a forum at Bethesda Lutheran Church on 1517 Northwestern Ave. Its two themes, according to a press release by City of Ames public relations officer Susan Gwiasda, are “Fighting Hidden Hunger A Year Later” and “Lessons Learned…Homelessness Solutions.” Tony Timm, executive director of the Central Iowa Shelter & Services in Des Moines, delivers the keynote address.
The Boone County Veterans' Affairs Department presides over a Veterans' Day ceremony in Boone's Lynnwood Park Cemetery.
(Call Paul Ladd, Boone County Veterans Commission director, at 515-433-4904 for details.)
The Main Street Cultural District kicks off its Snow Magic event in downtown Ames. If you wish to, you may ride horses, trollies or trains. You may also visit Santa Claus, watch a tree being lit up, or listen to live music. If you want to submit a gingerbread house to be judged, you may enter it in a competition that will occur during the kickoff.
(Call Rachel Miller, a representative of the Main Street Cultural District, at 515-233-3472. Reach her by email at events@amesdowntown.org.)
A ceremony commemorating veterans occurs in the Ames City Auditorium, which is on 515 Clark Avenue. Members of the Ames Patiotic Council preside.
(Contact Scott Werkmeister at 515-231-8257 for more details.)
Residents of the Orange Gentleman, a house on 702 Clark Avenue, hold a concert on election night. Beginning at 7 p.m, it features the bands Shivering Timbers, The Colt Walkers and The Gatehouse Saints.
(Email Walker Pett at willpett@iastate.edu for details.)