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
Read More →Joe Policastro Trio is scheduled to play at Noce on Saturday, July 29 from 7 to 10 p.m. The JOE POLICASTRO TRIO is a Chicago-based jazz trio led by bassist Joe Policastro and featuring guitarist Dave Miller and drummer Mikel Avery. While firmly rooted in jazz, the band’s open-minded, inclusive
Read More →Two shows announce they’ll be back on the Hoyt Sherman Place stage this holiday season. Lorie Line and her Pop Chamber Orchestra will be back on Thursday, November 30 at 7:30 p.m., and a cappella group Tonic Sol-fa will perform two nights on Friday, December 15 and Saturday, December 16 at 7:30 p.m.
Read More →Des Moines, IA) – Today, July 21, 2017, is the third oppressively hot day in a row with very little overnight cooling for the past two nights. The National Weather Service as issued an Excessive Heat Warning in effect until Saturday at 8:00 p.m. To give residents of Polk County
Read More →Seeking male and female dancers ages 8-adult for Iowa Dance Theatre’s 2017 “Nutcracker Ballet.” Auditions will be held on Friday, Aug. 25 and Saturday, Aug. 26 at the Pioneer Columbus Community Center, 2100 SE 5th St. in Des Moines. Visit www.iowadancetheatre.org/auditions for exact audition times specific to age groups. Performance Dates at the Civic Center
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