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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, exhibitions and more offer. Sally forth and reward yourself. Featured Cultural Offering: Berlin Avant-Pop artist performs at Des Moines Social

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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 moment Sunday. It came during the commencement ceremony in Atlanta at the historically black Morehouse College, a school whose most

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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… There will even be a fishing derby. That’s all well and good, but on Saturday, May 25, Grand Funk Railroad

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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 located on 5th Street in West Des Moines, in the heart of Historic Valley Junction. A wide variety of items

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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, and Hope from a Heartland Newspaper. Cullen will share his thoughts of working as a newspaper editor along with details

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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 Arena for the team’s Paint the Ice event, presented by CertaPro. The event, which takes place from 10 a.m. –

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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 be offering ATVs, Side-by-Sides and Personal Watercraft at 919 E. Lincoln Way, Ames. “We are very excited to add Polaris

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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 Downtown Triangle and in Centennial Park. “This festival is about bringing the people of Waukee together to celebrate accomplishments of

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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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