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New DMPA Temple Series Shows Announced for 2023-2024

New DMPA Temple Series Shows Announced for 2023-2024

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From Des Moines Performing Arts:

Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) today announced the 2023 – 24 season lineups for the Prairie Meadows Temple Comedy Series and Prairie Meadows LIVE at the Temple Concert Series. Both Series are presented at the Temple Theater in the Temple for Performing Arts building in the Western Gateway in downtown Des Moines.

Prairie Meadows LIVE at the Temple Concert Series:
• Jorge Luis Pacheco Trio | Cuban Jazz – September 28, 2023
• Kaki King, Everybody Loves You | Multi-Genre Guitarist – October 16, 2023
• Damn Tall Buildings | Next Generation Bluegrass – November 9, 2023
• Mostly Kosher | Klezmer Gypsy-Rock – March 19, 2024
• Martha Redbone | Blues, Folk, Gospel – April 12, 2024
• An Intimate Evening of Songs and Stories, Suzanne Vega | Folk – April 20, 2024

Add-on engagement:
• Irish Christmas in America | Irish Holiday Music – December 7 – 8, 2023

Prairie Meadows Temple Comedy Series:
• Yippee Ki Yay – November 14 – 22, 2023
• Dixie’s Never Wear a Tube Top While Riding a Mechanical Bull and 16 Other Things I Learned While I Was Drinking Last Thursday – February 27 – March 17, 2024
• The Improvised Shakespeare Company – April 30 – May 4, 2024

Season ticket packages for the three-show season start at $91.

Season tickets are on sale now and can be purchased at the Civic Center Ticket Office, by phone at (515) 246-2322, or online at DMPA.org. Single tickets will go on sale at a later date.

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