(Des Moines, IA) – The starting date for most Polk County schools is less than a month away. Seventh and 12th grade students need proof of at least one dose of the meningitis immunization for the 2017 – 2018 school year. Those students who do not have proof of at least
Read More →Des Moines, Iowa (Aug. 1, 2017) – After more than a decade at the helm of Drake University Athletics, Sandy Hatfield Clubb will be leaving the university, effective this Friday. She has accepted a senior partner position with the Pictor Group, an intercollegiate athletics consulting firm, effective Aug. 7. Associate
Read More →A one-of-a-kind youth triathlon event will be hitting Johnston, Iowa on August 19. RipRoar Events, a Des Moines based event company, will be hosting the final leg of the RipRoar Youth Triathlon Series for the third straight year in Johnston at Terra Lake Park. Athletes aged 6-15 by December 31,
Read More →DES MOINES, IA ― Des Moines Performing Arts is pleased to announce that Irish singer Daniel O’Donnell will take the Civic Center stage on Sunday, March 4, 2018 at 7 p.m. One of Ireland’s best loved artists, Daniel O’Donnell’s 2017 USA tour will see the record breaking chart singer play a
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa – Des Moines Performing Arts is pleased to announce single tickets to select shows in our 2017-2018 Willis Broadway Series —The Color Purple, Waitress, and Stomp — and Prairie Meadows Temple Comedy Series— Dixie’s Tupperware Party — will go on sale Monday, Aug. 7, 2017. Tickets can be
Read More →Lorie Line & Her Pop Chamber Orchestra “King of Kings” November 30, 7:30 p.m. Lorie Line returns and brings her traditional Christmas show, which is perfect for the family. “King of Kings,” will celebrate the magnificent story and the birth of our Savior. Lorie will be bringing her world-class Pop Chamber Orchestra
Read More →Grimes, IA – Special Olympics Iowa will host its annual State Softball Tournament Saturday, August 5 at Prairie Ridge Sports Complex in Ankeny. Presented by Sammons Financial Group, the tournament will showcase the talents of 28 teams and more than 50 softball skills athletes and Unified Sports® partners. Unified Sports® join equal
Read More →Des Moines, IA – Children’s Cancer Connection (CCC), a nonprofit organization based in Des Moines, Iowa (with offices in Iowa City and Cedar Falls), was founded in 1988. We strive to help pediatric cancer patients and their families in Iowa and surrounding states, regardless of treatment outcome or years off
Read More →Cirque Italia is a unique show in every sense. After five years of consolidation, a rigorous casting selection, and more than 1,000 performances nationwide; this spectacular production has become the greatest version of a “traveling circus”. Cirque Italia is proud to have developed a well-deserved reputation as one of the
Read More →CROSS Ministries of the Presbytery of Des Moines will be hosting their 25th Annual Back-to-School Giveaway on Saturday, August 5, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at 2309 Euclid (Polk County River Place building), Des Moines. A new backpack filled with the grade appropriate school supplies will be given to the first 1,500 children. Parents should
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