Arts and Culture

The Iowa Council for International Understanding (ICIU) will use a three-year, $30,000 grant from the Sehgal Family Foundation, USA to establish the Sehgal Family Foundation Center for International Visitors. The center will strive to connect …

The Iowa Machine Shed has donated $11,721 to Wildwood Hills Ranch, the highest amount raised in the nine-year history of the restaurant’s annual Thanksgiving buffet. The donations were made by members of the public attending …

United Way of Central Iowa has named Elisabeth Buck as its senior vice president of community impact. In this position, she will lead community-wide partnerships and volunteer-led, research-based strategies and investment plans to achieve United …

Former Iowa state senator and retired ambassador Mary Kramer will release her new book, “More Than a Walk on the Beach: Confessions of an Unlikely Diplomat,” on Jan. 14 at the West Des Moines city …

The Salisbury House Foundation has received a $125,000 Legacy Grant from Prairie Meadows Racetrack and Casino. The grant will be used to help fund a $1 million repair and restoration project at the historic museum …

There will be a memorial service for Sister Stella Neill at 7 p.m. this evening at St. Ambrose Cathedral downtown. The service will be presided over by Bishop Richard Pates and involve speakers from different …

The Des Moines Community Playhouse will hold its Holiday Hoopla program at 7:30 p.m. Thursday at the Playhouse theater, 831 42nd St.

The show will feature a list of performers that includes Madison Barnes, who …

Thirty-six percent of charities reported an increase in donations during the first nine months of the year, up from 23 percent during the same time period in 2009, MarketWatch reported, based on data from the …