10 things we love about Des Moines in November

Editor's note: This article has been edited from its original publication to correct the location of the Market Day Black Friday sale.

Jackson Browne (Nov. 6): “Somebody’s Baby” rocker visits Hoyt Sherman Auditorium, 1501 Woodland Ave., for a 7:30 show. $70.50-$100.50. Go to hoytsherman.com.

X Ambassadors (Nov. 6): Indie rock band known for hit “Renegades” returns for a 7:30 show at Wooly’s, 504 East Locust St. Skylar Grey opens. Go to woolysdm.com.

The Midwest Comicon (Nov. 7-8): Check out more than 40 vendors, 100+ artists, plus some of your favorite Star Wars and Power Ranger actors at the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third St. $20 adult day pass, kids 10 and under free. $30 two-day pass.

Iowa’s Premier Beer, Wine & Food Expo (Nov. 13-14): Enjoy delicious sips and eat at this annual expo presented by Hy-Vee at the Iowa Events Center, 730 Third St. $30 per day. Go to wineandfood expoiowa.com.

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Larry Soder of Soder Apiaries in St. Charles, Iowa, sells honey at the Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market in Capitol Square in Des Moines Friday Nov. 21, 2014. Rodney White/The Register

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Janet Boeding of Altoona looks at hats and mittens for sale at the Whimsy Creations booth of Baxter, Iowa, at the Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market in Capitol Square in Des Moines Friday Nov. 21, 2014. Rodney White/The Register

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David Brightwell of Iowa Orchids sells his flowers at the Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market in Capitol Square in Des Moines Friday Nov. 21, 2014. Rodney White/The Register

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Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market in Capitol Square in Des Moines Friday Nov. 21, 2014. Rodney White/The Register

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Larry Soder of Soder Apiaries of St.Charles, Iowa, sells honey at the Downtown Winter Farmers’ Market in Capitol Square in Des Moines Friday Nov. 21, 2014. Rodney White/The Register

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Winter Farmers’ Market (Nov. 20-21): Prep for Friendsgiving by stocking up on goods from the winter market in Capital Square, 400 Locust St. Go to desmoines farmersmarket.com.

Living History Farms Off Road Race (Nov. 21): Get down and muddy at this 7-mile, 37th annual race at Living History Farms, 11121 Hickman Road, Urbandale. 9 a.m. Go to facebook.com/l ivinghistoryfarm soffroadrace.

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Connie Eshelman of Clive makes her way along a trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Nathan Temeyer, left, and Nicole O'Connor, both of Des Moines, make their way along a trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Madisan Malaney, 17, of Pleasant Hill, dressed as Mrs. Incredible on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Heather Prendergast of Cedar Falls wears a turkey on her head on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Mike Seufert and Amy Seufert, both of Des Moines, wear a turkeys on their heads on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Seth Groves of Hubbard shows his Thanksgiving spirit on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Firefighter Matt Richter of Adair dressed in full turnout gear on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Tanner Johnson, 14, of Lakeville, Minn., makes his way down a hill on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Austin Schott of Ames dressed as a bee on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way down a hillside on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Joshua Jorgensen of Des Moines makes his way easily up a steep hillside on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Lindsea Paris of Bloomfield glides up a steep hillside on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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David Kline of Waterloo makes his way up a hill on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Thousands of runners participated in the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Thousands of runners participated in the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Henry Chen of North Liberty makes his way up a hillside on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Seth Crouthamel, 17, of Webster City, makes his way up a hill in a banana suit on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Dressed as the Mad Hatter, Mariah Doland of Newton watches from the top of a hill as runners make their way along the course on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Dressed as the Mad Hatter, Mariah Doland of Newton watches from the top of a hill as runners make their way along the course on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Sarah Manders of Cedar Falls carefully makes her way down a hill on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Sarah Manders of Cedar Falls carefully makes her way down a hill on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners both ascend and descend a hillside on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a prairie trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a prairie trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners push through the mud on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Kim Blythe of West Des Moines waves to the camera as she runs along a prairie trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Maren Wolff of Ames leads hundreds of runners along a path on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners cross through a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners cross through a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners cross through a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners cross through a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners cross through a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners wait to cross through a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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A runner gets a hand from a friend to make it up a bank on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners cross through a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners cross through a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Nathan Fosenburg of Indianola, left, and Keegan Dwyer of Ames enjoy a break from the race on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a trail in the woods on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a trail in the woods on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Duane Osmun of Creston climbs up a steep hillside along a trail in the woods on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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A participant lost her shoe in the mud on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Ben Morrett of Des Moines, in the pink hat, and his "lady" friends make their way over an ice-covered creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Ben Morrett of Des Moines, in the pink hat, and his "lady" friends make their way over an ice-covered creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Ben Morrett of Des Moines, in the pink hat, and his "lady" friends make their way over an ice-covered creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Ben Morrett of Des Moines slips on the ice as his "lady" friends make their way over an ice-covered creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Ben Morrett of Des Moines slips on the ice as his "lady" friends make their way over an ice-covered creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners use ropes to climb up from the icy creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners use ropes to climb up from the icy creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way through an icy creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Mary Smith of Altoona slipped on a chunk of ice and fell into the frigid water on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Nicole Essink of Altoona and her friends got covered in mud on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way under the traffic of Interstate 80/35 on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way under the traffic of Interstate 80/35 on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Max Oberman, 15, of Clive, dressed up as a box of Wheaties on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Michael Lunn of Des Moines wears a Waldo hat on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way under the traffic of Interstate 80/35 on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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A runner wears a Sharknado costume on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a frozen pond on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way along a frozen pond on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners make their way through a grassy trail on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Mary Smith of Altoona gets a hand from Nicole Essink, also of Altoona, after she fell into an icy creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Leah Huston, 16, of West Des Moines, makes her way through frozen ice chunks in a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners navigate through an icy creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Kate Hatfield of Mankato, Minn., makes her way across a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Mark Reiter of Des Moines makes his way through the woods dressed as an old lady on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Nancy Bishop of Ottumwa leads a group up a steep hillside on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Patrick Dunn of Norwalk makes his way through a wooded area wearing a tall red and white hat on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners help each other across a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners wait to cross a creek on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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A runner is reflected in the water reaching out to help another runner across the water on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Heather Harms of Ackley (in gray sweatshirt) and thousands of other competitors raced across trails and over frozen creeks on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Runners descend the side of an earth home on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, during the 36th annual Living History Farms off road race at Living History Farms in Urbandale. Bryon Houlgrave, The Register

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Jolly Holiday Lights (Nov. 24-Jan. 1): Catch the Christmas twinkle at this Des Moines light display from 5:30-10 p.m. Nov. 24 through January 1 at Water Works Park, 2201 George Flagg Parkway. $10 per car. Go to iowa.wish.org.

Festival of Trees & Lights (Nov. 25-29): Dazzle your eyes at this annual display of trees and lights presented by Iowa Realty at Veterans Memorial Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center, 833 5th Ave. $5, 2 and under free. Hours vary.

Market Day Black Friday Sale (Nov. 27): Get your Christmas shopping done in one stop from 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at Capital Square, 400 Walnut St. The pop-up market showcases a variety of talented local vendors. Go to marketdayiowa.com.

The Bridges of Madison County —- Willis Broadway Series (Nov. 28-Dec. 5): Watch one of Iowa’s most romantic stories unfold in live action at the Des Moines Civic Center. $52-$101. Go to desmoines performingarts.com.