What: BACooN Sizzles Waukee welcomes BACooN Ride 4 riders to Centennial Park for an evening of bacon, bikes and beverages. This annual event, with great food and non-food vendors, is fun for everyone – not just the cyclists! Omaha-based island rock band The Fishheads will also perform live all evening in
Read More →Des Moines, IA June 13, 2017 — The phrase “go where it takes you” holds an entirely new meaning for the 20th celebration of the Des Moines Arts Festival® which will take place in Western Gateway Park June 23-25. Now just days away, the much anticipated festival dubbed “the best in
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA – Iowa Architectural Foundation is proud to announce that Kum & Go has signed on as the exclusive sponsor for its Architecture on the Move series of downtown architectural walking tours. The tours will start on Friday, June 16. Guided by architects and design professionals, these tours of
Read More →“William Shatner is much more than an actor — he’s a personality of galactic proportions!” –New York Post. William Shatner’s one-man show takes audiences on a voyage through his life and career, from Shakespearean stage actor to international icon, known as much for his unique persona as for his expansive body
Read More →Waukee, Iowa – The interior of the Waukee Public Library will start to look different in the coming months. The popular children’s area is getting a complete overhaul, and the remainder of the library is being updated as well. “We want to continue to make the library a nice place for
Read More →DES MOINES, IA ― The Broadway League and The American Theatre Wing announced the 2017 Tony Award winners during a televised ceremony Sunday evening. Des Moines Performing Arts (DMPA) has invested in two winning shows as part of the Independent Presenters Network (IPN), a consortium of 40 leading Broadway presenters, theaters
Read More →The Pella Opera House proudly announces its 2017 season of live performances. Celebrating 27 years of community supported, high quality professional live performances, the Pella Opera House has planned an exciting array of talented guest artists and emotional pieces sure to whet everyone’s appetite for a cultural experience unseen anywhere
Read More →Waukee, Iowa— Bacon lovers unite! BACooN Sizzles Waukee, presented by the newly formed non-profit, Waukee Community Festivals, will ride into Waukee on Friday, June 16 – on the eve of BACooN Ride 4: Ride for The Cured. BACooN Sizzles Waukee will kick off a weekend of bacon, bikes and beverages, but
Read More →DES MOINES – Billy Currington, with his new single, “Do I make you wanna?” is set to perform in Des Moines on Sunday, June 25 for the Big Country Bash. Tickets to see this Georgia native are on sale now! The Big Country Bash is back and only three weeks away with a
Read More →Des Moines, IA — The 2017 Des Moines Arts Festival® has fulfilled its promise once again to add vibrancy to Central Iowa by harnessing new and creative talent. The announcement of this year’s dynamic performing artists, eVenti Verticali’s “WANTED” and Secret Walls, is no exception to this spoken rule. The whole family won’t want
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