British director Missouri Williams brought an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “King Lear” to the London Courtyard art facility in August for a one-week run, centered on a human actor struggling to stage the play using only sheep. The pivotal character, Lear’s daughter Cordelia, famously withholds flattering Lear (thus forgoing inheriting the
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Posted September 02, 2015in The Sound
Irish musical act Celtic Thunder has graced these pages before, having brought its highly theatrical show to the Civic Center last November. But in addition to touring and recording with the larger group, two of Celtic Thunder’s members have been engaged in a much more intimate act for the past
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Posted September 02, 2015in Joe's Neighborhood
A suburban Garden of Eden exists south of University Avenue in West Des Moines. Law offices, corporate buildings and restaurants are all set within wide manicured green spaces with flowers and trees and wide swept sidewalks. It’s all sparkly and fresh and new and clean. People show themselves only briefly as
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “Well that answers the question, ‘What you gonna do, what you gonna do, when they come for you?’ ” -Patrick Graham Runners-up: “Lyle only hoped that the chili with beans that he
Read More →J. Ryan Stradal’s new novel is a unique story of family and food. Easily devoured by food lovers and literature lovers alike, the debut has ingredients inspired by Stradal’s Minnesota upbringing and his grandmother’s Lutheran church cookbook. Real family recipes are mixed among heartfelt, character-driven stories and a bit of
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Posted September 02, 2015in Featured Story, Locker Room
Hear ye, hear ye! Your attention, please. The Iowa State Fair may be the largest in the state, but if you’re tired of being a spectator, get in on the action at a Renaissance Faire. Lords and ladies are encouraged to come out and take part in the merry-making revelry
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Posted September 02, 2015in Civic Skinny, Featured Story
State Sen. Matt McCoy, who has decided not to seek the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Third District, now plans to run for Polk County Supervisor in three years when John Mauro’s term is up. He admires Mauro — “an excellent supervisor, a mentor and, more importantly, a friend”
Read More →“The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” Tuesday, Sept. 8 (CBS) Series Debut: No one’s probably more excited about the long-awaited arrival of new “Late Show” host Stephen Colbert than James Corden, who’s been working “The Late, Late Show” for more than three months without a proper lead-in, just reruns of
Read More →After a damaging fire, A Dong restaurant will be closed for two to three months while it is rebuilt. Neal Ngu and his wife Ailien Nguyen own the restaurant, which caught on fire on Aug. 16. A passing cyclist saw smoke coming from the building and reported it. Ngu said
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Posted September 02, 2015in Food Dude
Maverick chef Sam Auen opened Des Moines’ first ramen house, Krunkwich, last spring and 105 years after Japan’s first ramen house. Japan may own the genre today, but Chinese immigrants delivered it there. The unique ramen noodle requires kansui (a mineral water that contains sodium carbonate, potassium carbonate and phosphoric
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