May 4, 2012

The artists and directors of Des Moines Social Club get excited for a lot of things as they come up with new events people have never experienced before.   By saying experience, that’s exactly what all those will get when they show up for Sensory Overload.  There’s plenty of details below, however from what I hear those showing up should expect...

Mar 2, 2012

After a brief tour throughout Des Moines with stops including the Des Moines Art Center and Jasper Winery, Pecha Kucha comes back to where it kicked off it’s Des Moines series 18 months ago.  In September of 2010, Pecha Kucha Des Moines (PKN DSM) brought in a surprising 150 attendees to the Des Moines Social Club for its first set of presenters ever in...

Feb 17, 2012

By now, Des Moines audiences are not as shocked to find raw talent in performance and directing within our local theatre scene.  There’s less of an emphasis on getting people out, because more are growing their anticipation for upcoming productions, such as last night’s opening of Neighborhood 3: Requisition of Doom.  If you were checking this...

Feb 16, 2012

My big break was roughly ten years ago when I started writing a column for a professional wrestling site. And not just any site, one of the most popular in the world, for the subject matter anyway. The big issue was that I was really bad at it. Like, Hindenburg bad. Like, even worse then I am now. I tired way too hard, and I shoehorned a bunch of odd gimmicks...

Jan 11, 2012

Two great shows about racism, hatred, and love are opening this month. Good way to start off the year. StageWest’s Parade This Jason Robert Brown (who is debatably the Rogers and Hammerstein of the 21st century) musical is a bit dark and gloomy and leaves you both very angry and very hopeful. According to StageWest’s website, “Parade is an epic American...