Events Archives

Progressive Voices

Progressive Voices Concert Series Presents TRIFLEMORE Saturday, May 18, 2024, 7:30 p.m. www.triflemore.com ALL PERFORMANCES AT FIRST UNITARIAN CHURCH 1800 BELL AVENUE, DES MOINES, IOWA https://www.ucdsm.org/concerts SINGLE TICKETS: $22 IN ADVANCE (SAVE $5!) /$27 AT THE DOOR SEASON TICKETS: 4 SHOWS FOR $78 (SAVES $30 OFF THE DOOR PRICE!) OR 6 SHOWS FOR $117 (SAVES $45 OFF THE DOOR PRICE!) AVAILABLE ONLINE AT EVENTBRITE

UUA Town Hall Meetings

All are welcome. However, if you wish to participate in the discussion, make a comment, or ask a question, you will be required to turn on your device camera and speak directly to the forum.

Pre-registration is required. Please see the registration button beneath each Town Hall.

Book talks w/ Austin Frerick

Join CCI member Austin Frerick for a talk and Q & A based on his new book “Barons: Money, Power, and the Corruption of America’s Food Industry”

Austin’s book is a deep dive into seven barons in the food industry, their rise to power, and the consequences for farmers, workers, eaters, and democracy itself. It prominently features Iowa and the stories of CCI members fighting in the trenches against Big Ag.

THE HONEY DEWDROPS Saturday, April 13, 2024, 7:30 p.m.

Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish of The Honey Dewdrops began touring in 2009 and have called the city of Baltimore home since 2014. With seven albums and fifteen years of playing shows on the road across North American and Europe, they continue to expand their experimental folk sound of electric and acoustic guitars, mandolin and clawhammer banjo with tight vocal harmonies, while maintaining a commitment to deepening their understanding of the world through the lens of songwriting and music.

Trans Lives Festival

Join the Festival of Transgender, Gender Queer and Non Binary and their artistry!

A New Play: Squatters on Red Earth

Squatters on Red Earth, by Mary Swanders, is a drama about a peaceful encounter in the midst of the U.S. white settler land grab. Friday June 9 (8 PM at the Amana Performing Arts Center in Amana), and Saturday June 10 (2 PM and 7 PM at the Wieting Theatre in Toledo).