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City of Ames

Parks & Recreation

Community Center
515 Clark

Phone: 515-239-5350 

Fall/Winter/Spring: 6AM-10PM M-F
8AM-6PM Sat
NOON-8PM Sun

HOTLINE: 
515-239-5434

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Parks & Recreation

Auditorium and Durham Bandshell


520 6th St.
Ames, IA 50010
515-239-5365

Seating capacity is 881 and a Proscenium opening is 37' wide by 18' high are all beautifully restored.  Our staff knows how to produce a perfect event for you. 

Mike King 
e-mail: mking@city.ames.ia.us

Join the growing number of businesses, service organizations, and performing arts groups that have chosen the Ames City Auditorium (ACA) as their program venue. Reasonably priced, ACA is ideally suited for meetings, lectures, and all types of dance, music and theatrical performances. Abundant parking coupled with a short walk to restaurants, shopping, and the Cy-Ride bus terminal make ACA's location an exceptionally convenient and practical facility for your event. Newly renovated and professionally staffed, the facility will accommodate a total seating of 881 people. For information, please call (515)239-5365, e-mail mking@city.ames.ia.us Web: www.cityofames.org
520 6th Street -- Downtown Ames.

SCHEDULE OF EVENTS- Ames City Auditorium

See Municipal Band Concerts for Concert Entertainment on 
Thursday Nights in June & July! 

For Advance Ticket Information, call 515-239-5350 (unless otherwise noted)

Date/Time
 
Event
 
Ticket 
Information
(*ATA = Advance Tickets Available)
Saturday
May 10
7:00 PM
Performance Dance Centre:  Dance Recital $6
Sunday
May 11
2:00 PM
Performance Dance Centre:  Dance Recital $6
Saturday
May 17
5:00 PM
Main Street Dance
Dance Recital
Free
Saturday
May 31
2:00 PM
Beth Clarke
Studio of Dance
Dance Recital
$6
$3
July 7-10, 14-16, 21-23 @9AM-Noon OR 1-4PM Story Theater Company Summer Workshops $180
Friday, July 11 @ 7:30 PM Parks & Recreation Youth Bands Concert FREE
July 12, 17-19, 24-26 @ TBA School of Rock Practices $350
Saturday,
July 26 @
7 PM
School of Rock concert $8
Monday, July 28 @
10 AM-2:30 PM
Co'Motion Dance Theater performance workshop $200
     

   

COMPLETE SCHEDULE OF EVENTS -- Durham Bandshell

Date/Time
 
Event
 
Tuesday, May 13 @ 7 PM Jazz Concert, Gilbert High School Jazz Bands & Choir
Thursday, June 5 @ 7 PM Ames Municipal Band
Pre-Concert: Royal Scottish Country Dance Society
Saturday, June 7 @ 11 AM APL Summer Program Kickoff:  Jim Jayes Marionette Show
Thursday, June 12 @ 7 PM Ames Municipal Band with soloist, Simon Estes
Pre-Concert:  Heartland Senior Services Band
Thursday, June 19 @ 7 PM Ames Municipal Band
Pre-Concert:  Ballard Community Band
Thursday, June 26 @ 7 PM Ames Municipal Band
Pre-Concert:  Collegiate Brass
Friday, June 27 @ 11:30 AM Bookends at the Bandshell
Performer:  Gayla Drake Paul
Sunday, June 29 @ 6 PM Bookends at the Bandshell
Performer:  Otter
Friday, July 11 @ 11:30 AM Bookends at the Bandshell
Performer:  Steffen Heins & Bill Melton
Tuesday, July 22 @ 7 PM RAGBRAI edition of Ames Municipal Band
Pre-Concert:  Iowa State University Flute Choir
Sunday, July 27 @ 6 PM Bookends at the Bandshell
Performer:  Matt Woods and the Thunderbolts

 

 


Photo courtesy of photographer Jon Britton at The Tribune

MIKE GOLEMO is the director of the Ames Municipal Band.
Occupation: Director of bands and associate professor of music at Iowa State University
Family: Wife, Mary Beth, the coordinator of ISU's Frederiksen Court Student apartments; children, Molly, and Mac.
Where he comes from: Golemo grew up in Elk Grove, Illinois. He earned his bachelor's and master's degree in music from Northwestern University and a doctorate from Michigan State University. Prior to coming to ISU, he worked 15 years as the assistant director of bands and director of the marching band at the University of Akron. 

Auditorium Seating

Main Floor

Balcony
Row A of Balcony is over Row G of Floor.  
 

DIRECTIONS

PARKING NEAR CITY HALL