Hoyt Sherman Place has received funding from the 2023 Humanities Collaboration Grant and the Arts Midwest Grow, Invest, Gather (GIG) Fund. Both awards will be used to provide artists’ compensation for the Once Upon This Stage production celebrating the Theater’s Centennial season in March. The Humanities Collaboration Grant is made
Read More →April is National Poetry Month. For the first time in nearly 20 years, Poetry& of Greater Des Moines is hosting Poetry Palooza! – an epic celebration of poetry and poets April 6-8, 2023. Current partners and sponsors of this inaugural event include Poetry&, Humanities Iowa, Iowa Poetry Association (IPA), Mainframe
Read More →Residents of Greater Des Moines are invited to share their opinions on which local transportation projects they would like to see receive funding from the Des Moines Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO). Nineteen projects are under consideration, ranging from roadways, bridges and transit buses to trails, safe routes to school
Read More →DES MOINES, IA (February 2023) – The Des Moines Art Center Board of Trustees has announced Dr. Kelly Baum as the museum’s next John and Mary Pappajohn Director. In this role, Dr. Baum will lead the Art Center in furthering its mission to provide opportunities for transformational art experiences through
Read More →February 2, 2023 – The Iowa Brewers Guild announces the annual Iowa Craft Brew Festival on Saturday, June 3 from 12-4 p.m. at Water Works Park Lauridsen Amphitheater in Des Moines. Each ticket includes unlimited samples, a commemorative tasting glass, live music and access to the spacious festival grounds with
Read More →(West Des Moines, Iowa – Feb. 2, 2023) – For the tenth year, Bank Iowa is inviting graduating high school seniors in the Des Moines area to apply for the Spirit of Chandy Scholarship. Bank Iowa annually awards up to twenty scholarships to honor stand-out high school students across the
Read More →January 30, 2023 — Hi, I am Emma Rauschenberg, and I am a Senior at Dallas Center-Grimes High School and one of the two Reporters that are part of our FFA Chapter’s Officer Team. I want to share with you what Future Farmers of America is and about my experience
Read More →Come showcase your talent at this contest for Iowa youth. “Ames Has Talent!” is patterned after “America’s Got Talent” and is open to Iowa performers in grades K-12. The talent contest will be held on Sunday, March 12 at 3:30 pm at Northminster Presbyterian Church, 1416 20th Street, Ames. Local judges will
Read More →Des Moines, IOWA – The Iowa Association for Justice (IAJ) collected donations from Iowa trial attorneys across the state throughout 2022 to benefit the work and mission of Dementia Friendly Iowa. In addition to contributing more than $16,000 to Dementia Friendly Iowa, IAJ members and staff participated in a 5K
Read More →Des Moines, IA – (January 24, 2023) – Wilma Bentley of Waukee spent many hours making this lovely quilt, hand sewing every stitch. When she saw The Salvation Army was struggling and in need this year she thought back to how The Salvation Army had impacted her life during The Great
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