DES MOINES – The Des Moines Symphony is pleased to announce its 80th Anniversary Season: Music in Motion. From Slavonic folk dance to Russian ballet and Spanish flamenco, the Symphony’s 2017-2018 Season takes its inspiration from music written for the dance. The Symphony’s seven-concert Masterworks series highlights Tchaikovsky’s masterful 19th-century ballet
Read More →Des Moines, IA – Downtown Des Moines is getting the biggest happy hour in the metro – Commons Off The Clock – starting May 19, 2017, bringing bands, brews, and bites to Cowles Commons on select Fridays this summer. This new event is a chance for Des Moines area residents to
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA – On Sunday, April 30, 2 p.m., the Des Moines Art Center will present a lecture by Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole, “My Love of Art: A Lifelong Journey.” The event will take place in Levitt Auditorium and is free and open to the public, but reservations are
Read More →DES MOINES , IOWA (April 3, 2017) A 69-year-old college professor at Des Moines Area Community College (DMACC) in Ankeny is leading a local team toward a healthy lifestyle in the American Lung Association in Iowa’s 2017 Fight For Air Climb, Sunday April 9. A group of 100 climbers make up Buzz Hoffman’s
Read More →AMES, IA – Country musician Lauren Alaina will host Iowa State University’s annual singing competition, Cyclone Voice, on Thursday, April 6. The event will feature 14 ISU students vying to become the next Cyclone Voice. Doors will open at 7:30 p.m. for the 8 p.m. performance in the Great Hall of the Memorial
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa (March 28, 2017) Blank Park Zoo’s 6-year-old male tiger, ‘Max’ died last Tuesday. The tiger had been showing signs of illness since the end of February, and died during a second diagnostic procedure to determine the cause of his illness. A necropsy was performed at the Iowa
Read More →DES MOINES, Iowa – Blake Boldon, the first-year director of the Drake Relays presented by Hy-Vee, named the Pinky Swear Foundation as the Drake Road Races official charity for the Run for a Cause program on Tuesday, March 28. The Pinky Swear Foundation is a 501c(3) not-for-profit committed to helping
Read More →DES MOINES (March 27, 2017) – Early bird two-day tickets ($55) and VIP passes ($160) for the 2017 80/35 music festival will go on sale to Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC) members ONLY on Thursday, March 30 at 10 a.m. and to the general public on Friday, March 31 at
Read More →DES MOINES, IOWA, 12 P.M. MAY 6 — The Des Moines Social Club is kicking off the summer with their annual Food Truck Throwdown. From 12 to 8 p.m., more than 15 local food trucks will be on Cherry Street between 9th Street and 7th Street. In addition to the
Read More →Few bands have flown the southern rock flag for as long (and as well) as The Outlaws have done – as proven by their impressive body of work. And they continue to expand their discography, with the recent release of a killer concert recording, Legacy Live, which features rockin’ versions of
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