Due to the challenges the coronavirus pandemic presents to live music and the crowds it draws, Hoyt Sherman Place has decided to forego hosting its free Jazz in July performances this summer and will instead push them to July 2021. This decision was made with the support of Jazz in
Read More →ChildServe announced today, its largest fundraising effort in the organization’s 92-year history, the Forward Together campaign, has surpassed its $10 million goal. The campaign was launched in December 2018 with an anticipated three-year timeline. Thanks to the generosity of 168 donors, including 97 first-time contributors, the Forward Together campaign generated
Read More →Greetings, Cultural Catalysts: The Covid-19 pandemic persists. Find ways to culturally and creatively explore. Please be safe and wise if you have to venture into public areas. Respect how you can protect others. — John Busbee for The Culture Buzz, 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., broadcast regionally on KFMG 98.9
Read More →Noce is proud to reopen its doors for a limited live audience show on Saturday, July 11 with The Max Wellman Quartet, featuring Nate Sparks. This show will be Noce’s first production with a live audience in the room in four months, and it will also occur a day after
Read More →DES MOINES – The Des Moines Symphony today announced the details of its 27th annual Yankee Doodle Pops Concert, as well as its second summer of Water Works Pops Concerts. The Des Moines Symphony’s 27th annual Yankee Doodle Pops will be performed on Thursday, July 2 on the West Terrace
Read More →With all due respect, the article written by Graham Gillette regarding Dr. Ahart and the new stadium (CITYVIEW, January 2020) was rather harsh and misleading. Graham did not present all the facts regarding the stadium. … [Gillette stated]: “The Des Moines school district has placed its once lofty aspirations to
Read More →For the first time, VA begins proactively contacting more than 200,000 newly separated Veterans each year Transitioning from military to civilian life can come with many challenges. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recognizes how difficult your first year of transition can be and wants to help you navigate these
Read More →The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin making repairs to a scour in the stilling basin of the Saylorville Lake outlet channel starting Monday, March 2nd. To ensure safety for those working and recreating in the area, fencing will be installed and visitors are asked to stay out of
Read More →Upcoming Visit to Des Moines and Dubuque: March 6-15 Des Moines, IA ~ Iowa’s leading cultural advocacy network The Culture Buzz is proud to announce that it has named international award-winning author, artist, educator, and advocate John Schlimm as its first Visiting Cultural Exchange Ambassador and Cultural Catalyst for Iowa.
Read More →Smash Park anticipates a large crowd for their second annual Super Bags Tournament this Sunday, Feb. 2. The eat-ertainment venue, now open for over one year, had over 300 participants for their first cornhole competition in 2019 and expect that number to grow this year. Registration is now open, with
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