Community Partnership
Screenings in partnership with local organizations and businesses.
Life After – Presented with The Harkin Institute and the Des Moines Art Center
- Wed, Nov 5
Wed, Nov 5 @ 7:00 pm: Join us for a special introduction!
Director: Reid Davenport Run Time: 100 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Rebecca Castner, Alex Thompson, Catherine Frazee, Ann Gulliver
Kick off the A Taste of ReelAbilities Film Festival with this one-night event at Varsity Cinema. Staff from The...
The Metropolitan Opera: La Bohème – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Nov 8
Director: Keri-Lynn Wilson Run Time: 209 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: Italian
Starring: Freddie De Tommaso, Keri-Lynn Wilson, Juliana Grigoryan, Heidi Stober, Lucas Meachem
With its enchanting setting and spellbinding score, the world’s most popular opera is as timeless as it is...
The Kneeling Goddess (La Diosa Arrodillada) – Presented with the Des Moines Art Center
- Wed, Nov 12
Wed, Nov 12 @ 7:00 pm: Join us for a special introduction!
Director: Roberto Gavaldón Run Time: 107 min. Release Year: 1947 Language: Spanish with English subtitles
Starring: Arturo de Córdova, María Félix, Carlos Martínez Baena, Rosario Granados, Fortunio Bonanova
Join us before the film for an introduction by Art Center Senior Curator Laura Burkhalter about Manuel Álvarez Bravo,...
The Metropolitan Opera: Arabella – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Nov 22
Director: Nicholas Carter Run Time: 252 min. Release Year: 2025 Language: German
Strauss’s elegant romance brings the glamour and enchantment of 19th-century Vienna to cinemas worldwide in a sumptuous production...
Wicked: For Good Pre-Screening Singalong – Presented with Des Moines Performing Arts
- Sun, Nov 23
Director: Jon M. Chu Run Time: 197 min. Release Year: 2025
Starring: Cynthia Erivo, Ariana Grande, Jonathan Bailey, Ethan Slater, Marissa Bode
You will be changed.
It’s a Wonderful Life – Presented with the State Historical Society of Iowa
- Thu, Dec 11
Thu, Dec 11 @ 7:00 pm: Special post-screening discussion with State Curator Hanna Howard
Director: Frank Capra Run Time: 130 min. Release Year: 1946
Starring: Donna Reed, Lionel Barrymore, Henry Travers, Thomas Mitchell, James Stewart
It's a wonderful laugh! It's a wonderful love!
The Metropolitan Opera: Andrea Chénier – Presented with the Des Moines Metro Opera
- Sat, Dec 13
Director: Daniele Rustioni Run Time: 211 min. Release Year: 2025
Giordano’s passionate tragedy stars tenor Piotr Beczała as the virtuous poet who falls victim to the intrigue and...