THE WEEKENDER
Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium
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Now that the sun is bright and shining, we have a reason to head out this weekend, especially with GDP all-Iowa music festival at Hoyt Sherman Place (Little Village is a co-presenter of the festival). Make sure to catch the official pre-party to contribute to DMMC youth music programs with the purchase of past years merch from 80/35 including hats, posters and shirts. It’s also LV’s one-year DSM anniversary party! Aside from that, did you know April is Jazz Appreciation Month? If you didn’t, now you do. One way to recognize past, present and future blues- and ragtime-inspired music is to enjoy six hours of local jazz music at the Turner Jazz Center on Drake University’s campus in their Harm Fine Arts Center. Top Pick: Rock, Paper, Scissors Showdown tournament at the Hall. Who doesn’t love a friendly competition?
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Beaverdale Books
Author Talk: R. F. Kuang
Apr 13 – 7:00pm
Traduttore, traditore: An act of translation is always an act of betrayal.
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Platform
Open Decks
Apr 13 – 9:00pm
We are Inviting all local djs to come spin for short set.
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Des Moines Botanical Garden
Toast to Terrariums
Apr 14 – 5:30pm
Enjoy a glass of wine while learning to design and care for terrariums
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Wooly’s
City Morgue with Vein.fm at Wooly’s
Apr 14 – 6:00pm
City Morgue brings the danger back to rap and rock.
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Beaverdale Books
Kelsey Bigelow
Apr 14 – 7:00pm
Do you love to write poetry? Or read poetry? If so, grab a friend and head to Beaverdale Books for a free, fun, and informal evening of open mic poetry, emceed by Iowa poet Kelsey Bigelow.
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Noce
The Grand Marquis
Apr 14 – 7:00pm
Formed in 1998, Grand Marquis has since become solidly rooted in the Kansas City music scene as one of the hardest-working bands in the region, playing over 100 shows per year!
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Teehee’s Comedy Club
Spring It On: Sketch Comedy
Apr 14 – 7:00pm
Sketch Comedy LIVE IN Des Moines! The Des Moines Sketch Pad returns for its third show with over 20 brand new sketches!
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Lefty’s Live Music
Peace Love & Rage: Divorced Dad Rock Dance Party
Apr 14 – 9:00pm
Relive Woodstock ’99 and come dance (or rage) to your favorite divorced dad rock & nu-metal classics.
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The Hall DSM
Rock, Paper, Scissors Showdown
Apr 15 – 12:30pm
Loosen up those fingers & get your game face ready for the Rock Paper Scissors Showdown!
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Des Moines Art Center
Firat Erdim: Field Harp Soundings + Q & A with the Artist (Performance 2)
Apr 15 – 1:30pm
A performance-based commission by Des Moines-based artist Firat Erdim, in which volunteer performers will “play the weather” with instruments devised by Erdim.
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The Hall DSM
Salvatorfest at The Hall
Apr 15 – 2:00pm
Iowa’s only Spring beer fest celebrating the father of all strong beers!
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Big Grove Brewery
GDP Pre-Party & 80/35 Garage Sale
Apr 15 – 4:00pm
Join the Des Moines Music Coalition, Little Village Magazine, Hoyt Sherman Place, and Big Grove Brewery to kick off this year’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) Festival at the official pre-party!
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The Weekender is sponsored by:
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Hoyt Sherman Place
Gross Domestic Product 2023
Apr 15 – 5:30pm
Started in 2006, Gross Domestic Product (GDP) is an annual all Iowa music festival featuring musical artists from Greater Des Moines and across Iowa.
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Lefty’s Live Music
Al1ce + Adrian H and the Wounds + Switchblade Saturdays
Apr 15 – 6:00pm
AL1CE blends elements of electronic, dark wave, and progressive rock (think Daft Punk, the Cure, and Pink Floyd), with surrealistic and fantastic imagery.
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Wooly’s
Spencer Crandall
Apr 15 – 6:00pm
Spencer Crandall is an emerging artist quickly making a name for himself in the modern country music scene.
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The Temple Theater
Gina Chavez
Apr 15 – 7:30pm
Latin Grammy® nominee Gina Chavez blends the sounds of the Americas with tension and grace.
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Five Monkeys Inc
Pottery Peepshow
Apr 15 – 8:00pm
Paint pottery and watch live burlesque in a non-bar atmosphere.
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Platform
Super Future
Apr 15 – 9:00pm
Sub Conscious Productions Presents: Super Future @ Platform Nightclub
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Turner Jazz Center
Jazz Appreciation Month Concert
Apr 16 – 11:00am
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month in Des Moines with a full day of local jazz presented by the Community Jazz Center of Greater Des Moines.
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Des Moines Art Center
Art Center Open Session: Poetry Event
Apr 16 – 2:00pm
Join Des Moines Poetry Workshop for an immersive poetry event at the Des Moines Art Center in celebration of National Poetry Month.
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Wooly’s
Snow Tha Product
Apr 16 – 7:00pm
Singer, rapper and actress are just a few of the many ways you can begin to describe musical powerhouse, Snow tha Product.
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Lefty’s Live Music
Eli Lev at Lefty’s Live Music
Apr 17 – 7:00pm
Rising singer-songwriter and global citizen Eli Lev is making the world a smaller place, one song at a time.
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AViD 2023 is bringing authors to Des Moines, including R.F. Kuang and Emily St. John Mandel
by Isaac Hamlet, Apr 12
The Des Moines Book Festival is over, but even more authors are headed to Iowa in the coming weeks as part of Authors Visiting in Des Moines (AViD). The first of these visitors will be New York Times bestselling author R.F. Kuang, who is scheduled to speak at the Central Library in Des Moines on Thursday. |
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