The Drake University National Alumni Board will recognize six exceptional alumni with awards for professional achievement and loyalty to their alma mater. The 2018 National Alumni Awards ceremony is set for 5:15 p.m. Thursday, April 26, at Sheslow Auditorium in Old Main, 2507 University Ave. “This year’s National Alumni Award
Read More →On Friday, August 31 2018, Lyle Lovett and his Large Band will perform on the Hoyt Sherman Place stage at 7:30 p.m. A singer, composer and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the
Read More →AMES, Iowa — Tarana Burke’s simple statement two decades ago — “Me, too” — became a rallying cry last year, launching a global movement to hold sexual abusers and harassers accountable and give a voice to the survivors. Now, that movement is coming to Iowa State University. Burke will speak
Read More →Metro Waste Authority’s Northwest Household Hazardous Waste Drop-Off re-opens for the season on Sat., March 10 from 8 a.m. to noon. Located just 1.5 miles northwest of I-80/35 and Hwy. 141 in Grimes, the Drop-Off accepts hazardous products from residents the second Saturday of the month through December. Accepted Items
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — A ribbon cutting and lighting ceremony will be held Tuesday, Mar. 27, 2018 at 7 p.m. to commemorate the completion of the Raccoon River Valley Trail (RRVT) Waukee Trailhead Public Art Project. Waukee Betterment Foundation President Jim Miller and his fundraising co-chair Randy Jensen led the charge to raise $1.1
Read More →Altoona, IA (March 6) — Prairie Meadows Casino, Racetrack, and Hotel’s 29th season of live horse racing is quickly approaching. The action-packed racing season begins Thursday, April 26 at Prairie Meadows’ one-mile oval track, located just outside Des Moines, Iowa. This season, the racetrack is offering new, exciting events as well
Read More →DES MOINES, IA March 6, 2018 — Des Moines Arts Festival® is proud to announce and welcome Daphne Dickens as the organization’s Production and Program Manager. Dickens will be responsible for contract negotiations, vending operations, entertainment bookings, as well as logistics and management. Dickens joins the DMAF team after five years with
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — Staff at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, home to “Carrie” the corpse flower, will harvest successfully pollinated berries from the notorious plant at noon Central Standard Time on Thursday, March 1. The harvest will be broadcast on the Botanical Garden’s Facebook page (facebook.com/dmbotanicalgarden) and include a
Read More →The Des Moines Community Playhouse has the most celebrating, eye-popping, song-singing, 100-year loving, big-doings season ever. The theatre’s 100th season includes six musicals, plus drama, comedy, and family shows. Playhouse season tickets go on sale April 3, 2018, online at dmplayhouse.com and at the Playhouse ticket office. The 2018-19 Mainstage
Read More →West Des Moines, Iowa (February 28, 2018) — Bank Iowa says its scholarship committee is accepting applications for the bank’s annual Spirit of Chandy Scholarship Program now through March 5, 2018 (submissions must be postmarked by this date). The program will award $500 to one high school boy and one
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