Events for July 17, 2026

Des Moines Performing Arts Monica Holt is an Emmy Award-winning Executive Producer and nationally respected arts executive who bridges artistic integrity with operational excellence. Currently serving as Senior Advisor to Capacity Interactive and host of the CI to Eye podcast, Monica previously spent years at the Kennedy Center, most recently as Senior Vice President of Artistic Planning. In that role, she led strategy for a $110M+ annual budget and oversaw 2,000+ events across all artforms. Her extensive leadership background spans artistic operations, theater producing, and marketing for major national cultural institutions.