Chocolate Cake and 4 More Things Happening in Ames Today

1) National Chocolate Cake Day?

It's National Chocolate Cake Day I'm not making it up and I don't know who did. The Christian Science Monitor reported about it recently and suggested something to bake here.

2) Young People's Concert

Young People's Symphonic Band Concert will be held at 1:15 p.m. today at

3) Queen of Bingo Dinner Theater

an all volunteer community theater in Ames will open Queen of Bingo Dinner Theater tonight. The performance takes place in the basement of St. Joseph's Catholic Church. A lasagna dinner from and will accompany the comedy on Fridays and Saturdays. Pre-orders are required for the dinner shows. Sundays are matinees and no meal is included. The show runs for three weekends through Feb. 11. Dinner shows begin at 6 p.m. Tickets are $40. Sunday matinees are $15. Buy tickets at or call 515-232-2354.

4) Cyclone Sports

Hockey and Gymnastics teams will compete tonight. The Men's Hockey team will face the Robert Morris Eagles 7 p.m. tonight at the . Tickets are $10 for adults, $7 for students and $5 for children. Iowa State Gymnastics Teams will face the University of Iowa at the at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 and $6.94 with Ticketmaster Fees.

5) Weather

The National Weather Service said snow was likely to fall between 9 a.m. and 3 p.m. today. Chances of snow were 70 percent. Today's high was expected to reach the mid 30s.