It’s been hotter than hot. “Hot, hot, hot!” as DJ Ruby Rhod would say.

While this cooling might not last into next weekend, it is time for the city’s annual Rummage RAMPage where second-hand items get another chance instead of going in the garbage. We are just over a week from move in/move out days, so this is a time to unload before you move or furnish your new residence. The sale also benefits local nonprofits.

Also this week, DJ Ruby and The Fifth Element return to the big screen, Monkey Syndicate goes to the Railyard, documentarian Brittany Prater talks about filmmaking and Ben Schrag goes to the Tiny Deck.

 
Anthony Capps, Editor
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Event Spotlight

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Calendar of Events

Tuesday, July 21

🎥 Echoes of Resilience: LGBTQ+ Experiences in the U.S. — We Were Here
6 p.m., Ames Public Library — A deep and reflective look at the arrival and impact of AIDS in San Francisco and how individuals rose to the occasion during the first years of this unimaginable crisis. (Free)

Wednesday, July 22

🎥 Summer Movie Clubhouse for Kids: How to Train Your Dragon
10 a.m., Movies 12 — As an ancient threat endangers both Vikings and dragons alike on the isle of Berk, the friendship between Hiccup, an inventive Viking, and Toothless, a Night Fury dragon, becomes the key to both species forging a new future together. This is the recent live-action adaptation. ($1.75)

🎥 Doc Talk: Brittany Prater
7 p.m., KHOI — Ames-based filmmaker Brittany Prater, director of Uranium Derby and founder of Cornfield Productions LLC, will talk about the craft of documentary filmmaking and share clips of her work. (Free)

Live music
🎶 When We Met / Ben Schrag (indie rock) — 8 p.m., Mary Jane’s Bar & Stage

Thursday, July 23

💰 Back Alley Bingo
7 p.m., Daisy's Dog House — Hosted by Vanessa Taylor, this bingo night has your bingo cards and daubers ready, all you need is a moral compass that’s already slightly bent. (Free)

Live music
🎶 Ames Municipal Band with Dean Landhuis — 8 p.m., Bandshell Park (Free)

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Friday, July 24

Live music
🎶 Chicken Wire Empire (bluegrass) — 7 p.m., Alluvial Brewing ($15/$20)
🎶 Craig Swalwell (classic rock) — 7 p.m., Mucky Duck
🎶 Tiny Deck Concert: Ben Schrag & the Cautionaries (funk, jazz, R&B) — 7 p.m., Wheatsfield Co-op (Free)
🎶 Morgana Moon & The Damned Saints / Jeff Schipull (blues, soul) — 9 p.m., Mary Jane’s Bar & Stage

Saturday, July 25

🌽 Main Street Farmers Market
8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., Main Street — This week’s special event is Meyer’s Pony Rides. There will also be music from Miles Morgan.

Live music
🎶 The Keen (alt-country, rock) — 7 p.m., Alluvial Brewing (Free)
🎶 Live at The Railyard: Monkey Syndicate — 6 p.m., Cornbred Barbecue

Sunday, July 26

🎥 The Fifth Element
4 p.m., Movies 12 — In the colorful future, cabdriver Korben Dallas (Bruce Willis) unwittingly becomes the central figure in the search for a legendary cosmic weapon to keep the evil Jean-Baptiste Emmanuel Zorg (Gary Oldman) at bay. ($11.50)

Live music
🎶 Roosevelt Summer Sundays: Jason Danielson & Friends (jazz) — 7 p.m., Roosevelt Park (Free)
🎶 Sunday Music at Prairie Moon: Stranger Than Fiction (rock, blues) — 3 p.m., Prairie Moon Winery ($5)

Monday, July 27

Other events
🎥 The Fifth Element — 7 p.m., Movies 12 ($11.50)

On our radar

🎨 July 29: Art Walk: Art for ISU with Grant Wood, Parks Library

🎶 Aug 6 to 9: Rolling Hills Music Festival, various Ames locations

🎭 Aug. 14 and 15: 30th Annual Senior Variety Show, Ames City Auditorium

In Case You Missed It

Recent headlines from the Ames Voice

🍄 A baby gnome sculpture was recently unveiled at Reiman Gardens. The public is invited to help name it.

⚡ The Ames City Council delayed a decision about a proposed data center until representatives get more answers to residents’ concerns.

🚧 Two summer road construction projects on Bloomington Road and South 16th Street are reshaping Ames traffic this summer.

🏃‍♀️ The annual race Midnight Madness returned for its 55th year of 5K fun.