The Mainframe Studios lobby filled with decorated keys Friday as City Sounds debuted 10 pianos designed by ten local artists. A donation buys community members a ballot to vote for their favorite transformed piano. Soon, each piano will be scattered about the city for a scavenger hunt. Those locations will be revealed at Mainframe Studios’ […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Siricasso de Mayo | EVIDENCE | DSM Waterworks
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Celebrate Cinco De Mayo this Friday! Among your options? The Siricasso De Mayo Sip & Paint party at TeeHee’s. If you’re missing the good old days, catch some retro vibes with the greatest rock, hip hop, pop and more from the ’70s, […]
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Contact Buzz: Volunteer work keeps central Iowa’s community theaters running smoothly
“Volunteerism is the voice of the people put into action. These actions shape and mold the present into a future of which we can all be proud.” –Helen M. Dyer (1895-1998), American biochemist and cancer researcher Much attention is given to volunteerism in the realms of advocacy, human rights, community and education. Arts and culture […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Lemon Trail Ride | Joyland | ReggaeDub at Platform
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Get ready to get active! Exile Brewing is having their 6th annual Lemon Trail Ride and the Des Moines Botanical Gardens is inviting you to their Spring Ephemeral Hike for a beautiful walk through Brown Woods Forest Preserve. This is just the […]
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Babe Ruth’s Iowa appearance and infamous barnstorming tour recounted in Iowan’s debut book
Timothy Grover’s lifelong love for baseball, and its legendary slugger Babe Ruth, inspired his new book about the Great Bambino’s life, Barnstorming Babe: A Slugger’s Bumpy Trek Across Small-Town America. Grover’s fascination with all things baseball began when he was a young boy growing up in Iowa during the 1960s, listening to Minnesota Twins’ games […]
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Nature photographer Anand Varma brings bees, birds, bats and parasites into focus for National Geographic
Honeybee populations have been declining for more than a decade. To keep one of nature’s most prolific pollinators alive and busy, the USDA has been mixing mite-resistant bees and bees kept by commercial beekeepers. “To say it like that makes it sound like we’re manipulating and exploiting bees, and the truth is we’ve been doing […]
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LV Recommends: Morning Bell Coffee Roasters, Iowa’s only worker-owned cafe, keeps Ames fresh and focused
“Take your time, let me know if I can help with some recommendations.” The barista with the circle-rimmed glasses and well-trimmed mustache who greets me at Morning Bell Coffee Roasters (111 Main St Suite 101, Ames) seems to clock my coffee novice immediately. Still, they’re patient and accommodating, which I appreciate more than they’ll ever […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Hits! the Musical | Earth Day | Jonathan Foster
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Music lovers in central Iowa are in luck, as there’s no shortage of acts coming to town, across many genres. From roots artist Jonathan Foster to the Des Moines Symphony’s “all-French program” to Trio-X at Caspe Terrace and Dionne Warwick’s “Hits! The […]
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Photo Gallery: The 17th GDP fest lights up Hoyt Sherman with Iowa bands, bards and dancers
Seven bands shared two stages at historic Hoyt Sherman Place on Saturday for the 17th Gross Domestic Product festival, produced by the Des Moines Music Coalition and co-presented by Little Village. Photographer Tyler Erickson attended the all-Iowa music fest, featuring the Envy Corps, Annalibera, James Tutson, B.Well, Genevieve Salamone, Lani, Eleanor Grace, MFKS and other […]
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Photo Gallery: Iowa’s only spring beer festival, Salvator Fest, celebrates centuries of good suds
A festival of beer, music, fun and more beer usually pairs with warm weather. But sunshine or not, beer fest season actually starts in spring with the Salvator Festival, honoring the first strong beer brewed by the monks of Neudeck ob der Au Monastery in 1516. The Paulaner Salvator masterpiece the Salvator Double Bock, the […]
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Weekender Central Iowa! Gross Domestic Product | Jazz Appreciation Month | Rock Paper Scissors
READ THE LATEST | SUPPORT LITTLE VILLAGE | SHOP PERKS THE WEEKENDER Your weekly editor-curated arts compendium Now that the sun is bright and shining, we have a reason to head out this weekend, especially with GDP all-Iowa music festival at Hoyt Sherman Place (Little Village is a co-presenter of the festival). Make sure to catch the official pre-party […]
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Photo Gallery: Who let the dogs out in Johnston?
New sniffs and new friends were made in Johnston on April 11. Little Village joined Fitness Sports in Johnston for a Dog Wog and Cat Dash to celebrate National Pets Day. Pet owners were invited to bring their dogs and cats for a walk to the beautiful scenery of Terra Park. Some did laps around […]
