Since the release of his debut album, Grammy Award winning Jonny Lang has built a reputation as one of the best live performers and guitarists of his generation. The path Lang has been on has brought him the opportunity to support or perform with some of the most respected legends
Read More →Three remarkable Iowa Latinos will be inducted into the First Iowa Latino Hall of Fame: Mary Campos, Des Moines Ila Plasencia, West Des Moines Henry Vargas, Davenport Awards will be presented to the recipients by Jeannette Brown, chair of the 2017 Iowa Latino Hall of Fame Selection Committee; Lorena
Read More →A memorial concert in honor of the late Robert M. Speed will be presented at West Des Moines United Methodist Church, 720 Grand Ave. in West Des Moines on Sunday, Oct. 8 at 4 p.m. Featured organists include Mark Babcock, Carl Gravander, David Raymond, Deanna Snyder (and flautist, Joni Kinnan)
Read More →Des Moines, IA — An eclectic mix of hand-printed posters is coming to Des Moines for one-night-only. The National Poster Retrospecticus showcases more than 150 of the most prominent poster designers from around the world. The show includes heavy hitters like Aaron Draplin, Daniel Danger, Teagan White and Jay Ryan. Art
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa — Join Capital City Pride on Sunday, October 1 for its first Sunday Tea Dance from 2-6 p.m. at The Garden. Titled “Mandate,” this Sunday Tea Dance hopes to revive a lost tradition that served as a pivotal activity for gay culture dating all the way back to
Read More →DES MOINES, IA ― Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) will welcome its 10 millionth guest during the Willis Broadway Series’ “Something Rotten!” engagement in October at the Des Moines Civic Center. DMPA calculated this figure using attendance and ticket sales data going back to the opening of the Civic Center in 1979. It
Read More →Variety – the Children’s Charity is granting $2,428,257 to 70 Iowa children’s charities this year. Today, 54 charities will receive their grants at the Fred Maytag II Scout Center, and the other 16 grants will be presented Wednesday, September 27, at the Cedar Rapids Marriott. “Variety is strongly committed to positively impacting
Read More →DES MOINES, IA — The Iowa Wild announced on Tuesday an all-new Local Concert Series which features live music prior to Saturday home games. The concert series exclusively showcases local Iowa artists that will perform prior to every Saturday home game this season. The 60-minute live music session begins 90 minutes prior to
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa (Monday, Sept. 25) — Four distinguished horticulturists will speak at the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden’s fourth Annual Symposium Saturday, Oct. 21. With the theme “Just Keep Planting,” sessions will focus on how gardeners can keep outdoor spaces purposeful and fresh season after season. The Annual Symposium
Read More →The City of Des Moines is moving forward with an enhancement to the existing automated traffic enforcement camera located at MLK Avenue and School Street. Beginning tomorrow, September 26, 2017 at midnight, the “No Right Turn On Red” restriction will go into effect at that intersection. Data shows that more
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