Name: Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials
Start: 2026-01-11T14:00:00
Location: The Ingersoll

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Van Meter Events for 1/9/2026 to 1/11/2026

Performance - Red Riding Hood

Friday, Jan 9, 2026 at 7:00pm

Des Moines Community Playhouse

Des Moines, IA

Ben Jones Sings 100 Years of the American Songbook

Friday, Jan 9, 2026 at 7:30pm

The Ingersoll

Des Moines, IA

Ben Jones Sings 100 Years of the American Songbook

World's Toughest Rodeo - Friday

Friday, Jan 9, 2026 at 7:30pm

Casey's Center

Des Moines, IA

Blake Jack and South 35

Friday, Jan 9, 2026 at 8:00pm

xBk Live

Des Moines, IA

The Prince Experience

Friday, Jan 9, 2026 at 8:30pm

Wooly’s

Des Moines, IA

Drake Bulldogs Mens Basketball vs. Belmont Bruins Mens Basketball

Saturday, Jan 10, 2026

Drake Knapp Center

Des Moines, IA

Drake Bulldogs Mens Basketball vs. Belmont Bruins Mens Basketball

Ben Jones Sings 100 Years of the American Songbook

Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 at 2:00pm

The Ingersoll

Des Moines, IA

Performance - Red Riding Hood

Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 at 7:00pm

Des Moines Community Playhouse

Des Moines, IA

The Wildest: The Music of Louis Prima & Keely Smith

Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 at 7:30pm

The Ingersoll

Des Moines, IA

The Wildest: The Music of Louis Prima & Keely Smith

World's Toughest Rodeo - Saturday

Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 at 7:30pm

Casey's Center

Des Moines, IA

Smells Like Nirvana and Dead Original

Saturday, Jan 10, 2026 at 8:00pm

Wooly’s

Des Moines, IA

Performance - Red Riding Hood

Sunday, Jan 11, 2026 at 1:00pm

Des Moines Community Playhouse

Des Moines, IA

Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

Sunday, Jan 11, 2026 at 2:00pm

The Ingersoll

Des Moines, IA

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Van Meter Events for 1/9/2026 to 1/11/2026

Performance - Red Riding Hood

Ben Jones Sings 100 Years of the American Songbook

World's Toughest Rodeo - Friday

Blake Jack and South 35

The Prince Experience

Drake Bulldogs Mens Basketball vs. Belmont Bruins Mens Basketball

Ben Jones Sings 100 Years of the American Songbook

Performance - Red Riding Hood

The Wildest: The Music of Louis Prima & Keely Smith

World's Toughest Rodeo - Saturday

Smells Like Nirvana and Dead Original

Performance - Red Riding Hood

Lil' Ed & the Blues Imperials

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Van Meter Events for 1/9/2026 to 1/11/2026

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