Arts and Culture

The Greater Des Moines Partnership will hold its Doing Business in Brazil Forum from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the FFA Enrichment Center at the Des Moines Area Community College Ankeny Campus.

Speakers will …

The Civic Center of Greater Des Moines’ Director of Marketing Barb Preuss received the Outstanding Achievement in Road Marketing Award last week in New York City during The Broadway League’s 2011 Spring Road Conference. The award …

Bike to Work Week started May 15, with the Des Moines Bicycle Collective and American Institute of Architect’s Iowa chapter sponsoring Bike to Art –  a 6.5 mile tour of downtown that highlighted architecture and …

The Science Center of Iowa and Blank IMAX Dome Theater (SCI) will celebrate its sixth anniversary in downtown Des Moines and Iowa Museum Day on May 14. Gov. Terry Branstad ill be on hand from …

Mercy Foundation will host its 29th Annual Mercy Babe Golf Classic on May 16 at the Des Moines Golf & Country Club in West Des Moines. All funds raised will go toward the renovation of …

Des Moines philanthropists John and Mary Pappajohn will be presented with honorary degrees during commencement ceremonies at Drake University on May 14.  They were nominated for this honor in recognition of their extraordinary support of …

Amanda Comito, a candidate for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s Woman of the Year award, will host the Iowa premiere screening of “Climate Refugees,” an award-winning documentary firm by director Michael Nash and producer Justin …

Optimism was in the air last week. One evening brought a public input meeting for the “Capital Crossroads: A Vision for Greater Des Moines and Central Iowa” project. At noon the following day, the Community …

Two well-known actors, Michael J. Fox and Steven Weber, will return to Greater Des Moines to play in the Principal Charity Classic on June 1, tournament organizers announced Wednesday. It will be Fox’s second appearance …