Members of the Senior Variety Show’s 25th Anniversary Committee meet to prepare for the milestone event this year.  Pictured are Betty Boccella (right), Keith Wirtz, Mark Forbis (left) who are all past show directors; and Jan Stoehr, the show’s archivist who is also daughter of long-time performer Cay Peet....

Ames Town and Country Kiwanis recently awarded the Senior Variety Show with a $300 grant to help with the annual show’s fundraising pursuits.  The 25th Annual Senior Variety Show, “Celebrating Silver, Creating Gold!” will be presented in August at Ames City Auditorium and its net proceeds support local senior programs and projects. Betty Boccella...

Join us – vote for The Senior Variety Show!! Click HERE to do so. Look for SVS under “People & Places > Local Events” Welcome to the 2019 Best of the Best Awards! These awards celebrate and recognize the best our community has to offer.  The nominations are in and the response was overwhelming!...

Preparations are underway for the 25th Annual Senior Variety Show in August,, Celebrating Silver, Creating Gold!”   Pictured here are show directors and performer coordinators (from left)  Kitty Fisher, Julie Minot, Pat Meek, and Ronnie Lindeman who continued to plan after their fun Performer Social and Informational Meeting, Feb. 27 at Northminster Presbyterian Church.  The...

We would love for you to be a part of the  25th Annual Senior Variety Show “Celebrating Silver, Creating Gold!” Learn more about auditions by clicking here: Audition Flyer 2019...

The featured photo above shows the following people receiving grants from the 2018 Senior Variety Show (from left): Casie Vance with the Ames Historical Society; Joyce Hornstein with Ballard Community Performing Arts Association; Nancy Carroll with Story County Meals on Wheels through Heartland Senior Services; and Steve Wilson with SunSmart Ames. Distributing the checks...

Thank you to all of our performers, sponsors, friends and family that attended – we sure had a STELLAR SHOW!...

Everybody’s a Star!! Seniors, know you ain’t old until you stop having fun!! We had a Flash Mob perform to “Starmaker” by the Kinks during the Ames Farmer’s Market this past weekend....

We are proud to present a new promo video, completed by Scott Strosahl with Strobie Studios. We hope you enjoy it as much as we do!  ...