Next season, the Des Moines Symphony joins the musical world in celebrating Ludwig van Beethoven’s 250th birthday. The season begins in October with Beethoven’s joyful anthem for humanity, his Ninth Symphony, and finishes in May with the most famous four notes in music – his powerful, gripping Fifth Symphony. In
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA | For the first time in 40 years, the EMC DAM to DSM (formerly DAM to DAM) will not be held on Memorial Day weekend, due to COVID-19. The organizers of the event have decided to postpone the event to Labor Day weekend on Saturday, September 5,
Read More →March 31, 2020, Des Moines- The Iowa Restaurant Association, through its 501(c)3 charitable foundation, today announced the creation of an industry relief fund to assist hospitality workers displaced by the recent suspension of on-premise dining in Iowa restaurants and bars. “Restaurants are cornerstones of their communities, and the employees are what
Read More →March 30, 2020 (Des Moines, IA) – As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to reshape our lives, Affinity Credit Union is taking steps to help keep its members, employees and community safe. “Affinity is focused on providing options to assist people who have seen their livelihoods turned off in a moment’s
Read More →The U.S. Food and Drug Administration took action to help increase the supply of ventilators, ventilator tubing connectors, and ventilator accessories, as well as filtering facepiece respirators (FFRs) due to shortages during COVID-19, as part of our commitment to ease burdens on the health care system during this pandemic. The
Read More →Pass/Fail (P/F) grading option added for spring classes DMACC today announced several important updates for its students, faculty and staff members as part of the College’s ongoing response to COVID-19, including the decision to extend the online delivery of web-blended and face-to-face courses for the remainder of the spring 2020
Read More →GREATER DES MOINES, IA (March 24, 2020) – The Downtown Farmers’ Market presented by UnityPoint Health — Des Moines has been closely monitoring COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and all local, state and federal public health guidelines regarding large gatherings. After a thorough evaluation, The Market has decided to postpone Opening Day, originally
Read More →DES MOINES – The Des Moines Symphony today announced the details of its 27th annual Yankee Doodle Pops Concert, as well as its second summer of Water Works Pops Concerts. The Des Moines Symphony’s 27th annual Yankee Doodle Pops will be performed on Thursday, July 2 on the West Terrace
Read More →For the first time, VA begins proactively contacting more than 200,000 newly separated Veterans each year Transitioning from military to civilian life can come with many challenges. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) recognizes how difficult your first year of transition can be and wants to help you navigate these
Read More →The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers will begin making repairs to a scour in the stilling basin of the Saylorville Lake outlet channel starting Monday, March 2nd. To ensure safety for those working and recreating in the area, fencing will be installed and visitors are asked to stay out of
Read More →
