Vibrant Music Hall
Music lovers, concert goers and live show aficionados can add one more venue to choose from in Des Moines’ suburbia — Vibrant Music Hall. Vibrant Music Hall, located in Waukee’s [...]
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December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Circuit
December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Collections & Hobbies
From music theory to board game design
Born in Cedar Rapids, Tim Ferry grew up looking for, and finding, creative outlets. Beginning with piano lessons at 8 years old and drafting his own music in his spare [...]
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December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in What the?
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 “Her new TV stand has a sporty [...]
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December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Sound Notes
Sound Advice
Christmas sounds fill the air with a variety of concerts. Hoyt Sherman Place is offering several holiday music concerts. Lorie Line has spent 34 years bringing Christmas classic to the [...]
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December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Iowa Artist
More than just ‘throwing the wheel’
As Caroline Freese throws wet clay on her pottery wheel, her hands work quickly, molding a bowl and smoothing out the rough edges. It’s the first of many steps before [...]
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December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Belly Up To...
The Walnut
Buildings constructed nearly a century ago don’t generally survive, unless it was a quality build. For The Walnut, a bar and grill located at 1417 Walnut, it’s like time stood [...]
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December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Your Neighbors
Part-time volunteer, full-time matriarch
Cynthia Hunafa, or Miss Cynthia as she was referred to by fellow volunteers inside of the Creative Visions building, has her influence interwoven throughout Des Moines. Hunafa was born in [...]
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December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Lunch With...
Bill Mulstay and Mike Hughes
Bill Mulstay is a former fireman, carney and an artist with more than 60 years of significant work in Des Moines. Mike Hughes is a guitar maker, post beam constructionist [...]
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December 06, 2023 by Brent Antisdel
in Film Previews
“Napoleon” R | 158 minutes Director: Ridley Scott Writer: David Scarpa Stars: Joaquin Phoenix, Vanessa Kirby, Tahar Rahim “Napoleon” begins in 1789, when Marie Antoinette is guillotined in the French [...]
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You’ve come a long way, buddy — An open letter to Caitlin Clark
Dear Caitlin, Where I was coming from was growing up a sports junkie in the pre-Title IX days. When I graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1972, there was no [...]
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