Light the Night

Puppeteer Brant Bollman plans to take a few friends to the Drake neighborhood for ...

Meet a Bagpiper

Name: Martha Davis Started playing: In 1971, when I joined the University of Iowa ...

All in this Together

The Playhouse’s popular Penguin Project produced “Disney’s High School Musical Jr.” in October 2023. ...

Jump-start summer with a ‘Dream’

Ballet Des Moines company dancer Chiyo Nishida plays Puck in “A Midsummer Night’s Dream,” ...

Take the ‘Midnight Train’ to Waukee

Gladys Knight (Photo: Cineflix) Get ready to welcome the legendary Gladys Knight back to ...

One-uh, two-uh, it’s Poetry Palooza!

Caleb Rainey will emcee a Poetry Palooza! program on April 20, featuring poets Traci ...

Latino Film Fest lights up screens

The Latino Film Festival features several genres from Latino producers, directors and students April ...

‘Thumbs up’ for Des Moines filmmakers in Portugal

From left, “Thumb Wars” creators Nick Strickland, Marnie Strate, Michael LaDell Harris, Maggie Tatone, ...

Sugar, we’re goin’ down!

Flames shoot from Pete Wentz’s bass at Fall Out Boy’s recent tour stop in ...

Dance to a Latin beat

This local ensemble takes inspiration from many different musical traditions. (Photo: Son Peruchos) Son ...