Your Des Moines weekend plans: Feb. 14-16
⛸️ Valentine's Day Skate at Brenton Skating Plaza | 5-11pm, Friday; Noon-11pm, Saturday | Tickets: $10 or less and buy one, get one admission.
🚣 Men on Boats | A performance about a one-armed Civil War-era explorer at the DSM Playhouse | 7:30pm with shows through March 2. | Tickets start at $30.
Saturday
🏷️ Iowa's Big Indoor Garage Sale at Horizon Events Center in Clive | Donations go to the Salvation Army | 9am-4pm | Admission: $5 or free with clothing donation.
🦉 Owl You Need is Love, a class about the bird's winter courtships at Jester Park Nature Center | 10:30am | Free!
🎷 Cedar County Cobras perform blues music at WDM Public Library | 1-2pm | Free!
⚽️ The Iowa Demon Hawks play the state's first professional women's indoor hometown match | Buccaneers Arena in Urbandale | 4:30pm | Men's match at 7:35pm | Tickets: $30
Sunday
🏀 Drake Men's basketball plays Bradley at the Knapp Center | 1pm | Tickets: $15-$40.
🎤 Cabaret Fundraising Concert at Noce Jazz Club | 6pm | Tickets: $50-$75.
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