The historic Ingersoll Theater is set to dazzle audiences this holiday season with the “Irving Berlin White Christmas Revue,” a festive celebration of music, nostalgia, and culinary delight. Tickets went on sale Monday, Sept. 15.

It's just one of a handful of performances booked for the renovated venue that's finding new life in Des Moines. The venue closed more than a decade ago and is going through a $4.7 million renovation. Inside, 200 people can watch everything from musical performances to comedy shows downstairs; another 25 can sit in the balcony when the venue opens after Thanksgiving.

Connor Delaney, the CEO of White Oak Realty, bought the historic building at 3711 Ingersoll Ave. in Des Moines from longtime owners Lee Family Properties for $550,000 in 2022. He replaced the roof a

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