Dozens of people picked up paint brushes and contributed to a giant mural at the Locust Street skywalk in downtown Des Moines on Friday and Saturday. The painters were members of the community who ...

Workers, residents, and visitors to Des Moines’ downtown are helping add a little color to the skywalk. The Greater Des ...

Throughout the 2025-26 season, HGO will be celebrating its beloved artistic and music director, Patrick Summers, who in May ...

Def Leppard announced they’ve added a handful of shows to their 2025 tour with special guests Bret Michaels, The Struts, ...

Following a handful of dates in the US, the band will begin the Canadian leg of their tour on July 6 with a performance at ...

The Des Moines Arts Festival released a list of 195 artists from 31 different states who will be at this year’s annual event. Artists were selected through a rigorous jury process. Jurors previewed ...

If Joan Didion had an overarching preoccupation ... celebrating entertainment for its own sake and ignoring the incipient art-film movement of Jean-Luc Godard, John Cassavetes and Michelangelo ...

Grand Ave., Des Moines) Price: $7 Billed as "Iowa's largest arts and crafts show," this event features more than 300 exhibitors from across the Midwest. Shoppers can find a unique selection of items, ...

In her 1976 essay, “Why I Write,” Joan Didion described herself as the kind of writer “whose most absorbed and passionate hours are spent arranging words on pieces of paper.” Had she been ...

Des Moines Performing Arts announced its upcoming season, featuring a mix of classic and contemporary shows. Several carry a common theme — girl power, Iowa, and great for kids, to name a few.

IT’S ALL PART OF DES MOINES PERFORMING ARTS. WILLIS BROADWAY SERIES. THERE ARE SIX SHOWS IN TOTAL FOR THE 2025, 2026 SERIES, AND SEASON TICKETS ARE NOW ON SALE. SEASON TICKET HOLDERS WILL ALSO ...