Ahh, July: It brings hot temperatures and, in the Des Moines metro, hot music. The city’s Metro Arts Alliance every year brings to the city “Jazz in July,” a family-friendly festival that celebrates jazz and art with free outdoor concerts […]
If you can’t make it out to the drive in, check out one of these parks showing outdoor movies this summer. Des Moines Art Center’s Free Flix: Summer-time’s Free Flix at the Des Moines Art Center is back! Free films
Movies under the stars Read More
You read in the blog about this weekend’s Des Moines Arts Festival, a veritable visual feast not to be missed. Making the festival even better is “the other art show,” the ArtFest Midwest, also this weekend in the air-conditioned Varied
One painterly professor Read More
Some time ago, Des Moines yoga teacher Ryan Esdohr learned about the Wounded Warrior Project, a program that started as a way to provide comfort items to wounded service members and has since grown into a complete rehabilitative effort to
Good for you, good for veterans Read More
The Blank Park Zoo has a little fun planned just for grownups… Wednesday kicks off their summer series, Zoo Brew, with music and drinks. A 21+ event, there’s a different beverage each week and the grill will cook up complimenting
(Des Moines, IA) – On Friday, May 20, Des Moines University (DMU) will honor 57 Iowans who donated their bodies in the past year to further medical education. The family of each donor, the DMU community and the public are
Annual DMU memorial service for body donors free, open to public Read More
Tomorrow kicks off the annual Nitefall on the River concert series. They’re held at Simon Estes Amphitheater (Yep, named after Simon Estes, one of our adjunct profs!) which is a perfect spot to kick back, kick off your shoes and
Art can be fun, beautiful, shocking, educational and enlightening. According to the Society for the Arts in Health Care, art is also good for our health – so inject some into your world by catching the art sale at Drake
Art that’s good for you Read More
