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Mars Cafe

Winner of 2007 Cityview's Best of Des Moines: Best Coffeehouse, Best First Date Spot (Runner-up), Be

About Me


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Email:Sign up here to receive e-mails about online deals, discounts, event information & more!2318 University Ave., Des Moines, Iowa 515.369.MARSI'm an INDEPENDENT, LOCAL and FAMILY-OWNED coffee shop and wine bar near Drake University in Dog Town, Des Moines, Iowa. We've been open since March, 2006.Monday - Thursday (7:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.); Friday (7:00 a.m. to Midnight); Saturday (8:00 a.m. to Midnight); Sunday (8:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m.)

My Interests

Fair Trade and Organic Coffee. Espresso. Latte Art. Tea. Wine. Beer. Art. Music.

I'd like to meet:

We book acoustic and unplugged shows. If interested in booking a show, please message our booking manager, Daniel, on his MySpace:Click on the picture to get to Daniel's MySpace.

Music:

.. .. Quasimoto, Animal Collective, Beati Paoli, Boards of Canada, Digitalism, Gilles Peterson, Benji B, Crystal Castles, BBC Radio One, 1xtra, 6Music, Of Montreal, Madlib, Gruff Rhys, Broadcast, Sword of Exactly, Georgia Anne Muldrow, Autumn Project, Sufjan Stevens, J Dilla, Flying Lotus, The Free Design, Air, Common, Dangerdoom, MF Doom, DJ Dangermouse, Beastie Boys, Herbie Hancock, Kraftwerk, Stereolab, Wilco, Hot Chip, LCD Soundsystem, Del The Funky Homosapien, Dr. Octagon, Deltron 3030, Dan the Automator, The Envy Corps, James Pants, My Bloody Valentine, Jurassic 5, A Tribe Called Quest, The Sea and Cake, Neil Young, Tortoise, Yo La Tengo, Fujiya & Miyagi, Guillermo Scott Herren

Movies:

Solaris (Tarkovsky's), 2001: A Space Odyssey, Mean Streets, Silent Running, Logan's Run, Planet of the Apes, Blade Runner, Soylent Green, Omega Man, A Clockwork Orange

Television:

Battlestar Galactica, Land of the Lost, Arrested Development

Books:

The Death and Life of Great American Cities, Home from Nowhere, Stones of Summer, The Martian Chronicles

Heroes:

Yuri Gagarin, Ghandi, Buzz Aldrin, Vladimir Mayakovsky, Jane Jacobs, MLK

My Blog

Saint Petersburg on Film  Contemporary Russia Through the Lens

Presented by Thomas Campbell   Piter (2005) 79 minutes http://www.filimon.nl/index.html   Filmed during Saint Petersburg's tercentennial celebrations, Piter (2005), by Dutch documentary fil...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:13:00 PST

"THE OUTER SPACE" Party

Kicking off the first of a series of summer parties, Mars Café will be transformed into "The Outer Space" this Saturday from 9 p.m to 2 a.m.  The Des Moines premiere of "First on the Moon," a Rus...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Wed, 28 May 2008 09:07:00 PST

Relays Weekend at Mars

Live entertainment, "happy weekend" specials on beer, wine and appetizers will make the Mars Cafe Relay Weekend a must-see of the Drake Relays festivitiesIllinois band Silverback will be performing Fr...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Tue, 22 Apr 2008 07:10:00 PST

Yuri’s Night this SATURDAY!!!

So it's Yuri's Night this Saturday at Mars Cafe!The electric space party with pulsing visuals & music by FLATFORM. Don't miss this!Enjoy happy hour prices on an amazing selection of beer & wine, drink...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Fri, 11 Apr 2008 06:31:00 PST

Mister Koppa: Spheres of Thought

Mike Koppa, graphic artist from southwestern Wisconsin, will be adorning Mars Cafe with his art for the month of April. Koppa will be among the first out of state artists hosted at Mars Cafe.Kick-off ...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Tue, 25 Mar 2008 12:24:00 PST

Mars Cafe Baristas to compete with the best of Midwest, Feb 8-10.

Mars Cafe baristas Ryan Meier and Erik Orvik will compete in the Midwest Regional Barista Competition in St. Louis on Feb. 8-10. These two local baristas, experts on coffee and espresso, will compete...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 10:11:00 PST

Lost and Found: The Artwork of Brent Houzenga

Opening Reception Monday, 10.08.07, 7 p.m.2318 University Ave., Des Moines, IowaFeaturing the music of Ticklish.http://www.myspace.com/marscafehttp://www.myspace.c om/brenthouzenga...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Fri, 05 Oct 2007 02:19:00 PST

Art opening on Mars - Sara Green - Saturday, 09.08.07

A Selection of Works by Sara GreenFeatured selections include:Woman as ObjectWhisper Through the NoiseOpening Reception Saturday, 09.08.07, 7 p.m.2318 University Ave., Des Moines, IAhttp://www.myspace...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Wed, 05 Sep 2007 08:40:00 PST

SUPERFUTURE - Thursday, 08.09.07

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Posted by Mars Cafe on Tue, 07 Aug 2007 10:19:00 PST

Mars Cafe celebrates Father's Day with the Storybook Project

Donations to the Storybrook Project accepted at Mars Cafe until June 22. In honor of Father's Day, Mars Café is teaming up with the Storybook Project. Anyone donating a new children's book will receiv...
Posted by Mars Cafe on Fri, 01 Jun 2007 11:53:00 PST