Posted March 06, 2024in Center Stage
The evolution of Greater Des Moines theatre companies is fascinating. Exploring these unique purveyors of community engagement gives cultural adventurers a greater understanding of the cultural icebergs beneath the surface. One of the longest continually running community theatres in Amerca is the Des Moines Community Playhouse. Surpassing its centennial producing
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Posted March 06, 2024in People & Pets
When offered a handful of grain, Stella, an alpaca, sticks out her long tongue to scoop the food into her mouth, leaving slobbery drops on the offering hand. Within minutes, more alpacas arrive with hopes to gobble up a special treat. The alpacas are part of the Rusty Stars Alpacas
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Posted March 06, 2024in Walks of Life
The vision of what life is like “after retirement” is as unique as each individual. For some, that vision focuses on leisure: traveling to warm beaches, afternoons spent reading, extra rounds of golf, more time for hobbies, friends and families. For others, however, employment continues to be an important aspect
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Posted March 06, 2024in Art News
Cecily Brown, whose one-person show at the Des Moines Art Center (DMAC) in 2016 was a major coup for the museum, is flying high after her “Death and the Maid” exhibition at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. New York Times art critic Roberta Smith wrote a review titled “I Was
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Posted March 06, 2024in Sound Circuit
Des Moines may not be a hotbed of jazz compared to New Orleans or New York City, but music lovers can still celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month locally in April. Jazz month recognizes and celebrates the extraordinary heritage and history of jazz. Abe Goldstien, who is the director of the Community
Read More →St. Patrick’s Day is on a Sunday, but the Des Moines metro is offering an entire weekend of fun and green beer. At Bennigans Merle Hay, Toaster plays with opener Royce Johns on March 15. Cover is $5. The newly renovated Val-Air Ballroom’s calendar is filling up. Catch Blackberry Smoke,
Read More →“Dune: Part Two” PG-13 | 164 minutes Director: Denis Villeneuve Writers: Denis Villeneuve, Jon Spaihts, Frank Herbert (source material) Stars: Timothée Chalamet, Zendaya, Rebecca Ferguson “Dune: Part Two” picks up so closely on the heels of the first film that the Fremen are still transporting the body of Jamis (Babs
Read More →Billy Joel penned those words in his No. 1 hit of the same name from his “Glass Houses” album of 1980. I listened to it with my friends while roller skating. The roller skating rink has since closed, but Billy Joel rocks on — and so does that song.
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There’s something happening here
I’m starting to wonder if guns aren’t more prevalent nowadays in the city where I’ve lived all of my life than I imagined they were in places like Dodge City, Abilene and Deadwood. The centerpiece of my daily routine since I retired in 2020 is a long walk with my dog
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