Labyrinth Coffee

05/08/2026

It's time for a little end-of-semester hours update! Labyrinth Coffee will be closed on Sundays starting this Sunday, May 10.

04/30/2026

IN OUR BACKYARD: A New Eco-Play Festival kicks off THIS Friday at Labyrinth Coffee in Ames! Followed by three more events on Saturday and Sunday!

EVENT HORIZON by Taylor Sklenar and Music by Ben Schrag
Friday, May 1st, 7:00 p.m. at Labyrinth Coffee

ABOUT THE PLAY
An eerie prophecy, a choral retelling never written in silicon, of a time when a data center brought promise to a small Iowa town – and the members of the community that fought back.

ARTISTIC TEAM​
Director: Vivian M. Cook
Stage Directions: Kelli Fitzpatrick
Quinn: Mia Nollett
Cheryl: Megan Kirchner
Hank: Kenny Cook
Jared: Alex Mears
Marcy: Mady Ney​​​

Free and open to the public. Sign language interpretation will be provided by Kadyn Dimler and Lauren Mills.

Visit www.ecotheatrelab.com/in-our-backyard-festival for more info!

In partnership with Ames Climate Action Team.
Publicity artwork by Natalie Deam.

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Support for this project is provided by the City of Ames Climate Action Grant Program, Discover Ames, Ames Public Library Friends Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

Labyrinth Coffee Ames Public Library City of Ames - City Government Discover Ames

04/30/2026

IN OUR BACKYARD: A New Eco-Play Festival is Friday, May 1st-Sunday, May 3rd! Check out our Sunday afternoon event!

JONAH AND THE FLOOD by Charissa Menefee
Music by De'An Keys & The Unique Vibrationz

Sunday, May 3rd, 2:00 PM at Labyrinth Coffee

ABOUT THE PLAY
A retired man, concerned about future flooding in Iowa, decides to do something about it—whether his neighbors like it or not.

ARTISTIC TEAM
Director: Cason Murphy
Stage Directions/Driver: Matthew Smith
Jonah: David Digby
Rachel: Ash Scarbrough
Seth: Josh Helmick
Levi: Aaron Lynch

Free and open to the public. Sign language interpretation will be provided by Kadyn Dimler and Carrie Wood.

Visit www.ecotheatrelab.com/in-our-backyard-festival for more info!

In partnership with Ames Climate Action Team.
Publicity artwork by Natalie Deam.

~~~
Support for this project is provided by the City of Ames Climate Action Grant Program, Discover Ames, Ames Public Library Friends Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

Labyrinth Coffee Ames Public Library City of Ames - City Government Discover Ames Ames Public Library Friends Foundation

04/29/2026

Happening at Labyrinth this weekend!

Ames hosts "In Our Backyard" this weekend with new eco-plays, music and conversations on neighborhood resilience.
It's free and open to all. See link below ⬇️

📸 Provided by The EcoTheatre Lab

04/27/2026

We're looking forward to hosting the Eco-Play Festival this Friday! We'll have the coffee bar open with a special menu of flavored lattes and lemonades ☕️🍋

IN OUR BACKYARD: A New Eco-Play Festival kicks off THIS Friday at Labyrinth Coffee in Ames! Followed by three more events on Saturday and Sunday!

EVENT HORIZON by Taylor Sklenar and Music by Ben Schrag
Friday, May 1st, 7:00 p.m. at Labyrinth Coffee

ABOUT THE PLAY
An eerie prophecy, a choral retelling never written in silicon, of a time when a data center brought promise to a small Iowa town – and the members of the community that fought back.

ARTISTIC TEAM​
Director: Vivian M. Cook
Stage Directions: Kelli Fitzpatrick
Quinn: Mia Nollett
Cheryl: Megan Kirchner
Hank: Kenny Cook
Jared: Alex Mears
Marcy: Mady Ney​​​

Free and open to the public. Sign language interpretation will be provided by Kadyn Dimler and Lauren Mills.

Visit www.ecotheatrelab.com/in-our-backyard-festival for more info!

In partnership with Ames Climate Action Team.
Publicity artwork by Natalie Deam.

~~~
Support for this project is provided by the City of Ames Climate Action Grant Program, Discover Ames, Ames Public Library Friends Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

Labyrinth Coffee Ames Public Library City of Ames - City Government Discover Ames

04/15/2026

A heads up that a couple days of roof repair are starting at Labyrinth! Our north parking lot will be blocked, but you can park in the unnumbered spots on the west side. See you soon for a latte on this grey day.

03/16/2026

It's not a very "springy" spring break, but we hope you enjoy it! Labyrinth will close at 2:00 p.m. all week.

03/10/2026

The weather is getting warmer - at least in the afternoons! ☀️ Set the mood for springtime with Labyrinth's fruity new specials.

03/02/2026

New month, new cause! For the month of March, your "tips" at Labyrinth will go to the Iowa MMJ in support of immigrants and refugees in Iowa. Please join us in caring for our neighbors.

02/27/2026

Save the date(s)! We can't wait to host The EcoTheatre Lab for two performances in May.

Save the dates for May 1-3, 2026! The EcoTheatre Lab presents IN OUR BACKYARD: A New Eco-Play Festival.

Friday, May 1st, 7:00 p.m. at Labyrinth Coffee
Saturday, May 2nd, 10:30 a.m. at Ames Public Library
Saturday, May 2nd, 2:00 p.m. at Ames Public Library
Sunday, May 3rd, 2:00 p.m. at Labyrinth Coffee

Four unique events, featuring eight new plays by local playwrights, new music by local singer-songwriters, and neighborhood resiliency conversations facilitated by the Ames Climate Action Team! Free and open to the public!

Actors: Auditions for readings of the new plays will be March 29th and 31st. More info coming soon!

Support for this project is provided by the City of Ames Climate Action Grant Program, Discover Ames, Ames Public Library Friends Foundation, and the National Endowment for the Arts and the Iowa Arts Council, which exists within the Iowa Economic Development Authority.

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Publicity artwork by Natalie Deam