Posted May 25, 2016in Cover Story
Art By Jeff Pitts and Julie Paulson School’s out, but that doesn’t mean you can’t take in some culture and “high society.” Throughout the summer season, high quality art is available for your enjoyment and to expand your mind. From music, to visual arts, to film or even dance, it’s
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Posted May 25, 2016in Duffy
Posted May 25, 2016in Art News
“The past is never dead. It isn’t even past.” — William Faulkner “Glenn Brown” opened at the Des Moines Art Center last week and plays through August 28. Four years in preparation, this is the first USA exhibition by the English artist who was part of the Damien
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Posted May 25, 2016in Book Review
Pulitzer-Prize winning journalist Joby Warrick’s newest book, “Black Flags: The Rise of ISIS,” recently garnered him the Pulitzer Prize for General Nonfiction, and it’s easy to see why. The book is divided into three sections: The Rise of Zarqawi, Iraq and ISIS. The Rise of Zarqawi follows Abu Musab al-Zarqawi
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Posted May 25, 2016in Center Stage
Performance around Des Moines keeps trying out new ventures. Just this spring, the city offers both experimental theater and “King Lear.” Two wilder options in the coming days showcase a budding community. One has a name both baffling and laughable: “LARP!” The initials stand for “Live Action Role Playing,”
Read More →Send us your best caption… Email to: celeste@dmcityview.com Next week’s photo: This week’s winner: “It was the first and last time Margaret asked her husband to pick up some Coke for the kid’s birthday party.” Brandon Thomas Runners-up: “Sally always encouraged Dad’s eccentricity, but Mom and most
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Posted May 25, 2016in Food Dude
At 5 p.m. on a recent Sunday, three hours before closing time, I tried to order a few things from Des Moines’ newest African café — Safari. Fish? Sorry, sold out. Goat, then, with plantain fufu? All gone. Which is gone, the goat or the fufu? Both gone today.
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Posted May 25, 2016in Belly Up To...
If you’re ever on the floor at C.J.’s II Tap — the bar owned by Claude Johns on East 30th Street near the Iowa State Fairgrounds — and wondering where your life took the unhappy turn that landed you on the cool cement of this old-school tavern, do yourself a
Read More →Wendell Pierce, 53, star of HBO series “The Wire,” was arrested recently after assaulting a woman at a hotel. Pierce allegedly got into a disagreement with the woman while discussing politics. Pierce is a staunch supporter of Hillary Clinton, and the victim is a Bernie Sanders supporter. Pierce hit her
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Posted May 25, 2016in The Sound
Every band — or at least every band that is doing it right — places a premium on authenticity. You should be true to the music, and the music should be true to your roots. If either end of that agreement is missing, your sound will lack soul and passion.
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