Waukee, Iowa — The City of Waukee joined cities from across the state of Iowa to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Home Rule Amendment to Iowa’s State Constitution by passing a proclamation stating, “Home Rule is essential to effective and responsive municipal governance in all cities in Iowa,” and
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa (February 20, 2018) – Nitefall on the River, presented by Veridian Credit Union, announces the first round of acts set to perform at the 2018 annual summer concert series. Tickets for all shows (unless noted below) go on sale Friday, February 23 at 10am at http://nitefalldsm.com. More acts
Read More →(Des Moines, IA) — Legendary jazz trombonist Delfeayo Marsalis and the New Orleans’ Uptown Jazz Orchestra will perform in Des Moines at 7:30 p.m. on Friday, March 2 at the historic Hoyt Sherman Theater. The Uptown Jazz Orchestra (UJO) is led by Delfeayo Marsalis, one of the top trombonists,
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA — Greater Des Moines Partnership Senior Graphic Designer Jenna Brownlee was named 2017 Des Moines Creative of the Year at an event held Thursday, Feb. 15. The Award is part of the 2017 YP of the Year Awards hosted by the Des Moines Register and the Young Professionals
Read More →Buddy comes to Hoyt Sherman Place on Thursday, June 10. Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and show time is at 7:30 p.m. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 23 at 10 a.m. Tickets are $59.50, $69.50 and $89.50 (plus fees). Tickets are available at Ticketmaster.com, at the Hoyt Sherman Place Box
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Performing Arts is pleased to announce that singer-songwriter and musician Patty Griffin, will take the Temple Theater stage on Thursday, May 3, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to Patty Griffin will go on sale Friday, Feb. 23, 2018 at 9 a.m. and can be purchased at DMPA.org, the Civic Center
Read More →Critically acclaimed and six-time GRAMMY®-Award nominated musical virtuosos, the Dixie Dregs (a.k.a The Dregs), are gearing up for a national U.S. tour starting February 28. The performances will mark the first time in 40 years the original band — Steve Morse (guitar), Andy West (bass), Allen Sloan(violin), Steve Davidowski (keyboards) and Rod Morgenstein (drums) — will share the stage. For guitar aficionados, Steve Morse needs no introduction, and his
Read More →Iowa’s representative in the Best Bagger Contest, Fareway’s Trevor DeForest, took home the national title yesterday. The contest took place at 7 p.m. CST at The Mirage Hotel in Las Vegas. Video segments of the competition featuring Trevor can be found on Fareway’s Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/farewaystores/ DeForest, 35, who grew up
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Posted February 12, 2018in The Sound Exclusive
Superstar banjo slinger Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn bring all the banjo you can handle to Des Moines on Saturday, Feb. 17 at Hoyt Sherman Place. The husband and wife duo have been dubbed the “the king and queen of banjo” by Paste Magazine, and have even won a Grammy
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines Performing Arts is pleased to announce that singer-songwriter and musician, Jackson Browne, will stop at the Civic Center as part of his Midwest tour on June 21, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets to Jackson Browne will go on sale Friday, Feb. 16, 2018 at 9 a.m. and
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