Lunch Unplugged

Co-presented by Downtown Community Alliance (DCA)
along with the Civic Center of Greater Des Moines

Presenting Sponsor Mercy College of Health Sciences

Civic Center’s Temple Theater
1011 Locust Street
Downtown Des Moines

Tickets are $8 in advance/ $10 at the door
Add a boxed lunch from South Union Bread Café for an additional $7.

Advance tickets can be purchased online now, by phone at 515-246-2300 and at the Civic Center ticket office at 221 Walnut Street in Downtown Des Moines. Tickets may also be purchased at the door 60 minutes prior to the show for $10. Lunch from South Union must be ordered online with a ticket purchase two days prior to the show. Concert attendees may also bring their own lunch to eat in the theater.

2012 Line Up

CO'MOTION DANCE
Friday, Feb. 24, 2012 - Noon - 1 p.m. 

Iowa – based modern dance company, Co’Motion Dance Theater has been delighting audiences since 1978. Based out of Ames, IA, the company has toured modern dance throughout the upper Midwest from Ohio to Montana. Artistic Director, Valerie Williams, known for her quirky sense of humor, leads a company that values adventure, originality and staying on the cutting edge of movement technology.
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CHRIS CAULEY sponsored by Davis Brown Law Firm
Wednesday, Feb. 29, 2012 - Noon - 1 p.m. 

Chris is currently a contestant on NBC's The Voice! Soul influenced singer/songwriter Chris Cauley hails from Atlanta, GA and lives and breathes soul music. Chris has worked with the likes of Matt Nathanson, Amos Lee, 112, and many more. Chris was personally invited by writer/producer/director Tyler Perry to join the cast of his stage play "Laugh to Keep From Crying" on a U.S. tour. This comedic r&b/gospel musical received rave reviews all over the country. Most recently in 2010, Chris was invited to join the international cast of the world renowned Michael Jackson tribute show, "Man in the Mirror" as a feared vocalist.
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Watch Chris on YouTube

TRUCKSTOP SOUVENIR sponsored by BH Management Services, INC.
Friday, March 9, 2012 - Noon - 1 p.m. 

Folk/Americana singer/songwriting duo Truckstop Souvenir’s live performances feature sparse, but powerful arrangements of two acoustic instruments and harmony vocals, creating a sound that is at once familiar to old time country and modern Americana. With a broad canvas of original songs and signature versions of a few select covers, Truckstop takes listeners on a journey along roads less traveled.
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FIRE AND ROMANCE with Dr. Jonathan Sturm
Thursday, March 22, 2012 - Noon - 1 p.m. 

Jonathan Sturm is one of a rare few musicians who can bring excellence to the complete spectrum of music: performance as a violin soloist, chamber musician, and a concertmaster of the Des Moines Symphony. He has recital and concerto appearances across the United States, as well as Russia, South Africa, Cuba, and Albania.
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KARLA BONOFF sponsored by Meredith
Friday, March 30, 2012 - Noon - 1 p.m. 

Born and raised in Southern California, Karla Bonoff was a songwriter by the age of fifteen. During the 60’s and 70’s Karla’s voice brought her to open for sold-out, nation-wide tours with Bonnie Raitt, John Prine, James Tayler and Jackson Browne. Karla’s extensive career includes collaborations with Vince Gill, Wynona Judd and Linda Ronstadt. Karla’s talents have also been featured in the rodeo tear-jerker, 8 Seconds as well as the dancing-rebel flick Footloose.
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Listen to Karla's Music

Lunch Unplugged is presented by the DCA and the Civic Center. The presenting sponsor of the series is Mercy College of Health Sciences. Individual concert sponsors include: BH Management Services, Inc., Davis Brown Law Firm, Drive Time Des Moines, Meredith, Nationwide Insurance and Principal Financial Group. The series' media partner is Lite 104.1.