Posted November 03, 2021in Book Review
‘Comfort Me with Apples’ This is not an easy book to review. The pervading, intensely creepy feeling established from the first page of this short novella never diminishes. In fact, it just grows and expands to new heights as the pages fly by. Nothing Catherynne Valente writes is ever simple,
Read More →Think you’re funny? Send us your best caption… Email to celeste@dmcityview.com — Be sure to include your name Next month’s photo: This month’s winner “Hey man, are you in a band?” “No, but I play a little guitar.” Matthew Fletcher Runners Up “Tiny Tim’s nephew was bringing the ukulele back
Read More →Zach Bryan, an outlaw country musician, brings his “Ain’t for Tamin’ Tour” on Nov. 5 to the Val Air Ballroom. Tickets start at $35 from firstfleetconcerts.com. Looking for a boy band fix next summer? New Kids on the Block is coming to Wells Fargo on June 12. Musical guests for
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Posted November 03, 2021in Duffy
Posted November 03, 2021in Your Neighbors
Mondays the women take the ice at Urbandale’s Metro Ice Sports Facility. Des Moines Women’s Novice Hockey Club is a group of “amazing women” who want to learn more about hockey. But they aren’t interested in only accruing knowledge by being hockey moms or hockey wives or by simply watching
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Posted November 03, 2021in Lunch With...
Restauranteur talks about COVID, family, creative geniuses and a dream house. Tony Lemmo owns Aposto at Café di Scala and is a partner in Gusto, Juniper Moon, El Guapo, Breakfast Club and Anna Dolce. We asked him to lunch recently, and he chose Breakfast Club in East Village. Fifty years
Read More →Merrilyn Mohan’s 150-plus nativity sets come in many shapes and sizes. If it’s mid-November, then it’s time for Merrilyn Mohan to pack away the large teddy bear collection in her Ankeny basement and clear a spot for baby Jesus. “They may have run out of room in the inn in
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Posted November 03, 2021in Belly Up To...
Multi-level bar reportedly cost $5 million to build, and it boasts a spectacular backdrop of downtown Des Moines. Location, location, location. Or is it all about the view? For the new Zora rooftop bar and restaurant, the answer might be both. Located at the corner of Martin Luther King Parkway
Read More →The Des Moines Gay Men’s Chorus announces Eric Shepard as its new Artistic Director and Conductor starting January 1, 2022. During his conducting career, Eric Shepard has received numerous vocal and choral awards at local Des Moines and Regional choral competitions. He currently raises voices as a Diversity, Equity, and
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