(Des Moines, IA) – The Polk County Health Department will like to remind the public that we are STILL in Phase 1A. We are currently vaccinating: Healthcare personnel (HCP) with direct patient contact and thus who are unable to telework, including those who work in inpatient, outpatient, or community
Read More →DMACC is pleased to announce a diverse and exciting group of presenters for this year’s Celebrate! Innovation (ciLive! 12) annual speaker series, which will be held virtually March 10-11 and is celebrating its 12th anniversary in 2021. The series, which is free and open to all, will livestream all speaker
Read More →The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden is pleased to announce that it has received an Iowa Arts & Culture Recovery Program grant award from the Iowa Arts Council, a division of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs. Grant funds will support losses due to decreased attendance and will cover added
Read More →American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson announced today that the 2020-21 season will include 28 teams when it gets underway on Feb. 5. The AHL will operate in five divisions this season. Further details, including schedule formats and playoffs, are still to be determined. Atlantic Division
Read More →Following is a statement from American Hockey League President and Chief Executive Officer Scott Howson regarding the league’s 2020-21 season: “The American Hockey League Board of Governors has approved the structural framework for an AHL season that will begin on Feb. 5, 2021. “Details are still being worked out, but
Read More →The City of Waukee is declaring that a Snow Emergency Parking Ban will go into effect in Waukee on Tuesday, Dec. 29 at 9 a.m. This parking ban will remain in effect through Thursday, Dec. 31 at 9 a.m. The parking ban applies to all streets in Waukee. The removal
Read More →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
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