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EVENTS

EVENTS

Family Storytime

Lisa Morelock | Track that Scat! 

@ Jester Park Nature Center

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States +1 more

Bring your little ones along for an exciting opportunity to listen to the story of Track that Scat! and then become an “animal detective” learning how to identify common Iowa mammal tracks.

Special Storytime

Santa Storytime | Beaverdale Holiday Happenings

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Bring the kids and join in the Beaverdale Holiday Happenings with a special storytime with Santa!

Meet the Author

Ree Drummond | The Pioneer Woman Cooks: Dinner’s Ready!

@ Franklin Event Center – 4801 Franklin Avenue

Franklin Event Center 4801 Franklin Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

In The Pioneer Woman Cooks—Dinner’s Ready! you’ll find lots of new dishes to fit your schedule, whether you’re in a hurry to get supper made or simply want to get out of the kitchen quicker to spend time doing other things you enjoy (even if that’s curling up in front of the TV for the night)! Every occasion is covered, from hosting company, with my mom’s Seafood Casserole from the ’70s and Pork Marsala with Mushrooms, to pizza night, with my classic Cast-Iron Hamburger Pizza and gorgeous Rainbow Pizza, to teenager-friendly fun food like Pretzel Dogs and Pickle Chicken Bites.

Meet Author and NBC Senior National Politics Reporter

Matt Dixon | Swamp Monsters: Trump vs. DeSantis―the Greatest Show on Earth (or at Least in Florida) 

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Swamp Monsters is the wild inside story of how Donald Trump made a star of Ron DeSantis and then set out to destroy him—a struggle for supremacy that has turned Florida into the crucible of the new GOP and of America's future—by “one of the keenest and best-sourced observers of Florida’s political maelstrom” (Rick Wilson)

Meet the Author

Kathleen Williams Renk | The Rossetti Diaries

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Wrapped in a modern-day mystery, The Rossetti Diaries is a historical re-imagining that explores the indomitable artistic aspirations and achievements of the poet Christina Rossetti and the artist Elizabeth Siddal.

Rescheduled — Meet the Artist & Author

Nic Roth | Coco Wants a Burger

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

As a welcome to our new neighbor, Basic Bird, we are pleased to host artist and author Nic Roth, who will share his experience creating the whimsical mural that adorns the north wall of the restaurant. 

Capital City Pride Book Club

Capital City Pride Book Club | You Should See Me In a Crown

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Join members of Capital City Pride as they discuss You Should See Me in a Crown, by Leah Johnson. 

Meet the Author

Steve Dunn | ‘Pug,’ ‘Fireball,’ and Company: 116 Years of Professional Baseball in Des Moines, Iowa

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Seven years of research has culminated in author Steve Dunn’s latest book on the history of professional baseball in Des Moines., 'Pug’ ‘Fireball’ and Company: 116 Years of Professional Baseball in Des Moines, Iowa.

Special Event – CANCELLED

Marianne Williamson | A Politics of Love  CANCELLED

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Join author and presidential candidate Marianne Williamson for a spirited discussion about her vision for creating an America that works for everyone.

Meet the Author

Timothy Grover | Barnstorming Babe: A Slugger’s Bumpy Trek Across Small-Town America

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

After losing the World Series in 1922, Babe Ruth and Bob Meusel left the harsh glare of New York for an eighteen-game Great Plains barnstorming tour.

Meet the Author

Chris Arnone | Necropolis Alpha

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Chris M. Arnone's cyberpunk science fiction Necropolis Alpha is the exciting follow-up to The Hermes Protocol, following an Intel Operative with cybernetic enhancements as she tries to stop a plot to tear apart everything.

Local Author Fair

Local Author Fair

@ Beaverdale Books

Beaverdale Books 2629 Beaver Avenue, Des Moines, IA, United States

Join us as we celebrate books by four local authors!  Our community is lucky to have so many talented writers and this is a great chance to hear about their lives, their writing experience, and how they came to create such fascinating books.