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Interviews, performances, & live commercials swaddled in a blanket of funny. It may or may not be a magical evening. If you are into banality and mediocrity then this is the show for you. and... It's the one and only, longest running live talk show in Des Moines.

Meet at the Central Library to practice playing bridge on Wednesday evenings in February. For more details, contact Nancy Wilson at 285-9916. Study Room Four. Preregister by February 3rd by signing up online or by calling the library at 515-283-4152 ext. 3. To preregister after February 3rd, call Laura at 515-283-4957.

Des Moines' best local talent @ el Bait Shop 200 SW 2nd Street, Downtown Des Moines. Bands every Wednesday 8pm to 11pm, with great beer specials. Bands every Sunday night 8pm to 11pm with beer specials all night.

Join Tom Hadden, Executive Director of Metro Waste Authority, at the "Let's DU Lunch" series sponsored by Drake University and the Greater Des Moines Partnership at AllPlay, 615 Third Street. Networking begins at 11:30AM, followed by lunch and the program which starts at noon. Tickets are $12 for young professionals 35 and under and $15 for others. For more information, call 271-2500.

Blues on Grand, 1501 Grand in Western Gateway, hosts area favorite Matt Woods & the Thunderbolts and their down-home juke house blues for an evening of thumping rhythm and blues. Their show starts at 9PM and the cover is $3.