OCTOBER 2024

 

CIBS Iowa Blues Hall of Fame Exhibit Unveiling!

FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2024 – 5:00pm
Mainframe Studios 900 Keo Way, Des Moines, IA

CIBS will feature live Iowa Blues on each floor of Mainframe Studios at the November 1st “First Friday” event as we celebrate the official unveiling of the new home of the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame exhibit! Cruise the open studios of the largest nonprofit creative workspace in the nation.

5-5:20 / 6:30-6:50 – 2nd Floor
Heath Alan

5:30 – 5:50 / 7-7:20 – 3rd Floor 
Rob Lumbard 

6-6:20 / 7:30-7:50 – 4th Floor
Scott Eggleston

8-9pm – 1st Floor in the Big Room
Iowa Blues Hall of Famer’s JC Anderson, Greg Sutherland, and Dwight Dario

 


CIBS Membership Meetings

CIBS Membership Meetings

7:00 PM on Second Mondays @ Confluence Brewing
1285 Thomas Beck Rd, Des Moines, IA 50315

CIBS members that attend the membership meeting are eligible to win door prizes at the end of the meeting… prizes such as tickets to a blues show, CDs, DVDs, Books, etc. Enjoy some live music after the meeting!

November 11 • Hot off the Grill  (Cindy Grill, Dennis Kain, and Buddy Franklin)
December 9 • TBA

 


Winter Blues Fest Hotel and Tickets!

We will begin announcing the stellar lineup for the upcoming 30th Winter Blues Fest soon! The discounted hotel block is ready for your reservations HERE! Don’t delay, these will sell out! The advance tickets are also available now HERE!

 


MORE UPCOMING SHOWS

Bryan Farland keeps us all in the live music loop with his
The List – Live Music in DSM Area
weekly posts and emails. Thank you Bryan!

 




CORPORATE MEMBERS

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Strong Music Productions

CIBS Crew

PRESIDENT
Scott Allen

ADMINISTRATOR
Suzanne Cantrell

PRESIDENT PRO TEMPORE
& MERCHANDISE
Scott Kirstein

MEMBERSHIP & TALENT
Philip Snyder

EDUCATION
Steve Vasquez

DIRECTOR
Scott Benton

DIRECTOR
Marcus Kirtstein

PRODUCTION
Diane Hoffman

MEDIA
Jen Taylor

IOWA BLUES CHALLENGE
Julie Spong

IOWA BLUES
HALL OF FAME

Terry Cole / Bryan Church

 

CIBS Address

Central Iowa Blues Society
900 Keosauqua Way, #440
Des Moines, IA 50309

Become a member
today at cibs.org!

 

BLUES ANGELS

Beth Bloom
Kim Mason
Roger Morrison
Jeff “Doc” Wagner

Contributing Friends
  • Lanny Battani
  • Jodi Bodley
  • Deb Bodson
  • Lucy Brown
  • Dewey & Suzanne Cantrell
  • Dirk & Carol Cavanaugh
  • Ron Cooper & Connie Molison
  • Dr. Timothy & Sheila Drevyanko
  • Marty Enslow & Sarah Cartwright
  • Bryan & Pat Farland
  • Rachel Filzer
  • Steve Flood
  • Ronald & LaRon Garlock
  • Dave Grieve
  • Laure Guisinger
  • Scott Hartung
  • Georgia Helmick & Bob Pace
  • Serena James
  • Ron Jarboe
  • Gary Jensen
  • Mark & Deb Kean
  • Craig & Nancy Kelinson
  • Ronley & Claire King
  • Scott & Susan Kirstein
  • Fred & Jane Koogler
  • Brenda Leimberer
  • Eddie & Mary Lindell
  • Gerri Lyon
  • Barb McClintock
  • James Merritt & Lynne Ramsey-Merritt
  • Gary Mishler
  • Jonann Molloy-Earp
  • Ken Morse
  • Robert Mulgrew
  • Heath Pattschull
  • Shawn Plank & Susan Patterson Plank
  • Greg & Sheila Robinson
  • Philip Snyder
  • Roy & Ann Snyder
  • Dan & Jill Stevenson
  • Phil & Martha Thien
  • Paul & Cindy Valin
  • Doug & Susan Walkup
  • Carlotta Wilde & Jack Adams
  • Matt, Rachel & Rodney Woods
  • Mark Wuilleumier
Special Thanks

xBk Live
for joining as a
Corporate Member

Lanny Battani
Gary Mishler

for renewing as
Contributing Friends

Welcome New Members

Denny and Carolyn Giancola
Kay Trevallion
Chuck Breeding
Michele Halfhill

Renewing Members

Michael Peterson
Jerry Van Horne
Joel & Julie Weichman – 3 years
Mark Rocha
Bill Cappuccio
Shannon Dario
Thomas Kopsa
Mary Certain
Constance Combs
Teresa & Ralph Rosenberg
David & Deborah Burford – 3 years
Jennifer & Jeremy Spencer
Brian & Pamela Stewart
Betty Buss – 3 years
Granville Williams & Sue Jensen – 3 years

Become a member
today at cibs.org!

 

SUPPORT PROVIDED BY


CENTRAL IOWA BLUES SOCIETY IS A GRATEFUL RECIPIENT
OF A POLK COUNTY BETTERMENT GRANT AWARDED
BY THE POLK COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS

OPERATIONAL SUPPORT PROVIDED IN
PART BY BRAVO GREATER DES MOINES


SUPPORT PROVIDED BY THE IOWA ARTS COUNCIL,
A DIVISION OF THE IOWA DEPT OF CULTURAL
AFFAIRS THROUGH THE FEDERAL CARES ACT

About CIBS

Keeping the Blues Alive through Celebration, Preservation & Education!

The Central Iowa Blues Society was incorporated as a 501(c)3 non-profit organization in 1992 by 200 blues lovers. Our mission is to keep the blues alive through celebration, preservation, and education. We endeavor to increase awareness of and appreciation for blues music by providing a network of association for blues enthusiasts. We recognize and honor our Iowa blues heritage through the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame program. We celebrate blues performance by promoting numerous concerts throughout the year including the Winter Blues Fest and the Iowa Blues Challenge. We strive to educate and ensure the future of the blues through Blues in the Schools.

Central Iowa Blues Society received The Blues Foundation’s Keeping the Blues Alive Award in 2016. Each year, The Blues Foundation presents the Keeping the Blues Alive (KBA) Awards to individuals and organizations that have made significant contributions to the Blues around the world.