We’re still a few weeks out from fall, but everyone’s gearing up for the last big parties of summer, as Labor Day Weekend brings a days-long Patio Fest at Confluence, the Renaissance Faire and so much more. Top pick? Check out the Water Lantern Festival at Des Moines Waterworks Park for a late-summer experience that will take your breath away.
Brunnier Art Museum
Reception for John Buck: Prints and Sculpture
Sep 1 – 5:00pm
Opening reception for artist John Buck’s prints and sculpture exhibition.
Jennifer Ohman-Rodriguez will read from her memoir, “A Time to Mourn & A Time to Dance: A Love Story of Grief, Trauma, Healing & Faith.” She will discuss somatic and spiritual healing practices.
The Story: Five Southern women, whose friendships began many years ago on their college swim team, set aside a long weekend every August to recharge those relationships.
Join the Des Moines Symphony in the Lauridsen Ampitheater at Water Works Park for a salute to the silver screen, from The Wizard of Oz to Star Wars and more!
Iowa photographer Samm Yu makes the finals in $20,000 national contest
by Adria Carpenter, Aug 25
Samm Yu got her first camera on her 16th birthday, her dad’s old Canon model. Three years later, Yu has turned a passion for photography into full-fledged portrait photography business.
