Waukee, Iowa — The Waukee Public Library is pleased to announce its partnership with the Waukee Community School District to provide complete, free digital access to all the library’s online resources to students and teachers in the district. Waukee is the first library in the state of Iowa to launch the
Read More →The City of Clive is extending a Call for Artists for the 2018 Art Along the Trail Program. The annual temporary art exhibit features a number of sculptures along the Greenbelt Trail in Clive that are displayed from May through October. Artists interested in this project must prepare and submit
Read More →Sylvan Esso’s sophomore album, “What Now,” is the sound of a band truly fulfilling the potential and promise of their debut. Everything has evolved — the production is bolder, the vocals are more intense, the melodies are more infectious, and the songs shine that much brighter. However, it is also
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (November 2017) — The Des Moines Art Center is proud to announce that Senior Curator Alison Ferris has been selected by the Center for Curatorial Leadership as one of its twelve curators to participate in its annual fellowship program for 2018. The incoming class of Fellows will join
Read More →DES MOINES — The Des Moines Art Center received a 2017 Bank of America Art Conservation Project grant for “Untitled (Three Dancing Figures, version C)” by Keith Haring (American, 1958-1990). The grant support restored the sculpture to its original condition. As a social activist and artist, Haring focused on creating an
Read More →Grimes, IA — John Kliegl, a longtime Des Moines-area special needs advocate, who has been on the Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) staff since February 2016, will become President and Chief Executive Officer of the organization. “We are excited about John Kliegl being named President and CEO of Special Olympics Iowa,”
Read More →October 31, 2017 — Des Moines native Brian Hardin has been named Drake University’s director of athletics, President Marty Martin announced today. He will join the Bulldog staff on Dec. 11 and become the 17th athletic director in University history. Hardin is currently a deputy director of athletics at Marquette University,
Read More →Saturday, February 24, 2018 Kelsea Ballerini will be on the Hoyt Sherman Place stage at 7:30 p.m. Fueled by a successful sold-out headlining tour last year, “The First Time Tour,” acclaimed Country star KELSEA BALLERINI is pushing full-throttle with the announce of “The Unapologetically Tour” this winter. Lauded
Read More →Award-winning artists Natalie Grant and Danny Gokey will ring in the holiday season together again this year on the Celebrate Christmas Tour, presented by Medi-Share, a national healthcare-sharing organization. Following a successful run of Christmas dates in 2016 where they performed for multiple sell-out crowds, Natalie and Danny will co-bill
Read More →DOWNTOWN DES MOINES, IOWA (Oct. 25, 2017) – The Downtown Farmers’ Market Presented by UnityPoint Health – Des Moines will wrap up the final outdoor market of the season this Saturday, Oct. 28 in the Historic Court Avenue District in Downtown Des Moines. The Market invites patrons for shopping and
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