Arts and Culture

VIP tickets are now on sale for the DSM Book Festival on March 28. The festival, which is produced by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, is free to attend. The VIP tickets provide a value-added …

Des Moines Performing Arts is premiering Air Play Symphony by Acrobuffos, part of the 2019-2020 Wellmark Family Series. Air Play Symphony will take the Civic Center stage with Joseph Giunta conducting the Des Moines Symphony …

The World Food Prize Foundation is accepting nominations for the World Food Prize, which recognizes individuals who have worked to improve the quality, quantity or availability of food in the world, the foundation announced. Nominations …

Volunteer Iowa announced that four organizations have been selected to participate in the 2020 Service Enterprise Initiative cohort. Blank Park Zoo, Des Moines Parks and Recreation, EveryStep, and Meals from the Heartland will receive volunteer management resources, …

The author of the popular book and now movie “Eat Pray Love,” Elizabeth Gilbert, will be featured at the 2020 Women Lead Change Central Iowa Conference on Oct. 28-29 at the Iowa Events Center. “Eat Pray …

ChildServe’s 10th anniversary Bubble Ball is sold out for the 2020 event, ChildServe announced this week. The signature gala fundraiser, which features a runway show with bubble wrap designs, has raised more than $2 million …

The Greater Des Moines Leadership Institute is launching a new workshop designed to support initiatives by local community leaders. Disrupt DSM, facilitated by Lisa Rossi and Nathan Groepper from Bonfire Strategy, will lead participants through …