Striking Sparrow Lounge
When entering the Striking Sparrow Lounge, it is like taking a step back in time. Setting the vibe are vintage beer signs such as the Hamm’s Beer flowing lake, which [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Warren Haynes brings his Million Voices Whisper 2025 Tour to Val Air Ballroom on Feb. 15. Hayne’s musical journey — now as an acclaimed solo artist — took him through three [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Art News
All is not as it seems
This month’s art news is filled with dreams, confusions and deceptions with lawyers going to court to argue that fake art is the same as the real thing it imitates. [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Civic Skinny
More than 100 university sabbaticals. Sand for governor? Concerns over restraint chairs in jails.
For the average worker, a sabbatical may be joked about as taking a long weekend, or perhaps even a week off of work, to rest, relax and recharge. For university [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
Film Previews
“Dog Man” PG | 89 minutes Director/Writer: Peter Hastings Stars: Pete Davidson, Poppy Liu, Lil Rel Howery Based on Dav Pilkey’s popular children’s graphic novel series, the story follows a [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Center Stage
‘Life of Pi’ coming to Des Moines
It’s simple performing arts math. Pi r2 may determine the area of a circle, but “Pi,” the stellar award-winning theatrical experience, is bringing a prelude of anticipation when the “Life [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in People & Pets
Rescued from a chicken coop
At an auction sale site, two puppies were found huddled together, abandoned in an old chicken coop. The puppies were taken to a foster organization, Oh My Dog Rescue (OMD). [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
Sports card collecting sees a resurgence
Packs of trading cards might not come with a stick of gum anymore, but the allure to grab a pack off the shelf, place a bid online, or go to [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
Eric Duke Miller, a surrealist artist
Eric Duke Miller’s artwork is multidimensional. It’s not creating a painting, a sculpture, fashion items or repurposing objects; it’s all of the above. He finds motivation from recently researched history [...]
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February 05, 2025 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
Local librarian focuses on youth services
Librarians are much more than what is portrayed in the media as “TV librarians,” Alissa Cornick, the youth services librarian at the South Side Library, said. “They usually still have [...]
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