Heat forces CMA Jazz Festival indoors

The Civic Music Association Jazz Festival will move all performances inside Hoyt Sherman Place Theater due to forecasted temperatures in the high 90s this Saturday, July 20. The Festival gets underway at 1 p.m. with an afternoon of free performances featuring local and regional artists.

The festival continues into the night with ticketed performances by the Connie Han Trio and the Bria Skonberg Quartet beginning at 6:30 p.m. in the Hoyt Sherman Place Theater.

Tickets for the evening performances are on sale now and can be purchased in person at the Hoyt Sherman Place Box Office or online at www.ticketmaster.com.

FREE AFTERNOON PERFORMANCES
Theater
1:00 p.m. NOLA Jazz Band (Des Moines’ own!)
2:15 p.m. Mitch Towne Quartet (from Omaha)
3:45 p.m. John Kizilarmut Quartet (from Kansas City)

TICKETED EVENING PERFORMANCES
Theater
6:30 p.m. Connie Han Trio
8:30 p.m. Bria Skonberg Quartet