730 3rd St
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 564-8000
The best venue for sports and entertainment in the Midwest!
730 3rd St
Des Moines, IA 50309
(515) 564-8000
This all-suite downtown Des Moines hotel has the privilege of being the closest hotel to the Iowa State Capitol campus. Our hotel is ideally situated among the trendy eateries and shopping of the Historic East Village, and the nightlife of the Court Avenue Entertainment District. Enjoy the spacious, modern Des Moines lodging provided by 234 two-room suites with amenities such as two 37-inch LCD HDTVs, WiFi and internet access, and local photography and artwork adorning the suite walls. Step into true Des Moines hospitality with the beautiful open atrium lobby. Take advantage of great on-site services such as an indoor pool and a modern fitness center. All guests at our downtown hotel in Des Moines, IA wake up to a complimentary cooked-to-order breakfast with a variety of options to choose from. Liberty's - an Iowa Grill, offers great American food in a relaxed environment. When you return to this Des Moines hotel after your day, the complimentary Evening Reception* offers refreshing beverages and warm conversation. This all-suite hotel features 20,000 sq. ft. of flexible single-level meeting space. With multiple meeting rooms in the conference center, we host meetings both large and small, and the ballroom hosts banquets for up to 700 people. The ballroom is the perfect setting for wedding receptions, and our conference center offers great flexibility and accommodations for conferences.
Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center is a convention center located in Des Moines, Iowa, that is part of the Iowa Events Center. It opened on February 1, 1955, and was named to honor the World War II veterans of Polk County.On May 22, 1956, Elvis Presley was the first major act to perform there while on tour of the upper Midwest. Elvis would perform in the auditorium two more times, on June 20, 1974, and his fourth to last concert ever on June 23, 1977.Home to the Drake Bulldogs 1955-1992, it had 11,411 with the capacity to add an additional 4,000 seats for concerts and an additional 7,500 bleacher seats for basketball games. Commonly known as "Vets" or "The Barn", it was the long-time host for minor league basketball, arena football, and Iowa state high school basketball and wrestling tournaments.Prior to the opening of Wells Fargo Arena, Vets Auditorium had served as the primary venue of sporting events and concerts in the Des Moines area for many years; this was also the site of the January 20, 1982 concert, where Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat. World Wrestling Entertainment also broadcast their WWE Raw program from the venue. It was also the site of the famous 1989 steel cage match between Hulk Hogan and The Big Boss Man on Saturday Night's Main Event.
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The anticipation builds in the Main Hall as people find their seats, peruse programs, and visit with friends and family. The orchestra tunes its instruments. The room is alive, crackling with a sense of urgency that comes only after weeks of waiting for the moment that is about to begin. Then, the lights go down and the curtain goes up. It is here, in this moment, where friends and strangers begin to share a common experience that moves them to tears and cheers with such power, splendor and grace that it borders on magical. Each year, a quarter of a million people come to the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines and experience the wonder, the suspense, and the joy of live theater, with nothing between them and the actors but the drama of the moment. It happens over and over again. The anticipation. The urgency. The applause. The cheers. Since 1979, the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines has grown from a dream of a small group of local business leaders, to the cornerstone of the downtown Des Moines redevelopment initiative. The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines will serve as an outstanding community performing arts center, accessible to all, where people may be educated, entertained and enlightened.
The Dinner Detective is the largest, award-winning, interactive comedic murder mystery dinner show in the United States. We are now running public and private shows in cities across the country every week. Our immensely popular shows are set in the present day. Unlike other murder mystery dinner shows, here you will find no cheesy costumes, no recited campy dialogue and no hokey song and dance. Our performers are dressed just like everyone else, leaving all of the guests to suspect who is a part of the show and who is not. In many instances, guests are seated with the performers and don't even realize it until they die...the performers, that is! Our Detectives proceed to interrogate everyone and find clues as more people die. At the end of the night, prizes are awarded to the Top Sleuth who solves the crime.
The Exchange operates on a dynamic pricing system. Prices are always fluctuating; the more popular a drink is, the higher its cost. Drinks with less demand are available at slashing discounts. Keep your eyes on the ticker for price points (and on select TVs located throughout the bar). You can choose your drinks strategically based on the money you’re willing to invest in your alcohol portfolio. Market crashes are guaranteed to occur, so buy up during the periodic crash windows when everything is available for rock bottom pricing. Eager to experience the high energy of the dynamic pricing system at The Exchange? Looking forward to sinking back into a lush booth while watching Des Moines’ finest mingle? You’re not alone. The Exchange is a busy place, so reservations are strongly recommended. Five booths are available to reserve with bottle service as an option. All of the booths line the walls and windows to both GIVE YOU the best view and MAKE YOU the best view. The Exchange is available for partial or complete reservations; or in conjunction with Beer Can Alley next door.
Black Sheep's mission is to create an acute disturbance in the central nervous system of Des Moines. With a focus on "The Devil's Drink", Tequila, Black Sheep will gather most of its aesthetic elements from the varying art movements throughout history along with subtle elements of Catholicism and 1920’s and 30’s era speakeasy culture. Our movement and presentation are loosley based on the Dada or Dadaism movement in art that begin in the WWI era and peaked from 1916 to 1922. The movement focused on visual arts, literature, poetry, music, theater and theory. Dadaism focused its political beliefs through a rejection of the era’s prevailing standard in art through anti-cultural work. The sole purpose was to ridicule the meaninglessness of the modern world as its participants saw it. This theory is exactly what Black Sheep sets out to do, reject prevailing standards, go against the grain, and become the new movement of underground speakeasies inevitably and indirectly ridiculing meaningless concepts and accepted standards in today’s nightlife. Des Moines lacks big city appeal partly due to the fact that people will accept any new concept, even if it’s mediocre. Black Sheep hopes to bring an NYC underground club type of feel by focusing on exclusivity and merging elements of speakeasies, key clubs and different eras in art and culture to create a contradictory theme that will gel to an unmatched individual identity.
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Wing Ding 2012 – Have a cluckin’ good time eating wings from local restaurants and enjoying frosty adult beverages while listening to live local music from bands such as JB & The Smoothsayers, Truth be Told, The Snacks, Pie in the Sky and mo'! A portion of the proceeds will benefit local charities.
Viaduct Gallery at the Des Moines Social Club is an ever-changing exhibition of artwork in a variety of genres. Though our primary mission is to feature work by local and regional artists, we have been pleased to display works by national and international artists as well. Viaduct Gallery is a bright, open space with mobile walls making it ideal for installation pieces as well as standard displays. Viaduct Gallery is curated by a local advisory board of gifted artists and creatives. Open calls for entry are announced on Facebook as well as through the Des Moines Social Club website. At least 12 group and solo shows are featured throughout the year. The Gallery Shop features a broad range of products--original works of art, prints, art supplies, jewelry, and other unique gift items are available to purchase. All items for sale in The Shop are created by local, Iowa artists. Contact [email protected] if you would like more information on selling your work in The Shop.
Northland Art Gallery is located in the historic East Village by downtown Des Moines, Ia. There is easy interstate access to and from here using 235. We welcome all forms of art and hope to build the best art gallery this side of the river Opening nights of each gallery the hours will be extended till midnight.
Mission: The StageWest Theatre Company seeks to provide high-quality entertainment while increasing the understanding and enjoyment of life, society, and the world by cultivating new opportunities for artists and audiences, through the presentation of contemporary theatre. StageWest History/Timeline: 1995 – StageWest is born in the living room of Ron Lambert with founders Tom Blackett, Pat Henson, Jim Jacobson, Laurince D. McElroy, and in memory: Anne Juneau, Nancy Schneider 1996 – The premiere production of Voices That Care: Stories and Encouragements for People with AIDS/HIV and Those Who Care for Them, an adaptation for the stage written by StageWest Sponsored by the AIDS Project of Central Iowa, written by founding member Laurince D. McElroy, presented at the First Unitarian Church. 1997 – StageWest presents its first play at the Civic Center’s Stoner Theater, the American premiere of Out of Spite: Tales of Survival in Sarajevo, based on the diaries of Elma Softic, during the Bosnian war of the early 1990s. 1998 – StageWest officially becomes the resident theater company of the Des Moines Civic Center. April 1999 – Becomes a 501c3 Non-profit organization. September 2000 – StageWest produces the musical HAIR directed by Max Schaeffer. That production is the biggest sell out to date for the Company. February 2002 – StageWest is the first Theatre Company in Iowa to produce The Laramie Project. Directed by Thomas Perrine, it is a powerful play about the murder of Matthew Shepard. This production plays to sell out houses its entire run! April 2002 – StageWest produces Race (Die Rassen) directed by Thea Albert. A new adaptation of a banned 1933 German play of the same name by Ferdinand Bruckner. Barry Edelstein adapted this version while he was the artistic director of Classic Stage Theatre in NYC. Barry came to visit StageWest and see his production. September 2002 – One year after 9/11,StageWest is one of the first theatres in the country to present The Guys, directed by Thea Albert. A play about an editor and Captain of a firehouse in New York City as they recount the tragedy of 9/11 and memorialize the lives of many of the firemen they lost. October 2002 – Hedwig and the Angry Inch directed by Todd Buchacker, takes the stage at StageWest to sell out crowds and rave reviews. September 2002 – Scriptease begins; StageWest’s play reading series. Past program directors are Todd Buchacker, Ron Gilbert, and Ben Raanan. Scriptease is still going strong in 2014 with Michael Tallman as director. January 2005 – StageWest first collaboration with the Des Moines Community Playhouse is a success. The Exonerated, directed by Todd Buchacker. July 2005 – Founding Artistic Director Ron Lambert and Executive Director Ron Ziegler start the Des Moines Fringe Festival; it has a successful 3-year run. Fall 2007 – StageWest produces Angels in America, Parts 1 and 2 in repertory after their successful run of Angels in America Part 1: The Millennium Approaches in 2006. 2008 – StageWest is picked at the Stoner Studio Theater at the Civic Center for doing Jerry Springer the Opera, co-directed by Karla Kash and Todd Buchacker. June 2009 – StageWest produces The History Boys, directed by Brad Dell, breaks all box office records for a play at StageWest and is met with critical acclaim. October 12th 2009 – StageWest is one of 150 of theatres around the world to present The Laramie Project: Ten Years Later, directed by Thomas Perrine and co-produced with the Des Moines Playhouse. A sequel to The Laramie Project 11 years after the murder of Matthew Shepard. September 2009 – Paul Ferrone comes onboard as StageWest’s management consultant. June 2010 – StageWest engages the Des Moines Community Foundation to serve as the company’s accounting firm. August 2010 – The Iowa premiere of Bill W and Dr. Bob, directed by Karla Kash. With funding support from Powell Chemical Dependency at Iowa Health Systems, now Unity Point, Bill W and Dr. Bob was a sold out run exceeding all expectations! Spring 2011 – Bryan Doty is hired as Admin Assistant and is still with StageWest as the Business Manager, stag blood expert. June and July 2011 – StageWest produces the Beauty Plays by Neil LaBute in repertory: Reasons to be Pretty, Directed by Todd Buchacker, Fat Pig, directed by Brad Dell, and The Shape of Things, directed by Jennifer Nostrala. 2011/2012 Season – StageWest and founding Artistic Director Ron Lambert celebrate its 15th anniversary, no small feat in the non-profit theatre world. The season was as follows: Hedwig and the Angry Inch and Lady Day at Emerson’s Bar and Grill in repertory, Next Fall, Parade, In the Next Room or The Vibrator Play, The Divine Sister. What a great season that was! October 2012 – Evil Dead the Musical, directed by Stacy Brothers, sets the record for ticket sales for a musical at StageWest Theatre Company! Twenty plus gallons of stage blood will get people in the door, thanks Bryan Doty. 2013/2014 Season – Ron Lambert, Founding Artistic Director leaves StageWest. The StageWest board of directors conducts a national search for a new artistic director. Todd Buchacker is hired in April of 2014 to be the new Producing Artistic Director. StageWest produces Avenue Q and it sells out every performance making it the best-attended show in the 17-year history of StageWest. A professional advertising company is hired, c(3) Marketing, to oversee branding and PR work. Office space was rented in the Des Moines Social Club. The Producing Artistic Director and Business Manager office there. 2014/2015 Season – StageWest moves into the Kum & Go Theater and opens the season with Carrie: The Musical. StageWest is now one of three resident theatre companies in the Kum & Go Theater at the Des Moines Social Club, sharing the space with Repertory Theatre of Iowa and Des Moines On-Stage/Young Artists’ Theatre. This is a first in Des Moines history for the theatre arts to have this many theatre companies under one roof.
The Basement provides the perfect atmosphere for a variety of events. Basically, the hangout spot we used to have at 1408 Locust is back. Except this time, we are in the basement of a renovated historic firehouse. Pretty rad. Our unique and versatile event venue has a full bar and stage. Hours of operation vary due to the variety of events we are able to host. Check our calendar for the most current information: http://desmoinessocialclub.org/the-basement/ Events. The Basement is home to an eclectic mix of recurring events like trivia nights, dance parties, live music, and comedy. However, this is just a taste of what The Basement has to offer. Expect to be entertained far beyond the traditional bar setting. You can even rent the space for your own event or private party. Even More Drinks. A refreshed bar features Iowa craft beers, handcrafted cocktails, and a “couple of steps above dive bar” wine list. We also have a special cocktail menu for your imbibing pleasure. Plus, the Rooftop! The firehouse has one of the most picturesque views of downtown Des Moines. So, naturally we want to party up there. We’ll have even more events on the Rooftop Patio during the summer and tables/chairs/umbrellas for lounging. Special thanks to Juice Magazine and Register Media for their support of The Basement!