Stop in our print shop located on the first floor, studio 120. We’ll have the presses running from 5-8pm.

Other details for March’s First Friday:

Join us from 5-8pm this Friday, March 7th, to explore Mainframe's five floors of 181 open studios and artworks by youth artists in our special Des Moines Public Schools art exhibition. The night will feature works by Mainframe's 220 Creatives + special food, music, and art activities. Since First Fridays are free and open to the public, it's the perfect opportunity to come make a night of it with family and friends at Mainframe! Plus, we have free additional parking and shuttle service!

March's First Friday from 5-8pm will be an evening of art, food, drinks, & music celebrating creativity: 

• Lower Level // Explore the Oak Studio Teen Tech Center & glassblowing 

• Atrium // Tour displays of art from over 60 Des Moines elementary, middle school and high school students! 

• The Big Room //  Enjoy Food & Drinks by Tangerine Food Company, Reyes Tamales, and LeeTy Delights. Listen to music by Josue Barahona, paint with Siricasso, & buy cookies from Girl Scout Troop 311.  

• Studio 108 // Watch or join in free-style dancing brought to you by the Creative Netwerk. 

• 2nd Floor // Enjoy mocktails from Not Your Average Bar, view works in the Youth Art Exhibition, and tour open studios. 

• 3rd Floor // Enjoy Des Desserts by Mandi, check out new works by ISU Art Residents, Audrey Stirling & Isabel Wilson, plus explore studios of local creatives!

• 4th Floor // Grab a drink from Tangerine's bar, explore works in the Youth Art  Exhibition, and check out clay, mixed media and jewelry studios. 

Our dates for Beautiful Land Market:

• May, 7th - in Ames

• August, 6th - in Ames

• October 4th - in Ames

A carefully curated market featuring over 50 local makers, vintage collectors, food trucks & live music in the heart of Ames! Located at the Downtown Ames Fareway in Ames, Iowa.

Market located at the downtown Fareway at 619 Burnett Avenue, AMES, IA 50010.

Several downtown Ames & Main Street businesses will be open...come and enjoy a Sunday Funday in the historic district and downtown Ames!

FREE ADMISSION, FAMILY-FRIENDLY.

Hosted by Fareway

The Red Door Press is located on the First Floor in Studio 120 (with all the printing presses).

Join us on May 5th for a First Friday that you don't want to miss!

City Sounds, a nonprofit organization in Mainframe Studios, aims to transform community through music, animating spaces, and making artistic creation accessible to all.

Established in 2014, the City Sounds Public Piano Project continues to provide access to public pianos within the Greater Des Moines area. The City Sounds team commissions local artists to transform donated pianos into captivating works of art, which are then placed throughout our communities, providing interactive gathering spaces for music, friendship and collaboration.

This year's Season Opener will feature 10 painted pianos for the Public Piano Project, along with the artists that designed them in the atrium of Mainframe from 5-8 pm.

Join us on the 4th Floor Gallery for an exhibition of designer toys by Mainframe Artist Kyle Kirwan, Kyle Thye, Heather Hyatt, and BayKidDead (Beau Scott).

🍹: Tangerine Food Co

☕: Happy Home Coffee

🌮: Los Compadres Flaming Tacos, Taco Truck

🍮 + 🍰: Pasteleria Raquel (Raquel's Bakery)

https://facebook.com/events/s/first-friday-lets-play/779090863620846/

Join us at the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market.  The Red Door Press booth can be found on 3rd Street, just south of Court Avenue - filled with great new letterpress goods to pick up all season long!

DOWNTOWN FARMERS' MARKET

From the first Saturday of May through the last Saturday of October, The Market brings urban and rural communities together, supporting nearly 300 vendors from across the state. Nourishing the community, The Market offers diverse products from locally grown produce to arts and craft and Iowa-raised meat – The Market has it all!

Produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, come experience local artists, live music and entertainment and unique learning opportunities all within Downtown Des Moines (DSM)!

Join us at the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market.  The Red Door Press booth can be found on 3rd Street, just south of Court Avenue - filled with great new letterpress goods to pick up all season long!

DOWNTOWN FARMERS' MARKET

From the first Saturday of May through the last Saturday of October, The Market brings urban and rural communities together, supporting nearly 300 vendors from across the state. Nourishing the community, The Market offers diverse products from locally grown produce to arts and craft and Iowa-raised meat – The Market has it all!

Produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, come experience local artists, live music and entertainment and unique learning opportunities all within Downtown Des Moines (DSM)!

Come visit the print shop, at MainFrame Studios for July's First Friday!

Join us at the Des Moines Downtown Farmers Market.  The Red Door Press booth can be found on 3rd Street, just south of Court Avenue - filled with great new letterpress goods to pick up all season long!

DOWNTOWN FARMERS' MARKET

From the first Saturday of May through the last Saturday of October, The Market brings urban and rural communities together, supporting nearly 300 vendors from across the state. Nourishing the community, The Market offers diverse products from locally grown produce to arts and craft and Iowa-raised meat – The Market has it all!

Produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, come experience local artists, live music and entertainment and unique learning opportunities all within Downtown Des Moines (DSM)!

Join AIGA Iowa and The Red Door Press for an afternoon showing of Pressing On: The Letterpress Film at the Des Moines Art Center.

A panel including letterpress printers featured in the film will follow and attendees can visit Mainframe Studios for refreshments and a pop-up print show later that evening.

SCHEDULE

Pressing On: The Letterpress Film 2 - 4 pm | Levitt Auditorium, Des Moines Art Center

Film Panel 4 - 5 pm | Levitt Auditorium, Des Moines Art Center

After Party & Print Show 6 - 9 pm | Mainframe Studios, 900 Keosauqua Way Des Moines, IA 50309

RSVP (to attend film you must RSVP for a ticket, free to attend but there is limited seating)
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/pressing-on-the-letterpress-film-tickets-43145297747

ABOUT THE FILM

The modern world was born on a printing press. Once essential to communication, the 500-year-old process is now in danger of being lost as its caretakers age. From self-proclaimed basement hoarders to the famed Hatch Show Print, Pressing On: The Letterpress Film explores the question: why has letterpress survived in a digital age?

Worlds of each character emerge as unusual narratives—joyful, mournful, reflective and visionary—are punctuated with on-screen visual poetry, every shot meticulously composed. Captivating personalities blend with wood, metal and type as young printers strive to save this historic process in a film created for the designer, type nerd, historian and collector in us all.

ABOUT RED DOOR PRESS

This husband and wife duo started their now burgeoning business out of their garage in 2012. This past year they moved into a newly renovated space at Mainframe Studios in Des Moines, IA and continue to print everything from unique cards, broadsides, social stationery, corporate branding and more.

Special thanks to our sponsors:
AIGA Iowa, Mainframe Studios, The Downtown Farmers Market

Active DSM Local Makers

Join us Thursday, July 13th at Active Endeavors with some of our favorite local Des Moines Makers. 

Event will run from 5-8 pm for a pop-up shopping experience outside the store. When you make a purchase with one of our local makers, you’ll receive a ticket good for $5 Off your purchase inside (up to $15 Off).

Our friends from The Side Garage will also be set-up for Print-Your-Own-Shirt to raise money for CITA (Central Iowa Trail Association). Plus, AE will have refreshments iced down inside to keep you cool while you check out all of the local goodness!

PARTICIPATING MAKERS:

● The Side Garage
● Authentic Life Co. 
● Iowa Parklands
● The Red Door Press
● National Park Maps
● Hangry Hippos
● Bozz Prints 

Come enjoy the first April Artisan Afternoon series at Turtle Star Studio with The Red Door Press. Our letterpress shop will be doing pop-up demonstration of letterpress printing and mini workshops from 10 am to 2pm. 

This will also be one of the first sneak peeks of the season at some of our new work for the 2017 year. We'll have selected prints and cards available for purchase and you'll also be able to enjoy the lovely Turtle Star Studio. 

This is a free event, so feel free to bring a friend. 

The Red Door Press will be back for our second year Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market - we are so excited to be a vendor and to bring you some great letterpress prints, cards and other fun pieces of our collection!

We are an occasional vendor so check back on our events page, Facebook and Instagram on where to find us at the market throughout the 2016 season! 

• Started in 1976

• Historic Court District - Downtown, Des Moines, Iowa 50309

• Downtown Farmers' Market connects urban and rural communities while supporting nearly 300 entrepreneurs from 58 counties across the state of Iowa.

• Every Saturday, May 7th through October 29th
• Street and Parking Lot

• Ride your bike to the Market and park in the Free Valet Bike Parking area at 2nd & Court Avenue.

The Red Door Press will be back for our second year Downtown Des Moines Farmers' Market - we are so excited to be a vendor and to bring you some great letterpress prints, cards and other fun pieces of our collection!

We are an occasional vendor so check back on our events page, Facebook and Instagram on where to find us at the market throughout the 2016 season! 

• Started in 1976

• Historic Court District - Downtown, Des Moines, Iowa 

• Downtown Farmers' Market connects urban and rural communities while supporting nearly 300 entrepreneurs from 58 counties across the state of Iowa.

• Every Saturday, May 7th through October 29th
• Street and Parking Lot

• Ride your bike to the Market and park in the Free Valet Bike Parking area at 2nd & Court Avenue.

http://www.desmoinesfarmersmarket.com/