Black History Month is upon us. Learn about the Black culture that once thrived in downtown Des Moines on Center Street at Mainframe Studios with their First Friday event. That culture continues with a celebration of Black artists and their contributions to the city at I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa with special guest Taye Diggs. Have some dance moves you’ve been hiding? Show them off with groovy Carribean music at Gateway Dance Theater’s First Friday event. Want to take a break from your day to day life? Well, you can never have too many laughs, making a night full of drunken stories perfect. But the moves and laughs don’t stop there. Forbidden Broadway presents the next generation telling the stories of many musicals in their own way. For those who find time to be a mysterious beauty, take a tour of the Postcards exhibition to explore the concept of time through the photography of Laura Burkhalter.
Teehee's Comedy Club
On The House | Free Stand Up Comedy Showcase
Feb 2 – 7:30pm
On The House is a FREE stand-up comedy showcase every Thursday at Teehee’s!
Welcome to A Drunken Night Out! Comedian Ken Hamlett of Chicago hosts a lineup of comics from all over the country as they discuss their worst drunken nights out.
From FROZEN to PHANTOM to WICKED, this all-new fall-down funny, satirical roast of over 30 Broadway hits features outrageous costumes, silly spoofs of the songs you know by heart and madcap impression
Damn Good Lyfe Ent is helping to bring you Kyro’s World Tour with Poundgame Addison LIVE
Online ticket sales will be available for $15 or $20 at the door
I'll Make Me a World in Iowa: 25th Annual Iowa African American Festival
Feb 4 – 11:00am
I’ll Make Me a World in Iowa – Iowa’s African American Festival Celebrates 25 Yeas of Highlighting African American Arts, Culture & Contributions.
*Actor Taye Diggs Headlines.
Valerie Coleman’s Seven O’Clock Shout is an anthem inspired by the tireless frontline workers who came home at 7pm to shouts and cheers and clanging pots and pans during the early days of the COVID-19
Join Curatorial Manager Laura Burkhalter for a journey through “Postcards: Recent Photography Acquisitions to the Art Center’s Collection,” an exhibition exploring the theme of travel.
