The 2023 Cloris Awards Ceremony at 7 p.m. Aug. 27 at Hoyt Sherman Place will celebrate 39 productions from nine Central Iowa companies: Ankeny Community Theatre, Carousel Theatre of Indianola, Class Act Productions, the Des Moines Playhouse, Des Moines Young Artists’ Theatre, Iowa Stage Theatre Company, Pyramid Theatre Company, Tallgrass Theatre Company and Urbandale Community Theatre.

After Des Moines Performing Arts announced its lineup for next season’s Willis Broadway Series on Monday, its president and CEO, Jeff Chelesvig, walked us through a few of the key numbers. Ready? And a-one, a-two, a-one, two, three …  

At dsm’s Discover Diverse Des Moines event last year, Kate Hightshoe shared a few tips to find diversity in nature. She told the crowd how her early years, as the daughter of a landscape architect, have helped her notice and appreciate the natural environments that surround her. Her father, Gary Hightshoe, professor emeritus of landscape architecture at Iowa State University,

Nickolas Boehme and Megan Cleveland married Nov. 11 surrounded by family, friends and the lush foliage of the Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden. The tropical oasis kept out the autumn chill and offered plenty of natural decor.

When you visit Chris James at his home in West Des Moines, you’re welcomed by the luxurious smell of fresh coffee and mellow guitar tunes, as if he were living in a Brazilian cafe instead of a suburban house in Iowa. He might as well be, thanks to the on-site roastery that turns out nearly 600 pounds of freshly roasted

Before 193 artists from 32 states and a couple of other countries set up camp for the Des Moines Arts Festival, June 23-25 in downtown’s Western Gateway, a week of events will spotlight artists who live right here in town. The ninth annual Art Week Des Moines focuses on a different neighborhood each day with pop-up exhibitions, tours, activities and,

We put our noses to the ground to sniff out how and where Des Moines dogs and their humans live their best lives. We found fetching outdoor play spots, miles of trails to explore on foot and paw, and the best doggone farmers market in the country. Turns out, Central Iowa is a pooch’s paradise.

We put our noses to the ground to sniff out how and where Des Moines dogs and their humans live their best lives. We found fetching outdoor play spots, miles of trails to explore on foot and paw, and the best doggone farmers market in the country. Turns out, Central Iowa is a pooch’s paradise.

Mark your calendar for this summer’s top cultural events, when you can dig into new dishes, dance to diverse beats and learn a few words in a new language. Remember, you can also volunteer at the events to experience them on a deeper level.

This year, the steady stream of events at Water Works Park may swell into a full-on river. The park’s foundation and the party-planning gurus with In Any Event announced this week that the park will host a leisurely new sporting event called the Nice Tri, as well as the annual Oktoberfest, which is moving to the park after 18 years