Des Moines Iowa Culture 2006

Support Des Moines Culture!

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Des Moines Art Festival

http://www.desmoinesartsfestival.org/

Friday 4-10/ Saturday 10-10 / Sunday 11-5 / June 23,24,25

The Des Moines Arts Festival, Iowa’s premier celebration of the arts, is moving to a new location in Downtown Des Moines’ Western Gateway Park on June 23-25, 2006. Each year, Iowa’s only free, three-day celebration of the arts, decorates downtown with exceptional artwork, entertainment and children’s activities. Patrons can purchase artwork in a variety of styles and prices from 150 professional artists from all over the country.

A shuttle to the Des Moines Arts Festival will run from 4 to 10:30 p.m. Friday, 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. Saturday and 10:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday. The MTA shuttle will be available every 10 to 15 minutes between the free Center Street Park & Ride and the Arts Festival site. A shuttle also will be provided from the Downtown Farmers Market at Second and Court avenues to the festival Saturday from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Shuttle rides will be 50 cents each way for adults and children over age 5.

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Saturday – Art Noir – Untitled #2 – June 24th 5-7pm

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Friday ~ June 23rd – One Iowa Equity Ball

Starting @ 6:30 pm – After Party @ the Garden (10:oopm)

Scottish Rite Masonic Temple

6th Ave & Park St

The Equality Ball
www.oneiowa.org

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Friday ~ June 23rd ~ Locust Tap ~ Dj Retro P

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Saturday July 1st 5:30pm ~ Jazz in July Kickoff Party (Fundraiser)

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July 20-23 IOWA FRINGE FESTIVAL

John Busbee, ArtScene/Iowa Fringe Festival, said 15 venues featuring 35 performing groups from throughout the US and Canada, will be participating in the 2 ^nd Festival July 20-23.The performances will be held in the Western Gateway area and are typically under one hour in length. John said there are only 8 Fringe Festivals in the country, with the one in Des Moines ranking 4 ^th per population in its first year. Volunteers are needed. If interested go to iowafringefestival.com. Tickets are $10 per show, with a 3 show package priced at $25.

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July 24th ~ The Artists Agency – Presents Print Pt 3

For any in queries please, Call J.Brommel at 515.418.2000 or at j@theartistsagency.com

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Weekend of July 28th ~ 48 Hour Film Festival

http://www.48hourfilm.com/desmoines/

CALLING ALL FILMMAKERS, ACTORS, WRITERS!

The 48 Hour Film Project is returning to Des Moines!
In a wild, sleepless weekend, you and a team will make
a movie–write, shoot, edit and score it. From
scratch. In 48 hours. On Friday, July 28, you’ll get
a character, a prop, a line of dialogue and a genre,
all to include in your movie. By Sunday, July 30, the
movie must be complete. It will show at the Fleur
Cinema at a screening in the next week.

There are three ways to be involved:

1. FORM A TEAM. If you can rustle up enough folks to
make a movie, great! The project is open to pros and
amateurs alike. Just put together a team and register
on-line at http://www.48hourfilm.com/desmoines and
then
meet us on Friday, July 28, ready to go. There are
only
a limited number of slots, so apply soon…

2. JOIN A TEAM. If you’re interested in
participating, but can’t form a team, you can still
definitely be involved! There will be happy hours
where folks can meet team leaders and join their
teams. Get your information to team leaders at:
“http://www.48hourfilm.com/join
…and get your ear to the ground by signing up for
the Des Moines 48HFP yahoo group at:
http://movies.groups.yahoo.com/group/48hourfilm-desmoines/

3. WATCH THE MOVIES. Come on by to the see the
movies! They will be showing at the Fleur Cinema on
Thursday August 3rd.

Meet other filmmakers, spend 48 hours in intense movie
making, and have your film screened at the Fleur!
And compete to represent Des Moines at the 48HFP
national screening!

The winning Des Moines team will compete against other
films to represent Des Moines at the 48 Hour Film
Project’s national screening (2005 films screened at
Cinequest film festival), and will compete for
additional prizes. Entry instructions can be found at
http://www.48hourfilm.com.

So come on out and make a movie!
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July 29 – 515 Alive

More than 50 Dj’s

First Annual Breakdance Massive Demonstration

Skateboard, BMX, In-Line Demos

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Coming Soon to Des Moines:

The Populous Magazine – http://thepopulous.com/ – Launch August 1st

Fabrik Boutique, one of the best in Boutiques in the Country is coming to Des Moines

http://fabrikatlanta.com/ – Mid August

Core Magazine – Launch September 1st

CORE MAGAZINE IS FOR THE URBAN ENTHUSIAST RESIDING IN AMERICA’S HEARTLAND. THROUGH IT’S EDITORIAL CONTENT, CORE IS COMMITTED TO HIGH-LIGHTING DEVELOPMENT TRENDS, URBAN LIVING, CULTURE, ECONOMIC RESPONSIBILITY, TECHNOLOGY, ARCHITECTURE & DESIGN, SOCIAL TRENDS AND GROWING COMMUNITY ISSUES ; ALL WITH A CENTRAL FOCUS ON DOWNTOWN DES MOINES, IOWA. CORE WILL SERVE AS A VESSEL FOR INTERPRETING AND SHARING THE INTELLECTUAL DISCOURSE FROM THE CENTER OF THE MID-WEST TO THE REST OF THE COUNTRY.

HAVING STRONG DESIGN, PHOTOGRAPHY AND EDITORIAL CONTENT ALLOWS CORE MAGAZINE TO PROVIDE A DYNAMIC AND POWERFUL MEDIUM ON ALL LEVELS.

CORE MISSION> TO

ENGAGE, ENTHUSE AND PROMOTE THE VOICE OF THE GROWING RURAL URBAN COMMUNITIES IN IOWA.

WHO WE ARE>

{CORE} WAS FOUNDED BY A NEW GENERATION OF URBAN THINKERS AND LEADERS TO PROMOTE THE PROGRESSIVE URBAN DEVELOPMENT SCENE IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA . {CORE MAGAZINE} PAINTS A DETAILED PICTURE OF THE FUTURE OF DES MOINES’ URBAN AREAS AND IOWA AS A WHOLE.

WHO DOES CORE MAGAZINE APPEAL TO?

CORE WAS CREATED TO ENGAGE THE ENTIRE GREATER DES MOINES AREA AND TO POSITIVELY PROMOTE ISSUES WHICH ARE FUNDAMENTAL TO THE GROWTH OF OUR URBAN COMMUNITIES.

THIS FRESH QUARTERLY MAGAZINE WORKS TO INSPIRE AND COMPEL NOT JUST THE DEVELOPER, URBAN DWELLER, ARCHITECT OR BUSINESSPERSON, BUT ALSO THE ARTIST, ENTREPRENEUR, COMMUNITY ACTIVIST, YOUNG PROFESSIONAL OR VISITOR.

DISTRIBUTION>

CORE WILL BE AVAILABLE AT OVER 75 MAGAZINE RACKS CITY-WIDE. IT WILL ALSO BE DISTRIBUTED VIA DIRECT MAIL TO TARGETED COMMUNITIES IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA. YOU CAN FIND CORE MAGAZINE AT HIGHLY TRAFFICKED DOWNTOWN EVENTS AS WELL AS HOTELS, STATE COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

As always, Support DSM Culture!

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Make sure to get CORE MAGAZINE:

CIRCULATION/DISTRIBUTION SCHEDULE

EVENTS:

DES MOINES SYMPHONY
March 10, 2007 – BENEFIT CONCERT FAREWELL TOUR
March 3 – 4, 2007 – A Flute Affair
March 31 – April 1, 2007 – A Suite Romance
May 12 – 13, 2007 - TF3: Time for Three

CIVIC CENTER
January 31, 2007 – February 18, 2007 – THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA
February 28 – April 1, 2007 – THE MALE INTELLECT: AN OXYMORON? at The Temple Theater
March 2 – 18, 2007 - Angels in America — Part One: Millennium Approaches” and “Part Two: Perestroika
April 17 – 22, 2007 – MAMMA MIA!
April 20 – 21, 2007 – Comedy Xperiment
May 4 – 13, 2007 - The Underpants
July 17 – 22, 2007 – MONTY PYTHON’S SPAMALOT

SCIENCE CENTER OF IOWA
Jan 9, 2007 – Dinner at the dome
Feb 10, 2007 – Women in Science

DES MOINES METRO OPERA    
June 22, 29, 24, 2007 – CARMEN
June 23, 2007 -  A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
June 30, 2007 – OTELLO
June 30, 2007 – OTELLO Opening Night Gala
July 7, 12, 15, 2007 – CARMEN
July 1, 6, 10, 14, 2007 – A MIDSUMMER NIGHT’S DREAM
July 3, 8, 11, 13, 2007 – OTELLO

DES MOINES ART CENTER

Meet the New You

February 2 – May 6, 2007

Tom Sachs: Logjam
May 25 – August 26, 2007

Enrique Chagoya: Borderlandia
September 14, 2007 – January 6, 2008

Big Hairball – Saturday, May 12 2007; 8 pm – midnight

Winter Magic – Friday, December 7;  5 – 9 pm

Art Center Hands On campaign launch party (outdoors on the lawn)
(summer 2007 – date; time TBD)

Alive at the Art Center Downtown (dates TBD)

DOWNTOWN ART CENTER

HUG: Recent Work by Patricia Piccinini
January 19 – April 6, 2007

Iowa Artists 2007
April 27 – August 3, 2007

Sign Language
August 17 – November 23, 2007

DOWNTOWN COMMUNITY ALLIANCE
Feb 3, 2007 – Skywalk Golf
June 29 – July 1, 2007 – Des Moines Arts Festival
Dec 2007 – Imagineve

DOWNTOWN COUNCIL MEETINGS (monthly)

FARMERS MARKETS

DOWNTOWN
Saturdays, May – Oct 2007, 7 – 12

ADEL 
Tuesdays, May – Sept 2007

ANKENY
Saturdays, May – Sept 2007

JOHNSTON
Tuesdays,  May – Oct 2007

WAUKEE
Wednesdays, Jun – Sept 2007

VALLEY JUNCTION
Thursdays, May – Sept 2007

EAST VILLAGE STREET MARKET
Fridays, Jun – Aug 2007

CAREER FAIRS

COMMUNITY RACKS

CORPORATE DISTRIBUTION
Wells Fargo
Principal
Nationwide Allied
ING

CROSS PROMOTIONS WITH CLEAR CHANNEL’S CAPITAL 106.3

SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE CURRENTLY BEING SOLD TO DOCTORS OFFICES, DENTAL OFFICES, LAW OFFICES AND SALONS IN THE GREATER DES MOINES AREA.

GRAB A COPY OF CORE AT ONE OF THESE FINE LOCATIONS

DOWNTOWN:

EAST VILLAGE
Aimée
Eden
Smash
Java Joes
The Lift
Court Ave Brewing Co
Hotel Fort Des Moines
Raccoon River Brewing Co
Kitchen Collage
Projects
Lucca
The Continental
Arté
Accenti
From our Hands
Urban Belly
Soho Lofts
Salon W

CENTRAL
Downtown Community Alliance
Whiteline Lofts
Des Moines Public Library
La Mie
Gateway Lofts
Temple for Performing Arts
Des Moines Art Center Downtown

SHOPS AT ROOSEVELT
Karolyn Sherwood Gallery
Pink
La Mie
Elements Ltd
Padma Gallery
Reichardt’s

INGERSOLL/DES MOINES WEST
Moberg Gallery
Tandem Brick
Bistro Montage
Star Bar
Zannzibars
Badowers
Stam
Palmer’s
Des Moines Art Center
Ingersoll Square
Adio Lofts

SUBURBS:

WEST GLEN TOWN CENTER
West Glen Leasing Office
Sticks
A touch of Italy
Crave
Calla
Wok in Motion
Schaffers
Sarto
Siren
Josephs
Fishbone Grill
Tonic
Salon Fusion
Kathy’s
Notting Hill

JORDAN CREEK TOWN CENTER
Jordan Creek Mall
Flemings
Cheesecake Factory
Champs
PF Changs
Fab’rik
Camielle’s
Bravo

URBANDALE
Halo Salon
Taki

WEST DES MOINES/VALLEY JUNCTION
Trostel’s Dish
Rick Moseley Hair
Granite City
Java G’s
Heirlooms Rugs
Anglo
Joseph’s Steakhouse
Biaggi’s
Rock bottom Brewery
2AU
Fifth St Design Group
Eyebeads
C’est la vie
Lagniappe

CLIVE
MC Ginsberg

URBAN LOFTS/CONDOS

DOWNTOWN:
Liberty Condos
Whiteline Lofts
Gateway Lofts
111 City Lofts
Mulberry Lofts
Soho Lofts
East Village Square
Brownstones on Grand
Equitable Condos

WEST DES MOINES:
Bella Centro
Bella South
Lofts at Jordan Creek