Ahhhhh. Summer in the park on Sunday evening in small-town Iowa. Residents are sitting on lawn chairs or blankets, while listening to live music, and children are running around, playing with their friends. And it’s free. Kate Williams and Connie Terry plan to duplicate that iconic scene this summer in
Read More →On Friday, April 26, The Foundation for Children & Families of Iowa (CFI) hosted its annual Tango Gala, an evening of dancing to live music, great food and exciting auction items. Held at the Ron Pearson Center, Tango is a signature fundraising event for CFI. Proceeds from this event help
Read More →AIN’T TOO PROUD – THE LIFE AND TIMES OF THE TEMPTATIONS, THE CHER SHOW and THE PROM Recognized with Nominations The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing announced the 2019 Tony Award Nominations on Tuesday, April 30 at 7:30 a.m. CST live from New York. Des Moines Performing Arts
Read More →The family-friendly festival features costumed characters, crafts, and activities for all ages. Con one con all to the second annual MyDMPL Con! Come to the library to enjoy this family-friendly festival for all fandoms. Travel to Hogwarts to find your Patronus and play “I Spy” at Dumbledore’s desk. Meet superheroes
Read More →Benefit Concert for Children and Families of Iowa Family Violence Center. Live music by Lady Di and the Guys and Bitter Sweet, May 17, 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. Bring a donation item for a pizza supper. $7 cover at the door, Lefty’s Live Music 2307 University Ave., Des Moines.
Read More →Today, Hy-Vee, Inc. announced that generous customer donations and its corporate participation during The Great American Milk Drive helped raise $360,846 to purchase much-needed milk for local food banks throughout Hy-Vee’s eight-state region. During the monthlong campaign in March, customer donations totaled $277,846, with an additional $83,000 in corporate giving
Read More →WHAT: Best Buddies Iowa will bring together over 800 supporters to its annual Friendship Walk to raise awareness and funds to support inclusion for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities (IDD); the number one walk in the country of its kind. Best Buddies International is a nonprofit organization dedicated to
Read More →Local rock and roll band and Star Wars aficionados Hold For Swank are hosting a “May The 4th Be With You” concert on…May 4. The show, set to start at 5:30 p.m. at Vaudeville Mews, is an all ages event. Show runner Max Kenkel, who is also bassist for Hold
Read More →Here Come the Mummies (HCTM), an eight-piece funk-rock band of 5000-year-old Egyptian Mummies with a one-track mind, will headline the entertainment stage at 9 p.m. on Monday, July 22 during RAGBRAI’s overnight visit in Winterset, IA. Their “Terrifying Funk from Beyond the Grave” is sure to get you into them
Read More →KCCI is receiving three Edward R. Murrow awards from the Midwest region of the Radio Television and Digital News Association (RTDNA), including recognition for Overall Excellence. The Murrow Awards are considered one of the highest honors in journalism, and KCCI has a long tradition of being awarded at both the
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