The fests just keep on comin’! Exile celebrates a decade of delectable brews, Ingersoll Live delivers the summer’s best block party and the third annual Sista Soul Fest pairs a day of shopping from women-owned vendors with music, food and more! Top pick of the weekend? Place your bets on the roach races, explore insect art and generally get hands-on with the marvelous creepy crawlies at an open house for ISU’s Bug Village.
The Weekender is sponsored by:
Whiterock Conservancy
Paint It Plein Air
Aug 25 – 3:00pm
Come and paint for free with artist Gary Hoff lead plein air workshops.
The touring sensation that has criss-crossed the nation delighting audiences for over a decade returns this summer with a show full of chart-topping hits from the ’60s and ’70s.
Timeless is a pop-up exhibition featuring objects in the West Des Moines Historical Society collection in conversation with contemporary artwork by Olson-Larsen represented artists.
One studio has built a break dancing scene in Des Moines. Now, one of its students is hitting the national stage.
by Courtney Guein, Aug. 24
Anthony San began building his breaking skills in 2006 at a summer camp in Pella, Iowa. A camp counselor who offered a workshop encouraged San to take his natural talent further.
“He was like, ‘You’re really good at doing very difficult movements and poses.’ And I was like, OK. I don’t know if it’s for me,” San explained.
