The Des Moines Art Center is proud to announce that the groundbreaking exhibition Queer Abstraction has received the 2020 SECAC Award for Outstanding Exhibition and Catalog of Contemporary Materials. SECAC is an 80-year-old, national non-profit organization devoted to education and research in the visual arts. Queer Abstraction was the first
Read More →You’re invited to join Zion Lutheran Church for a live nativity walk through the woods on Christmas Eve from 4-7 p.m. This social distanced event allows you to walk through goats, sheep and interact with Shepherds. Journey along a lighted path while hearing a chorus of carols and arriving at
Read More →Hoyt Sherman slept here! Hoyt Sherman Place launched a new campaign to support the restoration of the mansion’s family spaces on the second floor with a $100,000 gift from the W.T. and Edna M. Dahl Trust. The funding is specifically designated for the restoration of the second floor of the
Read More →The Des Moines Symphony announced that the remainder of its 2020-2021 season will be converted to livestreamed concerts. In place of its planned New Year’s Eve Pops Concert, the Symphony will host A Virtual New Year’s Eve Celebration on Thursday, Dec. 31.This online gala fundraiser features appearances and performances from guest
Read More →With the recent announcement of Des Moines Public Schools transitioning back to all virtual learning beginning on Monday, November 16, the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa has re-evaluated program hours and will be transitioning back to all-day Club service to better fit the needs of Club families. “It’s
Read More →The Des Moines Civil and Human Rights Commission was officially acknowledged as the recipient of the Governor’s Emmy Award at 2020 National Academy of Television, Art, and Sciences Upper Midwest Chapter Emmy Awards for their documentary Breaking Bread, Building Bridges. This year, due to the Coronavirus, the event was held
Read More →The new Iowa Culinary Institute Baking and Pastry Arts Program at the DMACC Newton Campus is holding a Thanksgiving Dinner Roll Fundraiser to benefit Jasper County families in need, and online orders are being accepted now through Nov. 23. The Baking and Pastry Arts Program launched this fall, and all
Read More →The Des Moines Art Center is thrilled to announce it has been awarded a Student Arts Education Investment Grant from Bravo Greater Des Moines and the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines. The grant was developed to support local arts, culture, and heritage non-profit organizations to quickly optimize virtual arts,
Read More →Knapp Properties has promoted Jake Lundgren to Chief Operating Officer. Lundgren has worked in commercial real estate for over 22 years and has been at Knapp Properties for over 18 years, most recently serving as Knapp Properties’ Executive Vice President. Jake currently oversees all aspects of the property management department,
Read More →The Urbandale Chamber of Commerce has announced three finalists for the prestigious 2020 Urbandale Business of the Year. The award is given annually during Sample Urbandale, A Celebration of Business to honor three businesses and designate one of the three as the Business of the Year. Businesses are evaluated in
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