Des Moines-based hip hop artist MarKaus is hosting the first-ever House Party at Lefty’s Live Music on Friday, Jan. 27, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., presented by Station 1 Records and JMC 99, The Recorded Music Industry J-Term course.

House Party is the first step for Station 1 Records and MarKaus in building a community around the philosophy of conscious hip-hop. As a class, they aimed to create an event where people can have fun, share ideas, and be entertained.

Though the event is hip-hop oriented, there will be a diversity of talent across all artistic forms and musical genres, including the spoken word talents of Drake students Anthony Pawnell and Sam Fathallah.

At the end of the day, though, it’s a party, so come ready to dance and have fun!

—Maggie Dickman