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CALENDAR OF EVENTS MARCH 18 BINGO
American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Event is open to the public. Play sheets of three, six or nine squares are available for $6, $12 and $18. Proceeds go to support American Legion-sponsored community programs in the Ames area.
GENEALOGY PLUS Genealogy Plus guest speaker Alice Hoyt Veen will present “Tools of the Trade: Timelines, Templates and More!” from 10 a.m. to noon on Wednesday, March 18, in the Ames Public Library Auditorium, at 515 Douglas Ave., in Ames. Genealogy Plus is free and open to the public.
LOW VISION SUPPORT GROUP Low Vision Support Group will meet at 2 p.m. on Wednesday, March 18, in the Northcrest Rose Room, at 1901 Northcrest Drive, in Ames. Topics to be discussed will include magnification devices and entertainment options. Anyone who is dealing with vision loss is welcome. For more information, contact Don Wirth at (515) 451-3779 or don.wirth@gmail. com.
ALZHEIMER’S/DEMENTIA SUPPORT GROUP The monthly meeting of Alzheimer’s Association’s support group for persons with early stage Alzheimer’s Disease/Dementia along with their spouses or other care partners will be at 4 p.m. on Thursday, March 19. This group meets every third Thursday of the month at the Fireside Room, Northcrest Community, 1801 20th St., Ames. The meetings are free of charge and open to the public. For more information, call Deb Russell at (515) 290-1732.
MARCH 19
AMES GOLDEN K The Ames Golden K Kiwanis will meet at 9:25 a.m. on Friday, March 19, at First United Methodist Church, 516 Kellogg Ave., in Ames. Clark Ford, professor emeritus at Iowa State University, will present “Songwriting.” For more information, visit amesgoldenk.org. Visitors are welcome.
MARCH 20 FISH FRY
The Nevada American Legion Auxiliary will host a fi sh fry or baked chicken dinner from 5 to 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 20, at the American Legion Building, 1331 Sixth St., in Nevada. Meal includes sides, dessert and drinks. Fee for adults is $9 and $5 for children. Proceeds benefit veterans.
MARCH 22 BINGO
American Legion Post 37 will offer bingo at 6 p.m. on Sunday, March 22, at 225 Main St., in Ames. Event is open to the public. Play sheets of three, six or nine squares are available for $6, $12 and $18. Proceeds go to support American Legionsponsored community programs in the Ames area.
MARCH 23
AMES WOMAN’S CLUB The Ames Woman’s Club Home and Community Department will meet on Monday, March 23, at its clubhouse, 106 S. Dakota Ave., with a potluck lunch at 12:30 p.m. The program will be “What Cemeteries Can Tell Us,” with Amy Yoakum as our speaker. For more information, call (515) 2924259. For more events, see page 8
Ames Community Theater announces auditions for “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” Auditions will be at Ames Public Library on at 1 and 3 p.m. on March 29, and at 6:30 p.m. on March 30. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO
Auditions at ACTORS for ‘Monty Python’s Spamalot’ Ames Community Theater announces auditions for “Monty Python’s Spamalot.” Auditions will be at Ames Public Library on at 1 and 3 p.m. on March 29, and at 6:30 p.m. on March 30. A perusal script of the show is available for review at the library. Individuals auditioning for the show should bring a prepared song, two minutes in length, from a musical. There will not be a piano available for auditions at the library. Please bring a karaoke track of the selected piece; a Bluetooth speaker will be available for use. Karaoke tracks may be found on websites like iTunes and YouTube. Any musical song may be used for the audition. Examples of songs that are available are “Defying Gravity,” “Be Our Guest,” “Under The Sea” and “Be Prepared.”
In addition to singing, individuals will be asked to read selected scenes with others during the audition. There also will be a dance component to the audition, so please wear comfortable clothing and shoes. Please contact marcjenn95@gmail.com if you have conflicts with the audition times. The cast consists of six principal male roles, with an age range from 20 to 60 years old. Vocal ranges for males are a bass/baritone voice for King Arthur and the remaining fi ve principal male roles are all in the baritone/tenor vocal range. There is one principal female role. Lady of the Lake has a soprano voice range. In addition to the principal roles, “Spamalot” has a large number of supporting and chorus roles for both men and women. The total cast size is ex-
pected to between 22 to 25 individuals. “Spamalot” will have a nineperformance run. Show dates are June 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 25, 26, 27 and 28. All performances will be at the ACTORS Theater, 120 Abraham Drive, in Ames. Rehearsals will begin April 2 and will be held weekly on Sunday, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday evenings at 7 p.m. Lovingly ripped off from the classic fi lm comedy “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,” “Spamalot” retells the legend of King Arthur and his Knights of the Round Table. The show features a bevy of beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits and French people. The 2005 Broadway production won three Tony Awards, including Best Musical, and received a total of 14 Tony nominations.
Gilbert FFA Chapter attends Annual FFA Skate Night Gilbert FFA members attended the annual FFA Skate Night at the ISU Ice Arena this past week. Members watched the ISU hockey team play against Oklahoma and then had the opportunity to skate on the ice after the game was over. This was a great opportunity for our new members to get involved and for the older members to be leaders. CONTRIBUTED PHOTO