Arts and Culture

Tickets are now available for the 2025 Iowa Craft Brew Festival, which will be held from 1-4 p.m. June 7 at Water Works Park in Des Moines. Each festival ticket will include unlimited samples, a …

Cycling and trail use in Iowa contribute at least $1.4 billion annually in economic activity for the state, according to a new study by the Iowa Bicycle Coalition, a nonprofit organization that advocates for bicycling …

The Des Moines Art Center and artist Mary Miss have reached a settlement in a breach of contract lawsuit filed by Miss in 2024 over the art center’s plan to remove her artwork “Greenwood Pond: …

Michael Egel, the Des Moines Metro Opera’s (DMMO) Linda Koehn General and Artistic Director, has been recognized as one of Musical America’s Top 30 Professionals of the Year. The national award honors professionals who demonstrate …

The Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibition “Spark! Places of Innovation” is on display at Legacy Plaza in Newton until Jan. 30. The exhibition, part of the Museum on Main Street program, highlights how small towns across …

When I interviewed Harry Smith in October on the Central College campus in Pella, the focus was his class on curiosity he was teaching at his alma mater. But naturally, the …

xBk Live, a Des Moines music venue, has announced the launch of a 12-month Creative Entrepreneurship Program to help local performing artists, musicians and songwriters start new businesses. The program will launch in February 2025 …

The Des Moines Challenge, a stop on the Disc Golf Pro Tour (DGPT) event held in Indianola, has announced that it will partner with disc golf company Discmania and TruBank to rebrand the event to …