Arts and Culture

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xBk Live launches Creative Entrepreneurship Program

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 …

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A look back at the most-read Business Record stories in 2024

In the last year, the Business Record covered the array of news and stories coming out of Central Iowa’s business community, including numerous leadership handoffs, the effect of artificial intelligence on technology leadership and cybersecurity, …

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Des Moines Challenge rebrands

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 …

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ISU students create new IPA for Backpocket Brewing

Students in Iowa State University’s “The Science and Practice of Brewing” course, part of ISU’s brewing science program, were challenged by Coralville-based Backpocket Brewing to create a new India pale ale (IPA) for commercial production. …

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SportsPlex Norwalk to open in January

Indoor sporting facility SportsPlex Norwalk will open in January 2025, the facility and city of Norwalk announced. The training facility is part of the larger 35,000-square-foot SportsPlex building located in the Norwalk Central development. The …

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Survey finds metro cities interested in moving trick-or-treat to Halloween

Responses to a survey distributed over the last month through the Metropolitan Advisory Council indicated a strong preference for holding trick-or-treating on Halloween (Oct. 31) instead of Oct. 30, also known as Beggar’s Night. The …

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Bravo announces 2025 Spotlight Award honorees

Bravo Greater Des Moines has announced its two 2025 Spotlight Award recipients that will be recognized at the 2025 Bravo Awards Gala on Feb. 8. This year’s recipients of the award are Central Iowa Wind …

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Altoona notifies Bravo of intent to withdraw from funding agreement

Pictured above is an Altoona mural by artist Mila Sketch, which received matching grant funding from Bravo Greater Des Moines. It was completed in August to welcome residents and visitors to Olde Town Altoona. Photo…
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Des Moines Art Center announces new senior director of people and culture

The Des Moines Art Center has announced the appointment of Cindy Gerjets as senior director of people and culture, effective Dec. 18. In her new role, Gerjets will serve as a member of the Art …

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Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation reaches fundraising goal for DSM Airport terminal project

The Greater Des Moines Public Art Foundation announced Tuesday that it reached its $4 million fundraising goal to provide public art for the new Des Moines International Airport terminal, set to open in early 2027. …

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