The eternal boy band, The Beach Boys, a staple for more than 50 years, performs at Stephens Auditorium in Ames on May 8. One original member, Mike Love, remains with the group. Tickets cost $54.50-$74.50. Rapper and singer Belcalis “Bacardi” Almanzar, better known as Cardi B, with 40 million Instagram
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Posted March 06, 2019in Collections & Hobbies
Competitive crafting and collecting words, syllables, lines and poems. “Some people get off work, and they go throw darts,” says Jon Demo, the on-stage face of Des Moines Poetry Slam. “We throw words.” Demo serves as co-slammaster with Kevin Marken, who handles the behind-the-scenes action. The duo took over responsibility
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Posted March 06, 2019in Sound Circuit
Steve Berry, frontman for 60s-70s band Steve Berry, the voice of Des Moines, is heard virtually everywhere. He is on the radio touting Prairie Meadows, at the Des Moines Playhouse portraying Jesus or performing a Vegas comedy shtick act of Joey Libido. So his latest foray into singing and performing
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Posted March 06, 2019in The Sound
‘Texican’ rock music like a flowing river When the Los Lonely Boys play at Wooly’s on March 12, their goal isn’t to have a sold-out show. They simply wish to express themselves through their music. “Our goal is to do our best today, at the moment,” says Jojo Garza, vocalist
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Posted March 06, 2019in Iowa Artist
Pinnacle art form evolved billions of years ago When crafting a story about how the earth was created millions of years ago, the creator didn’t post pictures on Instagram or upload Google documents describing the planet’s surface. Only one creative form accurately describes what the earth was back then: rocks.
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Posted March 06, 2019in People & Pets
Adorable alpacas a dream come true For more than a dozen years, Luanne Sellner would visit the animal barns at the Iowa State Fair and dream of owning her own llama or alpaca. “(The animals were) cute,” she remembers. “Just like big fluffy teddy bears with huge eyelashes.” Yet her
Read More →Understand the rights, obligations to protect and use intellectual property. Businesses hire the employees at Performance Marketing to create original names and concepts for products. That’s why the company’s employees brainstorm ideas, check their ideas through their own system and verify the originality of the idea through a legal process
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Posted March 06, 2019in At Home With
Fox family perfects the art of balance. The pig planted atop the windmill in the front yard gives you a hint of the fun and fantasy you’ll find within Meggan and Ryan Fox’s home, and the cottage style windows and red front door give you an indication of the solid
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