Arts and Culture

The Great Ape Trust is losing its funder, as Ted Townsend announced his financial support will end at the end of the year, but has been working to gain new funding, a spokesman said.

Al …

Central Iowa Shelter & Services (CISS) has partnered with the Iowa Cubs in a project to show support for homeless veterans in Greater Des Moines. CISS is competing for a $50,000 grant by collecting volunteer-made …

The 2011 Ingersoll LIVE festival will be from 2 to 11 p.m. on Saturday in the 2800 to 2900 block of Ingersoll Avenue. The free event is sponsored by the Ingersoll Business Association and features …

Downtown Farmers Market – Wednesday Market will open Aug. 31 and run through Oct. 5 in Western Gateway Park between Grand Avenue and Locust Street. Hours are 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. The Wednesday Market …

Civic Music Association will host a free season kickoff party on Sept. 7 from 5-7 p.m. at Jasper Winery, 2400 George Flagg Parkway. 

The event will feature live music by the Belin Quartet and the …

Scary right? Not so fast, readers ages 30-49. Good chance about 1 in 10 of you have used the same trick.

Just 6 percent of respondents age 50-64 are guilty.

So what ever happened to …

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. has donated $15,000 to the Des Moines Social Club, the club announced yesterday.

The grant will be used to fund off-campus programming produced by the Social Club, intended to extend its …

Lessing-Flynn announced today that the second DSM: SUSHIBOMB event will take place from 1 to 5 p.m. on Sept. 25 at Salisbury House and Gardens.

The event is designed for attendees to sample sushi from …

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines announced that “La Cage aux Folles” will launch its national tour at the Civic Center on Oct. 11-16.

The Civic Center invested in the Broadway production, which won …

The Iowa Council of Foundations, a statewide membership association of grant-making foundations, announced that community foundations in Iowa reported $100 million in total asset growth between June 2010 and June 2011.  The collective assets of …