Check out Kapatiran Suntukan Martial Arts on February 2 from 5:30 to 7:00pm. We will give a brief demonstration showing some of the cool things we do as well as give away a week of classes for you and a friend (you need someone to try and hit, right?) to two lucky winners, so bring your busy-ness cards. We will also have grub from The General Store Eatery and beverages. See you there!
Looking for a good laugh, fun night out, and reasonably-priced entertainment?Well, the folks at Civic Center of Greater Des Moines have just what these cold Iowa nights need right now… a HILARIOUS, quirky, and talented woman, “Mimi” taking us through 90-minutes of a blind date, where you just never know what’s going to happen next!Playing at the Temple Theater, Blind Date will be pleasing audiences of all ages through January 22nd.It offers an improvised comedy show where Mimi and one other guest – plucked right from the audience – have everyone laughing and cheering them on as they get to know each other, “fall in love”, and even get into some mishaps along the way.
I have attended this show twice; once on a weekday, when the audience member picked was a divorced 40-year old, and once during the weekend, when the audience member was a married 30-something (who just may have had a couple cocktails prior to his performance).Both times, the Blind Date performer and her “date” had me, and my group, laughing so hard we cried.Rebecca Northan, who plays Mimi, must have an incredible judge of character because the guys she “casted” (by mingling in the lobby beforehand) were perfect for the role.Wednesday’s date was a little more shy and took a bit to open-up, but just watching her talk with him and get him comfortable was entertainment!She wears a clown nose, has a French accent, and has a wonderful ability to make even deeper topics (on Wednesday, they talked about the recent death of her date’s mother) light-hearted and engaging.
This show is definitely one of Temple Theater’s best comedy acts and earns a great-big “MUST SEE”!Once you go, you may even find yourself interested in going back… since the show changes every time.Her “date” greatly influences the direction of the show, along with the audience, who she does talk with as the night goes on, getting feedback on what they’d like to see next.
Chamber members get a 15% discount, as part of the Civic Center Discount Program, so make sure to take advantage of that. Click here to get started.
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Check out this review for more great Blind Date commentary!
Seriously, still no snow?! My snowboard has seen less white powder this year than Lindsey Lohan in rehab (I was able to board once, analogy still works). Looking out my office window at (somewhat) green grass makes it even harder to believe it’s the time of year when unused PTO is discovered and office phones at large companies ring endlessly, only to eventually be answered by an “I am out of the office until….” message. Thousands of young professionals are spending their weekdays lying on couches around the metro in a presumed food comatose from the holidays, still unsure how to react to, or even take advantage of, this unseasonably warm weather. When I’m done with this blog I plan to write Al Gore to thank him for inventing global warming (and the internet), but I digress.
I didn’t seem to get the memo about taking time off, I tried taking Wednesday off and my business practically imploded (or at least it seemed that way), I’m slightly jealous of everyone sitting at home right now. I’m also in my office for a very important reason, preparing for 2012 with New View. I have a lot of new responsibilities as the incoming President of New View; the most important of those is removing work from my to-do list and delegating it to our fantastic team! I know I will be able to trust the general day-to-day operations to our new Vice-President, Lindsey Mathews. She served New View well in 2011 as the Chair of our Outreach Committee; she has climbed the New View step-stool to the Executive Board for 2012. In addition to Lindsey, Kristin Cleveland will be joining the Executive Board in the Secretary/Treasurer position. We will be relying on her polished accounting skills to make sure New View breaks-even this year (at least according to our books). As our returning Chair of the Communications Committee, Chris Wood will continue slinging all kinds of valuable information at you via Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, and our blog. If you aren’t already following us, head over towdmnewview.org and pick your favorite method(s). Sarah Roach is returning as our events coordinator, which fits in well with her day job as a travel coordinator for Travel and Transport. She was so excited about 2012 she bought a case of 5 hour energy and planned the whole year in one night! Seriously, the whole year is planned, she’s that good! Rounding out the 2012 New View board are our two at-large members, Jay Henrich and Andy Hodges. We rely on them for keen insight into the happenings of YPs around the metro. They spend hundreds of hours scouring bars and other popular spots to gather intel for our board. They do this all on their own free time and at their insistence.
As you can see, we have a ton of talent on our Board and within each of our committees, but we are always looking for more people eager to get involved with New View. If you have any interest in serving on our board or helping out with any of our committees, please e-mail me (Brad.Phillips@fbfs.com).
Our 2012 “season” starts out on January 5th with a lunch at Embassy Club West. Dr. Angie Monthei of Complete Wellness and Chiropractic will lead a discussion about “What’s new in Wellness.” Justin Bogers will also be on hand representing our monthly non-profit group; he will discuss the benefits of Link Associates. And rumor has it that Carol Chambers with the Business Record may make an appearance to talk about the Metro’s top 40 under 40 campaign/contest they are doing. All this for 15 bucks! Seriously, if you have been to one of these you know the included buffet provided by Embassy Club is worth at least 16 bucks! This is a good deal, trust me.
I hope to see you at the lunch on January 5th and all the other New View events in 2012!
