Jockeys Spend Time with Young Patients in Honor of Childhood Cancer Awareness Month September 11 – Altoona, IA. Prairie Meadows’ top Quarter Horse jockeys will be at Blank Children’s Hospital for a surprise visit on September 13. The jockeys will bring along the racetrack’s mascot, Half Pint, as well as
Read More →Des Moines, IA – The acclaimed host for more than 40 years of of NPR’s “A Prairie Home Companion,” Garrison Keillor shares hilarious anecdotes about growing up in the American Midwest, the people of Lake Wobegon, and “late-life fatherhood” in a rare live stage appearance on Monday November 6, at 7 p.m. at the
Read More →AMES, Iowa – ISU Theatre will open the 2017-18 season on Friday, September 29 with “Out of the Fire: The Banned Books Monologues”. The production opens on the Friday of National Banned Book Week and is directed by Assistant Professor of Music and Theatre Amanda Petefish-Schrag. Originally performed by
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (September 2017) In conjunction with the Art Center’s upcoming exhibition, “Drawing in Space,” the Art Center has named Monika Grzymala as the 2017 Toni and Tim Urban International Artist-in-Residence. Grzymala is one of three artists and one artist collective whose works will be on display during the
Read More →A generous gift by two Drake University alumni will provide scholarships to pharmacy students in Drake’s College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences. The $700,000 gift was from the estate of James W. McLuen, PH’54, and Joyce McLuen, who owned and operated McLuen Drug in Indianola for decades. “We are
Read More →Grimes, IA – Special Olympics Iowa (SOIA) is holding its annual State Equestrian Competition at the Jester Park Equestrian Center in Granger, Iowa on Saturday, September 16. The competition allows athletes to participate in events including: ball drop, barrels, baton relay, egg & spoon, horsemanship — walk only and western, key hole
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – The Des Moines Art Center is pleased to announce the appointment of Tiffany Nagel Spinner as its new director of development. Tiffany comes to the Art Center from Iowa Public Radio, where she served as its major gifts officer. Before this, she was the annual fund manager for
Read More →More than 100 members of the Drake University community will pitch in next week on a project to benefit homeless individuals in Des Moines. Students, faculty, staff members, alumni, and others will build three tiny homes for Joppa, a nonprofit organization that helps homeless people survive, get housing and rebuild their
Read More →DES MOINES, IA – Iowa’s Latino Heritage Festival will accept applications through Sept. 15 for its annual academic scholarships. Current high school and college students who are Latino/a are eligible to apply. The application is available to download from the festival websites: www.latinoheritagefestival.org. It must be completed and submitted electronically to mpsspanish@aol.com by
Read More →WEST DES MOINES, Iowa – Iowans for Adoption (The National Center for Adoption) is pleased to announce its first annual adoption banquet at the Glen Oaks Country Club. Doors will open at 5 p.m. and end at 9 p.m. The banquet will include dinner, a cash bar, a silent auction
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