Arts and Culture

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines has announced the finalists for its Better Together Awards.

The recipient in each category will be announced at the Community Foundation’s Celebration Luncheon & Report on April 27 …

Mentor Iowa will host the 8th annual Tidrick Honors Program at the Hyperion Field Club in Johnston on May 1 from 2 to 5 p.m. Named for the program’s founder, Judge Don Tidrick, the event …

Art Smith will be the first official celebrity chef to be featured at Iowa’s Premier Wine & Food Expo, officials announced.

Smith most recently has made television appearances on “Top Chef” and “Top Chef Masters,” …

The West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce will present Loretta Sieman with its West Des Moines Citizen of the Year Award in recognition of her long history of service to the community. Sieman, owner of …

The Des Moines chapter of the New Leaders Council (NLC), a national nonprofit organization, will host its inaugural fund raiser on May 5 at 5:30 p.m.  The event, to be held at the AP Transfer …

Valley Junction in West Des Moines will have its annual Spring Gallery Night on April 15. Eleven galleries will be open from 5 to 9 p.m. showcasing new artwork by regionally, nationally and internationally known …

Liao Zhigang, dean of the Stilwell International School and associate professor of intellectual property law at the Southwest University of Political Science and Law, will lecture on the subject of Chinese intellectual property law during …

The Young Professionals Connection (YPC) will hold its first Quarterly Connection event of the year at Jasper Winery. The event, which is free and open to the public, is scheduled to take place beginning at 5:30 …