Posted January 31, 2018in Center Stage
Floatin’ like a butterfly, stingin’ like a bee Theatre cuts a wide swath when it comes to its purpose and effectiveness. Comedies, musicals and dramas expand into areas of history, society and humanity. A performance hall becomes a safe place for new experiences, to learn, then to take an expanded
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Posted January 31, 2018in Lunch With...
The state of the arts of murder and suicide Polk County Medical Examiner Dr. Gregory Schmunk is a bona fide celebrity in his field. He was the forensic consultant for hit TV series “CSI,” “CSI Miami,” “Bones, Rizzoli & Isles,” “The Blacklist” and “Rosewood.” He has also made multiple appearances
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Posted January 31, 2018in Sound Circuit
Virtuoso blues player Heath Alan — founder, singer and songwriter of the Heath Alan Band — got his start, and found success, in music early on in life. Alan plays a number of instruments, including saxophone, guitar and piano. However, it was the saxophone that took him places. Alan played
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Posted January 31, 2018in People & Pets
A tale of love-filled guard llamas “I don’t know how many times my husband and I would talk, and I would be like ‘I think she’s the best thing we’ve bought,’ ” says Lacey Swedberg. The Swedbergs’ path to llama ownership came in a rather roundabout way. The couple’s youngest
Read More →“Grand Ave Ruckus” Grand Ave Ruckus Independent This isn’t a mediocre high school brass section; it’s Grand Ave Ruckus melting faces with serious grooves on its debut album. The nine members of the band include three trumpet players, two percussionists, two trombone players, a saxophone player and a sousaphone player.
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Posted January 31, 2018in Tech Talk
DJI is the unquestioned leader of drone manufacturers In the 1990s, Microsoft was the indomitable force hovering over the tech industry. The Internet had started to emerge but wouldn’t start changing the world until a couple years into the new millennium. Microsoft had full run of the court, and no
Read More →Takeaways from “Professor” Cady’s history lesson One of Iowa’s talented historians delivered an important lesson on Jan. 10. But instead of standing in front of a school classroom, he was in the chamber of the Iowa House of Representatives. The teacher was Mark Cady. The subject of his lesson was a proud chapter
Read More →Feb. 2 will bring Hazer into the area. They will be performing at Wooly’s, and tickets will range from $10-$15. The following day, Feb. 3, Justin Furstenfeld of Blue October will be performing at Wooly’s. The ticket prices range from $30-$35. On Feb. 8, Mickey Avalon & Dirt Nasty will
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