Benjamin Luczak joins DMPA’s team in key leadership position DES MOINES, IA – Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) announced today that Benjamin Luczak has joined the organization as Director of Development. Prior to relocating to Des Moines, Benjamin has held leadership positions at Asolo Repertory Theatre (Development Director), Broadway Dallas
Read More →11:00 AM to 1:00 PM Central Time. Broadcast regionally on KFMG 98.9 FM; Simultaneously streaming globally through www.kfmg.org From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios Building at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station KFMG-LP 98.9 FM, bringing you music, literature & cultural news. — John Busbee for The Culture
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Posted September 26, 2022in Stray Thoughts
There was a news update over the weekend about two elderly Iowans who wandered away from different care centers last winter and froze to death. There is no question the deaths were horrible tragedies. There is no question they resulted from carelessness and a needless lack of attention by employees
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Posted September 22, 2022in Morain
What do I do with all my stuff? Kathy’s answer: chuck it. Difficult to bring myself to do. I’ve always been a saver. Ten years ago I wrote about the stacks of stuff in my office at the newspaper: 15 or 16 of them, some several feet tall. I knew
Read More →JOHNSTON, Iowa (Sept. 21, 2022) — The Iowa Bankers Association recently elected officers and directors to serve on its 2022-23 board of directors. These leaders assumed their roles during the IBA Annual Convention, held Sept. 18-20 in Des Moines. Officers for the IBA executive committee are as follows: Matt Lujano,
Read More →(Des Moines, IA) – The International Festivals & Events Association (IFEA) recognized the Des Moines Arts Festival® for outstanding quality and creativity in the festivals and events industry last night during the IFEA Pinnacle Awards Ceremony held at the IFEA’s 65th Annual Convention, Expo & Retreat in McAllen, TX. The
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Posted September 20, 2022in Stray Thoughts
Growing up in Bloomfield in the 1950s and 1960s, I remember seeing empty coffee cans next to the cash registers in places like Ollie O’Briant’s drug store, Bill Tews’ coffee shop and Isham Pottorff’s gas station. The cans had handwritten signs taped to the side — a common
Read More →Jim Gossett replaces DMACC luminary Jim Knott, who announced his retirement after 50 years of service. Swearing-in ceremony took place at the Board’s September meeting. Gossett is experienced in community and economic development. Gossett replaces retiring longtime educator Jim Knott, who is stepping down from his service to DMACC after
Read More →Alice Aycock, internationally acclaimed artist, returns to Des Moines on Saturday, September 24. It will be only the second time she will observe Liftoff from the sky, as it welcomes her arrival at the Des Moines International Airport. She is speaking at the Grand View University Viking Theatre, 2811 E.
Read More →CLIVE, IOWA – SEPTEMBER 2, 2022 – Applications are now being accepted from organizations serving the residents of Clive. Community Impact Grants will be awarded on a competitive basis to eligible organizations. Applications are due October 10, 2022. “For nearly a decade, the Clive Community Foundation has raised and distributed
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