Please join us for the opening reception of Chuck Hipsher’s 2023 exhibit, THINK/FEEL/GO, on Friday, March 3, 5pm – 8pm. Drinks and bites will be served. This event is free and open to the public. Hipsher will be in attendance. Moberg Gallery is located at 2411 Grand Ave., Des Moines. Chuck Hipsher
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Posted February 27, 2023in Stray Thoughts
This has not been an easy time to be a librarian. Sixty-plus years ago, back when the library card was a coveted sign of my status as a young reader, Miss Botts and Mrs. Sager were never viewed as conspirators of controversy in the corner of the free world where
Read More →(DES MOINES, IA – 2.23.23) Civic Music Association (CMA) presents world-renowned pianist Garrick Ohlsson as part of the Lauridsen Great Pianists Series on Saturday, February 25, at 7:30 PM at Sheslow Auditorium. The Lauridsen Great Pianists Series was conceptualized by Nixon and Virginia Lauridsen, who were inspired by a trip to
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Posted February 23, 2023in Morain
We’re about to find out if the name “Fox News” has any meaning. For two decades before January 2021, Fox News had the largest viewer audience in all of cable television. But that month both CNN and MSNBC overtook and surpassed it. The reason? In the weeks just before the
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Posted February 21, 2023in The Culture Buzz
From Iowa’s cultural epicenter, MainFrame Studios at 900 Keosauqua Way in Des Moines, comes your Listener-supported Community Voice, the Award-Winning independent radio station, KFMG-LP 98.9 FM (streaming simultaneously at www.kfmg.org), bringing you music, literature & cultural content. – John Busbee for The Culture Buzz The Culture Buzz Podcast Library – https://archive.org/details/@the_culture_buzz 2014 Iowa Governor’s Award for Partnership & Collaboration
Read More →MOBERG GALLERY, 2411 GRAND AVE, DES MOINES, IOWA 50312 ANNICK IBSEN | STARLINGS SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 2023, 1PM FREE AND OPEN TO ALL; MIMOSAS AND BITES SERVED Join us for an Artist Talk with Annick Ibsen on her current exhibition, Starlings, Saturday, February 25, at 1 pm. We are excited to host
Read More →Johnston, Iowa — Children’s Cancer Connection (CCC) will host its 2nd Annual Dodgeball Tournament on Saturday, March 25! Teams of friends, family members, co-workers, service clubs and others from all over Iowa are invited to play. The tournament will have pool play in the morning, followed by a single-elimination tournament.
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Posted February 16, 2023in Morain
Public officials, both past and present, who refuse to testify or to answer a subpoena take a big risk. And they have no good choices. Governmental executives, like presidents and governors, who choose not to cooperate with investigators enjoy some legal protections. American jurisprudence in some instances grants them the
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa – Volunteer Iowa is now accepting nominations for the 2023 Governor’s Volunteer Awards; entry deadline is April 17 at 6:00pm. The Governor’s Volunteer Awards program, established in 1982, provides an easy way for organizations to honor their volunteers with a prestigious, state-level recognition award. Three award categories
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (February 14, 2023) — BNIM announces Jonathan Ramsey’s elevation to Principal. Jonathan Ramsey, AIA, LEED AP, is an experienced design leader and Studio Director of BNIM’s Des Moines studio who has been with the firm for over 15 years and provides nearly 25 years of experience
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