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đźŽđźŤ‰ A Surreal Night of Puppetry, Music & Pure Absurdity is Coming to Des Moines 🍉đźŽStep into a world unlike anything you’ve experienced before…
On Friday, June 5, the wildly imaginative NYC duo oW wOw mEow brings their one-of-a-kind spectacle Let Them Eat Melon to St. John’s Lutheran Church as part of the St. John’s Fine Arts Performance Series.
This isn’t your typical show—it’s an unforgettable mashup of puppetry, anti-folk music, experimental theater, and interactive storytelling. Expect oversized puppets, strange characters, and a delightfully bizarre journey described as:
👉 “A puppet show inside a watermelon, inside a stomach, inside of an anti-folk music show.”
Created by the eccentric minds of pompom pirate and cornbread jimmy sweet, this performance blends humor, heart, and the downright surreal—exploring themes of ecology, connection, and the strange worlds within and around us.
Featuring local Iowa performers:
• Ahoy Friends
• Uplifting Puppet Company
• Petals the Pitiful
Come ready to laugh, wonder, and maybe question reality just a little.
Event Details
đź“…Friday, June 5
🚪 Doors: 6:00 PM (close at 7:15 PM)
🎬 Show: 7:00 PM
đź“Ť Location: 600 6th Ave, Des Moines
➡️ Enter through the alley (wedding entrance)
♿ ADA accessible (elevator access via Watson Powell Jr. Way)
đź’µ Suggested donation: $10 (no one turned away for lack of funds)
đźš— Ample parking available
Bring your curiosity—and maybe a friend who loves the weird and wonderful. This is a night you won’t want to miss.
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Event Venue
600 6th Ave, Des Moines, IA, United States, Iowa 50309
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