The return of the Des Moines Arts Festival, set for June 25-27 in downtown s Western Gateway Park after a 2020 cancellation, will include not only artists and craftspeople but an array of musical talent, including headlining performances by funky-rockers Here Come The Mummies and Nashville-based Lilly Hiatt.
All shows are included in admission to the festival. Seating is on a first-come, first-served basis and festivalgoers are invited to bring blankets and lawn chairs.
Here s a look at some highlights.
Headline Acts: Hy-Vee Main Stage
Location: 12th Street between Grand Avenue and Locust Street
lovelytheband
8:30 p.m. June 25
Indie pop band with a touch of a West Coast sound, lovelytheband gained notice in 2017 with the single Broken. The group has opened and toured with The Wrecks, La Bouquet, and 5 Seconds of Summer.
‘A Knight’s Tale’ Director Recalls Heath Ledger Changing The Song To The Iconic Dance Scene A Knight s Tale is celebrating its 20th anniversary and director Brian Helgeland is looking back on the medieval fantasy film, which starred Heath Ledger. …
Heath Ledger suggested the use of David Bowie’s Golden Years in the 2001 movie A Knight s Tale, the film s director Brian Helgeland said Tuesday.
Helgeland chat with Vulture Tuesday, which marked the 20th anniversary of the film s release. In the medieval action film, the late actor, who died at 28 in 2008 from a drug overdose, played the leading role of ambitious peasant William Thatcher.
The film s dance sequence was slated to be set to the 1975 song Get Down Tonight by KC and the Sunshine Band, but Helgeland said Ledger sought to persuade him to use the 1976 Bowie song instead.
New details: The late Heath Ledger suggested the use of David Bowie’s Golden Years in the 2001 movie A Knight s Tale, the film s director Brian Helgeland said Tuesday. Ledger was seen in the film, which came out 20 years ago Tuesday, with co-star Shannyn Sossamon