DES MOINES, IA (July 2017) On Saturday, July 29, the Art Center will offer a free family event from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.: Planetarium: Space for Kids. This event will explore the convergence of science and art. At 11 a.m. and 1 p.m., Engineer Kathryn Crowe from the NASA Marshall
Read More →(Des Moines) — One Iowa, the state’s leading lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and queer/questioning (LGBTQ) advocacy organization, has chosen Britta Larson to headline its Third Annual LGBTQ Senior Summit on Saturday, Aug. 5 at the Grand View University Student Center. The summit runs from 8:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m., and Larson will speak at
Read More →On Tuesday, September 12, 2017 Ben Harper and The Innocent Criminals will be performing on the Hoyt Sherman Place stage at 8 p.m. It had been seven years since Ben Harper last played a show with The Innocent Criminals, so when the time came to reunite for a
Read More →On Tuesday, October 10, 2017 David Gray will be performing on the Hoyt Sherman Place stage at 7:30 p.m. The announcement of David Gray’s tour follows an active end to 2016 for the artist. David released his latest greatest hits collection entitled “The Best Of” (IHT Records/Kobalt) in October.
Read More →DES MOINES, IA ― Des Moines Performing Arts is pleased to announce that single tickets to “SOMETHING ROTTEN!” — the first show in the 2017-2018 Willis Broadway Series — will go on sale Monday, July 17, 2017. Tickets can be purchased starting at 9 a.m. at DMPA.org, the Civic Center
Read More →Hoyt Sherman Place and the Civic Music Association will partner for a second year to bring two of the 2017-2018 CMA season shows to the HSP stage. David Sanborn Elcetric Band: Saxophonist David Sanborn has released 24 albums and won six Grammy Awards. He has inspired countless musicians through his work
Read More →DES MOINES, IA — The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is seeking proposals for its Community Leadership Program class projects. Each year, the Community Leadership Program partners with local non-profit organizations on projects that provide meaningful leadership development opportunities for Community Leadership Program participants and help local non-profit organizations address critical
Read More →Jazz in July returns to 6th Avenue on Saturday, July 15. The free event features six hours of live music as well as food vendors and children’s activities. The 6th Avenue Corridor will be showcasing preliminary work on the exterior rehabilitation of the historic North Des Moines City Hall at 6th Avenue and
Read More →Iowa College Aid has awarded student loan repayment assistance to 26 nurse educators in 2017, the agency announced today. The Iowa Registered Nurse and Nurse Educator Loan Forgiveness Program, which started in 2007, offers loan repayment assistance to registered nurses employed in Iowa and nurse educators teaching at eligible colleges and
Read More →Des Moines, IA — United Way of Central Iowa’s board of directors has approved the addition of six members who joined on July 1, 2017, for a two-year term. Tom Mahoney, chairman and CEO of ITA Group, was named board chair, and Nora Everett, president of retirement and income solutions at
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