Posted October 05, 2022in Iowa Artist
A friendly raccoon on a skateboard. A pink rabbit eating ice cream. These are just a couple of the animal illustrations artist Ally Frame creates. That’s her goal: to create happy and lighthearted artwork. “I want bright colors and joyful art that makes people smile,” she said. Her illustrations appear
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Posted October 05, 2022in Art News
“You can take the girl out of the garden, but you can’t take the garden out of the girl.” – Adele Renault Love her or not, Adele Renault makes people go bananas. Raised on a farm in the Belgian Ardennes, the painter’s musical family encouraged her to travel and experience
Read More →I used to go to the Wild Rose Film Festival in Des Moines. In looking for it this year, I see that it was put out of commission by COVID — no postings on their Facebook since then. Is this totally dead? Or any chance for a revival? I hope you can
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Posted October 05, 2022in Book Review
‘Ithaca’ “The Odyssey” is an ancient tale with a mountain of scholarship and retellings to its name, yet there are still threads left to be pulled, new variations to explore, and exciting new stories to uncover. Claire North takes on the task of fleshing out the shadows in the bright,
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Posted October 04, 2022in Morain
With the midterm elections less than five weeks away, and absentee voting set to begin in only two weeks, Republicans across the nation are hammering away at one of their most powerful campaign issues: inflation. When the inflation rate first started to spike several months ago, economists both inside and
Read More →The free celebration takes place Sunday, Oct. 30 from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. with festive fun for the whole family. DES MOINES, IA (October 2022) The Des Moines Art Center is proud to continue a 22-year tradition of celebrating Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) in person after
Read More →Exploring conflict at the intersection of family, business and wealth October 3, 2022 — West Des Moines, Iowa — Legacy Bridge Private Family Offices is pleased to announce that Amelia Renkert-Thomas will be the Keynote Speaker at this year’s Fall Seminar, “Separating Family Wealth from the Business—Conflict and Relationships”. Additionally, Amelia
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Posted October 03, 2022in Stray Thoughts
“Reasonable” is a word that is used often in Iowa’s laws. Reasonable fees. Reasonable rules. Reasonable efforts. Reasonable force. But events in recent weeks show government officials are not always following what many Iowans would think the term means. And when government officials deviate from “reasonable,” they should not be
Read More →Team LCS named Top Company Team and Team Miles for MYLES named Top Community Team. DES MOINES, October 3, 2022 – Central Iowa residents participated in the Walk to End Alzheimer’s in Des Moines on Saturday, October 1 at the Iowa State Capitol. Walkers helped raise nearly $250,000 so far
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