Waukee and Metro Weekend Events: Robert Shuler Art Show, Bon Jovi Tickets on Sale Saturday, "Triple Espresso" and More

Waukee

Robert G. Shuler Legacy Art Show and Sale: The Waukee Area Arts Council will host an art show and sale for the works of Robert G. Shuler at ArtsCentral on Friday, Nov. 30 from 5 to 9 p.m. and again on Saturday, Dec. 1 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Watercolors, oils and prints will all be for sale. For more information, go to www.RShulerStudio.com.
ArtsCentral
Nov. 30 & Dec. 1

Monkey, Monkey, Monkey: Monkey Monkey Monkey is a Des Moines-based cover band playing some of the most popular music from the 1960s to today.Formerly with The Flying Marsupials, Lance Eaton, Mark Leeper and Andy TeBockhorst have been playing together in central Iowa for well over a decade. The music is fun, full, familiar and very danceable.
Mickey's Irish Pub
9 p.m. Saturday
Free

Metro

ISDTA High School and College Dance Championships: The ISDTA Dance Championships involving 270 High School dance teams and 25 college teams.
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
Nov. 29-30, 8 am-9 pm
Cost: $10 for 1 day pass ;$18 for 2 day pass. Tickets available at the door.

“Triple Espresso - A Highly Caffeinated Comedy”: Tells the rags-to-rags story of Hugh Butternut, Buzz Maxwell and Bobby Bean, an aspiring comedy trio whose bid for showbiz fame and fortune ended in four minutes of magnificent failure on national television.
Temple Theater, Des Moines
7:30 pm. Tuesdays through Fridays, 3 and 8 p.m. Saturdays, 5 p.m. Sundays Nov. 27 through Jan. 6
Tickets

Evening with Kathy Griffin: Two-time Emmy winner, NY Times bestselling author, four-time Grammy nominee Kathy Griffin is a multi-faceted performer with rapid fire wit. She has been making audiences laugh for years discussing Hollywood gossip and celebrity blunders.
Stephens Auditorium, Ames
Nov. 29, 7:30 pm.
Cost:$55-$65 Find Tickets

Jon Bon Jovi: The New Jersey rocker and his band will return to Des Moines on April 14 on the "Because We Can" Tour. Ticket prices start at $19.50.
Wells Fargo Arena, Des Moines
April 14; tickets will go on sale Nov. 30 through dahlstickets.com.

ISU Theatre Presents Alice In Wonderland: A girl falls down a rabbit hole into a fantasy world of the White Rabbit, The Cheshire Cat, the Mad Hatter and The Queen of Hearts. Alice finds it all so curious that she finally concludes “It would be so nice if something made sense for a change.” This is a new script that takes a fresh look at Lewis Carroll’s masterpiece.
Stephens Auditorium, Ames
Nov. 30 and Dec. 1 and Dec. 2, 7:30 pm.
Cost:$16Find Tickets

Nada Silent Night: The Nadas’ 10th annual benefit concert for Toys for Tots.
8 p.m. Dec. 1
Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave.
$22.50 through Ticketmaster.

Jim McDonough: McDonough, an Iowa-born pianist, his orchestra and singers perform “Holiday Grande 2012.”
2:30 p.m. Dec. 2
Hoyt Sherman Place, 1501 Woodland Ave.
Cost: $31.50-$36.50.