The Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority (DART) and the Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation are partnering for the eighth time to wrap a transit bus with an artist’s design. This year’s art bus features artwork by Chicago artist Nick Goettling at the 2018 Des Moines Arts Festival. Media
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa (June 6, 2018)—The Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden will launch its second season of Social Irrigation, its Thursday night summer concert series presented by EMC Insurance Companies, June 14. The 15-week event features artists across a wide variety of genres and locales, with bands from Denver, Kansas
Read More →Waukee, Iowa — BACooN Sizzles Waukee, presented by the citizen-run Waukee Community Festivals, will ride into Waukee on Friday, June 15 – on the eve of BACooN Ride 5! This pre-party kicks off a weekend of bacon, bikes and beverages, but you don’t have to be a rider to attend.
Read More →Story Theater Company is thrilled to announce a production of Disney’s Beauty and the Beast, JR., directed by Erica Walling with musical direction by Cynthia Marten. A cast and crew of 48 young people from central Iowa, ages 9-18, will perform seven shows at Ames City Auditorium, 515 Clark Ave.
Read More →The annual Celebrate Waukee festival, presented by the citizen-run Waukee Community Festivals Committee, will be held this year on Saturday, June 2. All festival activities will take place in Waukee’s Centennial Park. Event/Activity – June 2 Time Rotary Club of Waukee Pancake Breakfast 7-10 a.m. Free Community Meal (while supplies
Read More →DES MOINES, IA May 31, 2018 – The Interrobang Film Festival (IFF) presented by AARP Movies for Grownups is proud to announce the 55 films from 30 countries that will be screened over the three days of the Des Moines Arts Festival® June 22-24. Part juried competition, part public screening
Read More →West Des Moines, IA — A spectacular Lily Show is free and open to the public at the Sheraton West Des Moines Hotel, 1800 50th Street, West Des Moines, IA on June 29 from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., June 30 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. and July 1
Read More →The public is invited to hear the Library Director finalists discuss the future of the public library during this open event. The Des Moines Public Library will host a public candidate forum as part of the process of selecting a new Director. The forum will take place on Wednesday, June
Read More →Des Moines, IA May 30, 2018 — Live music and entertainment return to the Hy-Vee Main Stage at Des Moines Arts Festival June 22-24 with popular American indie rock band Sir Sly and legendary New York quartet Spin Doctors headlining Friday and Saturday night, respectively. Jukebox the Ghost will open
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, IOWA (May 30, 2018) — Strategic America (SA) received three 2018 Telly Awards, one Gold and two Bronze, for video work with the Iowa Lottery and the Boys & Girls Clubs of Central Iowa. The Telly Awards annually honor excellence in video and television across all screens
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