WE ROCK Retreat
Enjoy a long weekend making music & new friends— then take your act on stage at one of Des Moines’ legendary venues!
WE ROCK Showcase
Come see the hard work our WE ROCK Retreat participants have put in at our annual WE ROCK Showcase! Join us for some great original music and a silent auction. All ticket sales/money raised from the silent auction will benefit GR!DSM and our scholarship fund.
ICC's Arts & Culture Advocacy Day 2025
GR!DSM is calling on our community to show up at the State Capital on March 5. We want our state representatives to fund arts & culture in Iowa. Let’s advocate for arts and culture in Iowa together!
Join the Iowa Cultural Coalition as they host their third annual Arts & Culture Advocacy Day at the Iowa State Capitol on Wednesday, March 5, from 7:00 - 9:00am! During this time ICC will be hosting a breakfast for our legislators and visiting with them about advocating for more public investment in arts and culture in Iowa.
After the breakfast ends at 9:00am, if you are able to attend in person, we encourage you to talk with your representative or senator when they are out of committee hearings. If you are not able to attend in person, we encourage you to be a virtual advocate and will provide you with detailed information to email to your legislators.
Community Record Day
Community Record Day is an all-day recording session serving emerging artists. Solo or duo artists ages 12-24 can apply to have one of their songs recorded for only $50 at the GR!T Records Studio! You will receive a professional live recording of your song with an ultra affordable rate as we help you amplify your unique voice as an artist.
Unplugged Retreat
Unplugged is a weekend retreat where participants learn about writing and performing original songs as a singer-songwriter. Youth work solo or with a group to write and perform an original song in one weekend!
IMMAWII: Education Day
GR!DSM will have a table at this event where we will be leading mini workshops! Come visit us in the STEM section on 2/7/25 between 9 am and 2 pm!
ADULT JAM: 18+ (OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL)
Adult Jam is a monthly get-together for camp staff, volunteers, previous contributors, friends of Girls Rock, those interested in helping with the program, and anyone else interested in jamming out with fellow cis-women, nonbinary, and trans adults! It takes place every month from 6 PM - 8 PM. This event will be held at Windsor Presbyterian Church but is not affiliated with the church.
Community Band Auditions- Spring Semester
Come rock out with us this semester! We are having auditions/placements for our spring semester of community band. In our placement process, you will play an excerpt of a song for our instructors on your instrument of choice, then our instructors will place you in a band with similarly-experienced youth!
YOUTH JAM: 18 AND UNDER (IN HIGH-SCHOOL)
Rock out, jam out, and hang out with other youth! Find your community at Girls Rock! We provide all instruments and equipment, you just need to bring yourself! Youth Jam free to attend and is for cis girls, trans youth, and gender nonconforming youth ages 8-18.
Social Night: Karaoke Night!
Join us for a night of karaoke and winter holiday fun! This event is for all ages and free to attend.
CANCELLED: ADULT JAM: 18+ (OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL)
Adult Jam is a monthly get-together for camp staff, volunteers, previous contributors, friends of Girls Rock, those interested in helping with the program, and anyone else interested in jamming out with fellow cis-women, nonbinary, and trans adults! It takes place every month from 6 PM - 8 PM. This event will be held at Windsor Presbyterian Church but is not affiliated with the church.
Community Band SHOWCASE
Join us on December 12th for our Community Band Showcase! The theme this season was We Rock: The HER-STORY of Girls Rock! The songs being showcased have been played by artists previously involved with Girls Rock! At the door, we will be accepting a suggested donation of $10/free will donation. Our rockers have been hard at work all semester learning these amazing sets, you won’t wanna miss this!
CANCELLED: YOUTH JAM: 18 AND UNDER (IN HIGH-SCHOOL)
Rock out, jam out, and hang out with other youth! Find your community at Girls Rock! We provide all instruments and equipment, you just need to bring yourself! Youth Jam free to attend and is for cis girls, trans youth, and gender nonconforming youth ages 8-18.
Open Mic Night!
Join us at Girls Rock HQ for a free, all ages open mic night! Show off your songs, playing, or poems!
Social Event: Make a Zine with Girls Rock!
Want to express your creative side? Want to make something cool for a cause you care about? Learn about and make your own Zine with Girls Rock! Des Moines! This event is for all ages and free to attend.
ADULT JAM: 18+ (OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL)
Adult Jam is a monthly get-together for camp staff, volunteers, previous contributors, friends of Girls Rock, those interested in helping with the program, and anyone else interested in jamming out with fellow cis-women, nonbinary, and trans adults! It takes place every month from 6 PM - 8 PM. This event will be held at Windsor Presbyterian Church but is not affiliated with the church.
YOUTH JAM: 18 AND UNDER (IN HIGH-SCHOOL)
Rock out, jam out, and hang out with other youth! Find your community at Girls Rock! We provide all instruments and equipment, you just need to bring yourself! Youth Jam free to attend and is for cis girls, trans youth, and gender nonconforming youth ages 8-18.
