November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
Art is busting out all over in Des Moines. As reported last month, the Des Moines Art Center’s new “Drawing in Space” show drew its largest opening crowds since Duane Hanson showed here in 1977. More recently, Moberg Gallery experienced its biggest turnout for an opening with Sarah Grant and
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
West Des Moines collection of sequential art is still growing Stored in the heart of Scott Wirth’s West Des Moines basement are 18,000 comic books. Wirth, now in his 40s, began collecting as a child, and during the last four decades he has amassed quite a collection. His lifelong passion
Read More →Among people to be thankful for this Thanksgiving are Viola Liuzzo, Alberta Jones and Peter Norman. Their lives and deaths testify to the importance and the risks of protests — one reason the First Amendment includes our right to seek “a redress of grievances.” Viola Fauver Gregg Liuzzo (1925-1965) was
Read More →“Colors” Beck Capitol Records It’s been a long road to “Colors,” Beck’s 13th album. The first single, “Dreams,” was released more than two years ago, and the singer has teased fans with a few more songs since then. Four years after “Morning Phase,” and we finally have more Beck. Like
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
Metal for people who don’t even know they like metal Back in 2014, Sump Pump Records put out “The Des Moines 4 Track Compilation Vol. 1,” an assortment of songs by Annalibera, The Seed of Something, Fetal Pig, Gloom Balloon and others. Among the tracks was “Spirit Compass” by Druids,
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November 01, 2017 by Brent Antisdel
in At Home With
Beaverdale brick Many milestones and firsts have occurred for Lauren Konrad and her family in their Beaverdale brick home. As first-time owners, the house itself is a first for Konrad and her husband, Brock. “We originally weren’t set on a particular area, but we noticed all of the homes we
Read More →Those still nostalgic for MTV’s “The Hills” will remember Justin “Bobby” Brescia. Catch him and his band BobbyrocK at the Gas Lamp on Friday, Nov. 3. The doors open at 8:30 p.m., and the music starts at 9 p.m., with a $10 cover at the door. For more information, visit
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Close calls
CITYVIEW magazine asked its Facebook readers: “Is North Korea the ‘biggest threat to humankind’?” Nov. 9, 1979, 2 a.m.: In the depths of the Strategic Air Command’s underground bunker in Omaha, technicians stare at electronic monitors that scan the night skies, a vigilance that has been maintained for decades. Suddenly
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