Posted May 31, 2023in Iowa Artist
Lainey Beck’s passion for expressing her feelings through her art career has evolved from oil paintings, to stacking upholstered chairs, to encaustic artwork. CITYVIEW recently asked Beck about her artwork. What type of art do you do and how has it evolved? “The type of art I do is nonobjective
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Posted May 31, 2023in What the?
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 “I wish I was part of that pug life, yo.” — DJ Damrow Runners Up “Snoop’s Dog.” — David Lamfers “The new model for Cool Pup Outerwear
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Posted May 31, 2023in Sound Circuit
Alleygrass is an up-and-coming bluegrass/jam band that is performing at the Bevington Bluegrass Festival on June 17 at the Briar Patch Amphitheater. Colby Burhenn, founder of Alleygrass, sings and plays guitar. They play string bluegrass music in a non-traditional arrangement, as they have a tuba player instead of an upright
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Posted May 31, 2023in Belly Up To...
An established southside location has transformed into a neighborhood bar, Triple Crown Sports Bar. Located at 1500 S.E. First St., the previous digs housed various bars the past 60 years. Triple Crown Sports Bar is a no-frills traditional bar where you won’t find drinks that cost more than $8. New
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Posted May 31, 2023in Book Review
‘Witch King’ Sometimes I just want to lose myself in a strange place, meet some interesting people with fascinating stories and forget about reality. Thankfully, Martha Wells is a master storyteller and has delivered an epic tale that is tailor-made to swallow me up. Her instantly relatable, always complex characters
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Posted May 31, 2023in Cars in the City
The EV (electric vehicle) market is booming. Each year, automotive manufacturers jump on the plug-in band wagon, touting their new vehicles. Nissan first launched the Leaf in 2010. New for 2023, Nissan debuted its first electric SUV, the Ariya. The Ariya Engage is a lower-end crossover SUV at $44,735. Aside
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Posted May 31, 2023in Collections & Hobbies
Skateboarding is one of the fastest growing hobbies in the country. What started out in the late 1950s by surfers has continued to expand in most every way imaginable. The sport has found its way into the Olympics, become a pro tour series, been ingrained in media and, more so
Read More →The Des Moines Art Festival announced musical acts coming up during the festival at Gateway Park June 23-25. Sister Hazel and The 502s will headline the Hy-Vee Main Stage with Satsang opening. The Roots Stage features Buffalo Nichols and Joshua Ray Walker. Other performers include B2wins, River City Opry, Heath
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Posted May 25, 2023in Morain
This column may be a relic by the time you read it. It’s about the federal debt ceiling dispute, and, by today, the factions may have reached a compromise settlement. But that looks pretty unlikely as I write (Sunday evening, May 21), and since the players still have a few
Read More →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
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