Ankeny Art Center presents: Robert Kennon – Monumental Mysteries and Momentum – The Nature of Resiliency. This art exhibition will run from June 9 to July 26, 2022 with an opening reception on Thursday, June 9 from 5 to 7 p.m. Robert Kennon: My new exhibit titled “Monumental Mysteries” explores the prehistoric monoliths (single upright
Read More →Thanks to a grant from PepsiCo. earlier this year, The Salvation Army is increasing the number of locations and days our canteen is out serving breakfast in our community. DES MOINES, Iowa. (May 24, 2022) – Earlier this year, PepsiCo Foundation granted $10,000 to The Salvation Army to enhance their
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Posted May 24, 2022in The Culture Buzz
From the dynamic MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
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Posted May 24, 2022in Morain
This year’s Bell Tower Festival in Jefferson will be special. It’s the 43rd annual Festival, but that’s not anything out of the ordinary. The extra “secret sauce” this year is that 2022 is the 150th anniversary of Jefferson’s incorporation. So the Festival committee is adding numerous extras to make this
Read More →Join us for the opening reception for the international group show, Contemporary Abstraction, at Moberg Gallery, 2411 Grand, Des Moines, IA 50312 on Friday, May 27, 2022, from 5pm – 8pm. Paintings are arriving for Contemporary Abstraction from all over the country and the globe, including works from Canada, Germany,
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Posted May 23, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Officially, bishops and archbishops in the Roman Catholic Church have one boss, the pope. Of course, their ultimate authority figure is Jesus. That’s why many Catholics and non-Catholics have been asking a very simple question in recent days: W.W.J.D.? What would Jesus do? The question has been circulating since the
Read More →Bring the kids and join in the fun as author Mark Ceilley shares the story of Cinderelliot at Beaverdale Books on Sunday, May 22 at 2:00 PM. Written by Mark Ceilley and Rachel Smoka-Richardson and illustrated by Stephanie Laberis, this modern-day retelling of Cinderella offers a scrumptious love story with ungrateful
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Posted May 17, 2022in The Culture Buzz
From the dynamic MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, Iowa comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news from the American Heartland and beyond. ― John Busbee for The Culture Buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration in the Arts
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Posted May 17, 2022in Morain
Appeals courts that sit as multi-member panels, including supreme courts, hear pleadings and legal arguments in public. But after those end, and the briefs are filed, the judges retire to their chambers to deliberate their decision in secret. Or “private,” if you prefer. No constitution requires that they close their
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Posted May 16, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Aaron Salter Jr., 55, was on duty at the security job that supplemented his retirement income. Ruth Whitfield, 86, was buying groceries. Celestine Chaney, 65, stopped in for strawberries for the shortcake she and her sister were eager to enjoy. But their plans went awry Saturday afternoon. Salter’s work shift
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