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Posted May 21, 2019in The Culture Buzz

Greetings, Cultural Catalysts:

There is a diverse and appealing array of cultural indulgences awaiting the Cultural Adventurer in Central Iowa. Leave the personal devices behind and savor the rich offerings that performing arts, [...]

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Posted May 21, 2019in Stray Thoughts

Big business shouldn’t overlook working stiffs

I’m a sucker for happy news. There never is enough of it. Often it seems as if discouraging news overshadows anything uplifting or encouraging. But there was an amazing good-news [...]

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Posted May 21, 2019in Just Released

FEAR NOT!

DON’T FEAR THE REAPER! The Boone River Valley Festival is scheduled for May 24-27. The event offers walking tours within the Iowa Arboretum, hiking, a bags tournament, an art fair… [...]

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Posted May 21, 2019in Just Released

Tool photos

Tool at Wells Fargo Arena. May 17. Photos by Tony Simons.

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Posted May 17, 2019in Just Released, Uncategorized

Historic Valley Junction Hosts Annual Arts Festival

Historic Valley Junction will hold its annual Arts Festival on Sunday, May 19th from 11 a.m. – 4 p.m. Many Iowa and regional artists and craftspeople will have their booths [...]

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Posted May 17, 2019in Just Released

Art Cullen, in conversation with Michael Gartner at Central Presbyterian Church in Des Moines

Cullen is editor of The Storm Lake Times, winner of the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Editorial Writing and author of the new book, Storm Lake: A Chronicle of Change, Resilience, [...]

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Posted May 17, 2019in Just Released

IOWA WILD TO HOLD PAINT THE ICE EVENT

Paint the Ice event puts ribbon on historic 2018-19 season WHAT:Iowa Wild will hold its final event of the historic 2018-19 season as the organization welcomes fans to Wells Fargo [...]

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Posted May 16, 2019in Just Released

Hicklin Power Sports of Ames Now Selling Polaris Off-Road Vehicles Acquires Line from Ames Power Sports

Hicklin Power Sports announced today that its Ames location has acquired the Polaris line of Off-Road Vehicles from Ames Power Sports. With the addition of Polaris, Hicklin of Ames will [...]

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Posted May 16, 2019in Just Released

Celebrate Waukee Festival Line-Up Set for June 1

The annual Celebrate Waukee festival, presented by the citizen-run Waukee Community Festivals Committee, will be held this year on Saturday, June 1. Festival activities will take place in both the [...]

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Posted May 15, 2019in Just Released

DAVE in Des Moines…

At Wells Fargo Arena, May 14, 2019 (Photos by Chris Manning)

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