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Posted August 04, 2017in Just Released

David Crosby & Friends to Perform at Hoyt Sherman Place

Two-time Rock & Roll Hall of Famer David Crosby & Friends will perform their Sky Trails Tour 2017 at Hoyt Sherman Place on Wednesday, November 1 at 8 p.m.    The legendary singer-songwriter’s most recent release, Sky Trails, is a full band affair produced by his son James Raymond, and is

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Posted August 04, 2017in Just Released

Paul Anka to Take the Stage at Prairie Meadows This November

Renowned Singer and Songwriter to Perform 60 Years of Hits August 4 – Altoona, IA. Legendary singer and songwriter Paul Anka is coming to Prairie Meadows this fall. He will perform his Celebrating 60 Years of Hits – His Way show on Saturday, November 11. The concert will start at

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Posted August 04, 2017in Just Released

Iowa State Fair Food Department Adds 30 New Contests

DES MOINES, IA (08/04/2017) — The Iowa State Fair hosts the largest food department of any state fair and continues to grow with 30 new food contests this year- Nothing Compares to State Fair Thrills and food August 10-20, 2017. Several notable contests will be making an appearance at this year’s Fair

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Posted August 02, 2017in Just Released

Hinterland Music Festival returns to rural Iowa this weekend

DES MOINES, Iowa. (Aug. 2, 2017) — The third annual Hinterland Music Festival is expected to bring 20,000 attendees (coming from 36 states and 4 countries) to enjoy music and camping at the Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater in St. Charles, Iowa, on Friday, August 4 and Saturday, August 5,

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Posted August 02, 2017in Just Released

DES MOINES JOINS NATIONAL MOVEMENT TO END PROSTATE CANCER

THIRD ANNUAL ZERO PROSTATE CANCER RUN/WALK RETURNS THIS SEPTEMBER DURING PROSTATE CANCER AWARENESS MONTH DES MOINES, IA – ZERO – The End of Prostate Cancer joins forces with The Iowa Clinic to host the ZERO Prostate Cancer Run/Walk on Sept. 16. The goal is to create Generation ZERO – the

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Posted August 01, 2017in Just Released

Back-to-school countdown is on for those students who have not received their meningitis vaccine

(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

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Posted August 01, 2017in Just Released

Athletic Director Sandy Hatfield Clubb to leave Drake University

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

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Posted July 31, 2017in Just Released

“The Next Generation of Triathlon” will be hitting Johnston, Iowa on August 19

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,

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Posted July 31, 2017in Just Released

IRISH SINGER DANIEL O’DONNELL COMES TO THE DES MOINES CIVIC CENTER IN MARCH

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

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Posted July 31, 2017in Just Released

SINGLE TICKETS TO SELECT BROADWAYAND TEMPLE COMEDY SHOWS GO ON SALE AUG. 7

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

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