Pride Bingo, special run 'E is for Everyone' beer Wednesday
AMANA — Describing it s a night to “celebrate our pride and support of EVERYONE,” Â MillStream Brewing hosts a night of Pride Bingo Wednesday. In addition to prizes and games, the night feature MIllStream Brewing’s own special run beer, “Rated E for Everyone.” First served in 2022, Rated E for Everyone is a blonde ale that features local honey, and that MillStream describes as “a smooth parade of refreshing, hoppy notes from the Lemon Drop and Azacca hop.” Join the fun 6 to 8 p.m. at MillStream, 835 48th Ave.
Pride Sound Bath, cacao ceremony, more at Healing Lotus
WINDSOR HEIGHTS — This Sound Bath: Pride Edition Wednesday is more than a sound bath: it will also feature a proprietary blend of essential oils, a cacao ceremony, vegan dark chocolate, cucumber mint water, and crystal gemstones to coordinate with the sounds generated from large and small chakra bowls by certified sound therapist Emily Nelson. Â The evening is $50; get your tickets here. This event is at Healing Lotus Massage, 7616 Hickman Rd.
"Queer and Christian" Book Club starts Wednesday
DES MOINES — Jump into “Queer and Christian,“an award-winning book that focuses on fact-based counters to the Bible’s “clobber verses” condemning LGBTQ+ people, in a five-week series that starts Wednesday. Downtown Disciples founder Pastor Debbie Griffin leads this gathering that looks at this 2025 book from “Tik-Tok pastor” Brandon Robertson.  Griffin is also a founder of the Rainbow Faith Coalition, an inclusive faith advocacy group in Des Moines. Find the book club from 6 to 7:30 p.m. at Downtown Disciples, 525 SW 5th St.
