Uncertainty continues as arts community rises from pandemicâs grip
As shows are scheduled and events return, organizers wait for audiences to come back
BY MICHAEL CRUMB, Senior Staff Writer Friday, May 28, 2021 6:00 AM The Downtown Farmersâ Market has announced plans to begin expanding its number of vendors and other activities beginning Saturday, May 29.
The market kicked off its return to a live, in-person event on May 1, when it opened with 115 vendors, about half of what it normally has, and it was focused on vendors who are food producers. Vendors of prepared, ready-to-eat food and those selling arts and crafts were not included in the first two weeks of the market.
The Des Moines Playhouse has announced a new season, with Des Moines Performing Arts not far behind. Author: Jackie Schmillen Updated: 10:10 AM CDT May 24, 2021
Recently, the Des Moines Playhouse announced their 2021-22 season for the mainstage and Kate Goldman Children’s Theatre. It is a full, in-person season meant to be a sense of getting back to normal. We really wanted to have a sense that things are normal as normal can be. We were still going to be an oasis and an opportunity to escape some of the struggles and strains of COVID by coming to the theatre and that s what we ve been doing all year long, Executive Director David Kilpatrick said. And so we were looking for a sense of normalcy going forward.