DES MOINES, IA May 22, 2018 – Des Moines Arts Festival® is pleased to announce the Polk County Board of Supervisors as the official sponsor of the Festival’s award-winning volunteer program. Polk County provided the Des Moines Arts Festival with a $35,000 community development grant to underwrite the program, which
Read More →Urbandale, Iowa – Urbandale Parks and Recreation will soon have a new picnic table and bench at Lions Park made out of recycled materials, courtesy of the Build with Bags program. The plastic bag recycling program, being led by the Iowa Grocery Industry Association, announced recently that Urbandale Parks and
Read More →Des Moines, May 21, 2018—Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa (BGCCI) and their partners at Drake University are breaking ground today, Monday, May 21, on the future Gregory & Suzie Glazer Burt Club site—only the third Boys & Girls Club in the nation to be located on a private
Read More →(DES MOINES, IOWA) The 2018 Take a Slice Out of Hunger Golf Classic takes place on Monday, June 4 at Waveland Golf Course, just days ahead of the 2018 Principal Charity Classic. The timing of the two events is no coincidence as organizers of the Take a Slice Out of
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – Today, Hoyt Sherman Place announced its participation in the ninth annual Blue Star Museums, a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 2,000 museums across America to offer free admission to the nation’s active duty
Read More →May 16, 2018 – Summer is back and so are Food Truck Fridays. Come enjoy delicious food from a variety of food trucks, cold beverages and live music. Food Truck Friday is a family friendly event so bring the kids and some comfy blankets and chairs. We look forward to
Read More →DES MOINES – Originally known as the Hippee Building, the Midland Building in Des Moines has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. Today’s announcement comes from the State Historic Preservation Office, which oversees the National Register of Historic Places program in Iowa in conjunction with the National
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA (May 16, 2018) – As it turns out, sometimes bronze is better than gold! Lessing-Flynn and Vermeer Corporation were recently awarded a 2018 Bronze Anvil Award of Commendation by the Public Relations Society of America (PSRA) for their combined efforts in creating the Vermeer ZR5 self-propelled baler
Read More →Enjoy exclusive perks while supporting the arts community DES MOINES, IA May 15, 2018 – Community members, business leaders, and art lovers are joining together as ambassadors for Iowa’s arts and culture scenes with a clear goal in mind: To keep the Des Moines Arts Festival® the “Best Festival in
Read More →Des Moines area families won’t want to miss this cookout for a cause. The evening includes games, food, generous auction items thanks to local businesses, and live music. Proceeds will benefit Iowa Kidsave, an organization that matches older Colombian orphan children with loving Iowa homes. Cookout Details: 4-9 p.m., Saturday,
Read More →
