Posted January 03, 2018in Collections & Hobbies
Local veteran Julia Wearmouth wins gold at the 2017 National Veterans Creative Arts Festival During the Vietnam conflict, Julia Wearmouth’s older brother was a lurp. That’s military speak for long-range reconnaissance patrol or LRRP. LRRP teams are small and heavily armed reconnaissance units that patrol deep inside enemy territory. “Most of
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Posted January 03, 2018in Belly Up To...
The cool dads’ basement The Ducktail Lounge provides an immediate sense of familiarity. It puts you at ease. It seems like a place you’ve been to before, even when you haven’t. The walls are a medium-dark wood with plaid wallpaper, and there is a common theme of duck decorations. The pool table is ready, the
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Posted January 03, 2018in Art News
The year in review The year 2017 was a most eclectic one for the local art scene. Just consider the media that starred here this year. We had exhibitions made with gold, ballistics, asphalt, lion piss, brass knuckles, bones, hair, shoes, purses, fire, cellophane and Kapoor black, a paint that
Read More →Iowa Public Radio kicks off another year of its Studio One Underground live broadcast series on Thursday, Jan. 4 (artist TBA) at The Basement at the Des Moines Social Club. The event takes place from 7-10 p.m. and is free. “Antichrist Superstar” singer Marilyn Manson performs at Seven Flags on
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Posted January 03, 2018in The Sound
Bob Marley’s legacy lives on It has been 36 years since Bob Marley passed away, but his band The Wailers is still going strong. In fact, it was Marley’s dying request that the band keep the music alive. The lineup today looks a little different than it did since Bob
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa – January 2, 2018 — The Polk County Board of Supervisors took action today to elect Angela Connolly, 2nd District Supervisor, as its new Chairperson and Tom Hockensmith, 4th District Supervisor, as Vice-Chairperson for 2018 in the first official public meeting of the new year. “We accomplished a great
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