THIS WEEKEND: Juneteenth: the Movement, Art Week Des Moines

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It’s Juneteenth this weekend, and there are celebrations everywhere you turn—from art to music to comedy to theater, and more! Add in Art Week Des Moines kicking off, and you have a jam-packed few days of honoring the past and uplifting the future. Top pick: Watch party for the premiere of ‘Juneteenth: The Movement 2022,’ as part of xBk’s Juneteenth Community Celebration. Drake University Olmstead Center Community Builders Appreciation Banquet Jun 16 – 5:00pm Community Builders Appreciation Banquet at Drake University More info >> Jasper Winery The Maytags Jun 16 – 6:00pm The Maytags perform at Jasper Winery. More info >> Mainframe Studios Under Pressure Opening Night Reception Jun 16 – 6:00pm The opening reception for Jami Milne’s “Under Pressure” will take place Thursday, June 16th from 6-8pm at Mainframe Studios. More info >> Des Moines Botanical Garden Music in the Garden Jun 16 – 6:30pm Don’t miss Music in the Garden, the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden summer concert series presented by EMC Insurance Companies. Concerts will be held live and in person in the outdoor Koehn Garden More info >> Zanzibar’s Coffee Adventure Meet the Poets Jun 17 – 4:00pm Bring your friends and begin your Art Week celebration with a poetry reading at Zanzibar’s Coffee Adventure on Ingersoll Avenue featuring some of Iowa’s finest poets. More info >> Mainframe Studios Black Art Exhibit/Sale Jun 17 – 5:00pm Come out and Celebrate Juneteenth with Urban City Magazine as we host the 2nd Annual Black Art Exhibit. More info >> Wooly’s Cannons w/Windser Jun 17 – 6:00pm Music shuffles around the past, the present, and the future. All at once, CANNONS recall warm memories, soundtrack the bliss of the moment, and gaze towards a brighter tomorrow. More info >> Des Moines Art Center Artists on Art Tour Jun 17 – 6:00pm Experience the Des Moines Art Center’s permanent collection through the minds of area artists. More info >> Teehee’s Comedy Club Juneteenth Comedy Show Jun 17 – 7:00pm The 5th Annual Juneteenth Comedy Jam is a locally produced stand up comedy showcase that features some of best up and coming African American comedians from Des Moines and all over the Midwest. More info >> xBk Live The Cactus Blossoms Jun 17 – 7:00pm Minneapolis-based brothers, The Cactus Blossoms perform at xBk Live. More info >> Western Gateway Park Neighbor’s Day Jun 18 – 11:00am Venodrs, businesses, and great food at the 32nd Annual Neighbor’s Day in DSM More info >> Western Gateway Park Manifestival Jun 18 – 11:00am Art, Music, Food and Entertainment will help us celebrate Juneteenth! More info >> Western Gateway Park Open Book: A Celebration of Iowa Juneteenth and World Refugee Day Jun 18 – 12:00pm Read any good people lately? Quite literally “check out” your neighbors from a wide range of life experiences at this Open Book event on June 18. More info >> xBk Live Juneteenth Community Celebration Jun 18 – 12:00pm Juneteenth Community Celebration at xBk More info >> Slow Down Coffee Co HPOP Pride Festival Jun 18 – 4:00pm HPOP Pride Fest at Slow Down Coffee More info >> xBk Live Kalypso Music Festival Jun 19 – 6:00pm Akyn is hosting Kalypso Music Festival, a Juneteenth celebration showcasing Black performing artists across Iowa. With support of Art Week, the event will feature dozens of Black artists. More info >> Des Moines Community Playhouse Buffalo Women Jun 19 – 7:00pm Juneteenth. New lives. new freedoms. A co-production with Pyramid Theatre Company, Buffalo Women is a tale of hidden figures living extraordinary lives on the frontier in 1865. More info >> Corinthian Baptist Church Juneteenth Tea Black Woman 4 Healthy Living Jun 20 – 12:00pm Black Women 4 Healthy Living presents a time to sip tea and enjoy the spoken word artist Cle Shai Harden and words from Debra Carr as the guest speaker. More info >> by Lily DeTaeye, Jun 9 The fact that Aubrey Plaza will play the main character in an upcoming Hulu adaptation of Xochitl Gonzalez’s debut novel Olga Dies Dreaming is the least interesting thing about the book. by Lily DeTaeye, Jun 13 Although most festivals took a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many are back this year in full force. Alongside national favorites like Coachella, South-By-Southwest, Bonnaroo and Americana Fest, Iowa boasts its own exciting schedule. by John Busbee, Jun 13 A cultural movement flourishes in Central Iowa. Its symbiotic nature unites creatives, communities and cultures, and it continues to grow. Art Week Des Moines (AWDM) invites the region to engage, interact and otherwise make their shared neighborhoods shimmer with the vibrant proof of the creativity that thrives and drives its residents.

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