Posted May 22, 2013in Rap Sheet
Posted May 22, 2013in Cover Story
2013 Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide
People in their truest state are more like animals than we’d like to admit. As we stir from our comatose winter slumber and crawl from our dark couch caves for [...]
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Posted May 22, 2013in Cover Story
2013 Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide- Outdoors
The warmth of summer not only brings bonfires, grilling and sun-kissed skin but a strong desire to enjoy the outdoors. After a long Iowa winter, a “breath of fresh air” [...]
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Posted May 22, 2013in Cover Story
2013 Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide- Theater
Who needs New York? Many of the Broadway hits and classics that grace the Vaudeville stages in the Big Apple include the Des Moines metro on the tour. You don’t [...]
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Posted May 22, 2013in Cover Story
2013 Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide- Art
Art is big business, yet no one ever talks about the “art industry.” That’s probably because artists like to believe their calling is anti-industrial, that they are the caretakers of [...]
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Posted May 22, 2013in Cover Story
2013 Summer Arts & Entertainment Guide- Film
Summer is here, which means a season of new blockbusters will be flooding the theaters. It’s time for all cinema fans to move away from the award-winning dramas of winter [...]
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Posted May 22, 2013in Cover Story
2013 Summer Arts and Entertainment Guide- Music
Say what you will about spring being a time of rebirth, but there’s just something about summer that seems to breed creativity. Maybe it’s all the extra vitamin D from [...]
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Posted May 22, 2013in Film Review
‘The Angel’s Share’ is a celebration of fine spirit
‘The Angels’ Share’ 4/5 stars Director – Ken Loach Writer – Paul Laverty Cast – Paul Brannigan, John Henshaw, Gary Maitland, Jasmin Riggings and William Ruane Life does not hand [...]
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Posted May 22, 2013in Sound Notes
Sound Notes Pick o’ the Week
Local music on the airwaves has been in a state of upheaval of late. First, “Iowa Unsigned” host Benny Black left Ames’ FM-105.1 for a morning show in Chicago. Now, [...]
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Posted May 22, 2013in Belly Up To...
Waveland Café’s secret little sister, Booneville Bar and Grill
There’s a nexus of contrast in a small village town just down the Raccoon River from West Des Moines. A place where Cy and Herkey can sit down and have [...]
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