Name: BARK-toberfest
Start: 2026-10-03T15:00:00-05:00
Location: Paws and Pints 6218 Willowmere Drive Des Moines, IA 50321

Paws and Pints 6218 Willowmere Drive Des Moines, IA 50321

BARK-toberfest is coming to Paws &amp; Pints! 🍂🍺
Join us Saturday, October 3rd from 3–6 PM for an afternoon of local breweries, beer samples, food features, vendors and plenty of fun for you and your pup!
Sample pours from Brightside Aleworks, Peace Tree, Wilson’s Orchard, SingleSpeed, Backpocket Brewing, Mississippi River Distilling Company, Bulltown Brewing, Fenders Brewing, Paha Cider Co., Full Bloom Brewhouse and more! Vote for your favorite, shop local vendors and soak up all the fall vibes.
Interested in sampling? Email events@pawsandpintsdsm.com to learn more. Grab your pup and come raise a glass to fall at BARK-toberfest!
New to Paws &amp; Pints? Prep your pup for their first visit: 🐶Bring your government issued ID for check-in 🐶Download the Paws &amp; Pints mobile app: <a href="https://pawsandpints.app.link/app" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">pawsandpints.app.link/app</a> 🐶Create an account 🐶Build your dog’s profile Upload proof of Bordetella, Distemper, Parvo and Rabies vaccinations* *Proof of vaccines must come from a certified veterinarian and is required for all dogs to enjoy Paws &amp; Pints<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/161293/t/tickets" target="_blank" rel="nofollow noopener">View Tickets &amp; More Info</a>

Local Event: BARK-toberfest

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BARK-toberfest

BARK-toberfest is coming to Paws & Pints! 🍂🍺
Join us Saturday, October 3rd from 3–6 PM for an afternoon of local breweries,...

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Join the Des Moines Art Center’s August Social Saturday event: Great Outdoors! Enjoy crafts in the Art School studios, a scavenger hunt, a guided tour, story time, treats in the Art Center Café, and so much more.
Schedule of Events: 11 am, 12 pm, and 1 pm | Curator and CEO Chat Join at the top of the hour for a chat and Q&amp;A about the Art Center’s newest acquisition to the collection, “nashoba holba / wayaha / coyote / they are witty and transform themselves in order to guide us,” (2025) by artist Jeffery Gibson. Lower Richard Meier Gallery, Kyle and Sharon Krause Atrium
11:15 – 11:30 am | Storytime Levitt Auditorium
1:30 pm | Conversation with Artist Elle Pérez and Associate Curator Ashton Cooper Join artist Elle Pérez in conversation with Ashton Cooper; the two will discuss and dive into the body of photographs presented in the exhibition “Elle Pérez: La Despedida.” Registration required. <a href="https://desmoinesartcenter.org/event/conversation-with-artist-elle-perez/" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">desmoinesartcenter.org/event/conversation-with-artist-elle-perez/</a>
 Drop-in Activities (11 am – 2 pm): Museum Galleries
Find the Social Saturday interactive Art Cart in the galleries. Complete a scavenger hunt in the galleries and return your findings to the front desk for a small prize. Macomber Lobby
Enjoy the Art Center’s Paint-n-Play station. Art School Studios
Explore creativity and your inner artist! Free drawing available in the studio space, as well as a unique Social Saturday: Great Outdoors activity. Art Center Café
Stop by for a sit-down lunch, a delicious pastry, and a full coffee and tea menu. Art Center members receive a 10% discount in the café. Package up a picnic to-go and enjoy your meal on the grounds of the Art Center or in Greenwood Park. Museum Shop
Browse the Museum Shop to find gifts and souvenirs. Art Center members receive a 10% discount in the Museum Shop.

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The Des Moines Art Center invites visitors to join artist Elle Pérez in conversation with Associate Curator Ashton Cooper. The two will discuss and dive into the body of photographs presented in the exhibition “Elle Pérez: La Despedida,” on view in the A. H. Blank Gallery through November 29, 2026.
Elle Pérez is an artist working across photography, collage, and moving image. Their work depicts intimate moments, emotional exchanges, and visceral details within the love and violence of everyday life. Pérez’s photographs balance casual observation with conceptual and formalist considerations: intentionally sequenced installations, collages that act as mind maps, and structuralist films that highlight the tension between image and text, description and embodiment. Their work celebrates the ambiguity inherent to photography and queerness — a photograph is not an illustration, it can both resist discursive limitations and hold meaning beyond language. Pérez made their first photographs as a teenager while attending punk shows in the Bronx. They have continued making artwork made for the audience it grows out of, rather than simply being about them.
The artist’s 2025 series “La Despedida (the world is always ending, the world is always again beginning)” encompasses photographs taken in the gardens of two very different sites: Pérez’s grandfather’s backyard in Puerto Real, Puerto Rico, and Impressionist painter Claude Monet’s home in Giverny, France. In the eleven photographs on view, Pérez deploys close cropping, zooming in on expanses of blooming flowers, lace curtains, and breaking waves.
Image: Artist Elle Pérez. Photo: KL Mays.

Local Event: Conversation with Artist Elle Pérez and Associate Curator Ashton Cooper

Conversation with Artist Elle Pérez and...

The Des Moines Art Center invites visitors to join artist Elle Pérez in conversation with Associate Curator Ashton Cooper. The...

Conversation with Artist Elle Pérez and Associate Curator Ashton Cooper

Scottish Rite Consistory 519 Park Street Des Moines, Iowa 50309

Candlelight concerts bring the magic of a live, multi-sensory musical experience to awe-inspiring locations like never seen before in Des Moines. Get your tickets now to discover the music of Queen at Scottish Rite Consistory under the gentle glow of candlelight.
This is a tribute concert experience. It is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by the artist, their estate, or official representatives.
General Info Venue: Scottish Rite Consistory Dates and times: select your dates/times directly in the ticket selector Duration: 60 minutes. Doors open 45 minutes before the show and close 5 minutes prior to the start. Late arrivals will not be permitted Age requirement: 8 years old or older. Anyone under the age of 16 must be accompanied by an adult Accessibility: this venue is ADA compliant. ADA seating is located in Zone A View the FAQs for this event <a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1xVyCO0OpPy9d7-P1kWUlHcVdYQrazDB2qpVsvHIWHRo/pub" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a> Seating is assigned on a first come first served basis in each zone If you would like to book a private concert or buy regular tickets for a large group (+30 people), click <a href="https://candlelightexperience.com/groups/#groups-form" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a> Check out all the <a href="https://feverup.com/en/des-moines/candlelight" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">Candlelight concerts</a> in Des Moines To treat your friends and family to a Candlelight gift card, click <a href="https://feverup.com/m/137336" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">here</a>
Tentative Program
<ul><li>I Want to Break Free</li><li>We Will Rock You</li><li>Somebody to Love</li><li>Radio Ga Ga</li><li>Don't Stop Me Now</li><li>Living on My Own</li><li>Crazy Little Thing Called Love</li><li>Who Wants to Live Forever</li><li>Bohemian Rhapsody</li><li>Love of My Life</li><li>We Are the Champions</li><li>Another One Bites the Dust</li><li>I Want It All</li><li>Under Pressure</li></ul>
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<ul><li>Listeso String Quartet</li></ul>
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Paws & Pints

Cy-Hawk Game Day 🏈🐶
Calling all Cyclones and Hawkeye fans! Join us Saturday, September 12th for the ultimate Cy-Hawk Game Day Watch Party at the dog bar!
Dress your pup in their team gear and get a FREE day pass! Bandanas, jerseys, collars, bows and more all count.
Plus, we’ll have: 🎁 Giveaways at the end of every quarter 🍔 Game day food &amp; drink specials 📺 The game on ALL screens with sound
Cheer on your team with your pup by your side and make Paws &amp; Pints your home base for the rivalry! 🐾
More Cy-Hawk Game Day details coming soon! 👀
New to Paws &amp; Pints? Prep your pup for their first visit: 🐶Bring your government issued ID for check-in 🐶Download the Paws &amp; Pints mobile app: <a href="https://pawsandpints.app.link/app" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">pawsandpints.app.link/app</a> 🐶Create an account 🐶Build your dog’s profile Upload proof of Bordetella, Distemper, Parvo and Rabies vaccinations* *Proof of vaccines must come from a certified veterinarian and is required for all dogs to enjoy Paws &amp; Pints<a href="https://eventvesta.com/events/159434/t/tickets" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">View&nbsp;Tickets &amp; More&nbsp;Info</a>

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