Posted March 05, 2025in People & Pets
Reptiles. Most people cringe or back off when encountering a slithering snake, a prehistoric-looking lizard or any other sticky-toed reptile. Other folks keep these animals as pets but find they can no longer care for the reptiles. That’s where Cam and Cole Reiman come in. They established Spock’s Sanctuary, a
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Posted March 05, 2025in Your Neighbors
The soccer community in Iowa is a strong one. There is a sense of belonging that spans generations of players who chose to play the game over Iowa’s more popular sports like football, basketball or wrestling. People like Ben Brackett and the members of the Kick It Forward (KIF) team
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Posted March 05, 2025in Film Review
“The Monkey” is a violent spectacle that revels in absurdity. The film, based on Stephen King’s short story, follows twin brothers Hal and Bill Shelburn (played by Christian Convery as children and Theo James as adults). When they uncover a cursed toy monkey among their father’s belongings, they realize that
Read More →“Black Bag” R | 93 minutes Director: Steven Soderbergh Writer: David Koepp Stars: Tom Burke, Michael Fassbender, Cate Blanchett Set in the shadowy world of international espionage, the film follows a seasoned operative (Cate Blanchett) and a rogue agent (Michael Fassbender) who are forced into an uneasy alliance to recover
Read More →‘The Hymn to Dionysus’ I can never get enough mythological retellings. Ancient stories retold for a modern audience attract me like a moth to flame. I spent so much of my childhood enthralled by stories of gods, monsters and mythic adventure that getting to relive it as an adult just
Read More →Jimi Hendrix is long gone, but his music endures with the Experience Hendrix band. The Grammy-award winning musicians who will be playing his music include Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Marcus King and Eric Johnson. Other musicians joining in include David Hidalgo with Los Lobos and more. Catch this unique concert at
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Posted March 04, 2025in 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 &
Read More →Athletes from around the state will compete in over 40 sports AMES, Iowa – March 3 – Registration is now open for the majority of sports in the 2025 Summer Iowa Games presented by Grinnell Mutual. This year marks the 39th year the Iowa Games will be held in the
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