Noce's Upcoming Shows

Lauren Vilmain is back with a night of Broadway, baby! Noce is proud to present a new show featuring a full 10-piece jazz orchestra playing the arrangements of Brian Martin from some of Lauren's favorite showtunes spanning the entire history of theater on Broadway. This sensational new cabaret is a great addition to Lauren's wildly popular residency at Noce.

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Vocalist, Lauren Vilmain is a Minneapolis native and graduate of Drake University (Des Moines, Iowa). During her studies, she was trained in both opera and musical theatre. Currently, Lauren performs on stages across the state with both local and regional musicians . She has become best known for her jazz and theatre residencies at Noce (Des Moines, Iowa). Her voice has been described as both powerful yet warm and is known for her stage presence and wide ranging styles.

Yoga to Live Music + Community Mocktail Hour

Start your Sunday morning with movement, music, and community at Noce Jazz & Cabaret.

Join Noce Production Manager and longtime yoga instructor Molly Feeney for an all-levels guided yoga class accompanied by a completely improvised live musical performance. Led by multi-instrumentalist and frequent Noce performer Robert Espe, the music will be created entirely in the moment. As the yoga class unfolds, the musicians will compose and evolve the soundscape in real time. Not only will the students not know what music is coming next, but the musicians won't know either. This unique collaboration offers an opportunity to connect with your body through an organic, ever-evolving soundscape created specifically for this moment in time.

Following class, stay for a community mocktail hour featuring guest bartender Miranda Tanner, recently featured in She Pours at The Contrary. Enjoy handcrafted, mocktails made with fresh ingredients sourced from local businesses while connecting with fellow attendees in a relaxed and welcoming atmosphere. Music to continue during community mocktail hour.

Schedule

Doors Open: 9:30 AM

Yoga to Live Music: 10:00–11:00 AM

Community Mocktail Hour: 11:00 AM

Tickets: $30

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Molly Feeney is the Production Manager at Noce Jazz & Cabaret and has been teaching yoga since 2019. With a background in dance, theatre production, and live events, she brings a creative, welcoming approach to movement that emphasizes self discovery, playfulness and deep peace.

Her classes are accessible to all experience levels and encourage students to move with intention rather than perfection. Drawing from years of teaching yoga alongside her lifelong passion for music and the performing arts, Molly loves creating experiences where movement, sound, and community come together in meaningful ways.

She is excited to share this unique collaboration with Robert Espe, inviting participants to experience yoga accompanied by music that exists only in the present moment.

Every Wednesday night, Noce hosts an all night happy hour. Doors at 6, music 7-10pm, no cover all night! $5 green tea shots, $6 well drinks, $7 house wine, $8 specialty cocktails. Some of the top jazz musicians in the region are featured each week.

Join Max Wellman & Napoleon Douglas for a night of music spanning a wide spectrum of genres from their ongoing Noce productions, from the Sinatra songbook to the music of Tin Pan Alley & Broadway & more.

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Vocalist Max Wellman is enticing music lovers throughout the region. With a sound evoking the likes of Sinatra and Connick, Wellman’s recordings & performances promise that the Great American Songbook is alive & well for a new generation of listeners.

Wellman co-founded Noce, a state-of-the-art jazz club in the Western Gateway neighborhood of downtown Des Moines. Additionally, Wellman has appeared at some of the great clubs throughout the country, from Dizzy's Club Coca Cola at Lincoln Center to Andy's Jazz Club in Chicago to Dazzle in Denver & many in between.

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Napoleon M Douglas is an International Actor, Teaching Artist, and Entrepreneur whose performance experience includes Stage Theatre, Film, Commercial, Voice Over, Instrumental Music, Dance, and Vocal Music among others. Theatre (selected): International - Simba in The Festival of the Lion King (HKDL); National - Louie in Mr. Holland’s Opus (World Premiere & Dance Captain - Ogunquit Playhouse); Joe Alves & Carl Gottlieb Cover in BRUCE (World Premiere - Seattle Repertory); Jimmy Early in Dreamgirls (2018 Ostrander Winner - Best Supporting Actor in a Musical), Judas in Jesus Christ Superstar (Arvada Center), NoMax in Five Guys Named Moe (Westchester Broadway), as well as leading and supporting roles in Hairspray!, Sister Act, Superior Donuts, A Christmas Carol, Miss Saigon, Romeo & Juliet, and White Christmas. TV/Film (Selected): Hulu’s WuTang: An American Saga (Co-Star), and Oscar Micheaux (Cannes Short Selection, Urban Film BET Short Premiere Selection - 2018). Educationally, Napoleon has worked as a Choreographer, Director, Music Director, Studio Voice Instructor, and Teaching Artist for theatres and companies across the U.S. including The Summer Conservatory at Memphis Playhouse on the Square, The Academy at Midtown Arts Center, and The Denver Center for the Performing Arts. Institutionally, He serves as a Board Member and Artist-in-Residence for City Voices - a community-centered nonprofit that provides free, high quality, individualized music instruction to underserved students in the Des Moines Metro area and Board Member of Sing For Your Seniors (www.singforyourseniors.org). Napoleon is a former member of the renowned Isiserettes Drill and Drum Corps who performed for both Inauguration Parades for President Barack Obama, and for President Joe Biden. Drake University (B.A. Theatre Arts, ’14). SNHU (M.B.A. Entrepreneurship, ’18). Phi Gamma Delta. Actors Equity Association.

Andrew Walesch is proud to present his newest show: Vegas 1960, a celebration of the golden age of the Las Vegas showroom featuring all-new, custom-commissioned arrangements for Walesch’s 10-piece orchestra by acclaimed arranger Mike Crotty.

Including timeless standards and soulful classics, Vegas 1960 captures an era when style, swagger, and world-class musicianship defined the stage—when the orchestra was swinging, the lights were low, and every night felt like an event. The program brings the iconic songs of legends such as Frank Sinatra, Sammy Davis Jr., Bobby Darin, and Ray Charles to life through fresh, sophisticated arrangements.

A celebrated vocalist and pianist, Walesch has earned recognition for his expressive interpretations, engaging stage presence, and deep connection to the Great American Songbook. His performances have been featured on NPR’s nationally syndicated Mountain Stage, and he was invited to appear at the 33rd Annual New York Cabaret Convention at Jazz at Lincoln Center’s Rose Theater.