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Saturday, May 23

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By Dan Hodges
Getting up and dirty
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James Johann, the “Rural Genius,” was born during
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Obama’s economic rescue vs. the
Bush catastrophe
T
he latest April job numbers came in last week and added a
respectable 223,000 new jobs, driving the unemployment rate
down to 5.4 percent, the lowest since March 2008. That current rate is down by half from the peak of 9.9 percent. Under the leadership of President Obama, April was the 62nd consecutive month
of job increases, the longest uninterrupted job growth in recent history. In light of all of Obama’s economic success, you might expect
Republicans to acknowledge his leadership. Instead, Republicans are
whining that Obama took too long in restoring the economy from
the mess they left him. Contrast that to President George W. Bush,
who ended his term with a catastrophic economic collapse resulting
in monumental job losses and near economic ruin that he dumped
on Obama. In six years, Obama has produced five times more jobs
than George W. Bush did in his full eight years. President Obama
received an American economy in free-fall, rescued it from depression and has gradually returned it to record prosperity. Imagine if Jeb
Bush is the Republican nominee claiming we need to go back to the
Bush days that ended in economic collapse and depression.
given every Iowa Film producer — without a jail record — a boffo
Midwest Film Noir plot. Picture this: A pack of grinning gunsels in a
seedy Iowa motel room off the interstate are sitting on a bed planning
world destruction while torching off their smokes with lit pieces of
the American flag. On the phone is the gun mol wife of one of the
terror grifters ordering mucho armament from Glenn’s Guns and
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bullets. How many? About a ton, and don’t tell anyone.” The Feds
break in, bash the bad guys and brace the babe. They get the skinny
on the deadly cargo heading for Hotel Hezbollah. NBC news squid
Brian Williams lands in an Army chopper for an on-the-fly interview with the four as they are perp-walked into Farmer John’s barn
for a quick trial. Williams, suffused with dreams of his professional
redemption, dashes for the camera. He assures America that he’s got
the goods, the inside story and the name of the Mr. Big who set up
the gun smuggling deal. He leans into the lens for a toothy close up.
Here’s his scoop: “George Bush did it!” he beams. A great ending:
Iowa has given up her baddies, and, of course, America is safe. Fade
Rick Smith out to peppy music from the Bill Riley Stage. C’mon America, the
Urbandale movie will be a smash. Everyone loves boffo revenge movies, even
Hezbollah. It’s a cinch.
A terrorist connection at last
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has a terrorist connection. This week, four pro-Hezbollah scum from
Cedar Rapids were thrown into the can for “allegedly” smuggling
heavy machine guns to Lebanon for a planned “Bullets over Beirut”
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The docket: Des Moines sues over dead trees.
A big custody fight. A college sues a law firm.
A
t least 232 trees planted in Des
Moines by Frontline Lawn and
Landscapes of Pleasant Hill have
died, and the company has refused to replace
them, the city said last week in a lawsuit filed
in Polk County District Court.
Two years ago, Frontline won a competitive bid to plant 515 trees in the fall of 2013,
the lawsuit says, and it adds that the contract
called for Frontline to guarantee that the
trees would flourish for two seasons or else
be replaced “as soon as weather permitted.”
But nearly half have died, and Frontline has
“repeatedly failed to meet the obligations it
agreed to,” the city says.
The contract was for $115,000, city attorney Jeffrey Lester told Cityview. The
city, alleging breach of contract and breach
of warranty, is seeking damages to cover the
value of the trees and compensation for the
delay in replacement as well as “other relief
as the court deems just and proper.” The city
has asked for a jury trial. …
It’s the custody fight to end all custody
fights, and it will be back in federal court in
Des Moines next week. At least nine highpriced lawyers — from New York and Chicago and Los Angeles as well as Des Moines
— are involved in the years-long battle. It’s
about visitation rights and theories of upbringing and relocation plans and health and
safety and love.
It’s about apes.
The central issues: Who owns the apes at
the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines? Who
owns Maisha and Nyota and Elikya and
Teco and the talented Kanzi — known in
legal papers with the rockstar-like name of
Maisha and the Bonobo 4. And who can
control their destiny?
Sue Savage-Rumbaugh, the scientist
who has more or less raised some of the
bonobos but who for one reason or another
(a “coup” or incompetence, depending on
which legal papers you read), was removed
as executive director of the Great Ape Trust
nearly three years ago, says various documents give her some ownership rights in the
apes and give her the right to govern the research involving them.
Two years ago, Rumbaugh and the Great
Ape Trust signed settlement papers agreeing
that Des Moines would be the home of the
apes as long as they are involved in research
— research into ape psychology, into the use
of language and tools and art and music, and
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into ape intelligence — and as long as the
Great Ape Trust existed.
Rumbaugh says that the legal entity of
the Great Ape Trust no longer exists and
that she now has an ownership interest in
and control of Maisha and the Bonobo 4.
Moreover, she says, she has found a happy
home for them in Missouri, where they
“could be comfortably and appropriately relocated.” She says Des Moines is no longer
a good home for the bonobos because the
current facility faces “financial and environmental struggles.”
Wait a minute, say lawyers for the Great
Ape Trust, which is also known as the Iowa
Primate Learning Center and, more recently, as the Ape Cognition and Communication Institute. If the Great Ape Trust doesn’t
exist as an administrative entity, they say, it’s
because of actions by Rumbaugh herself. At
any rate, they argue, the trust still exists “as
a matter of law.” Rumbaugh “cannot be allowed to benefit from her wrongful acts,”
the Trust lawyers say.
They have no problem with the idea of
joint ownership of the bonobos — between
the Trust and Rumbaugh — but they feel
“strongly that the joint ownership provision
does not, and should not, grant Dr. Rumbaugh access to the bonobos and control
over the bonobo research.” They say, in effect, she’s a bad influence on the apes.
The latest doings are a continuation of an
old fight. The Great Ape Trust five years ago
sued Rumbaugh and her affiliated organization. Because of ownership issues involving
the apes, other defendants include the Atlanta Zoo, the Democratic Republic of Congo
and the Japan Monkey Centre Institute and
Museum of Primatology.
A three-day hearing before Magistrate
Judge Ross Walters is set for federal court
in Des Moines next week.
The apes, who can communicate, are not
talking. …
Another suit: Central College of Pella
has sued the Davis Brown law firm and
Piper Jaffray alleging negligence and asking
for more than $1 million in damages. According to the suit, filed last week in district
court in Marian County, the firms advised
the college in a bond refinancing deal that
took place three years ago. But the deal ran
afoul of federal rules, and Central ended up
having to pay $276,443.74 to the Internal
Revenue Service.
A REPORTER LIES
Jennifer Miller should be fired.
Miller, The Des Moines Register’s food critic,
bubblingly told her readers a couple of weeks
ago that she was one of the chosen few who
“got to taste six new sauce choices at a special
cool-people-only (and me, too) blind tasting”
to determine “what kind of a new wing sauce
will make it on the Jethro’s menu.”
The sauces, she said, were “delicious.”
In fact, Miller never went to the tasting
session. She never tasted any of the sauces.
She had no idea if they were delicious or
stomach-churning. She lied.
“I need to tell you something,” she told
her readers a week later. “I lied.”
She explained: she planned to go on
vacation the week before the tasting “and
had to work ahead.” So she covered an
event before it took place, which is a neat
trick that wouldn’t occur to most reporters.
Then she got sick and couldn’t actually
attend. But the column ran anyway.
That’s strange. And it gets stranger.
The tasting event was on April 27. The
column ran on May 5, eight days later.
She had plenty of time to kill the column,
or rewrite it, but she didn’t. She forgot
about it, her boss, Executive Editor Amilie
Nash, told Cityview. That’s somewhere
between incredible and inconceivable. And
her editors read it after April 27, “so they
did not have reason to believe it was prewritten” — and that’s a great euphemism
— “and hadn’t happened,” Nash said.
That’s true: Editors regularly quiz
reporters, but it doesn’t occur to them to
say: “You actually were at the game” — or
the concert or the meeting or the saucetasting — “weren’t you?” Some things are
taken on faith.
Miller did not respond to emails from
Cityview. But initially, at least, she seemed
to take the whole matter light-heartedly.
After confessing that she lied, she went on
to say: “So I haven’t tasted the wing sauces
but I know they’re all delicious, because
Jethro’s wings just are.”
Then she cavalierly wrote the matter off:
“The good news is that I didn’t lie about the
fact that each Jethro’s location is serving
a different new sauce…and [one] will be
put on all the Jethro’s menus.” She never
apologized to readers.
The Gannett newspaper division has a
code of ethics. Among other things, it says:
“We are committed to seeking and
reporting the truth in a truthful way.”
And:
“We will be honest in the way we gather,
report and present news.”
And:
“We will act honorably and ethically in
dealing with…the public….”
And:
“We will always try to do the right thing.”
Nash, who never ducks questions from
Cityview, said “the Register takes its ethics
policy seriously and expects employees to
abide by it.” She said that what Miller did
“is not consistent with our standards.”
Asked if Miller had been disciplined, she
said she “can’t discuss discipline since that’s
a personnel issue.”
She also said she had scheduled a staff
meeting for this week to talk about ethics.
That’s too late for the food writer. She
made up a story. She broke the ethics code.
She damaged the newspaper’s credibility.
Jennifer Miller should be fired. CV
— Michael Gartner
It’s a technical issue involving arbitrage,
but the suit says the Davis firm and lawyer
David VanSickel knew of the rules and
were “negligent in providing bond-counsel
advice. A spokesman for the firm says, “We
deny the allegations and intend to vigorously defend the claim.” A similar allegation
is made about Piper Jaffray, though no individual is named in that negligence count. …
Carolyn Washburn, who was editor of
The Des Moines Register before being transferred to Cincinnati four years ago, is out of
the job there. She “resigned” last week, not
long after new publisher Rick Green —
lately of Des Moines — took over there. …
Mick Ferrari, the former Drake president who died over the weekend in Arizona,
was a nice man. CV
GuestCommentary
By Herb Strentz
The Iowa caucuses versus the U.S. Constitution
F
or all the red-white-and-blue hurrahs
and chest thumping so dear to the
hearts of those who promote the Iowa
caucuses, it is sobering — even depressing
— to consider how the caucuses don’t much
care about the wisdom of the U.S. Constitution in general or the spirit of Article VI
of the Constitution in particular.
Sadly, the last 20 words of Article VI not
only are ignored by the Iowa caucuses but
are kind of a sick joke when it comes to the
race for the GOP presidential nomination.
Those words from the hallowed Constitution: “…no religious Test shall ever be required as a Qualification to any Office or
public Trust under the United States.”
No religious test? What a hoot! Those
sympathetic to James Madison and his
founding friends need not apply for a booth
at the Iowa Straw Poll.
No religious test? Tell that to “Cary
Gordon, a Christian conservative pastor at
a Sioux City church,” as he is identified and
invoked from time to time when The Des
Moines Register wants to report whether a
potential GOP candidate passes muster in a
Christian “born again” litmus test.
No religious test? Tell that to Gov. Terry
Branstad and the press who make it clear to
prospective candidates that, when it comes
to the caucuses, the folks who really must
be impressed are the likes of Charles Hurley
of the Iowa Family Policy Center and Robert Vander Plaats of the equally evangelical
The Family Leader.
Yes, the Constitution does set restrictions on government and not on citizens.
So, a private company can punish an employee for expression that the First Amendment will protect when it comes to limiting government. Likewise, while legislators
— at least so far — cannot declare the U.S.
to be a Christian nation, millions of voters
can take that notion to the polls, as many
clergymen urge them to do every election.
And now we have candidates for the GOP
nomination campaigning along the same
religious lines regardless of the spirit or
advice of the Constitution. (And while the
Constitution focuses on what government
can and cannot do, the document does not
prohibit citizens from following its spirit!)
James Madison and his 18th century
colleagues feared the likes of an Iowa caucus
and its de facto endorsement of a religious
test for candidates. As legal scholar Burt
Neuborne writes in his new book, “Madison’s Music”: “The Founders knew from
personal experience that true believers often
use the state to impose their beliefs on others and to persecute, harass, and even annihilate non believers…That’s why, even before there was a Bill of Rights, Article VI…
forbade the political majority from imposing religious tests for public office, one of
the few protections of civil liberties in the
text of the 1787 Constitution.”
Article VI is fightin’ words to the Iowa
GOP and caucus promoters. Perhaps that is
to be expected, given the penchant of true
believers to shove their ideologies down everyone else’s throat.
So for the past 20 or 30 years, the Iowa
GOP has sped more and more to the religious right in its party platforms and what
it sees as Gospel-driven demands on public
policy — from a war against science to antigay fervor and pro-gun policies that stop
just short of mandating that everyone must
be armed to better end violence in our society.
It’s bizarre, and so is the fact that the
news media are just about oblivious to such
trends — for a longtime ignoring the GOP
platforms as irrelevant, while compromise
and common sense are the real irrelevancies
in today’s Iowa GOP.
Perhaps in time, the Iowa caucuses as
currently configured will become irrelevant, too. One can only hope because,
after all, “…no religious Test shall ever be
required as a Qualification to any Office or
public Trust under the United States.”
I read that somewhere. CV
Herb Strentz is a retired administrator and professor in the Drake
School of Journalism and Mass
Communication and writes occasional columns for Cityview.
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By Joe Weeg
Chasing Route 6 to Cleveland — a graduation gift
G
raduation time is always complicated when it comes to picking
out gifts for the graduating seniors.
For many reasons. But not the least of which
is a harsh reminder that you don’t really
know what is relevant to the graduating
generation. You have aged. Yup, just a little.
But I have a thought…
The road runs hot with asphalt to the
east. Coming out of Adel, right through
Dallas County, and smack into the Des
Moines metro area. A straight shot to the
big leagues.
“Born November 3, 1918.
Van Meter, Iowa.”
The highway becomes Hickman Road,
between Urbandale and Windsor Heights,
goes up Douglas Avenue, abruptly changes
into Euclid Avenue and then weaves its way
to Altoona. Old U.S. Route 6. The Grand
Army of the Republic Highway to some.
From 1936 to 1964, it was the longest
highway in the United States. Then the big
roads came and put an end to that two-lane
pleasure.
“Signed by Cleveland at
16 years of age in 1935.”
You can still find Route 6 meandering
across Iowa, Indiana, Ohio, Pennsylvania,
New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island,
all the way to Provincetown, Massachusetts. But it is a crazy patch of road that
is frequently gobbled up by interstates and
turnpikes and who knows what else on its
way to the East Coast. But the East Coast is
where it goes. And the West Coast, too.
The Heater from Van Meter was pitching locally when he was spotted by the
Cleveland Indians. By “locally,” I mean Van
Meter and over in Adel. But no matter how
tucked away he was, the scouts for the Indians found him. And by Aug. 23, 1936, he
had his first start in the big leagues, his first
win in the big leagues, and he struck out 15
big leaguers. He was magic. All at the age
of 17. Just before he graduated from high
school.
We found Route 6 on the other side of
Newton, picked it up on and off in Illinois
and Indiana, and rode it right into Ohio.
Passing small farms and Amish buggies and
towns too faded for much more than a bait
shop. We then followed Route 6 into Cleveland.
“Inducted into the National Baseball
Hall of Fame 1962.”
Downtown Cleveland is deserted on
this warm day in spring. The city has
been primped and primed and spiffed up.
But no one is there. The gorgeous monumental library sits empty. The veteran’s
memorial only has a few people resting on
the stone benches. The bars are all closed
over on the west side. I can even hear birds
singing in the middle of downtown.
Except down near the ballpark.
“Chosen greatest living right-handed
pitcher during baseball’s centennial
celebration 1969.”
The traffic jam starts blocks away.
Cars barely move. The motorized trolley,
in which we are sitting, creeps and crawls,
waiting for the go-ahead from the lone cop
in the middle of the intersection. But everyone is in a good mood. Laughing, shouting,
happy. What’s going on? Of course. Cleveland Indians baseball.
“Winningest pitcher in Cleveland Indians
history. Pitched three no-hit games.
Pitched twelve one-hit games.”
The base of the sculpture in front of Progressive Field in downtown Cleveland sets
out all the facts quoted above. A little harsh
in their staccato effect. It doesn’t mention
the long hours pitching to his dad outside
of Van Meter on their homemade baseball
diamond. It doesn’t mention that Nile Kinnick used to catch for him when they were
both in high school and Kinnick was going
to school in Adel. It doesn’t mention that
his first no-hitter was on opening day in
1940 (a first and a last for an opening day).
It doesn’t mention that he signed a gazillion
baseballs for his many fans over the years. It
doesn’t mention that at the age of 90, he was
the starting pitcher at the inaugural Baseball Hall of Fame Classic. And it doesn’t
mention the fast ball — so fast that they
had to figure out new ways to measure its
speed.
“Served in W.W. II with U.S.
1941-1945.”
Oh, yeah, and there were the four missing years in the Navy. He enlisted just days
after Pearl Harbor and fought in the Pacific
as a gun captain aboard the USS Alabama.
Then back to the Cleveland Indians he
came. Bob Feller. A life well lived.
As for your graduating seniors, I have
not forgotten. How about this… give them
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a little money with a condition. Tell them
the money can only be used if they chase
Route 6 to Cleveland as Bob Feller did.
Don’t like that? OK, tell them to drive to
New York City. Or head down to New Orleans. Or fly to Paris. Or float on the canals in Amsterdam. You want them to come
home to Des Moines at the end of the day,
of course. But, if not, that’s OK, too. Tell
them to go see what’s out there. Follow Bob
Feller for a couple of weeks or months or
years.
Simple as a fastball across the corner of
the plate. Give them a couple of bucks and
tell them to chase Route 6 to Cleveland.
They could do worse. CV
Joe Weeg spent 31 years bumping
around this town as a prosecutor
for the Polk County Attorney’s
Office. Now retired, he writes
about the frequently overlooked
people, places and events in Des Moines on his
blog: www.joesneighborhood.com.
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Le Gourmet Kitchen & Food
Emporium moves to new location
A
Valley Junction food and retail store
has moved down the street after its
lease at 201 Fifth St. was not renewed. Le Gourmet Kitchen & Food Emporium is now located at 136 Fifth St. in
West Des Moines after four years in business. The new location has green space
behind the store, which the owners are expecting to utilize throughout the summer.
Le Gourmet Kitchen sells specialty kitchen
items, oils and vinegars from Greece and
Italy, and offers event and wedding planners
and wedding registry. It is open 10 a.m. to
5 p.m., Tuesday and Wednesday; 10 a.m. to
7 p.m., Thursday; and 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,
Friday and Saturday. Call 515-226-2283 or
find it on Facebook.
Versona to join Plaza
at Jordan Creek
Women’s clothing, jewelry and accessories
store Versona will open in one of the two remaining spots in the Plaza at Jordan Creek,
which is the retail center adjacent to Jordan
Creek Town Center in West Des Moines.
The Plaza is anchored by Lowe’s Home Improvement, Dick’s Sporting Goods, Nordstrom Rack and HomeGoods. Versona is
new to the metro but has two other Iowa
locations in Cedar Rapids and Sioux City. It
is operated by Cato Corp., which is a North
Carolina-based company that operates
about 1,300 stores under the Cato, Versona
and It’s Fashion names.
Clear Lake dance studio
to expand to Ankeny
Roxanna Johnson will open another dance
studio, Dancin’ With Roxie (DWR), at 710
N. Ankeny Blvd. in Ankeny, where the former Bridal Connections was, in early July.
Johnson operates a studio in Clear Lake and
one in Hampton. Her sister, Richelle Orr,
will operate the Ankeny location. Orr was
a Miss Iowa Teen USA in 2011 and Miss
Iowa USA in 2013. The new studio will offer
classes for students 3 years old through high
school in ballet, tap, jazz, hip hop, cheer-pom
and tumbling. Classes begin in September.
Call 641-430-5003, visit www.dancingwithroxie.com or find it on Facebook.
PGA professional opens golf club
in West Des Moines
Ken Schall, a PGA professional who has
competed in nine major golf championships
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and was the Iowa PGA Player of the Year
seven times, has opened an instruction, club
fitting and repair shop. Located at 2700
University Ave., Suite 330, the Ken Schall
Golf Performance Studio is now part of the
Governor Square shopping center, which
owner Denny Elwell Co. has been revamping recently and bringing in new tenants.
Schall has previously worked at Glen Oaks
Country Club in West Des Moines as the
golf professional. At his new studio, Schall
will offer golf lessons, a year-round practice
and simulation range, custom club fitting,
repairs and adjustments. To help analyze
the golf shots, he uses Doppler Radar. Steve
Neister is the master club maker at the shop,
and Schall’s wife Connie also works there.
The studio is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Sunday, throughout the summer. Call 528-2054, visit www.kenschallgolf.com or find it on Facebook.
Clive boutique moves to larger
space in West Des Moines
Fusion Boutique, a women’s clothing store
in Clive, has moved to a larger location in
the former Beauty First store next to HuHot
Mongolian Grill in West Des Moines. The
business closed its former location at 10201
University Ave., in Clive on May 6, and
opened at 4100 University Ave., in West
Des Moines on May 8. Owner Sara Jacobson said the new store is slightly bigger and
will have expanded clothing, accessories and
gifts. Fusion has been in business for four
years and supports the Des Moines chapter
of Dress for Success, which provides professional attire to disadvantaged women. Fusion accepts good quality, used clothing for
the program, limited to single donations of
20 items on hangers. Fusion is open 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday; 10 a.m.
to 5 p.m., Saturday; and is closed on Sunday. Call 223-3033 or find it on Facebook.
Italian-American restaurant closes
Mezzodi’s closed on May 17 with plans to
reopen in a few months under a new brand.
Located at 4519 Fleur Drive in Des Moines,
Mezzodi’s owner Joe Garcia plans to renovate the building’s plumbing and roof, as
well as remodel the inside of the restaurant,
which has been there for 15 years. Garcia
bought the Italian-American restaurant
four years ago from its original owners, the
Giudicessi family. CV
NewsoftheWeird
By Chuck Shepherd
Is this a great country or what?
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here’s hardly a more “generic” song
in America than “Happy Birthday to
You,” but to this day (until a judge
renders a decision in a pending case), Warner/Chappel Music is still trying to make
big dollars off of the 16-word ditty (15
original words plus a user-supplied 16th).
Its original copyright should have expired,
at the latest, in 1921, but amendments to
the law and technicalities in interpretation
(e.g., did the copyright cover all public uses
or just piano arrangements?) bring Warner
at least $2 million a year in fees. A federal
judge in California is expected to rule soon
on whether the song is in fact uncopyrightably “generic” -- 125 years after the Hill sisters (Mildred and Patty) composed it.
Can’t possibly be true
In April, WNBC-TV’s investigative unit in
New York City reported on a series of fetish
parties in Manhattan reportedly organized
by a licensed M.D., in which the consensual activities consisted of saline scrotal
inflation, controlled near-asphyxiation and
controlled arterial blood-letting (in which
splatters are captured on a canvas as if made
by a painter). An event organizer said the
“Cirque de Plaisir” was more of a “performance art” display by a few body-modification aficionados than it was a fetish “party.”
Local governments were alarmed especially
by the blood splatters’ endangering onlookers and promised an investigation.
Ironies
“The ancient art of yoga is supposed to offer
a path to inner peace,” wrote the Wall Street
Journal in February — before launching
into a report on how many yoga classes
these days are so crowded that inner peaceseekers are more likely than ever either to
seethe throughout their session — or to
openly confront floor-hoggers. Explained
one coach, “People who are practicing yoga
want Zen; they don’t already have it.”
Suspicions confirmed
In New York City, someone can be fired for
being “too nice.” Doorman Ralph Body, 41,
was dismissed from his job at an upscale
New York City apartment building because
he did too many favors for tenants, according to an April New York Post report. Body
said he “gave his life” to the residents at the
“27 on 27th” tower in Queens, but “upper
management” thought such extra kindnesses violated building policy and ordered his
dismissal despite a tenant petition.
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Compiled by CV Staff
Two of a kind?
Things aren’t looking
In a similar case, yet surNew World Order
good for Ahmad Bradprisingly more expensive
Millions of sports fans “draft” their own shaw’s 2015 football seacase, James Aaron Byron
fantasy sports teams — and even the bass- son. Currently in between
Taylor, 28, was arrested
fishing tournament circuit has its fantasy teams, Bradshaw, 29, was
on May 7 for possession
league, where fans select anglers good at arrested for possession of
of marijuana and crack
exploiting choice spots on the lakes. In marijuana in February
cocaine, in addition to
March, Alaska Dispatch News reported and recently convicted.
violation of probation.
that, for the fourth straight year, there In a plea deal, Bradshaw
Taylor was taken to Polk
would be an Iditarod Fantasy League, with can’t drive for six months and must pay County Jail and held on a $2,000 bond.
a “salary cap” of “$27,000” to pick seven about $351 in fines.
mushers with the best chances to push
their dogs to victory, with all-stars going
for around $6,000 and promising rookies
This information was obtained from the Polk County Crime Stoppers website. All suspects are innocent until proven
selling for much less.
guilty in a court of law. Des Moines Police Detective Bureau asks that anyone with information on the location or
Crimestoppers
identity of this suspect call 515-283-4864 or The Polk County Crime Stoppers anonymously at 515-223-1400.
Compelling explanations
Alfred Guercio, 54, was arrested in Burnsville, Minnesota, in March after forcibly
entering a neighbor’s home and swiping a
knife set that he had given the woman as
a Christmas gift. He told the woman, and
police, that he was taking the gift back, as
he was upset that the woman was failing to
appreciate it enough.
Des Moines Police Detectives are seeking help in
identifying four suspects involved in cash thefts
from four different businesses. Police believe the
same suspects were involved at all four restaurants:
El Palomino at 3116 E. 14th St., La Favorita at
1700 E. Grand Ave., La Cruz at 3900 E. 14th St.
#1, and the Saigon Market at 2501 E. Euclid. In
each of the four cases, three females and one male
entered the store. Two suspects distracted the employees while the other two took the cash. Losses ranged from several hundreds to several
thousand dollars. Anyone with information on the location or identities of these four suspects
Fine points of the law
John Deere became the most recent com- is asked to contact the Des Moines Police Detective Bureau at 283-4865 or the Polk County
pany in America to claim that, though a Crime Stoppers anonymously at 223-1400 or online at www.polkcountycrimestoppers.org.
buyer may have paid in full for a device,
he may not actually “own” it. Deere claims
that because its tractors run on sophisti- Unsuccessful criminal
gained entry through an unlocked window
cated computer programs, the ostensible An officer was dispatched to the Walgreens on the east side of the property on the ground
owner of the tractor cannot “tamper” with at 3501 Ingersoll at 2:27 a.m. on May 13 floor. Once inside, the suspect or suspects
that software without Deere’s permission on report of a broken glass door. The pa- ransacked the master bedroom and stole mis— even to repair a defect or to customize per delivery had called the police, saying he cellaneous jewelry, a Playstation 4, Xbox 360,
its operation. Already, traditional movie had observed the front door glass had been Playstation 3 and a 43-inch flat-screen TV.
videos may come with restrictions on copy- shattered. The officer observed the lower
ing, but the Deere case, according to an panel of glass on the front sliding door had Focused thief
April report on Wired.com, might extend been broken out and was able to fit through Police responded to a burglary at 3839 15th
the principle to machinery not traditionally and clear the business. The officer walked St. in Des Moines on May 12. After the ofthrough but didn’t see anything that stood ficer cleared the house, he spoke with resisubject to copyright law.
out as being tampered with. Identification dent Heather Trotter. Trotter said she left
was called and arrived to photograph the her home at about 8:30 a.m. and returned
Cultural diversity
The March arranged-marriage ceremony scene. A keyholder was notified and ar- around 7:40 p.m., when she observed that
in Kanpur, India, was about to start when rived on the scene to pull the video footage, her back door had been kicked in. The ofcousins of the bride (whose name is Lovely, which showed a suspect approach the front ficer observed the door, which is inside a
door from the east, break the glass and en- screened-in porch and was completely off
daughter of Mohar Singh) commandeered
ter the store. He immediately attempted to its hinges and laying on the porch. Trotter
center stage and demanded that groom
break into the ATM just inside the door, but said her dog was in the backyard when she
Ram Baran answer the question, “What is
after failing multiple attempts he exited the arrived at home and that the dresser draw15 plus 6?” Baran answered, “17,” and in store and left on foot heading westbound. ers and a filing cabinet in her bedroom were
short order, Lovely and her family began The video was sent to detectives.
open and appeared as if they had been rifled
to drift out of the room, and the marriage
through. She also said it appeared as if the
was off. Eventually, according to a Times of No more games
suspect went through the kitchen cabinets.
India report, the families settled the fiasco Tyrone Weston called police on a burglary The only item missing was a bottle of Adamicably, with all gifts returned. CV
report in his Des Moines home on May 12. derall with about 10 pills inside, which had
Weston told police he had returned home previously been on a shelf above the kitchen
Read more weird news at www.dmcityview. from a birthday party and discovered some- sink. There are no suspects or known witcom or www.WeirdUniverse.net.
one had broken into his house. The suspect nesses. CV
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LockerRoom
A century in the backroads
Compiled by Eleni Upah
[email protected]
By David Rowley
Paid for by taxpayers…
in the Urbandale Community School District
Paid on May 4
Amount: $267
To: Rieman Music Inc.
For: Kawaii piano tuning
Amount: $275
To: Urbandale Water Utility
For: Irrigation Meter
Amount: $1,400
To: Squirrels LLC
For: Software upgrade
Amount: $123.50
To: Custom Awards & Embroidery
For: Awards
Amount: $219.33
To: Baker & Taylor
For: Books
Amount: $40
To: Johnston High School
For: Entry fee
Amount: $ 7,279
To: American Fence Co. of Iowa Inc.
For: Repairs
Amount: $523.58
To: The Graphic Edge
For: Uniforms
Amount: $850
To: Contractors Rental Co.
For: Rental
Amount: $877.50
To: Viking Sewing Gallery
For: Equipment
Amount: $21,851.97
To: BMO Mastercard
For: Supplies and services
Amount: $225
To: Rusty Parkins Enterprises Inc.
For: Crushed concrete
Amount: $8.46
To: Copy Systems Inc.
For: Copier charges
Amount: $135
To: Ever Greene Sodding & Landscaping
For: Repairs to sod
Amount: $52,273
To: Martin Brothers Distributing
For: Food
Amount: $6,031.50
To: Wells Fargo Corporate Card
For: Plane tickets for DECA national
Booneville Backroads Ultra will take place on Saturday, May 23, beginning at 6 a.m.
Salaries and such
Name ................Nick Gerhart
Title ..................Insurance Commissioner
Department .....Iowa Insurance Division
Annual Salary ..$125.037.74
Travel
The Des Moines City Council approved travel for Eric Hartman, senior police officer, to
visit San Diego, California, from May 17-21. Hartman attended the IACP Law Enforcement Information Management training, which provides a forum in which to share information, best practices and lessons learned regarding the state-of-the-art law enforcement
information management, communications and interoperability, technology standards and
information sharing analysis. This came at a cost of $1,845 to taxpayers. CV
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here are running events and there
are RUNNING events. Booneville
Backroads Ultra is the latter. Not
every geek off the street is going to be able
to compete in the event this weekend, but
those who do are likely to be borderline superheroes.
“We wanted to put on a Ultra Distance
running event here in Iowa beyond the 50K
distance,” said Steven Cannon, organizer of
the event and founder of One Run Events.
“The race is Iowa’s only 100K and 100-miler. Booneville and the surrounding area provide a beautiful and tough running test.”
But the Booneville Backroads Ultra isn’t
limited to just extreme runners. Also taking place on race day are the 100K, 50K,
and 10K solo races, a 50K relay race and the
daunting 100-mile solo race.
The way most folks seem to get into this
sort of long-distance running is by accident,
said Cannon. “Few start out with the idea
they will run 30, 60 or 100 miles, but distance running has a way of sucking you in.”
There are so many factors involved in
successfully running 100 miles that it is easy
to overlook something, especially for someone who has never attempted the distance
before. Those who focus entirely on physical
training for the event may tend to overlook
the mental side of it. It takes a lot of confiBooneville Backroads Ultra
Saturday, May 23
6 a.m. — 100-mile solo race start ($120)
6 a.m. — 100K solo race start ($80)
7 a.m. — 50K solo race start ($70)
8 a.m. — 50K relay race start ($200 for fiveperson team)
8:30 a.m. — 10K solo race start ($25)
For course route and additional information,
go to http://boonevillebackroadsultra.com
dence, which many first-timers lack. But if
you find enjoyment in running, you’re more
likely to make it through the rough spells.
But Cannon insists there really isn’t a
typical ultra runner.
“You will see the Ultra Fit Type A to
the hippy-looking, T-shirt-wearing runner,”
said Cannon. “In Ultras, my money is always on the hippy.”
With the weather anywhere from the low
40s to tornado warnings to gorgeous clear
skies, the weather can shift at any time, no
matter the projections. But aside from the
extremes of lightning and tornados, Cannon says the race is on.
“I’d love it if it was a soaking wet muddy
mess,” he admits.
Along with being physically fit, what
runners put into their bodies is just as important as the workout regiment. Cannon
advises runners to learn what food appeal
to them most during the long training runs
and go for them during the race. Don’t
gamble and eat something your stomach
isn’t used to.
“My coach used to say, ‘If it ain’t nailed
down, eat it.’ That’s good advice,” said Cannon. “Everyone is different. Ultras are as
much about eating and drinking as they are
running.”
Whether you’re looking to push yourself
further than ever before or simply want to
compete in a 10K and get out of the city, the
Booneville Backroads Ultra should be your
destination this weekend.
“Everyone who finishes an Ultra takes
a special journey,” Cannon said. “Hanging
out at the finish line is must-see TV.” CV
David Rowley is an Iowa native with a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University
of Iowa and a master’s in film journalism from
the University of Glasgow in Scotland.
PoliticalMercury
King: look to Milwaukee
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merica, it would seem, owes Congressman Steve King a collective
apology.
Yes, yes, the Kiron conservative made
those comments comparing undocumented
Latino immigrants to stray pets. And there’s
the infamous “cantaloupe” thighs ding, the
pinnacle in his career of provocations of
the Mexican and Central American immigrant community King suggests brings more
desert-crossing teen drug mules to America
than would-be high school valedictorians.
As it turns out, King is merely seeking
to be his brother’s keeper. He’s a misunderstood evangelist for what would be a dramatic integration of rural Iowa’s workplaces.
Not enough people to fill those jobs in
your Iowa town? Would it make sense, Mr.
King, to look to the burgeoning populations
of immigrant-rich cities like Denison and
Storm Lake and Perry and Marshalltown,
perhaps change some policies to bring potential labor out of shadow living and into
full commercial engagement?
King says no. But to be fair, he offers an
alternative, one that involves more minorities moving to Iowa.
He says rural Iowa should look to the unemployed urban areas of the nation — specifically Milwaukee — to fill open jobs in
the Hawkeye State.
“There was an analysis of Milwaukee, a
residential area in Milwaukee of 36 square
blocks, six blocks by six blocks, and in that
area they surveyed every household, interviewed every household, there wasn’t a single male employed head of household in any
of those houses in 36 square blocks in Milwaukee, and the lament was that we couldn’t
bring jobs to that neighborhood,” King said
during a recent meeting of the Carroll Area
Development Corporation.
King said the people in that area of Milwaukee are descendants of family members
who moved from the Gulf Coast to take
brewery jobs at the end of Prohibition.
“They moved for the jobs, and people
that were analyzing this couldn’t even mention that if people were mobile and went to
the jobs three generations ago in the ’30s,
then why can’t they go somewhere where
jobs are today?” King said. “People are more
mobile than jobs.”
King’s point: People who are on government subsidies in places like Milwaukee —
“multiple generations stacked on top of each
other,” King says — could move to fill jobs
right here in Iowa.
In rural economic development circles, it
is our most vexing, central problem: available and qualified labor.
It’s not just serious business. It’s busi-
ness. It’s life, the very future of it, in rural
Iowa.
When asked a wide-open question with
no leading language about what challenges
she sees for the rural Iowa so tied to her
very brilliantly crafted political identity as
perhaps the most Iowan of Iowans this side
of Chuck Grassley, U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst, RRed Oak, went right to workforce during
a conference call with this newspaper and
other media.
“We are not seeing the youth staying,
maybe, in some of those rural areas,” Ernst
said. “So it is a real challenge to find those
labor pools in the rural areas.”
A few weeks ago, King heard Scranton
Manufacturing brass tell him they want to
expand in coming years from 300 to 600
people. He talked with the Carroll Area Development Corporation that is now working
aggressively on a housing study it hopes to
use as policy ballast for a population boost.
Is this issue of supply-and-demand with
labor just a local matter of free enterprise, or
does King see anything he can do through
the federal government?
“People follow money, and if the wages
are there, you should be able to attract the
people out of your community,” King said.
King has some historical support for his
Big Milwaukee Plan.
“Mississippi was the most common state
of origin for Milwaukee blacks during the
height of the Great Migration,” Barbara
Miner writes in her book, “The Promised
Land.” “As late as 1960, roughly half of all
African Americans in Milwaukee had been
born in the South, and only about a third
had been born in Wisconsin.”
Now comes the real question: Is King
serious or is he blending slices of American
industrial and racial history with bombast to
spool out a cynical shot aimed at his true enemy: immigration reform?
Perhaps King can enlist his fellow Republicans Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim
Reynolds, always eager for a trip to sell Iowa
to potential new businesses and workers, into
the heart of urban Milwaukee for a job fair.
The state can save money on promotional pamphlets. Just have King himself make
the pitch in a booth. Until we see that, chalk
up King’s comments as a smirking dismissal
of the most crucial issue facing the hundreds
of small Iowa towns he serves. CV
Douglas Burns is a fourth-generation Iowa newspaperman who
resides in Carroll. He and his family own and publish newspapers in
Carroll, Jefferson and other neighboring communities.
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Summer Music Calendar
by Chad Taylor
ummer wouldn’t be complete without a plethora of outdoor concerts to keep music
lovers happy. Though there’s no way we could pack all the music offerings Des Moines
has into one issue, we’ve done our best to make this list as all-inclusive as possible.
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Friday, May 22
Monday, June 1
6 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - “Lit By the Sun” with
Daphne Willis - $25-$45
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Rex Manning Day ’80s day featuring Ramona & The
Slimdudes, Viva Montesa, Easy Fruit - $5;
(21 and older)
10 p.m. - Prairie Meadows Casino - Nice
Bangs - FREE
4 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Upon This
Dawning with Eskimo Callboy, Outline in
Color, Silence the Messenger, Moral Belief,
Cut the Tongue - $15; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Emily Kinney with
Dylan Gardner, Adam Tressler - $15; (All
ages)
Saturday, May 23
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Fireside Music with
Dawn Hollman - FREE; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Simon Estes Amphitheater Hairball - $20-$25; (All ages)
Sunday, May 24
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola - Abby
Normal - $3 per person, $10 per car load,
FREE to Case Club Members and veterans
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - The Smoking
Flowers - $5; (21 and older)
Tuesday, May 26
8 p.m. - Wooly’s - Ministry - $66.66-$70;
(21 and older)
Thursday, May 28
5:30 p.m. - Valley Junction - Music in the
Junction with Danny Grause Band - FREE;
(All ages)
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - Decoy - FREE;
(21 and older)
7 p.m. - Camp Dodge Pool Complex The Adjacent General’s 2015 Summer Concert Series - Sons of Gladys Kravitz - FREE
Friday, May 29
Jenny Kohls and Renee Potts Flanagan FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Wooly’s - Green Death CD Release Show featuring Deadfront, Ghosthive
and Submerged - $10; (21 and older)
7 p.m. - Val Air Ballroom - Steel Panther
- $30; (All ages)
Saturday, May 30
Ron Burchett - FREE; (All ages)
Sunday, May 31
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Sons of Gladys Kravitz - $3 per person, $10
per car load, free to Case Club Members;
(21 and older)
Tuesday, June 2
5 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Entombed A.D.
with Svart Crown, Mutilated by Zombies,
Cranial Decay - $20; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Nothing More
with Wilson, Red Sun Rising - $15; (All
ages)
6:45 p.m. - Temple for the Performing
Arts - Sophia Ahmad Piano Studio Recital FREE; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Gas Lamp - Party! Party! Ultimate Karaoke Band - FREE; (21 and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Jerry Joseph
& The Jackmormons - $10; (21 and older)
Wednesday, June 3
4 p.m. - Waukee Farmers Market - Marilyn
Jerome - FREE; (All ages)
5:30 p.m. - Blank Park Zoo - “Zoo
Brew” featuring Jake McVey FREE for Zoo
Members, - $12 for non-members; (21 and
older)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Bleachers with
Cruisr - $26; (All ages)
8 p.m. - El Bait Shop - Brother Trucker
- FREE; (21 and older)
Thursday, June 4
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - Mr. Baber’s Neighbors - FREE; (21 and older)
6 p.m. - Valley Junction - Music in the
Junction featuring Decoy - FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Iowa
Public Radio’s Studio One - FREE; (All
ages)
7 p.m. - Camp Dodge Pool Complex The Adjacent General’s 2015 Summer Concert Series – Brother Trucker - FREE
8 p.m. - Blue Moon Piano Bar - Dave
Hawke, Justin Flagg, Kevin Kennedy FREE; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Punch
Drunk Monkey Funk - $5; (21 and older)
Friday, June 5
1:30 p.m. - Val Air Ballroom - Hell Over
Iowa featuring Glutton for Punishment,
Bleachers play Wooly’s on June 3.
Dark Apostle, Rim Job, Il Da Morte, Prometheus, Valiska, Beyond Death, Mutilated
by Zombies, Dueling at Dawn, Chupacabre,
Sinister Mind, Primal Breath, Hours of Decay, Vaginal Lure and more - $15; (All ages)
5:30 p.m. - Science Center of Iowa - Parranderos Latin Combo - $5; (21 and older)
5:30 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club First Friday New Orleans Jazz Party - $5;
(All ages)
6 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Paul Zaborac
Quartet with Lacona - $5; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Snus Hill Winery, Madrid Infuzion - FREE; (21 and older)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Deanna & Jenni
- FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Wooly’s - Bonne Finken & The
Collective with The James Biehn Band,
Freakabout! - $8; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Simon Estes Amphitheater - The
Nadas - $15-$20; (All ages)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Doctor Murdock - FREE; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - Gas Lamp - Screamin J & His
Rebel Yell with We Tornados - $5; (21 and
older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Dirty Reggae Punx with Cold Winds, Men in Lead
Masks, Person Whale - $5; (21 and older)
10 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Preferred Blend: A Modern Disco Dance Party
- FREE; (All ages)
Saturday, June 6
1:30 p.m. - Val Air Ballroom - 1349 with
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Necrophagia, Vattnet Viskar and more $20; (All ages)
2:30 p.m. - Dale Valley Vineyard - Stuart
Matt Woods - FREE; (21 and older)
4 p.m. - Lekberg Hall, Simpson College - Apprentice Artist Scenes Program - FREE;
(All ages)
4:30 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Black
Actress - $6; (All ages)
5:45 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - The Jackboys Present: “Hottest in DMI” - $10; (All
ages)
6 p.m. - Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset - Chad Elliott - FREE; (21 and older)
6 p.m. - Hessen Haus - Barefoot Becky
& The Ivanhoe Dutchmen - FREE; (21 and
older)
6:30 p.m. - Gas Lamp - The Avenues
with Rational Anthem - $5; (21 and older)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Paul Doffing FREE; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - River Glen
album release with The Host Country, Abbie & The Sawyers - $7; (21 and older)
8 p.m. - Wooly’s - Dizzy Wright with
Jahni Denver, Demrick, Nate Millyunz,
Rob Sheppard - $20; (All ages)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Intelescope - FREE; (21 and older)
9:30 p.m. - Gas Lamp - Band Bombshell
Presents: The Other Brothers with Peace
Love & Stuff, The Spartan Blue - $5; (21
and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Brazilian2wins - $10; (21 and older)
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Sunday, June 7
2 p.m. - Temple for the Performing Arts Irina Kaplan Piano Studio Recital - FREE;
(All ages)
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Flipside - $5; (21 and older)
8 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - The
Way Down Wanderers - $5; (21 and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - The Bop
Boyz - $10; (21 and older)
Tuesday, June 9
5:30 p.m. - Val Air Ballroom - OTEP with
Reaktion - $18; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Grieves
with Grayskul - $14; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - The Mowgli’s with
Vinyl Theatre - $15; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Wells Fargo Arena - Ed
Sheeran - $53.50-$63.50; (All ages)
Wednesday, June 10
4 p.m. - Waukee Farmers Market - Piranha
Brothers with Ed Kelly - FREE; (All ages)
5:30 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Sykosis
with Mutilated by Zombies, A Casual Affair, Sludgeburner, Hours of Decay - $5; (All
ages)
5:30 p.m. - Blank Park Zoo - “Zoo Brew”
featuring The Array FREE for Zoo Members, - $12 for non-members; (21 and older)
6:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - I Prevail with The
Zealots - $10; (All ages)
Thursday, June 11
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - Euforquestra FREE; (21 and older)
Junction featuring Comfort Zone - FREE;
(All ages)
7 p.m. - Simon Estes Amphitheater - Michael Franti & Spearhead with Nattali Rize
& Notis - $35-$210; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Camp Dodge Pool Complex
- The Adjacent General’s 2015 Summer
Concert Series – Tony Valdez Large Band FREE
8 p.m. - Blue Moon Piano Bar - Hannah Kendle, Lauren Ashley, Marc Van Lue
8 p.m. - Wooly’s - Soap with Dead Larry,
Poppa Neptune - $10; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Josh Berwanger Band - $7; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - 515 FREE; (21 and older)
Friday, June 12
1:30 p.m. - Lekberg Hall, Simpson College
- Apprentice Artist Scenes Program - FREE;
(All ages)
5:30 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club Jazz Happy Hour featuring Steve Grismore
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Trio - $6 suggested donation; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Penoach Winery, Adel - Chad
Elliott - FREE; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Wooly’s - Horseshoes & Hand
Grenades with Useful Jenkens - $10; (21
and older)
9 p.m. - Gas Lamp - Reverent Peyton’s
Big Damn Band with Molly Gene One Woahman Band - $15; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Transidiomatic - $7; (21 and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Satsang $7; (21 and older)
Saturday, June 13
1 p.m. - Avenue of the Saints Amphitheater,
St. Charles - Flashback to the ‘80s featuring UZOO, Looks That Kill, Shoot to Kill,
Black Diamond - $25; (All ages)
Larry Berenguel - FREE; (21 and older)
6 p.m. - Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset - James Biehn - FREE; (21 and older)
6:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Apathy Syndrome
with Section Hate, Ultrea, Piranha, Katastrophes Tomb - $5; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - CW Smith FREE; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Prairie Meadows Racetrack
& Casino - Tony Orlando - $25-$45; (21
and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Danger Ron & The Spins with The Soul Low
9 p.m. - Gas Lamp - Pets With Human
Names with Mr. Denton on Doomsday,
Hazer - $5; (21 and older)
9:30 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Jacob
County & The Damaged Goods - $6; (21
and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - The Midwestern Charm with Mille Bornes - $5; (21
and older)
Sunday, June 14
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Boomerang - $5; (21 and older)
8 p.m. - Wooly’s - Silverstein with
Switchblade Saturdays, A Better Reality,
Exit, Emergency - $15; (All ages)
Monday, June 15
6 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Anticonscience with The Indigo Conflict, Projekt
Theory, 515 - $7; (All ages)
Tuesday, June 16
Noon - Temple Chess & Poetry Garden
Sixth Annual “Oh Say Can You Sing?”
Competition - FREE; (All ages)
Ed Sheeran plays Wells Fargo Arena on June 9.
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Futurebirds $10; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Adam
Faucett - $5; (21 and older)
Wednesday, June 17
4 p.m. - Waukee Farmers Market - Joe
Ghormley - FREE; (All ages)
Brew” featuring The Sheet FREE for Zoo
older)
7 p.m. - Simon Estes Amphitheater Los Lonely Boys with Roger Clyne & The
Peacemakers - $20-$25; (All ages)
Thursday, June 18
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - The Nadas - FREE;
(21 and older)
6 p.m. - Valley Junction - Music in the Junction featuring Fahrenheit - FREE; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Randy Rogers
Band - $15; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Blue Moon Piano Bar - Drew
DeFour, Kin Curran - FREE; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Red
Moon Harvest with Mastiff - FREE; (21 and
older)
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Electric Six
with White Reaper, The Other Brothers $15; (21 and older)
Friday, June 19
5:30 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Freakabout
with Cadaver Dogs, Ruthless Ruth - $5; (All
ages)
6 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Trigger with Kickstart the Sun - $6; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Spirit
Family Reunion - $10; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Lincoln Grimes FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Eric
Kennedy with Class M Planets - $5; suggested donation (All ages)
8:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Dirty Rotten
Scoundrels - $5; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Chad Elliott
- $7; (21 and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Primal Waters with Panthallasa, Wet Radio - $5; (21
and older)
Saturday, June 20
(All ages)
Infuzion - FREE; (21 and older)
3:30 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - First Annual Punk & Oi! Pizza Party! featuring The
Jetbirds, The Agrestix, Court Street, Ponx
Attax, No Coast Criminals, Dirty Rotten
All-Stars, The Statistix, The Lame Brains $15; (All ages)
5 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Faces
Turned Ashen with Trigger, Street Thieves $6; (All ages)
6 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Aquamarine
Dream Machine with The Smoothsayers $5; (All ages)
6 p.m. - Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset - Park Sixty 3 - FREE; (21 and older)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Emma Negrete FREE; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Hoyt Sherman Place - The
Smashing Pumpkins - $49; (All ages)
10 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Out of the
Ashes with Hollowpoint - FREE; (21 and
older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - First Annual Punk & Oi! Pizza Party! featuring Vic-
Tuesday, June 23
5 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - The Picturebooks with Anticonscience, Cold Winds,
Charlie Bandana - $10; (All ages)
Wednesday, June 24
4 p.m. - Waukee Farmers Market - Marilyn
Jerome - FREE; (All ages)
Brew” featuring Slipstreem FREE for Zoo
older)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Esperanza Spalding Presents: Emily’s D+Evolution - $25;
(All ages)
8:30 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club R.O.E. with Gadema, DJ Richie Daggers,
Toby Diligent - $5; (All ages)
The Ataris play Gas Lamp on July 10.
tory, Bad Assets, Brickwall Vultures, Violent
Knights, Die Munks or Skunk Piss - $15;
(21 and older)
Sunday, June 21
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Tony Valdez Large Band - $5; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Hugh Cornwell - $20; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Bull
Black Nova with Basin - FREE; (21 and
older)
Monday, June 22
6:30 p.m. - Val Air Ballroom - Sebastian
Bach - $23; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - The Gooch
Palms with The Lemons, Karen Meat & the
Computer, The Vahnevants - $10; (21 and
older)
Matchsellers - FREE; (21 and older)
Thursday, June 25
5:45 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Maiden Mars
with ConeTrauma, The Blendours, Ramona
& the Slimdudes - $5; (All ages)
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - The Maytags FREE; (21 and older)
Junction featuring Abby Normal - FREE;
(All ages)
7 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Fat
Sky Band - FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Camp Dodge Pool Complex The Adjacent General’s 2015 Summer Concert Series – 34th Army Band - FREE
7:30 p.m. - Hoyt Sherman Place - Rodrigo y Gabriela - $49-$59; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Val Air Ballroom - Fozzy - $15;
(All ages)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Modern Era with Kickstart The Sun, Cold Crash
Friday, June 26
5:30 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Jazz
Happy Hour featuring Dave Rezek’s Alpha
State Agents - $6 suggested donation; (All
ages)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Richard Spierenberg - FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Penoach Winery, Adel - Abby
Normal - FREE; (21 and older)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Andrew McMahon
In The Wilderness - $25; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Blank Performing Arts Center, Indianola - Des Moines Metro Opera
performing Mozart’s “The Abduction From
the Seraglio” - $46-$82; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Blue Moon Piano Bar - Brad
Heron, Tony Baragona - FREE; (21 and
older)
8:30 p.m. - Brenton Skating Plaza - Umphrey’s McGee - $25-$30; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Jewel
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9 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - My Future
Sin album release with The Maw - $6; (21
and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - The Heavenly States with Love Songs For Lonely
Monsters - $7; (21 and older)
Saturday, June 27
(All ages)
2 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - The “Too
Broke For the Arts Festival Fest” featuring
Night Demon, Speed Run, Wicked Inquisition, Dark Mirror - $5; (All ages)
Willie Mac Trio - FREE; (21 and older)
6 p.m. - Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset - Ashton Mount - FREE; (21 and
older)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - The Honeybees FREE; (All ages)
performing Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden West” - $46-$82; (All ages)
older)
9 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - The Young
Funk album release with Come Unity - $10;
(21 and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - EZ and
Friends Tour featuring Novarix, Speak-EZ,
Wildpack Shaun - $5; (21 and older)
Sunday, June 28
2 p.m. - Blank Performing Arts Center,
Indianola - Des Moines Metro Opera performing Mozart’s “The Abduction From the
Seraglio” - $46-$82; (All ages)
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Doghouse Daddies - $5; (21 and older)
5 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Ryan
O’Rien with Joe Wellman, Dan Medeiros,
Christine Her, Jinnouchi Power - FREE;
(All ages)
6 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Voodoo
Glow Skulls with Slow Children, Sniper 66
- $15; (All ages)
older)
Monday, June 29
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - When the
Smoke Clears with Doctor Dentist, Love
Songs For Lonely Monsters, Little Ruckus $5; (21 and older)
Tuesday, June 30
7 p.m. - Wells Fargo Arena - Dave Matthews
Band - $39.50-$79.50; (All ages)
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Fozzy plays Val Air on June 25.
Wednesday, July 1
4 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Rust Belt Demons - $5; (All ages)
4 p.m. - Waukee Farmers Market - P i ranha Brothers with Ed Kelly - FREE; (All
ages)
featuring Gimikk - FREE for Zoo Members,
$12 for non-members; (21 and older)
8 p.m. - El Bait Shop - Brother Trucker
Thursday, July 2
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - The Workshy FREE; (21 and older)
Junction featuring Final Mix - FREE; (All
ages)
7 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Iowa
Public Radio’s Studio One - FREE; (All
ages)
8 p.m. - Blue Moon Piano Bar - Jeremie
Malotke, Tony Bohnenkamp, Whitney
Maxwell - FREE; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Elec-
tric Jury & Strong Like Bear Present: Paranoid - $10; (21 and older)
Friday, July 3
(All ages)
5 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Eyes Set to
Kill with Run 2 Cover, Ashes Armada, Indocile, Crisis Child - $15; (All ages)
5:30 p.m. - Science Center of Iowa - The
Tarakis - $5; (21 and older)
6:30 p.m. - 1007 East Grand Ave. - Jazz
in July featuring Parranderos Latin Combo -
Weezer plays 80/35 on July 11.
FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Widowspeak - $12; (All ages)
8:30 p.m. - Iowa State Capitol 21st Annual Yankee Doodle Pops - FREE; (All ages)
Workshy with Mumford’s - $5; (21 and
older)
10 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Preferred Blend: A Modern Disco Dance Party
- FREE; (All ages)
Saturday, July 4
Tuesday, July 7
Indianola - Des Moines Metro Opera performing Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden
West” - $46-$82; (All ages)
Mason Jar - FREE; (21 and older)
6:30 p.m. - 4103 72nd St, Urbandale
- Jazz in July featuring Tony Valdez Large
Band - FREE; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Snus Hill Winery, Madrid Burnin’ Sensations - FREE; (21 and older)
performing Janacek’s “Jenufa” - $46-$82;
(All ages)
Sunday, July 5
Thursday, July 9
2 p.m. - Blank Performing Arts Center, Indianola - Des Moines Metro Opera performing Janacek’s “Jenufa” - $46-$82; (All ages)
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Final Mix - $5; (21 and older)
6 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Violent
Fade album release with The Dirty Kids,
The Other Brothers - $7; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Evelyn K. Davis Park - Jazz in
July featuring Bella Soul - FREE; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Against Me! with
frnkiero and the cellebration - $18; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Lekberg Hall, Simpson College - Chamber Music Concert - FREE; (All
ages)
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - Dueling Guitars
featuring Brian Congdon - FREE; (21 and
older)
Junction featuring Brother Trucker - FREE;
(All ages)
Hawke, Hannah Kendle - FREE; (21 and
older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Kristeen
Young with FEA - $10; (21 and older)
Wednesday, July 8
featuring Crankshaft & The Gear Grinders
FREE for Zoo Members, $12 for non-members; (21 and older)
Friday, July 10
Noon - Western Gateway Park - 80/35
Music Festival featuring Wilco with Talib
Kweli, St. Lucia, Jenny Lewis, Hot Buttered
Rum, Rome Fortune, Fly Golden Eagle -
2015 NORTH AMERICAN TOUR
with special guest:
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$44 single day, $75 two-day; (All ages)
5:30 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club Jazz Happy Hour - $6 suggested donation;
(All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Farm Bureau Financial Services - Jazz in July featuring Dave Rezek’s
Alpha State Agents - FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Penoach Winery, Adel - Back
Stage Boogie Band - FREE; (21 and older)
(All ages)
older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames Screaming For Silence - FREE; (21 and
older)
11 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - 80/35 Official After Party featuring Easy Fruit with
Tires - FREE; (21 and older)
Saturday, July 11
Noon - Western Gateway Park - 80/35 Music Festival featuring Weezer with Lettuce,
Run the Jewels, Cloud Nothings, Head for
the Hills, Empires, Jon Wayne & The Pain,
Natural Child, Jaden Carlson Band, Amasa
Hines, The Kickback, Kind Country, Canby, Boh Doran - $44 single day, $75 twoday; (All ages)
1:30 p.m. - Lekberg Hall, Simpson College - Apprentice Artist Scenes Program FREE; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Hispanic Educational Resources Building - Jazz in July featuring Orquestra Alto Maiz - FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Jean Marie Salem
- FREE; (All ages)
older)
11 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - 80/35 Official After Party featuring Nap Eyes with
Monomyth, Nevada Nevada, The Vahnevants - FREE; (21 and older)
Sunday, July 12
Indianola - Des Moines Metro Opera performing Puccini’s “The Girl of the Golden
West” - $46-$82; (All ages)
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Tony Valdez & The Retro Rockets - $5; (21
and older)
5 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Screaming
For Silence - FREE; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Waveland Golf Course
Jazz in July featuring The Trinity Project FREE; (All ages)
Waka Flocka plays 515 Alive on Aug 8.
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Brandi Carlile plays the Hinterland Music Festival on Aug 1.
Monday, July 13
7:30 p.m. - Wells Fargo Arena - Nickelback
- $25-$80; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Jamaican
Queens with Kamrar - $7; (21 and older)
(21 and older)
Junction featuring Gimikk - FREE; (All
ages)
(All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Melt Banana with
Torche, Hot Nerds - $15; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Blue Moon Piano Bar - Hannah
Kendle, Kevin Gale - FREE; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Mississippi Jake - FREE; (21 and older)
Wednesday, July 15
Friday, July 17
6:30 p.m. - Sylvan Theater - Jazz in July
featuring Janey Hooper & Friends featuring
Susie Miget - FREE; (All ages)
Tuesday, July 14
featuring The New Mexicos - FREE for Zoo
Members, $12 for non-members; (21 and
older)
7 p.m. - Sheslow Auditorium, Drake
University - Des Moines Metro Opera
“Stars of Tomorrow” - $25 for adults, $10
for students; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Simon Estes Amphitheater Lake Street Drive - $20-$25; (All ages)
8:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Good Old War - $15;
(All ages)
Thursday, July 16
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - Flipside - FREE;
(All ages)
6 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - Matt
Woods - FREE; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Clive Aquatic Center - Jazz in
July featuring Freddy Gazzo Band - FREE;
(All ages)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Big Joe Kinser FREE; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Brenton Skating Plaza -
Grace Potter - $30-$35; (All ages)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Moonshine Sorrow with The Dueling Dickheads FREE; (21 and older)
Saturday, July 18
Wednesday, July 22
Noon - Dale Valley Vineyard - Stuart Winestock featuring Gravel Travel, Dirt Road
Divide, Mason Jar, Gypsy Outlaws, Four
Shades of Gray, Stone Thro - $10; (21 and
older)
6 p.m. - Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset - Crosswind - FREE; (21 and older)
6 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Modern Life
is War - $12; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Beaverdale Park - Jazz in July
featuring Ken Jolls Quartet featuring Kersten Tipping - FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Bryan Baker FREE; (All ages)
(All ages)
9 p.m. - Val Air Ballroom - Eddy Kenzo
- $32; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Wooly’s - Grateful Dead Experience: The Schwag - $5; (21 and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - lesserhasbeens with Jordan & The Nomads - $5; (21
and older)
featuring Loose Neutral - FREE for Zoo
older)
Sunday, July 19
Indianola - Des Moines Metro Opera performing Mozart’s “The Abduction From the
Seraglio” - $46-$82; (All ages)
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Bob Pace & The Dangerous Band - $5; (21
and older)
6:30 p.m. - Sixth & Washington Avenue
- Jazz in July featuring FREEstyle - FREE;
(All ages)
Monday, July 20
6:30 p.m. - Johnston Public Library - Jazz
in July featuring Betsy Hickok - FREE; (All
ages)
Thursday, July 23
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - Pianopalooza Band
Junction featuring The Blue Band - FREE;
(All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Wesley Acres - Jazz in July
featuring John Morgan Orchestra featuring
Gina Gedler - FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Brenton Skating Plaza - The
Ting Tings with Kaneholler - $17.50-$20;
(All ages)
7 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Hamilton Loomis - $12; (21 and older)
Malotke, Jon Li, Justin Flagg - FREE; (21
and older)
Friday, July 24
11:30 a.m. - American Enterprise Sculpture
Garden - Jazz in July featuring Max Wellman - FREE; (All ages)
(All ages)
6:30 p.m. - S. Sixth & Ashworth Drive,
Waukee - Jazz in July featuring The Jazz
Page - FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Penoach Winery, Adel - Brother
Trucker - FREE; (21 and older)
7 p.m. - Beechwood Lounge - Campbell
DeSousa with Jordan Mayland - FREE; (21
and older)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Reggie Greenlaw
- FREE; (All ages)
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9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Lydia
Loveless - $10; (21 and older)
Saturday, July 25
Larry Berenguel - FREE; (21 and older)
6 p.m. - Covered Bridges Winery, Winterset - Chad Elliott - FREE; (21 and older)
6:30 p.m. - Copper Creek Lake Park Jazz in July featuring High Society Big Band
- FREE; (All ages)
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Marilyn Jerome FREE; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Brenton Skating Plaza - Blackberry Smoke - $27-$32; (All ages)
and older)
8 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Nova
Labs 2nd Anniversary Blowout - FREE; (21
and older)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Hungry
Mountain with Easy Fruit - $5; (21 and
older)
Sunday, July 26
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Slipstream - $5; (21 and older)
5 p.m. - West Glen Town Center - Jazz
in July featuring Valley High School Combo
- FREE; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - West Glen Town Center Jazz in July featuring Paige Harpin Quartet
- FREE; (All ages)
8:30 p.m. - West Glen Town Center Jazz in July featuring Gruve - FREE; (All
ages)
Monday, July 27
9 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Heaters with Uh
Bones, Odd Pets - $8; (21 and older)
Wednesday, July 29
featuring Plastic Apartment - FREE for Zoo
older)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - Between the Buried and Me with Animals as Leaders, The
Contortionist - $20; (All ages)
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Leggy - $5;
(21 and older)
Thursday, July 30
ALL DAY - Water Works Park - Hinterland
Music Festival featuring Edward Sharp &
The Magnetic Zeros, Future Islands, TV on
the Radio, The Envy Corps - $45 one day
pass, $75 two days; (All ages)
6 p.m. - Jasper Winery - Dazy Head
Mazy - FREE; (21 and older)
Bone Thugs play Val Air Aug. 14.
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Reba plays the Iowa State Fair on Aug 16.
10 p.m. - Vaudeville Mews - Moon Honey with Love Songs For Lonely Monsters $7; (21 and older)
Sunday, Aug. 16
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Gruve - $5; (21 and older)
8 p.m. - Iowa State Fair Grandstand Reba with Caroline King - $45; (All ages)
The Fray with Andy Grammer - $38; (All
ages)
8 p.m. - Blue Moon Piano Bar - Papi
Sorrelis, Philly Williams, Tony Baragona FREE; (21 and older)
drome - $20; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Blue Moon Piano Bar - Papi Sorrelis - FREE; (21 and older)
Saturday, Aug. 22
5 p.m. - Val Air Ballroom - King Conquer
with Here Comes the Kraken, Adaliah,
Dealey Plaza, Enterprise - $15; (All ages)
(All ages)
8 p.m. - Simon Estes Amphitheater Nitty Gritty Dirt Band - $25-$30; (All ages)
9 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - The Hollowmen reunion show with Squidboy,
North of Grand - $8; (21 and older)
Tuesday, Aug. 18
7 p.m. - Hotel Pattee - Ron Burchett FREE; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Iowa State Fair Grandstand Meghan Trainor with Charlie Puth, Life of
Dillon - $40; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Iowa State Fair Grandstand - Yes
with Toto - $35; (All ages)
Sunday, Aug. 23
Wednesday, Aug. 19
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola Sons of Gladys Kravitz - $5; (21 and older)
6 p.m. - Iowa State Fair Grandstand Rock-A-Thon featuring Dee Snider, Dokken, Warrant, Firehouse, Eddie Truck $30; (All ages)
Monday, Aug. 17
8 p.m. - Iowa State Fair Grandstand - Carrie
Underwood with Michael Ray - $60; (All ages)
5:30 p.m. - Blank Park Zoo - “Zoo Brew” featuring Pianopalooza - FREE for Zoo Members, $12 for non-members; (21 and older)
Thursday, Aug. 20
6 p.m. - Valley Junction - Music in the Junction featuring Poppa Proffitt Band - FREE;
(All ages)
8 p.m. - Iowa State Fair Grandstand Alabama with Chris Janson - $40; (All ages)
Friday, Aug. 21
7 p.m. - Penoach Winery, Adel - Boomerang
8 p.m. - Iowa State Fair Grandstand -
Wednesday, Aug. 26
featuring Standing Hampton - FREE for
Zoo Members, $12 for non-members; (21
and older)
Thursday, Aug 27
6 p.m. - Valley Junction - Music in the Junction featuring Burning Down the House FREE; (All ages)
6:30 p.m. - Simon Estes Amphitheater Slightly Stoopid with The Dirty Heads, The
Expendables - $35-$40; (All ages)
7:30 p.m. - Wooly’s - GWAR with
Butcher Babies, Battlecross, Apathy Syn-
Friday, Aug. 28
Tuesday, Aug. 29
Mason Jar - FREE; (21 and older)
7 p.m. - Des Moines Social Club - King
of the Tramps - $5; (All ages)
8 p.m. - Lefty’s Live Music - Bonne Finken & The Collective with The Lucas Jack
Band - $10; (21 and older)
9 p.m. - DG’s Tap House, Ames - Matt
Woods - FREE; (21 and older)
Wednesday, Aug. 30
3 p.m. - Summerset Winery, Indianola
- Tony Valdez Large Band - $5; (21 and
older) CV
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Beth Glover, Kaitlyn Davidson, Aymee Garcia and Paige Faure in the National Tour of “Rodgers + Hammerstein’s Cinderella.” Photo © Carol Rosegg.
Theater
By Eleni Upah
F
rom funny musicals to insightful plays, the
Des Moines area is set to have another great
year of theater. It doesn’t matter what type
of show you’re hoping to catch: It’s all here and
waiting to be watched. Local talent will take the
stage in Ankeny and Ames, and national touring acts will perform several award-winning features throughout Des Moines. There are even
options for those who just can’t seem to leave
the great outdoors, as the Botanical Gardens
acts as the stage for an opera.
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May 20-23 — “The Adventures of Robin Hood”
Temple Theater, 1011 Locust St., 288-4700
www.templeforperformingarts.com
First things first: This isn’t your grandma’s Robin Hood. The
Visible Fictions Theatre Company’s revival coming to Des
Moines’ Temple Theater is Robin Hood like you’ve never seen
it before. The main theme remains the same, with a band of
brothers seeking to conquer the evils of the world and return
hope and justice to those who are treated poorly. “The Adventures of Robin Hood” follows a team of “trained justice fighting
machines” armed with anything they can find — meaning nothing is what it seems in this version of Sherwood Forrest. This
internationally acclaimed show is recommended for ages 7 and
older, and promises to entertain its audiences with its unexpected and imaginative take on the classic story. Tickets start at $10.
May 29 - June 21 — “The Addams Family”
Des Moines Community Playhouse, 831 42nd St., 277-6261
www.dmplayhouse.com
This Tony Award-winning musical focuses on the strange love
growing between daughter Wednesday Addams — “the ultimate princess of darkness” — and the sweet Lucas Beineke.
While Wednesday’s parents, Morticia and Gomez, just want
to continue their normal lives among death, pain and suffering, Wednesday’s newfound love causes an abrupt shift in all
of their lives. Wednesday confides in her father, who must keep
the secret from his wife — a first in their relationship. Find
out how a daughter falling in love can change an entire family.
Tickets start at $23.
JULY 17AUG. 9, 2015
“Twelve Angry Jurors” will show June 5-21 at the Ankeny Community Theatre, 1932 S.W.
Third St.
June 5-21 — “Twelve Angry Jurors”
Ankeny Community Theatre, 1932 S.W. Third
St., 964-5007
www.ankenycommunitytheatre.com
When 12 jurors are sent to decide the fate of
a young man standing trial for the fatal stabbing of his father, it seems like an open-andshut case to be done and over with. But then
one juror starts to bring up a series of facts,
opening the eyes of the other 11 jurors to a
case that might have a little more to it. Tempers are high as the jurors argue. “Twelve
Angry Jurors,” originally titled “Twelve Angry Men” and set in 1956, has been updated
from its all-white, all-male form to a cast of
both men and women. $10-$15.
June 11-14 — “Much Ado About
Nothing”
Salisbury House and Gardens, 4025 Tonawanda Drive, 274-1777
http://salisburyhouse.org
Salisbury House continues its annual Shakespeare on the Lawn with “Much Ado About
Nothing,” performed by the Repertory Theater of Iowa. This unique showing is held in
the gardens of Salisbury for a night of beautiful scenery and entertainment. Considered
one of Shakespeare’s greatest comedies, this
play shares themes of honor, shame and
court politics — all with an overarching humorous component. Benedick and Beatrice
are tricked into confessing their love for each
other, Claudio is tricked into rejecting Hero
at the altar on a false claim that she has been
unfaithful, and gossip takes control. “Much
Ado About Nothing” will have audiences
laughing over and over while watching the
mishaps of these two couples. $15-$25.
June 12-28 — “Shrek the Musical”
Ames Community Theater, 120 Abraham
Drive, Ames, 292-2073
www.actorsinc.org
Returning once more is one of the funniest
musicals to hit the stage. Based on the Oscarwinning animated film, “Shrek the Musical”
brings the rough-around-the-edges ogre and
Des Moines Social Club Recurring Features
Jazz Happy Hour — Fridays, 5:30-7:30 p.m. The Social Club has teamed up with the Synergy
Jazz Foundation to bring free jazz concerts to the Friday Happy Hour series every second and
fourth Friday of the month. Featuring a diverse lineup of local jazz musicians and occasion
performances by touring musicians from around the country, this event is open to all ages and
free with the suggested donation of $6.
Board Game Night — last Thursday of every month, 6-9 p.m. The comfortable feeling of
playing board games in a basement is one everyone can experience, regardless of whether you
actually have a basement or not. The Basement at the Social Club will provide all the games for
open play and friendly competition. Free for all ages.
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The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe
Sarah, Plain and Tall
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his happy donkey sidekick together in their
quest to set the kingdom right after Shrek’s
home is overtaken with fairytale characters.
Suitable for all ages, “Shrek” is a great show
for families.
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July 9, 12 — “Rappaccini’s Daughter”
Greater Des Moines Botanical Garden, 909
Robert D. Ray Drive, 323-6290
http://dmbotanicalgarden.com
In this one-of-a-kind performance, the Des
Moines Metro Opera will perform “Rappaccini’s Daughter” using the Botanical Garden
as its beautiful backdrop. Based on the short
story by Nathaniel Hawthorne, the show
is about a doctor seeking to protect — and
control — his daughter by locking her in a
garden in which he experiments with poisonous plants. As a young man falls in love with
the daughter, he is faced with the knowledge
that this love might lead him to his death.
The real garden setting will make this opera
an unforgettable experience. $40.
July 8-9 — The Iowa Shakespeare Experience “Shakesperience Festival:
Starry Starry Nights at Terrace Hill”
The Great Lawn at Terrace Hill
www.iowashakespeare.org
The Iowa Shakespeare Experience brings
an eclectic lineup of live entertainment this
year, including “Shakespeare’s Best Bets”
and selections from “Opera, Poetry and Ballet.” The event features America’s inaugural
sneak peak at “Americas3,” a new national
touring musical show based in Iowa and performed by professional actors and musical
and dance artist from Iowa. Free, but guests
must register for tickets at Midwestix.com.
July 14-19 — “Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Cinderella”
Des Moines Civic Center, 221 Walnut St.,
246-2300
www.desmoinesperformingarts.org
Revisit your childhood with a trip to the
theater for the live version of “Rodgers and
Hammerstein’s Cinderella” at the Civic
Center this summer. The contemporary take
on the classic story features all the moments
you know and love plus a few twists. Watch
as Cinderella transforms from her stepmother’s maid to a beautiful princess, traveling
to the ball in a grand horse-drawn carriage
thanks to the help of her fairy godmother.
This award-winning show has beautiful costumes and sets that will make the audience
feel as if they are living the story themselves.
$35-$100.
July 17 - Aug. 9 — “Monty Python’s
Spamalot”
Des Moines Community Playhouse, 831 42nd
St., 277-6261
“The Addams Family” will show at the Des
Moines Community Playhouse May 29June 21.
www.dmplayhouse.com
Based on — or “lovingly ripped off from,”
as the description notes — the film comedy
called “Monty Python and the Holy Grail,”
this stage adaptation tells the legendary story
of King Arthur and the Knights of the Round
Table. Complete with catapulting cows,
showgirls, killer rabbits and French people
(oh my!), “Spamalot” won the Tony Award
for Best Musical in 2005 and still finds its
way into the hearts of audiences around the
country. There’s something for everyone in
this silly show.
July 24 - Aug. 2 — “Rent”
Des Moines Social Club, Kum & Go Theater,
900 Mulberry St., 369-3673
http://desmoinessocialclub.org
“Rent” is the award-winning 1994 musical
that has been reprised again and again on
stages throughout the world and even on
film. The rock musical is a unique story with
the music to go along with it. “Rent” is the
story of a young group of impoverished artists as they struggle to create a life in New
York City’s East Village. $10-$15.
July 31 - Aug. 16 — “Drinking Habits”
Ankeny Community Theatre, 1932 S.W. Third
St., 964-5007
www.ankenycommunitytheatre.com
As a couple nuns at the Sisters of Perpetual
Sewing secretly make wine to keep the convent’s doors open, two reporters are hot on
their trail. Paul and Sally go undercover as
a nun and priest to break the story. But a
new nun joins in the mix and the convent is
shadowed in paranoia as mistaken identities,
accusations and romances run wild. “Drinking Habits” is a hilarious story that is not to
be missed. $10-$15. CV
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Art
By Jim Duncan
Festivities reign in
Des Moines summer
A
rt is big business these days, yet no one
ever talks about the “art industry.” That’s
probably because artists like to believe
their calling is anti-industrial, that they are the
caretakers of beauty and nature in the post modern world. Besides, industrialists often write
artists off as mere children who never grew up.
Picasso even agreed with them. Both sides make
their points in summer. Like school kids, the art
world closes shop and heads to the beaches or the
mountains during the hot season — except in
Des Moines.
Summer here is prime time for the fine arts
but, sadly, in a memorial sense. Our late maestro Robert Larsen built a small regional opera
company into an international darling by programming during Iowa summer. That way he
attracted talent that would otherwise be engaged
with more worldly companies. Des Moines is also
home to a summer arts festival that has grown
faster than corn in July thanks to the late impresario Mo Dana. Together, Des Moines Metro
Opera and the Des Moines Art Festival are arguably the most important events of the year in
Iowa arts.
They have also inspired the rest of central Iowa’s cultural community to schedule bigger summer events. Iowa Sculpture Festival presents its
13th annual fair while Art Fest Midwest provides
a more local version of Des Moines Art Festival,
also in its 13th reincarnation. Des Moines Art
Center’s (DMAC) big summer event this year is
a “Fiber Sculpture” show that reinterprets “fiber
art” and half a dozen other previously subtextual
art forms
Elsewhere, summer dances in lighter air.
Landscape reigns at Olson-Larsen. At Moberg
Gallery, Jordan Weber shows why he is the biggest star on the Iowa scene in many years.
Faith Wilding’s Crocheted Environment, 1972/1995.
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&
Clare Rosean’s “Lin Tin Top.”
Calendar
(*APT* indicates a special Art Pimp tout)
Recurring Events and
Family Attractions
First Friday Art Walks — on the Fairfield
Town Square, first Friday of the month
Special Events
Festivals
Des Moines Metro Opera’s (DMMO)
43rd anniversary summer festival,
Simpson College, Indianola, www.desmoinesmetroopera.org
May 30 - Death by Aria
June 6, 12, 20, 27, July 3, 11 and 17
Apprentice Artists Programs
June 13 — Threads & Trills Costume
Show and Luncheon. A sneak peek at the
costumes from the upcoming season’s operas
while enjoying arias and duets sung by principal artists from each show. Noon, Embassy
ANNUAL
fine art
Sat., June 13, 2015
Club West.
June 18 and 20 — Peanut Butter
& Puccini Family Opera Adventure. A
family opera adventure includes a tour of the
theater, from backstage to the costume shop,
from the props department to the catwalk, a
special performance of a kid-friendly opera,
and a peanut butter sack lunch.
July 15 — Stars of Tomorrow
Concert, Sheslow Auditorium. 7 p.m.
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June 26, 28, July 3, 11, 19 — Abduction from the Seraglio by Mozart. This
is the Mozart one loved in Amadeus, sublime
composer obsessed with the silliest of plots.
Hero tracks his love to Istanbul where she
has been sold by pirates. Benjamin Bliss and
Amanda Woodbury, a pair of young stars
with the Metropolitan Opera, sing the leads.
June 27, July 4, 12, 13 and 17 — The
Girl of the Golden West by Pucinni.
Pucinni goes to the California Gold Rush.
Alexandra LoBianco sings the title role. San
Francisco Classical compared her voice and
10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Family Art Time 1:00 - 4:00 pm
Sun., June 14, 2015
10:00 am - 4:00 pm
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Featuring artists from across the
Midwest creating sculpture and fine
art in every medium imaginable.
Silent Auction & Sales, Demos,
Classes & Activities, Student Art,
Live Music & Food. Details online at:
Sculptors: (Top, L to R) Jonathan Curiel,
Newton, IA; Elizabeth Ritter, La Monte, MO;
Teresa Hansen, Loveland, CO;
(Above) Nancy Sams, Knobnoster, MO.
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magnetism to a young Monserrat Caballe.
July 5, 7, 10, 16 and 18 — Janufa by
Janacek. Audience favorite Brenda Harris
returns to sing the lead in this Moravian
drama about rivalry and the power of forgiveness.
July 9, 12 — Rappaccini’s Daughter
by Catán. The company expands beyond
their normal arena to perform in the Greater
Des Moines Botanical Center.
June 13-14 — Iowa Sculpture Festival, Maytag Park, Newton, http://iowasculpturefestival.org. The 13th annual event
brings big bronze and steel art to Maytag
Park for a hands-on experiences meeting
artists, picnicking, swimming and watching
comedians, magicians, balloon animal makers, etc.
June 26-28 — Des Moines Arts Festival. A festival grand enough to inspire copycats, critics and loyalists, plus national rankings. The three-day event draws nearly 200
national artists of all media plus emerging
local artists to the Gateway Park in downtown Des Moines. Plus, there’s enough food
and music to turn shopping into a megaevent and source of civic pride. Gateway
West. www.desmoinesartsfestival.org.
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www.heritagecarousel.org or call 515-323-8200
June 27-28 — ArtFest Midwest. Piggybacking on the big shoulders of DMAF, the
13th annual “Other Art Show,” boasts lots
of demonstrations (glassblowing, pastel portraits, lamp work jewelry, pottery etc.) plus
free parking and regional chauvinism. The
fest is now calling itself the “largest fine art
show in Iowa.” Varied Industries Building at
the Iowa State Fairgrounds, http://stookeyshows.com
Galleries
Ongoing
Fluxx
Rotating shows by gallery artists and
guest artists in conjunction with the
Greater Des Moines Social Club. https://
www.facebook.com/pages/Fluxx-Collective/115439831873276
Octagon Center for the Arts
427 Douglas Ave., Ames
www.octagonarts.org
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200 Fifth, West Des Moines
Beach boys of Ipanema and mermaids of
Tahiti mix it up with Tanzanian gems this
summer.
Des Moines Metro Opera. “The Girl of the Golden West.”
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Des Moines Social Club
900 Mulberry St.
www.desmoinesocialclub.org
Circus, wrestling, tai chi, akido, theater,
belly dancing and other acts of sociability
make the club an alternative to alternative in
town. As headquarters finds comfort in its
new home, the old firehouse, the club’s website is the most reliable guide.
Kavanaugh Gallery
131 5th St., West Des Moines, 279-8682,
www.kavanaughgallery.com
Specializing in purchase estate collections,
there’s no telling what you might find here.
Susan Noland Studio Gallery
902 42nd St.
The psychological properties of gems are
front and center in this master goldsmith‘s
repertoire.
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Olson-Larsen Galleries
203 Fifth St., West Des Moines, www.olsonlarsen.com
Through June 6
Mary Merkel-Hess, Christopher Chiavetta and Gary Bowling. Three very different
artists: Bowling is a popular painter of gay
landscapes; Merkel-Hess constructs painted
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sculptures of reeds and paper; Chiavetta is an
abstract painter.
June 12-Aug. 1
Annual Landscape Show. John Preston,
Michael Johnson, David Gordinier and Pat
Edwards bring their unique impressions of
the Midwest in one of the gallery”s most
popular shows. *APT*
Aug. 7-Oct. 3
New Works. Mike Baur, Jane Gilmor, Randy Richmond and Doug Shelton
contribute.
Moberg Art Gallery
2921 Ingersoll Ave.
www.moberggallery.com
Through July 3
Four Solos: Richard Kelley, Jim Ochs,
Andrew Abbott, Clare Rosean
July 10 – Aug. 23
Jordan Weber *APT*
Aug. 28 – Oct. 3
Bill Luchsinger and Karen Strohbeen. Iowa’s original digital artists move up their annual show this year from the holiday season.
Steven Vail Fine Arts
500 E Locust St.
www.stevenvailfinearts.com
Until further notice
An Exhibition of African Tribal Arts
*APT*
Steven Vail Fine Arts
118 East College St., Iowa City
Until further notice
Crash: An Exhibition of John Crash Matos
Heritage Art Gallery
111 Court Ave.
www.polkcountyheritagegallery.org
Through June 3
Art Force Iowa
June 8 – Aug. 27
Iowa Exhibited XXX
Aug. 31 – Oct. 1
FarmHer. Dramatic photographs documenting women in agriculture by Marji
Guyler-Alaniz.
Museums
Des Moines Art Center
4700 Grand Ave.
www.desmoinesartcenter.org
Ongoing
Summer classes, day camps and family
workshops - Call 271-0306
Through Aug. 2
Fiber Sculpture 1960 – present. This is a
retrospective of fiber art, from the days when
it was dismissed as “wall hangings” through
its recent glory days. Pioneers Magdalena
Abakanowicz, Sheila Hicks and Lenore
Tawney star.
Through Sept. 13
Antique Abstraction. Works from the
museum’s collections made within five years
of 1915, which informed every art movement of the coming decades. The exhibition
will feature work demonstrating the revolutionary formal ideas that led to abstraction.
June 5 – Sept. 20
Sea Life. Sculpture by Mark Dion replicates an itinerant bookseller’s portable stall,
such as those seen along the banks of the Seine.
Ankeny Art Center
1520 S.W. Ordnance Road
www.ankenyartcenter.com
June 2 – July 29
Kristi Lund Lozier “Paper & Canvas”
Brunnier Museum of Art
University Museums
290 Scheman Building, Ames,
www.museums.iastate.edu
Through May 30
Coherence: An Immersive Laser Installation by Dan Corson
Through July 1
Chuck Ginnever: Rashomon. An installation of 15 sculptures in Food Science
Building Courtyard
Through July 24
Gwynn Murrill Sculptures: A Walk on
the Wild Side. Large bronze sculptures in
Anderson Sculpture Garden
Through July 31
“The Ever Changing Land: The Art
of Ellen Wagener.” One of Iowa’s greatest
landscape painters
Hot & Cool: Three Generations of Gaffers.
Studio glass art of the late 20th century
Beauty through Experiment: The Ceramics of Wedgewood
Asian Export: The Furniture of Carrie Chapman Catt and Selections from the
Decorative Arts Collection
Sophisticated Simplicity from the Victorian Era: Selections from the Iowa Quester
Glass Collection
Faulconer Gallery
1108 Park St., Grinnell
www.grinnell.edu/faulconergallery
Through August 2
Against Reason: Anti/Enlightenment
Prints by Callot, Hogarth, Piranesi, and
Goya. The dark side of enlightenment meets
the limelight. *APT*
Open to Interpretation
Curious works open to different points
of view
Cedar Rapids Museum of Art
410 Third Ave. S.E., Cedar Rapids
www.crma.org
Through July 26
Guardians of Grain: Bamana and Dogon
Door Locks
Through Aug. 30
Expressions of Home: The Watercolors
of Lela Powers Briggs
June 6 – Sept. 13
Midwest Summer: Light and Warmth.
Many of Iowa’s best known artists show
here.
MacNider Art Museum
303 Second St. S.E., Mason City,
www.macniderart.org
Through Aug. 1
Cerro Gordon Photo Show
June 5 – Aug. 8
Ceramics at the MacNider: Celebrating
Artwork Created in the Museum’s Ceramic
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“Jurassic World”
June 12
By Eleni Upah
I
f you’ve been keeping up with this summer’s calendar of movies, you might wonder what happened to all the blockbusters.
With the “Avengers” sequel premiering a few
weeks ago, the biggest superhero movie of the
year made a somewhat surprising early appearance to the party. And there will be few
follow-ups outside of “Ant-Man” (maybe ?)
in July and “The Fantastic Four” in August.
But fear not, action movie buffs. Even
though the superheroes aren’t gracing audiences with much presence in 2015, there are
plenty of big-budget action films coming to
theaters, along with dozens of comedies, several new animated features and even a few
horror films. With some of Hollywood’s
biggest names coming to the big screen
(sometimes even making double appearances in the same month), there are plenty
of reasons to step out of the sun and into the
theater at least a few times this summer.
UPCOMING MOVIES
“Aloha”
May 29
Directed by Colin Trevorrow, starring Chris
Pratt, Judy Greer, Ty Simpkins and Vincent
D’Onofrio
Rated PG-13
For all the CGI junkies out there, this one
is for you. “Jurassic Park” was a revolutionary step for computer-generated imagery in
films when it came out in 1993, so fans can
only imagine what this sequel will involve.
“Jurassic World” takes place 22 years after
the events of the first movie on Isla Nublar,
located off Central America’s Pacific Coast.
The park is now a fully functioning dinosaur
theme park owned by Masrani Global Corporation, and Owen Grady (Chris Pratt) is
a member of the on-site staff who conducts
behavioral research on four Velociraptors.
Masrani requests the park’s geneticists create
a genetically modified hybrid mutant dinosaour, which they call Indominus rex, in the
hopes of getting more visitors. Of course,
this can’t lead to anything good, so when the
hybrid escapes its cage, it goes on a deadly
charge through the island, and once again,
Chris Pratt to the rescue.
“Inside Out”
June 19
Directed by Cameron Crowe, starring Emma
Stone, Rachel McAdams, Bradley Cooper,
Alec Baldwin, John Krasinski and Bill Murray
Rated PG-13
Every summer lineup needs at least one film
with a group of Hollywood’s Most Talented, and this summer it’s “Aloha.” With
the likes of Bradley Cooper, Emma Stone,
Rachel McAdams and John Krasinski on the
credit roll, this one is bound to be the next
great romantic comedy. “Aloha” centers on
Brian Gilcrest (Cooper), who is a celebrated
military defense contractor who returns to
Hawaii, the spot where he found his greatest career triumphs. While he’s there, he
re-connects with his former flame (McAdams) while also falling for the Air Force pilot
(Stone) assigned to oversee the launch of a
weapons satellite. Previews promise laughs,
romance and an overall feel-good story.
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Directed by Pete Docter, starring Amy
Poehler, Bill Hader, Lewis Black and Mindy
Kaling
Rated PG, 102 minutes
This highly anticipated animated film has
already made a splash with its promos and
previews. A little girl named Riley has to
leave her Midwest life when her dad lands
a new job in San Francisco. Her emotions
— along with everyone else’s — are personified guides known as Joy, Fear, Anger,
Disgust and Sadness. These emotions live
in Headquarters, which is the control center inside Riley’s mind, and they help advise
her through everyday life. As both Riley and
her emotions struggle to the adjustment of a
new life, all heck (this is a children’s movie)
breaks loose in Headquarters. By accident,
Sadness causes herself and Joy to get lost
somewhere within Riley’s Mind, and while
Joy tries to stay positive, the other emotions begin to fight about how to best navigate through a new city, house and school.
Voiced by Amy Poehler, Bill Hader and
Mindy Kaling, this one promises to be a hit
among kids and adults.
“Ted 2”
June 26
Directed by Seth MacFarlane, starring Mark
Wahlberg, Liam Neeson, Amanda Seyfried,
Seth MacFarlane and Morgan Freeman
Rated R
Well, we can only hope Seth MacFarlane’s
latest feature film will land better than last
year’s (major) flop, “A Million Ways to Die
in the West.” The original “Ted” found success in its niche, so expectations for at least
a decent (if not better) sequel are fairly high.
After Ted (voiced by MacFarlane) marries
his girlfriend from the first film Tami-Lynn
(Jessica Barth), the couple decides to try for
a baby together. (Insert eye rolls and groans
here.) Ted asks his best friend John (Mark
Wahlberg) to provide his sperm for artificial
insemination, but there’s still one problem.
In order for Ted to have custody of this
child, he must prove to a court of law that he
is human. There’s definitely not a Oscar in
the future, but “Ted 2” might just provide a
few good, quotable jokes — and sometimes,
that’s all it takes.
“Magic Mike XXL”
July 1
Directed by Gregory Jacobs, starring Channing Tatum, Amber Heard, Elizabeth Banks
and Joe Manganiello
Rated R
Remember that meme that appeared all over
the Internet when the first “Ted” and “Magic Mike” movies came out in 2012: “This
must be the first time that guys want to see
a movie about a teddy bear and girls want
to see a movie about strippers”? It’s déjà vu
in movieland. Just five days after the premier of “Ted 2” comes the sequel to “Magic
Mike,” the movie that brought women of
all ages to theaters across America. Picking
up three years after the great Mike (Channing Tatum) steps away from the stripper
life, “Magic Mike XXL” finds the rest of the
Kings of Tampa also ready to hang up their
G-strings. But before they can retire, they
have to have one last blowout performance
— and who else could headline besides the
famous Magic Mike himself? The boys hit
the road for one final show, making stops
along the way to visit old friends and learn
some new moves. Many ladies will be happy
to see Mike and the guys making their return, but we have to ask: Where’s Matthew
McConaughey?
“Minions”
July 10
Directed by Kyle Balda and Pierre Coffin, starring Sandra Bullock, Jon Hamm, Michael Keaton and Allison Janney
Rated PG
When “Despicable Me” came out in 2010,
people probably didn’t expect the little yellow creatures would have the mass-market
appeal they did. Minions have existed
since the beginning of time and have only
one purpose: to serve the most despicable
masters. The new movie shows the minions (sounds voiced by Pierre Coffin) when
they’ve decided to isolate themselves in Antarctica after accidentally destroying all of
their masters: T. Rex, Genghis Khan, Napoleon and Dracula to name a few. But not
having a master drives them into depression,
so the minions head to a villain convention
to find a new one, where they compete to
become the henchmen for Scarlet Overkill
(Sandra Bullock), who is determined to become the world’s first female super-villain.
The kids might have to drag parents to the
theater, but after a few scenes, it’ll have the
whole family laughing.
“Mr. Holmes”
July 17
Directed by Bill Condon, starring Ian McKellen, Milo Parker, Laura Linney and Hattie
Morahan
Rated PG, 103 minutes
Sadly, this “Holmes” movie doesn’t star a
dapper Robert Downey Jr. But, if you like
the “Sherlock Holmes” story and nostalgic
reflections on an adventurous life, this one
might still be up your alley. “Mr. Holmes”
takes place in 1947, when the 93-year-old
Sherlock (Ian McKellen) — now long retired — lives in a remote farmhouse in Sussex with his housekeeper (Laura Linney) and
her son (Milo Parker). Holmes has taken
up beekeeping while he reflects on his life
in journals and deals with his deteriorating
mind, once so incredible. Using flashbacks
from Holmes at the top of his game, “Mr.
Holmes” takes the audience back to his
Baker Street consulting rooms and a visit to
Japan.
“Paper Towns”
July 24
Directed by Jake Schreier, starring Cara Delevingne, Nat Wolff, Halston Sage and Austin
Abrams
Another John Green novel is hitting the big
screen. Following the success of last year’s
“The Fault in Our Stars,” the same writers
are bringing the romantic mystery “Paper
Towns” to life. The story is set in Florida,
where Quentin “Q” Jacobsen (Nat Wolff)
lives next door to Margo Roth Spiegelman
(Cara Delevingne). Once childhood friends,
the two have drifted apart, though Q still has
feelings for Margo. One day Margo climbs
through Q’s window and asks him to join
her on an all-night road trip of revenge,
and he can’t help but follow. The next day,
though, Margo doesn’t come to school. After a few days, she is declared missing, and
Q learns there are clues that seem meant
for him. But as he gets deeper into the mystery, Q becomes less sure of whom Margo is
and just what he’s looking for. A New York
Times bestseller and award-winning young
adult novel, “Paper Towns” is bound to attract a sizeable audience.
“Mission: Impossible – Rogue
Nation”
July 31
Directed by Christopher McQuarrie, starring
Tom Cruise, Jeremy Renner, Simon Pegg, Rebecca Ferguson and Alec Baldwin
Not Rated
Apparently Tom Cruise is having trouble
letting go — or perhaps finding other work.
The fifth “Mission: Impossible” is hitting
theaters this summer. In this installation,
the IMF agency is threatened by the nearmythical Syndicate, an organization of assassins and rogue operatives who kill to order.
Ethan Hunt (Cruise) must assemble his own
team after the disbandment of IMF. In this,
their final and most difficult mission, Hunt
and his team must prove Syndicate’s existence and defeat the organization in any way
possible. The question isn’t so much “Will
they succeed” as “Will Tom Cruise ever get
tired of doing his own stunts?”
“Ricki and the Flash”
Aug. 7
Directed by Jonathan Demme, starring Meryl
Streep, Sebastian Stan, Kevin Kline and Melanie Foster
One of Meryl Streep’s more eccentric proj-
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ects, “Ricki and the Flash” follows Streep as
Ricki, an aging rock star who abandoned her
family to chase her dreams. Years later, she
has the chance to fix it when her ex-husband
Pete (Kevin Kline) calls on Ricki to help
their estranged daughter (Mamie Gummer), now divorced, get through a difficult
time. Gummer is Streep’s real-life daughter,
which means expectations for chemistry in
their acting will be high — although if she’s
anything like her mother, this duo will be a
pleasing one.
“The Man From U.N.C.L.E.”
Aug. 14
Directed by Guy Ritchie, starring Alicia Vikander, Henry Cavill, Hugh Grant, Armie Hammer
and Jared Harris
Rated PG-13
Characterized as a “spy-fi action comedy,”
“The Man from U.N.C.L.E.” is based on
the 1964 TV series of the same name. The
film takes place in the same decade during
the Cold War. It follows U.N.C.L.E. agents
Napoleon Solo (Henry Cavill) and Illya
Kuryakin (Armie Hammer) as they team up
on a mission to stop an international criminal organization. The mysterious organization wants to destabilize the power balance
by proliferating nuclear weapons and technology. The only lead the agents have is the
daughter of a missing German scientist —
who happens to be (obviously) the key to
infiltrating the criminal organization. If the
partners don’t find the scientist, they could
be facing worldwide devastation. The setting
alone should make this one at least different
from the similar movies to recently come out
of this genre.
May 22
“Poltergeist” (d. Gil Kenan, with Sam
Rockwell, Jared Harris, Rosemarie DeWitt)
“Spy” (d. Paul Feig, with Melissa McCarthy, Jason Statham, Rose Byrne)
“Aloft” (d. Claudia Llosa, with Jennifer
Connelly, Cillian Murphy, Melanie Laurent)
“Tomorrowland” (d. Brad Bird, with
George Clooney, Britt Robertson, Judy
Greer)
“Before We Go” (d. Chris Evans, with
Chris Evans, Alic Eve, Scott Evans)
May 29
“San Andreas” (d. Brad Peyton, with
Dwayne Johnson, Art Parkinson, Carla
Gugino)
“Barely Lethal” (d. Kyle Newman, with
Jessica Alba, Hailee Steinfeld, Samuel L.
Jackson)
“Club Life” (d. Fabrizio Conte, with
Jerry Ferrara, Jessica Szohr, Robert Davi)
“Heaven Knows What” (d. Ben Safdie
and Joshua Safdie, with Arielle Holmes, Caleb Landry Jones)
“Results” (d. Andrew Bujalski, with Guy
Pearce, Cobie Smulders, Kevin Corrigan)
June 5
“Entourage” (d. Doug Ellin, with Kevin
Connolly, Kevin Dillon, Jerry Ferrara)
“Wild Horses” (d. Robert Duvall, with
Robert Duvall, James Franco, Josh Hartnett)
“The Cokeville Miracle” (d. T.C.
Christensen, with Jasen Wade)
“Love & Mercy” (d. Oren Moverman,
with Paul Dano, John Cusack, Elizabeth
Banks)
“Testament of Youth” (d. James Kent,
with Alicia Vikander, Kit Harington, Emily
Watson)
“Insidious: Chapter 3” (d. Leigh Whannell, with Dermot Mulroney, Stefanie Scott
Angus Sampson)
June 12
“Vendetta” (d. Sylvia Soska and Jen Soska, with Paul Wight, Dean Cain, Michael
Eklund)
“The Wolfpack” (d. Crystal Moselle,
with Bhagavan Angulo, Govinda Angulo,
Jagadisa Angulo)
“Me and Earl and the Dying Girl” (d.
Alfonso Gomez-Rejon, with Jon Bernthal,
Olivia Cooke, Nick Offerman)
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“Dope” (d. Rick Famuyiwa, with Zoe
Kravitz, Forest Whitaker, Blake Anderson)
“The Overnight” (d. Patrick Brice, with
Adam Scott, Jason Schwartzman, Taylor
Schilling)
“Burying the Ex” (d. Joe Dante, with
Ashley Greene, Anton Yelchin, Oliver Cooper)
“Manglehorn” (d. David Gordon
Green, with Holly Hunter, Al Pacino, Chris
Messina)
“Infinitely Polar Bear” (d. Maya
Forbes, with Zoe Saldana, Mark Ruffalo,
Keir Dullea)
June 26
“Max” (d. Boaz Yakin, with Robbie
Amell, Lauren Graham, Jay Hernandez)
“Big Game” (d. Jalmari Helander, with
Samuel L. Jackson, Ray Stevenson, Ted
Levine)
“The Outskirts” (d. Peter Hutchings,
with Victoria Justice, Avan Jogia, Eden
Sher)
“The Little Death” (d. Josh Lawson,
with Bojana Novakovic, Damon Herriman,
Josh Lawson)
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“Fresh Dressed” (d. Sacha Jenkins, with
Damon Dash, Daymond John, Karl Kani)
July 1
“Terminator: Genisys” (d. Alan Taylor,
with Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jason Clarke,
Emilia Clarke)
July 10
“The Gallows” (d. Chris Lofing and
Travis Cluff, with Cassidy Gifford, Pfeifer
Brown, Reese Mishler)
“What We Did On Our Holiday” (d.
Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin, with Rosamund Pike, Bill Connolly, David Tennant)
“Tangerine” (d. Sean Baker, with Kitana Kiki Rodriguez, Mya Taylor, Karren
Karagulian)
“10,000 KM” (d. Carlos MarquesMarcet, with David Verdaguer, Natalia
Tena)
July 17
“Ant-Man” (d. Peyton Reed, with Paul
Rudd, Michael Douglas, Evangeline Lilly)
“Trainwreck” (d. Judd Apatow, Amy
Schumer, Bill Hader, John Cena)
“Ardor” (d. Pablo Fendrik, with Alice
Braga, Gael Garcia Bernal, Jorge Sesan)
July 24
“The Vatican Tapes” (d. Mark Neveldine, with Michael Pena, Djimon Hounsou,
Dougray Scott)
“Pixels” (d. Chris Columbus, with Kevin James, Josh Gad, peter Dinklage, Adam
Sandler)
“American Heist” (d. Sarik Andreasyan,
with Adrien Brody, Jordana Brewster, Akon)
“Mad Women” (d. Jeff Lipsky, with
Reed Birney, Kelsey Lynn Stokes)
“Irrational Man” (d. Woody Allen,
with Emma Stone, Joaquin Phoenix, Parker
Posey)
July 31
“Vacation” (d. John Francis Daley and
Jonathan Goldstein, with Chrstina Applegate, Ed Helms, Chevy Chase)
“Southpaw” (d. Antoine Fuqua, with
Alan Riche, Victor Ortiz, Jake Gyllenhaal)
“The Bronze” (d. Bryan Buckley, with
Melissa Rauch, Gary Cole, Thomas Middleditch)
“Self/Less” (d. Tarsem Singh, with Ryan
Reynolds, Natalie Martinez, Ben Kingsley)
“The Gift” (d. Joel Edgerton, with Joel
Edgerton, Jason Bateman, Rebecca Hall)
“A LEGO Brickumentary” (d. Keif Davidson and Daniel Junge, with Jason Bateman)
“Best of Enemies” (d. Robert Gordon
and Morgan Neville, with John Lithgow,
Kelsey Grammer, Gore Vidal)
Aug. 7
“The Fantastic Four” (d. Josh Trank,
with Miles Teller, Michael B. Jordan, Kate
Mara)
“Masterminds” (d. Jared Hess, with
Owen Wilson, Zach Galifianakis, Kristen
Wiig)
“Shaun the Sheep” (d. Mark Burton
and Richard Starzak, with Justin Fletcher,
John Sparkes, Omid Djalili)
“The Diary of a Teenage Girl” (d.
Marielle Heller, with Bel Powley, Alexander
Skarsgard, Kristen Wiig)
Aug. 14
“Straight Outta Compton” (d. F. Gary
Gray, with Corey Hawkins, Jason Mitchell,
Oshea Jackson Jr.)
“Underdogs” (d. Juan Jose Campanella,
with Pablo Rago, Fabian Gianola, David
Masajnik) CV
In addition to the various styles of races held at Knoxville Raceway, visitors can also attend entertainment events for the Marion County Fair during July.
Outdoors
REVVED UP
By Eleni Upah
The Bad Boyz Mustang Club. From car
shows to cruise events, the Mustang Club is
all about anything with wheels. Auto-enthusiasts can see classics on display and the many
modifications and restorations done by the
proud owners. Events run throughout the
summer. www.badboyzmustangclub.com/
e107/news.php.
May – Aug. 29 — Lucas Oil Knoxville
Championship Cup Series. This summer
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Mechanized events, shows, cruises and rides
here’s nothing like throwing open the windows and feeling the cool breeze
of summer to shake away the last remnants of a frigid winter. After months
spent hibernating inside cozy homes, it’s time to dig out the shorts and
enjoy all the beauty Iowa’s great outdoors has to offer — and it’s a long list.
From racecars to paddleboats and Yoga in the Park to Music in the Junction,
the Des Moines area has a great calendar of outdoor events for the whole family.
While there is a lot of info here, more events spring up every day, so check back
with Cityview’s weekly events calendar for updates and additions throughout the
summer.
is a full schedule for Knoxville Raceway,
including National Sprint League races and
Marion County Fair entertainment such as
live bands and rodeos. There’s never a dull
moment at this racetrack. www.knoxvilleraceway.com.
May – Aug. 22 — Figure 8 Races. Head
out to the tracks every other Saturday this
summer to experience Figure 8 Races with
special theme nights including Red/White/
Blue Night, Candy Toss Night and Bike
Giveaway Night at the Dallas County Fairgrounds on 28057 Fairground Road in Adel
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Hundreds of people come out to Jasper Winery to enjoy wine, sangria, beer and food
vendors while they listen to local bands in the winery’s Summer Concert Series.
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June 7 — Mustang Car Show. The
Historic Valley Junction will host its 36th
annual car show open to all Ford-powered
vehicles from 9 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. www.valleyjunction.com/event/mustang-car-show/.
June 19 — Nationwide Powersports
Showcase. Motorcycles, boats, ATVs, personal watercrafts and much more can all be
seen at Nationwide Insurance starting at 10
a.m. Visitors can vote for their favorite bike
and favorite scooters, ride the Harley Davidson, ATV, snowmobile and other simulators as they participate in various tailgate
activities. www.downtowndesmoines.com/
events/2447?event_date_id=4238.
June 19, July 17, Aug. 21, Sept. 18
— Bike Down to I Town. From now until September, on the third Friday of each
month Indianola hosts one of the biggest
ongoing bike night events of the summer,
complete with motorcycles and other motor
vehicles. The celebrations also include live
music, food vendors and more fun. www.
bikedowntoitown.com.
June 21 — A Ride to Remember. The
sixth annual Ride to Remember is a motorcycle event put on by the Alzheimer’s Association and Iowa State University Head
Football Coach Paul Rhoads to raise money
for those affected by Alzheimer’s or dementia. A BBQ tailgate will be open to families
at the north side of jack Trice Stadium on
1800 S. Fourth St. in Ames from noon to
3:30 p.m. with a $35 donation. http://alz.
org/greateriowa/in_my_community_22107.
asp.
July 17-18 — Iowa Corn 300. Campers
can head out early on Thursday to start the
fun of the Iowa Corn 300, with various styles
of races throughout the two-day event. www.
iowaspeedway.com.
July 31 – Aug. 1 — U.S. Cellular 250.
Part of the NASCAR K&N Pro Series 150
and NASCAR XFINITY Series, this weekend is jam-packed with races and sure to
provide lots of entertainment for racing fans.
www.iowaspeedway.com.
Aug. 9 — American Iron Car Show.
Pleasant Hill will be filled with pre-1980s
American cars as owners stop by for competitions or just to take in the show and enjoy
the music and food at Crescent Drive from
10 a.m. to 3 p.m. www.shopdowntownpleasanthill.com/events/.
IN TUNE
Outdoor live music and movies
May – Aug. 6 — Jasper Winery Summer Concert Series. Jasper Winery continues to bring local music to the community
with this series every Thursday, including
tastings from Jasper Winery, Madhouse
Brewing Co. beer and Gusto Pizza. 2400
George Flagg Parkway, 6-9 p.m. www.jasperwinery.com.
May – Oct. 1 — Music in the Junction. What’s a farmers market without live
music? Visitors can enjoy both every Thursday night at the Historic Valley Junction,
with the market from 4-8 p.m. and music
from 5:30-8:30. Admission is free. www.valleyjunction.com/events/.
May 29 – June 26 — Chill on the Hill.
Every Friday night from 6-9 p.m., Pleasant
Hill will once again hold its annual “Chill
on the Hill” event at Copper Creek Lake
Park. Each event is sponsored by a different local business, and admission is $8 and
includes two drink tickets. www.facebook.
com/pleasanthillchill?ref=br_tf.
May 29 – June 26 — Ames on the Half
Shell. Ames will host its annual live music
events on Friday nights from 5-8 p.m. at the
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Pizza Hut Night
Pella Corp & JDRF are Racing to a Cure for Diabetes Night
National Sprint Car Hall of Fame and Induction Banquet
World of Outlaws Mediacom Shootout
plus 360’s KCCS #9
Slideways Karting Center Night
Mediacom Shootout World of Outlaws Sprint Cars plus 360’s KCCS #9
Marion Co. Cattleman & Corn Growers Night
Nostalgia at Knoxville
Mid Season Championships (National Sprint League)
Farm Bureau Night
Knoxville Raceway Hall of Fame Induction Banquet
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Marion Co. Fair Entertainment – TBD in Concert
HyVee Night, Marion Co. Fair
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Casey's General Store - Speed Sport Knoxville World Challenge
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Durham Bandshell Park. Admission is $4
for ages 12 and older. This year’s lineup includes the Burnin’ Sensations (May 29), Box
Brothers (June 5), Abby Normal (June 12),
Jason Brown (June 19) and Standing Hampton (June 26). www.facebook.com/aoths.
May 29 – July 24 — Belin Quartet.
The Belin Quartet is back with its outdoor
music series featuring free noontime concerts at the Downtown Library Lawn (May
29, June 5, 12 and 19), Western Gateway
Park (June 26-28) and Cowles Commons
(July 10, 17 and 24). http://civicmusic.org/
belin-quartet/.
June – September — Summer on the
Hill. Presented by the Des Moines Art Center, visitors can enjoy free movies on the
lawn on the first Thursday of each month
and live music for $5 on the first Fridays.
www.desmoinesartcenter.org/events/SUMMER-ON-THE-HILL.aspx.
June 5 – July 31 — Rendezvous on
Riverview. Continuing with the familyfriendly fun, free concerts will be held each
Friday from 5:30-9:30 p.m. along with
other festivities, on the old Clarkson School
lot at Sixth and Boston Avenues. Families
are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets.
Pets are allowed on leashes and alcohol will
be sold at the site but no food or coolers
will be allowed. www.riverviewparkdsm.
com/2015june.html.
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The Ladies Rubber Chicken Throwing Contest, held outside Farm Bureau Pioneer Hall, is one of the many events visitors can do during
the Iowa State Fair.
Greater Des Moines
Botanical Garden
Exploring, explaining and
celebrating the world of plants
New Outdoor Gardens
Open Daily 10 a.m. – 5 p.m.
515.323.6290
dmbotanicalgarden.com
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June 6 — Connection Music Festival.
Building 429 will headline this outdoor concert, with other bands including About a
Mile, Bread of Stone, I am They, Jeff Arrandale, We Are Vessel and speaker Josh Brewer
at Crossroads Church on 2601 Border St.
in Norwalk from 12:30 p.m. to dark. Free
admission. http://connectionmusicfestival.
com.
July 3 – Aug. 1 — Metro Arts Jazz in
July. This annual month-long jazz festival
is now in its 33rd year and packed with a
schedule of jazz artists performing at various
locations across the metro. This year features
a long lineup including The Jazz Page, High
Society Big Band, John Krantz Quintet and
The Heather MacLennan Trio. Admission is
free. www.jazzinjuly.org.
July 10-11 — 80/35 Music Festival.
Each year, the Des Moines Music Coalition
brings in a wide range of acts to fill three
stages for this massive two-day event. This
year has set the bar high for future acts as
the headliner is nationally known Weezer. Tickets are $39 for one day or $59 for
both, but there are also free activities outside
the stage areas. www.desmoinesmc.com/
events/80-35/.
Aug. 7-8 — 515 Alive Music Festival. 515 Alive has grown so large that it’s
expanded to a two-day festival for the first
time, with dozens of national and regional
acts on multiple stages, along with live art,
food and merchandise vendors at Western Gateway Park. Tickets are $40-$60.
www.515alivefestival.com.
Aug. 8 — Ankeny Unplugged. Instead
of its weekly Saturday night shows, Ankeny
Unplugged has taken its series and combined it into one all-day live music event
at Wagner Park. Join in the fun either as a
guest or as a volunteer. www.facebook.com/
ankenyunplugged.
TASTY TREATS
Food and drink events
May 23-24 — Smokin’ in the Junction. Whether you love to make barbecue or
eat, the seventh annual Smokin’ in the Junction is the place to be. A barbecue contest,
live music, food, kids’ activities and a beverage garden make Smokin’ in the Junction
one of Iowa’s most exciting festivals, held at
the Historic Valley Junction. www.smokininthejunction.com.
May 30 — Cityview Brewfest. Des
Moines’ original beer festival, Cityview’s annual Brewfest will return to Principal Park
a little bit earlier this year. The event will
cover both levels of the concourse and the
entire parameter. Expert brewers will be in
attendance to share their best brews and
even better advice, and guests will have the
opportunity to taste dozens of craft beers
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Events at Living History Farms
As the name suggests, Living History
Farms brings the history of both Iowa
and America to life for kids, teens and
adults with a variety of family-friendly activities throughout the year.
May 28-30 — Big as a Barn Sale.
The 24th annual sale is open to the
public and has a variety of treasures
waiting to be purchased. Find housewares, collectibles, furniture, home
accessories, children’s clothes, tools,
books and so much more. A bake sale
offers various baked goods provided
by the Living History Farms Guild.
June 6 — Fido on the Farms. All
well-behaved pets are welcome to
visit Living History Farms for a morning tour of the museum, activities on
Walnut Hill and demonstrations for
dogs and their people from 11 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Dogs must be on leashes From its annual Independence Day celebration to its 1800s-style baseball games, Living
and remain outside the buildings and History Farms allows visitors to have fun while they learn about our country’s history.
away from livestock.
June 8 – Aug. 9 — Hands-On
Historic Site in Dixon, Illinois, carries on the tradition of the
Fun. Explore how Iowans made houses into homes and trade that was practiced by John Deere’s founder almost
homes into communities with this hands-on summer ad- 200 years ago.
venture. Guests will try historic building techniques, decoJuly 18 — Ioway Culture Day. Some of Iowa’s first
rating, cooking and other household tasks that were used farmers were the people of the Ioway nation. This event
to turn Iowa’s houses into homes. Activities take place explores the language, tools and foods of the Native Amerfrom 10 a.m. to noon and 1-3 p.m. daily and vary day to ican culture that gave Iowa its name. Hands-on activities,
day.
games and guest presentations will also be available from
June 13 — 45th Anniversary Reunion. Celebrate 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Living History Farms’ anniversary with some of the best
July 25 — Circuit Court Day. See the law in action as
hands-on activities from the last 45 years. 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.
actors play lawyers, witnesses, judge and court clerks to
June 27 — Medicine Show. The Living History Farms present real court cases from the 1870s Iowa courts. Guests
Volunteer Dramatic group presents two performances will act as the jury and find out if their verdicts match those
(11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m.) of Professor Savage’s Traveling of the 19th century predecessors.
Medicine Show. Actors dress in period clothing, presenting
Aug. 1 — Grain Harvest. Learn about the methods
19th century vaudeville skits, short acts from plays, humor- used to harvest wheat and oats from 1850 to the present,
ous poems and songs.
from hand power to horsepower. Visitors will help bring in
July 11 — Flynn Barn Dance. Get ready for an old-fash- the harvest and see demonstrations.
ioned good time as the entire family dances to live music
Aug. 15 — Harvest Wagon Rides. Bring a blanket to
from the Barn Owl Band. Refreshments included. $15 for enjoy an evening ride in an open wagon pulled by horses.
adults, $5 for children.
The ride goes through the fields and country roads of LivJuly 13-17 — John Deere Blacksmith. A presentation ing History Farms. Refreshments will be served as visitors
by the John Deere Blacksmith visiting from the John Deere relax and watch the sunset after the ride.
and several food vendors from 2-5 p.m.
www.dmcityview.com/brewfest.
May 30 — Iowa Beverage Food Truck
Throw Down. Food trucks are finally hitting Des Moines in a big way, with at least
10 set to show up at the first Iowa Beverage
Food Truck Throw Down located in the Des
Moines Social Club Courtyard from 5-10
p.m. http://desmoinessocialclub.org/events/
iowa-beverage-food-truck-throwdown/.
May 30 – June 6 — Winefest Des
Moines. These events are more than just a
few wine samplings. Since 2003, Winefest
has been part of the metro area, celebrating
fine food and wine while bettering the community. Check the calendar for various ac-
tivities and learning opportunities throughout the metro. www.winefestdesmoines.
com/events/.
June 17 — Dine Iowa’s Duffers, Diners & Drives Golf Classic. With food or
drink ready at every hole, you can eat and
drink your way through the golf course at
Toad Valley Golf Course on 237 N.E. 80th
St. in Pleasant Hill at 8 a.m. and 1:30 p.m.
Admission is $90 per golfer. http://toadvalleygolfcourse.com.
June 19 — Altoona’s Wine & Craft
Beer Fest. For five years this festival has
brought both Iowa and California wines to
one celebrated event at the Altoona Enabling
Garden. In recent years it has added craft
beer, and admission includes both wine and
beer samples, gourmet cheeses and crudités,
as well as entertainment. $15 in advance,
$25 on the night of the event. www.altoonachamber.org.
June 20 — Iowa Craft Brew Festival.
Nearly 40 Iowa breweries will be attendance
at the fifth annual Craft Brew Festival, in
addition to several regional and national
craft breweries. Sample more than 250 beers
while enjoying music and food vendors from
1-5 p.m. on the Court Avenue Bridge downtown. VIP passes are available for those who
want exclusive early access. www.iowabeer.
org/iowa-craft-brew-festival/.
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May 23–August 16,
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Fun at the zoo
The Blank Park Zoo has probably
never heard the word “boring.” With
so many events throughout the summer, for both kids and adults, the zoo
makes sure everyone is entertained
— and educated. Find more information about these and other events at
www.blankparkzoo.com.
May 28 – Sept. 3 — Walking Club
Kickoff. Blank Park Zoo gives “walk
on the wild side” a whole new meaning with its walking club, free for zoo
members looking to have fun while
staying active. Members come in
early at 8 a.m. on Thursday mornings
to walk through the zoo before the
crowds come in.
A troop of Girl Scouts helps hand out fruit after the annual Dam to Dam races, which take place on May 30 this year.
LET FREEDOM RING
Fourth of July events and other patriotic
celebrations
Decoration Day — Living History
Farms. Celebrate Memorial Day on the
Saturday before (May 23) with a procession
to the town cemetery with a pageant honoring fallen heroes followed by an 1870s-style
baseball game. Guests can see one of America’s early Memorial Day traditions in action.
www.lhf.org.
Yankee Doodle Pops. Celebrate Independence Day at the 22nd annual Yankee
Doodle Pops features an all-day event with
live music by the Des Moines Symphony
Orchestra, food vendors and an amazing
fireworks display on the West Terrace of the
Iowa State Capitol. https://dmsymphony.
org/events/.
Urbandale. The Urbandale Fourth of
July celebration is one of the largest in the
area and includes a family-friendly street
dance, carnival rides, a parade and fireworks
at Lions Park and Walker Johnson Park on
71st – 72nd and Aurora. July 2-4. www.
uniquelyurbandale.com.
Independence Day — Living History
Farms. The whole family can experience an
old-fashioned celebration of our country’s
Independence Day. The Living History
Farms annual event wouldn’t be complete
without pie-eating contests, foot races, spelling bees, watermelon seed spitting contests
and more in Walnut Hill from 11 a.m. to 4
p.m. on July 4. www.lhf.org.
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West Des Moines. Celebrate the Fourth
of July at the Historic Valley Junction with
the annual Independence Day Street Celebration featuring live music, food and family fun from 5-11 p.m. www.valleyjunction.
com.
Pleasant Hill. This year, Pleasant Hill’s
Fourth of July theme is “Celebrating America’s Story,” and it will feature a parade,
dinner, 200-foot zip line and a spectacular
fireworks show. www.phjuly4.com/.
PARTY TIME
Fairs, festivals and other celebratory events
May 23-24 — CelebrAsian. Celebrating Asian heritage in Iowa with authentic
food, activities and entertainment, CelebrAsian is now in its 13th year. Join thousands
as they share cultural experiences at Western
Gateway park from 2-9 p.m. on May 22 and
11 a.m. to 10 p.m. on May 23. www.iowaasianalliance.com.
June 2, July 2, Aug. 14 — Moon Float.
All non-gas-powered boats are welcome to
spend the evening on the water and under
the stars at Gray’s Lake Park from 9-11 p.m.
Boat rentals are $5 per half hour. www.dmparks.org.
June 11-13 — Governors Days. Held
in the Governors District in the heart of
Grimes, this annual celebration offers fun
summer festivities such as concerts, parades, carnivals, car shows and more. There’s
something for everyone at Governors Days,
organized by volunteers and the Grimes
Chamber & Economic Development. www.
governorsdays.com.
June 12-14 — PrideFest. Join thousands of LGBT supporters as they come
together to celebrate pride with an annual
street party that features a parade, vendors
and music by Belinda Carlisle. This year’s
theme is “Back to the Heart,” as Capital
City Pride strives to promote acceptance,
tolerance and understanding of the LGBT
community. www.capitalcitypride.org/.
June 14 — Summer Antique Jamboree. Take a step back in time and find old
treasures at the Historic Valley Junction’s
annual Antique Jamboree. It’s one of the
largest outdoor antique shows in the Midwest, with more than 100 antique dealers
spread out over the six-blog area from 8 a.m.
to 4 p.m. Free admission. www.valleyjunction.com.
June 18-21 — Johnston Green Days.
Johnston’s annual community celebration
was created by the Chamber in conjunction
with the city’s nursery and greenhouse operations, local garden clubs and other groups.
It has grown throughout the years to include
a parade, carnival, kids activities, entertainment, rib tasting and a beverage garden. It’s
family fun that’s been around since 1996.
www.johnstongreendays.org.
June 20 — Family Camp Out. The
annual Family Campout is a staycation for
families that will show the kids how the
great outdoors is better than basement video
games. Join the community for crafts, activities, movies and camp food at Pleasant Hill
Park starting at 3 p.m. Checkout is 10 a.m.
on Sunday. www.pleasanthillrec.com.
June 3 – Aug. 26 — Zoo Brew.
Every Wednesday, the 21-and-older
crowd can enjoy live music, theme
nights and brews from 5:30-9 p.m.
for the price of regular admission
(free for members). Some themes include Around the World, Christmas
in July and Throwback Night.
June 19 — Zoobilation. Blank Park
Zoo’s 2015 Annual Gala features live
music from Mariachi Azteca, food
and drinks by Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse, and animals from around the
world, which is the theme, starting at
5:30 p.m. An auction will take place
throughout the evening.
July 11 — Adventure Days Festival. This year’s Adventure Days consists of live entertainment, an arts
and crafts marketplace and tons of
family-friendly activities suitable for
guests of all ages. CV
June 26-28 — Des Moines Arts Festival. One of the metro’s biggest festivals, the
Des Moines Arts Festival is a showcase of
visual the arts: live music, film, performing
arts and even interactive art-related activities. This year’s music lineup includes headliners are Eddie Money and Mat Kearney.
www.desmoinesartsfestival.org.
June 27-28 — ArtFest Midwest. Fondly nicknamed “The Other Art Show,” ArtFest Midwest brings in Iowa and regional
artists for a weekend of fine art in the Varied
Industries Building at the Iowa State Fairgrounds. More than 240 artists are set to
participate in the 13th annual juried event.
www.stookeyshows.com.
July 8-12 — Dallas County Fair. It
seems like it doesn’t get more “country” than
a good ole county fair. Camping, livestock
and figure 8 racing are just a few aspects
that make the Dallas County Fair a classic
summertime ritual here in Iowa. www.dallascountyfair.com.
July 8-9 — The Iowa Shakespeare Experience. The Iowa Shakespeare Experience
brings an eclectic lineup of live entertainment this year, including “Shakespeare’s Best
Bets” and selections from “Opera, Poetry
and Ballet.” The event features America’s
inaugural sneak peak at “Americas3,” a new
national touring musical show based in Iowa
and performed by professional actors and
musical and dance artist from Iowa. Picnics
start at 6 p.m., show begins at 7 p.m. Free,
but guests must register for tickets at Midwestix.com. www.iowashakespeare.org
July 9-12 — Ankeny SummerFest. This
annual community event is one the whole
family can enjoy together. Vendors, parade,
softball, a talent show and a Miss 16 Contest
are all part of the fun at Ankeny SummerFest, held outdoors at Prairie Ridge Middle
School. www.ankenysummerfest.org.
July 11 — Adventure Days Festival.
Visit the Blank Park Zoo for different activities suitable for all ages. Swing by the arts
and crafts marketplace and then grab a lawn
chair to enjoy the live entertainment at the
zoo, located at 7401 S.W. Ninth St. from 9
a.m. to 5 p.m. Free for Zoo Members. www.
blankparkzoo.com/.
July 16-18 — Clive Festival. This year
marks the 40th anniversary of the Clive Festival, and its organizers have set out to make
sure it’s one for the books. This year’s schedule includes food tents, inflatables, live bands
such as Bonne Finken and the Collective and
Flipside, and a giant Slip ‘n Slide, among
others. www.clivefestival.com.
July 17-23 — Jasper County Fair. The
theme for this year’s fair is “Blue Jeans and
County Fair Dreams,” which seems just
about as fitting as it gets for such an event.
Visitors can participate in kid rodeos, scrapbooking events and various contests. www.
jaspercofair.com.
July 22-27 — Polk County Fair. Held
at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, the Polk
County Fair is more agriculture than foodcelebrating party. Livestock judging, games,
and live shows are just a few things to experience at this county fair. www.polkcountyfairiowa.com.
July 22-27 — Warren County Fair. For
more than 150 years, the Warren County
Fair has brought old-fashioned farm fun to
Indianola with its county fair. Aside from all
the agricultural events and shows, the grandstand has a full schedule of entertainment
lined up, including a rodeo by Wright Rodeo Company and a concert by Susie McEntire with Jackie Schmillen as the MC. www.
warrencofair.com.
July 24 – Aug. 1 — National Balloon
Classic. Enjoy nine days full of live music,
kids activities, food, fireworks and a spectacular showing of hot air balloons from around
the country at the National Balloon Classic
Launch Field on 1601 N. Jefferson Way in
Indianola. Admission varies. www.nationalballoonclassic.com.
July 24-25 — Italian American Heritage Festival. The Italian roots of Des
Moines are celebrated annually with authentic food, dancing, music and more at the Italian American Heritage Festival. This year it
will be headlined by former lead vocalist of
Journey, Steve Augeri. www.italianfestivalofiowa.com.
July 24-26 — 48-Hour Film Project. Filmmakers from the Des Moines area
will try to make the best short film in only
48 hours, and the winning film will go up
against other films from around the world
for the coveted title of “Best 48 Hour Film
of 2015.” www.48hourfilm.com/en/desmoines/.
July 25-29 — Story County Fair. Future Farmers of America and 4H students
will fill the fairgrounds at this annual agricultural fair, which showcases everything from
flowers to animals. www.sc-fair.com.
Aug. 8 — Adel Sweet Corn Festival.
There’s nothing like sweet corn to bring Iowans together. The annual parade garners
hundreds of spectators, but the 5K, food
vendors, live music and free sweet corn are
the real winners.
Aug. 13-23 — Iowa State Fair. Iowa’s
biggest celebration is 10 days of games, entertainment, drinking and food — lots and
lots of food. It also has agricultural, craft and
industrial offerings, but the best part might
just be the people watching. www.iowastatefair.org.
GET PHYSICAL / STAY FIT
leading you outdoors
Biking
Boating
Golfing
Trails & Hiking
Historic Sites
Camping
Hunting
Picnicking
Swimming
Playgrounds
Participatory competitions, games
and sports
May – September 26 — Yoga in the
Park. Beginners and experts alike can come
out for community yoga every Saturday
morning at The Band Shell on 410 W. First
St. in Ankeny from 8-9 p.m. 250-8743.
May – June 24 — Yoga at The Hub Spot.
Local yoga instructors will teach sessions
during lunch every Wednesday for a relaxing
break in the day at the Hub Spot on 215 Water St. from 11:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. http://
www.dmgov.org/Departments/Parks/Pages/
Yoga.aspx?Tab=Yoga+at+the+Hub+Spot
May 29 — Bark in the Park. Bring your
dog and get a workout using agility equipment while you learn new tips for treating
your pet. Followed by a showing of “Cats
and Dogs: Revenge of Kitty Galore” at Riverwalk Dog Park on 1111 Illinois St. from
7-10 p.m. 248-6330.
May 30 — Dam to Dam, Iowa’s Dis-
Canoeing & Kayaking
Nature Education
Equestrian Activities
Cabin Rentals
Fishing
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The Iowa Cubs games offer specials, fireworks and various theme nights for their home games at Principal Park throughout the season.
tance Classic. Now in its 36th year, the
Dam to Dam draws in thousands of people
to downtown Des Moines for short- and
long-distance races and youth runs. The
half-marathon goes from Saylorville Dam to
downtown Des Moines. www.damtodam.
com.
May 30 — Helmet Hair Happy Day.
515 Brewing Co. is offering happy hour all
day in honor of Bike Month. Visitors who
bike in and show bartenders their helmet will
get $1 off all full beer pours from noon to 11
p.m. www.515brewing.com/events.html.
May – Sept. 7 — Indianola Trail Ride.
Dust off the old bicycle to hit the Summerset Trail every Monday this summer. Riders
determine how long they ride, going as far
as Banner Lake or all the way to Carlisle and
back. Starts at 6 p.m. http://www.indianolaiowa.gov.
June 1 — Stand Up Paddleboarding
Clinic. Learning to Stand Up Paddleboard
is something the whole family can enjoy
this summer. A Warren County Conservation naturalist will provide the instruction
and equipment at Annett Nature Center on
15565 118th Ave. in Indianola at 3 p.m.
Call 961-6169 to register. Registration ends
May 31.
June 4 — GET LIT! Sunset to Moonlight Bike Rides. Help raise money for the
Waukee Trailhead Project by biking round
trip from Mickey’s Waukee to Captain’s
Quarters in Adel. Check in at Mickey’s between 5:30-6:30 p.m. and leave by 7 p.m.
for the sunset, then depart Adel by 9 p.m.
for the moonlight portion. 987-9604. Freewill donations.
June 6 — Central Iowa Tour de Cure.
Join the fight to end diabetes and raise funds
for the American Diabetes Association at the
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50- and 75-mile rides. www.raccoonrivervalleytrail.org/trail-events.
June 10-14 — Iowa Senior Games.
You don’t have to be athletic to participate
in all of these events. This annual event has
seniors participating in anything from pickleball and shuffleboard to duplicate bridge
and football throws, and everything in between. www.iowaseniorgames.org.
June 13 — Clive Running Festival.
Join the fun for several different races including a 5K, 10K and one-mile run at the
Clive Aquatic Center on 1801 N.W. 114th
St. starting at 8 a.m. Admission rates vary.
June 13-14 — Tour the Raccoon. The
seventh annual bicycle ride will run from
the Des Moines metro area (official starting
point in Waukee) to the overnight destination in Jefferson with the Bell Tower Festival. Riders will experience 14 communities
on the Raccoon River Valley Trail during
the weekend ride. www.DMCycleClub.
com.
June 20 — BACooN Ride. Back for its
second year, the BACooN Ride puts bacon
and biking together to make one fun, memorable ride on a 71-mile stretch of Raccoon
River Valley Trail, looping from Waukee
through Redfield, Panora, Jamaica, Perry
and back to Waukee. Starts at 7 a.m. Admission is $50 and up. http://bacoonride.com.
June 20 — Mud Run. The Mile Mud
Run takes place in the heart of Des Moines
on a trail carved through a grassy and wooded stretch along the Des Moines River.
Racers ages 6 and older can take part in
the obstacle course — complete with mud
pits — at James W. Cownie Soccer Park
on 2600 E. Hartford. www.iowagames.org/
Events/mudrun.
On the market: area farmers markets
Adel — Tuesdays, 4-7 p.m., June through August, at Harvey’s Greenhouse,
611 Nile Kinnick Drive South, off Highway 169.
Altoona — Fridays, 4-7 p.m., June through September, at Haines Park, Sixth
Street Place S.E.
Ames — Saturdays, 8 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., now through September, on Main
Street.
Ankeny — Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, now through Sept. 26, at the corner of
S.W. Third and Maple Streets.
Beaverdale — Tuesdays, 4:30-7:30 p.m., June 2 through Sept. 15, at 3422
Beaver Ave.
Dallas Center — Fridays, 4-7 p.m., June through September, at 1502 Walnut St.
Des Moines Southridge Mall — Mondays, 3-7 p.m., June through October,
in the north parking lot of Sears, 1111 E. Army Post Road.
Downtown Des Moines — Saturdays, 7 a.m. to noon, now through Oct. 31,
at the Court Avenue District.
Indianola — Saturdays, 8 a.m. to noon, and Wednesdays, 2-6 p.m., June
through October, at West Second Street.
Johnston — Tuesdays, 3:30-6:30 p.m., now through September, at Johnston
City Hall, 62nd Avenue.
Pleasant Hill — Thursdays, 4-7 p.m., now through October, at Berean
Assembly of God Church, 56th Street and Highway 163.
Urbandale — Mondays, 4-7 p.m., June through October, at Living History
Farms, 2600 111th St.
Waukee — Wednesdays, 4-7 p.m., June through September, at Triangle Park.
Valley Junction — Thursdays, 4-8 p.m., now through October, on the 100
and 200 blocks of Fifth Street.
June 20 — Biking Bondu. The 8th annual Biking Bondu, hosted by the Bondurant Lions Club, offers two route options:
39- and 57-mile trail and road ride, plus a
5k run/walk. Events are run from 7 a.m. to 6
p.m. starting at the Bondurant Fire Station.
www.bikeiowa.com.
July 11 — Sleepy Hollow Beer Run.
This is a 5K race unlike any other. Participants will navigate their way from one beerthemed game to the next. They will stop at
each of the 20 beer stations to complete a
game or obstacle and sample the brew before
moving on. Games and obstacles include a
fog maze, barrel of monkeys, beer cooler,
beer pong “on steroids” and more. Anyone
can participate in the race, but you must
be 21 or older to sample the beer. An after
party will follow the race, which benefits the
Leukemia and Lymphoma Society’s Team
in Training. 1-4 p.m., Sleepy Hollow Sports
Park. www.eventbrite.com/e/sleepy-hollowbeer-run-registration-15471087439.
July 17 — Derby Day. Participants can
test out their engineering skills and design
a boat made of cardboard, recyclables and
duct tape to race across the pool at the Pleasant Hill Aquatic Park. https://apm.activecommunities.com/pleasanthillrecreation/
activity_search/derby-day/17421?.
Aug. 22 — The Color Vibe. Whether you
love or hate running, the Color Vibe 5K run
offers a fun-filled day that anyone would love
— as long as you don’t mind a little mess.
A color-throw party follows the race, held at
Principal Park. www.thecolorvibe.com.
GO TEAM!
Spectator sporting events
June 2-7 — Principal Charity Classic. The
best way to watch golf is up close, and the
annual Principal Charity Classic is the perfect way to get the family together to watch
a great week of golfing. Pro golfers come
out for the event every year, and this year’s
lineup includes Bernhard Langer, Colin
Montgomerie, Tom Lehman, Fuzzy Zoeller
and Jesper Parnevik. The Wakonda Club is
a beautiful 72-par course, and the Principal Charity Classic is considered a premier
tour stop for these pros. The Classic is also a
great way to raise money for local nonprofits
benefitting kids, with more than $6 million
being donated to Fore Our Kids in recent
years. www.principalcharityclassic.com.
June 27 — Combat Championship
Series. Trinity Promotions is bringing in
some of the best area boxers and the future
stars of kickboxing to Des Moines with the
Combat Championship Series at 7 p.m. at 7
Flags Event Center. The evening involves six
bouts of boxing and six bouts of kickboxing,
promised to be a “full-contact, high-inten-
sity, all striking extravaganza.” Tickets are
$15-$35 or $300 per table of eight. Limited
number available.
July 18 — Polo on the Green. One of
Des Moines’ more unique events, Polo on
the Green is a fun celebration that includes
a polo match, dancing, face painting, live
music, dinner and an auction. This event is
fun for the whole family and an experience
everyone will remember for years to come.
www.varietyiowa.com.
BASEBALL
Iowa Cubs
Principal Park
www.IowaCubs.com
All games are at 7:08 p.m. unless otherwise
noted. Friday night games end with fireworks. Tickets are available for purchase at
www.milb.com or at the door.
May 22-23 — vs. Tacoma
May 24 — vs. Tacoma (1:08 p.m.)
May 25 — vs. Reno (1:08 p.m.)
May 26-27 — vs. Reno (6:38 p.m.)
May 28 — vs. Reno (12:08 p.m.)
June 6, 8 — vs. Memphis
June 7 — vs. Memphis (1:08 p.m.)
June 9 — vs. Memphis (12:08 p.m.)
June 11-13 — vs. Colorado Springs
June 14 — vs. Colorado Springs (1:08
p.m.)
June 23, 25 — vs. Omaha
June 24 — vs. Omaha (12:08 p.m.)
June 26-27 — vs. New Orleans
June 28 — vs. New Orleans (1:08 p.m.)
June 29 — vs. New Orleans (12:08 p.m.)
June 30-July 3 — vs. Round Rock
July 16-18 — vs. Memphis
July 19 — vs. Memphis (1:08 p.m.)
July 20-22 — vs. Round Rock
July 23 — vs. Round Rock (12:08 p.m.)
Aug. 5-8 — vs. Omaha
Aug. 9 — vs. Omaha (1:08 p.m.)
Aug. 11-14 — vs. Nashville
FOOTBALL
Iowa Barnstormers
May 30 vs. Wichita Falls Nighthawks,
7:05 p.m.
June 6 vs. Bemidji Axemen, 7:05 p.m.
June 20 vs. Green Bay Blizzard, 7:05
p.m.
Des Moines Blaze
www.desmoinesblaze.com
All games start at 6 p.m.
May 30 — vs. Racine Raiders — Spring
Creek Sports Complex
June 20 — vs. Lincoln Renegades —
Valley Stadium
June 27 — vs. Sioux City Stampede —
Spring Creek Sports Complex
July 18 — vs. Quad City Wolfpack —
Spring Creek Sports Complex CV
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Fiber Classes & Vendors s Fiber Demonstrations s Sheepdog Demonstration
Fleece Show & Auction s Sheep & Goat Seminars s Shearing Demonstration
Lamb Cook-Off s Cooking Demonstration s Hall of Breeds s Lamb & Goat Shows
Industry Vendors s Photo Gallery
For more information: www.iowasheepandwoolfestival.com
or email [email protected]
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May 21: Thursday Night Live at Confluence.
Live music by Jason Walsmith at 7 p.m.
May 23: Live Music at Dale Valley Vineyard by
The Eldorados 2:30- 5:30 p.m.
May 23-24: Spring Herb & Wine event at
Summerset Winery. Fill your garden with herbs
& sample some of the best Iowa wines.
May 24: Memorial Day Tunes at Summerset
Winery! Live music performed by Abby Normal
from 3-6 p.m. Veterans get in free & will receive
a complimentary glass of sangria or beer.
May 28: Thursday Night Live at Confluence.
Live music by Stephen Simmons at 7 p.m.
May 30: Live Music at Dale Valley Vineyard by
Larry Myer 2:30- 5:30 p.m.
May 31: Sunday Tunes at Summerset Winery!
Live music performed by Sons of Gladys Kravitz
from 3-6 p.m.
June 3: Wine & Whimsy at Dale Valley
Vineyard. 6-8 p.m. $10 at the door.
June 4: Thursday Night Live at Confluence.
Live music by Ben Green at 7 p.m.
June 6: Live Music at Dale Valley Vineyard by
Matt Woods 2:30- 5:30 p.m.
June 7: Sunday Tunes at Summerset Winery!
Live music performed by Flipside from 3-6 p.m.
June 7: “Hear it in the Grapevines” Summer
Concert Series at Two Saints Winery. Live
music by Tony Valdez Duo from 1-4 p.m.
Live music by Jason Walsmith at 7 p.m.
June 13: Live Music at Dale Valley Vineyard
by Larry Berenguel 2:30- 5:30 p.m.
Live music performed by Boomerang from 3-6
p.m.
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June 14: “Second Sunday” at Dale Valley
Vineyard. Open Mic –everyone welcome. 2-5
p.m.
music by Brother Trucker from 1-4 p.m.
June 17: Wine & Whimsy at Dale Valley
Live music by Josh Davis at 7 p.m.
InFuzion 2:30- 5:30 p.m.
June 21: Father’s Day Tunes at Summerset
Winery! Live music performed by Tony Valdez
Large Band from 3-6 p.m. Dad’s get in for free
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& will receive a complimentary glass of sangria
or beer.
music by Flipside from 1-4 p.m.
Live music by Brad Myers at 7 p.m.
Willie Mac Trio 2:30- 5:30 p.m.
music by Boomerang from 1-4 p.m.
Live music performed by Doghouse Daddies
from 3-6 p.m.
July 1: Wine & Whimsy at Dale Valley
July 2: Thursday Night Live at Confluence. Live
music by Jason Walsmith at 7 p.m.
July 4: Live Music at Dale Valley Vineyard by
Mason Jar 2:30- 5:30 p.m.
July 5: “Hear it in the Grapevines” Summer
music by Freestyle Band from 1-4 p.m.
July 5: Sunday Tunes at Summerset Winery!
Live music performed by Final Mix from 3-6
p.m.
July 9: Thursday Night Live at Confluence. Live
music by Jim Stockberger at 7 p.m.
July 11: Live Music at Dale Valley Vineyard
2:30- 5:30 p.m.
music by Infuzion Band from 1-4 p.m.
Live music performed by Tony Valdez & The
Retro Rockets from 3-6 p.m.
July 12: “Second Sunday” at Dale Valley
Vineyard. Open mic- everyone is welcome.
2:30-5 p.m.
July 15: Wine & Whimsy at Dale Valley
July 16: Thursday Night Live at Confluence.
Live music by Patresa Hartman at 7 p.m.
July 18: WINESTOCK at Dale Valley Vineyard.
Noon-9:30 p.m. $10/person. “Home Grown
Locals” featuring live music line-up, food
vendors on site and local artisans. Stay late for
the lighted paper lantern launch.
Live music performed by Bob Pace & The
Dangerous Band from 3-6 p.m.
music by Soul Searchers from 1-4 p.m.
July 25: Live Music at Dale Valley Vineyard by
Larry Berenguel 2:30- 5:30 p.m.
Live music performed by Slipstream from 3-6
p.m.
music by Millstreet Band from 1-4 p.m.
July 30: Thursday Night Live at Confluence.
Live music by Matt Biegger at 7 p.m.
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TWO SAINTS WINERY
Two Saints Winery and Vineyards is
a family-owned business located in
the picturesque rolling hills of Warren
County where our Iowa grapes are
handcrafted into delightful Iowa
wines. We began planting our grape
vines in 2006 and have a little more
than 10 acres of grapes growing on our
property. The majority of our wines
comes from the grapes that we grow on
our own property. The grapes were chosen for hardiness to Iowa weather, the
terrior of the Midwest and the flavors they provide. We do not import wine or
juices to add to our wines and are proud to promote the unique flavors of these
grapes as a true TASTE OF IOWA.
We have a wine for every taste from sprightly sweet wines to sultry dry wines.
Come by anytime and enjoy a leisurely wine tasting then feel free to hang out
on the wraparound deck and drink in the view of the vines and surrounding
woodlands. Open Tuesday-Friday 11 a.m. - 6 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.,
Sunday 12 - 5 p.m. Call us at 641-396-2102 or visit us at 15170 20th Ave. in
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SUMMERSET WINERY
Hours: Tues.-Sat. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m.
Sun. 10 a.m. - 6 p.m.
Mondays by appointment
Nestled among 70 acres of woods and
surrounded by 12 acres of vineyard in the
scenic countryside of northern Warren
County, Summerset Winery is just
seven miles south of Des Moines and 20
minutes from the downtown and West
Des Moines areas. It is a serene oasis, free
from the stress of everyday life and located
practically in your own backyard. From
our back patio, you can enjoy the view of
the rolling hills and landscape as well as the downtown Des Moines skyline.
Every Sunday afternoon throughout the year you can stop out and listen to
some of the best bands in the Midwest. Weather permitting, the bands will
perform outside. We pop up the lawn umbrellas and you can bring a picnic
basket filled with your favorite goodies, sample wines and buy a bottle for your
afternoon libations. It’s always a party at Summerset! Check out our website
for more of our fun events at www.summersetwine.com.
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Confluence brews the hand-crafted beer that Des Moines, Iowa, can call
its own. If you savor beer as both a bold taste adventure in the present and
a connection with generations past, Confluence Brewery was founded for
you. We’re devoted to creating a confluence of great beer, good friends and
wonderful times — and look forward to bringing you together with a pint very
soon.
We invite you to stop by our taproom — located in the same building as our
brewery — to relax, enjoy good friends and great beer. We are located just
south of Gray’s Lake at 1235 Thomas Beck Road (Bell Avenue) in Suite A.
Taproom hours are Tuesday-Wednesday 4-10 p.m., Thursday 12-10 p.m.,
Friday-Saturday 12-11 p.m. and Sunday 12-7 p.m.
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Come visit our 100-year-old, one-room schoolhouse, which serves as our tasting
room and gift shop. Sample our wines, enjoy a bottle of wine on our deck while
relaxing and taking in the spectacular views of the Iowa countryside!
A little history. We planted our first set of Edelweiss grape plants (400) in
2001 and another 800 in 2002. As our soil has a high concentration of clay, it
took 5-plus years to see significant production. Our first harvest was in 2006;
fermentation commenced and finally we bottled in 2007, just in time for our
Grand Opening on July 7, 2007 (yes, lucky number 7-7-7). Since our early
beginnings, we have expanded to more than eight different varietals of grapes.
Our assortment of award-winning wines has grown to more than 14 types.
The event facility has grown significantly from a modest, yet historical, one-room
schoolhouse to an extensive deck area including a lighted pavilion that seats more
than 100. This is a perfect venue for weddings, reunions, family gatherings and
relaxing with friends. Live music is performed most Saturday afternoons from
May to October from 2:30-5:30 p.m. Usually the second Saturday in July, we
celebrate our anniversary with Winestock, a festival with multiple bands, wine,
beer and food. Find more details on our Event Page on the website.
If you are looking to do something new and fun, join our volunteers during
bottling season. Meet new friends, learn the bottling process and take a bottle of
wine home with you. Go to our website to join the volunteer list.
Can’t make it to the winery? Did you know our wines are available at local
stores? Get them at Hometown Foods in Stuart and Panora and at Wines of
Iowa in Valley Junction. We look forward to seeing you at the winery! We are
open Wednesday-Sunday, 10 a.m. – 6 p.m. Contact us at 515-523-2199 or
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Fall forward
By Bill Frost
What’s new next season from The CW, CBS, Fox, NBC and ABC.
A
re you over the current television season? So are the broadcast networks
— they’re moving on to the 2015-16
season, and here’s some of what they’ll be
serving up this fall and early next year:
“DC’s Legends of Tomorrow” (The
CW): The Atom, Captain Cold, Heatwave
and various other characters previously seen
on “Arrow” and “The Flash” team up in
this sorta-spin-off, as well as The Heroine
Formerly Known as Black Canary, White
Canary, and “time-traveling rogue” Rip
Hunter(!). Oh, you can stave off that superhero burnout until 2016.
“Supergirl” (CBS): Speaking of superhero burnout and single gals in the big city,
here’s Superman’s cousin, Kara (Melissa
Benoist, “Glee”). The first trailer, while
impressive, is far more “The Devil Wears
Prada” than “Daredevil,” and strangely similar to “Saturday Night Live’s” fake Black
Widow rom-com Marvel movie. But, she’s
unrecognizable in glasses — classic.
“Angel From Hell” (CBS): Is Allison’s
(Maggie Lawson, “Psych”) wacky new
frenemy (Jane Lynch, “Glee”) a bona-fide
guardian angel, or just insane? Since singlecamera, laugh-track-less comedies are COA
(canceled on arrival) at CBS, you’ll probably never find out.
“Scream Queens” (Fox): Ryan Murphy’s comedic (but still dark), broadcastfriendly take on his “American Horror Story” series, starring Emma Roberts (“AHS:
Freak Show”) and Jamie Lee Curtis (“Halloween”). A sorority-slasher series may seem
like a stretch, but it’s still a more likely Fox
hit than Murphy’s defunct “Red Band Society: Kourageous Kancer Kids.”
“Grandfathered” (Fox): They’ll love
John Stamos as a suave bachelor-abouttown whose swingin’ lifestyle gets recordscratched when he learns he has an adult son
and a baby granddaughter. At least Stamos
has “Fuller House” to fall back on.
“Lucifer” (Fox): The Devil (Tom Ellis, “Rush”) retires as “Lucifer Morningstar” and opens a Los Angeles nightclub,
which of course leads to him working with
the LAPD to solve the murder of a young
pop star. Skeptical? “Lucifer” is based on
a Vertigo comic-book series and involves
writers and directors from “Californication,
“Sleepy Hollow” and “Underworld.” Parents Television Council, you’re up!
“Blindspot” (NBC): The clues to unravel a vast international conspiracy lie
within the tattoos of an unidentified woman found naked in a duffle bag in Times
Square. Damn, those Suicide Girls will do
anything for attention.
“Heartbreaker”
(NBC):
Melissa
George (“The Slap”) stars as a heart surgeon
(get it?) who’s as annoyingly feisty as she is
brilliant and stubborn… or as brilliantly
annoying as she is stubbornly feisty…or
something.
“People Are Talking” (NBC): MarkPaul Gosselaar (“Franklin & Bash”) and
Tone Bell (“Bad Judge”) play buds who
“analyze and obsess about everything.” This
is one of two whole comedies airing this fall
on NBC — analyze and obsess about that.
“Uncle Buck” (ABC): America has
rejected a TV version of the beloved 1989
movie once before — but this one has an
all-black cast, so ABC at least deserves
some credit for further chipping away at the
tube’s Whiteytown. “Uncle Buck,” however, is gonna suuuck.
“The Muppets” (ABC): Imagine “The
Office” as a behind-the-scenes docu-com at
“The Muppet Show.” Yeah, I can’t believe
that pitch worked, either. CV
Bill Frost writes about television for Salt Lake
City Weekly, talks about it on the TV Tan
Podcast (Tuesdays on iTunes and Stitcher),
and tweets about it at @Bill_Frost.
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TechTalk
By Patrick Boberg
Yelp is cashing in on
your reviews
I
magine you wake up tomorrow in Des
Moines, and it’s 1985. Never mind searching for plutonium to power your flux capacitor, how would you figure out a good
place to eat? There’s no Facebook to bounce
ideas off your friends (who coincidentally
are probably infants in the mid-’80s), just
two options: look in the newspaper and ask
strangers for their local favorites. Thankfully,
there’s no need for you to find a way back to
the future as we already live there. In 2015,
recommendations and opinions abound on
Facebook, Twitter, online circulars, blogs,
and pretty much everywhere else that has the
“www” prefix. Still, the majority of online
review seekers turn to one site: Yelp.com.
Since 2004, Yelp has been the online site
to discover public insight on practically any
storefront, including restaurants, bars, grocery
stores, pet shops, barbers,
hardware stores and
probably a handful
of lemonade stands.
Yelp has become so
popular, it currently has more
than 130 million
users, generated
more than $319
million in revenue
last year and is a publically traded company
currently valued higher than
Twitter. The Yelp tide is so high that the
Wall Street Journal is reporting the company
is looking to cash in on the wave of tech acquisitions by industry giants.
Since the Journal leaked Yelp’s potential
sugar daddy hunt, its stock price has noticeably jumped, and whispers of suitors have
come out. If rumors are to be believed, everyone wants a piece of the Yelp pie. Amazon, Google, Facebook, Apple, Yahoo and
Alibaba (China’s version of Amazon) have all
been outed as having interest in the review
site. While Yelp’s user base is less than 10
percent the size of Facebook’s, it does have
one thing these sites value — unfettered
views into user attitudes and consumer data.
All of tech’s big dogs are perpetually
hungry for user data. Why do middle-class
females prefer to shop at Target instead of
BookReview
‘Second Watch’
Courtesy of Beaverdale Books
Review by Harriet Leitch
T
his is a J. P. Beaumont mystery with a twist. J.P. — or
Beau to his friends — is having double knee replacement surgery. The surgery goes well, but in recovery
he is visited by ghosts. It begins with the ghost of the first
homicide he worked on as a young detective in the Seattle
Police Department. Many years after the case became cold, he
is now determined to reopen it and solve the mystery of the
young woman’s murder.
The second ghost that visited Beau is from an even more
distant past. While in Vietnam, he had a
superior officer who became a significant
By J. A. Jance
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role model. Lennie D. was a voracious
April 29, 2014
reader who loaned Beau a book when he
Paperback $9.99 first arrived. A thick tome, it was on Beau
452 Pages
when military action sent a piece of shrapnel at him. It lodged in the book, saving his
life. Lennie D. was killed in action that day, and Beau had wondered about contacting his
fiancé to tell her of what a good leader Lennie had been. However, that had never happened.
Although both ghosts could very well have been hallucinations due to the drugs he had
been given, Beau acted on both of them. The resulting solution to the old murder case brings
both satisfaction and grief. His feeling of responsibility to his long ago Vietnam leader leads
him to reach out to the fiancé, permitting a wonderful tribute to the many young lives lost in
that long ago war. CV
Walmart? Why are diners avoiding a particular local Mexican joint? Why are guys willing
to drive across town for a specific barber? All
of these questions are answered in-depth on
Yelp by everyday consumers. Plus Yelp’s data
will help larger companies drive new advertising metrics and attract new customers. So
if Yelp’s data is valuable to the point where
a company is about to grossly overpay for it,
why does Yelp want to sell in the first place?
Well, as deep as Yelp’s data well goes, it
has been a litigious nightmare to manage. It’s
a funny thing about reviews: negative ones
almost always get the reviewee furious, and
in 2015, that equates to filing lawsuits. Over
the last few years, Yelp users have been sued
by business owners for honest, but negative,
reviews. Yelp itself was sued in federal court
by business owners for allowing anonymous
reviewing, and there was even a class action
Harriet Leitch retired to enjoy her grandchildren, garden, dogs, flute and to return to her love of
lawsuit over bogus business reviews by cusbooks.
Summer
tomers who were never patrons of the business they rated poorly.
Accounting for all the legal costs, why
would anyone want to acquire a legal mousetrap? Because Yelp’s data is just that valuable, and the potential buyers employ an
army of attorneys ready in wait to pounce
at the whiff of legal trouble. On top of all
that, Yelp is a known brand that has stood
for over a decade, and its fortunes have come
on the back of small business ads, not the
unfulfilled promise of social media billions.
So next time you turn to the Internet to blast
some hapless restaurant for a less than stellar
burrito, know that your opinion is helping
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By Chad Taylor [email protected]
No regrets
M
inistry frontman Al Jourgensen
has more than his fair share of
faults, but you have to admit he
is entertaining.
Over the years, Jourgensen has claimed
to have been visited by aliens, talked about
writing as many as three autobiographies
(he currently has one on the market), and
once told a story about scaring the members of Metallica after a show by chasing
them around the green room with their
rider food stuck up his ass.
Through it all, he has also been at the
helm of some seriously good music. But
now, Ministry finds itself at a bit of a
strange point. After announcing that the
band was done in ‘08, Jourgensen recanted
and reformed the group in late 2011. Now,
after the 2012 death of guitarist Mike Scaccia, the band has embarked upon another
round of lasts. Jourgensen calls 2013’s
“From Beer to Eternity” the group’s last
album, and he says that this year’s tour is
going to be it. It is a story we have all heard
before, of course, but Jourgensen does not
care if you believe him. In fact, he doesn’t
care that much about anything we think or
say.
“You guys talk all the shit you want,”
he said in a phone interview when asked
about Ministry’s legacy. “If you think I’m
an industrial pioneer or something like
Ministry plays Wooly’s on Tuesday, May 26, at 8 p.m. Tickets are $66.66.
that, that’s great. I’m happy for you. To me,
I just write music, you know? It’s very cathartic being out in the studio with friends,
writing some stuff that may help, may not,
may matter, may not, whatever. I don’t do
it for the money. I don’t do it for the acclaim. I just do it because apparently that’s
my job here, at least up until this point.
That’s what I’ve been doing. I don’t get into
all the labels and this and that. That’s for
you guys. You guys go crazy.”
It is that mentality that really sums up
why Jourgensen is saying that he is done.
Over the years, Ministry has hopped from
label to label, and after 35 years, Jourgensen is officially no longer capable of
giving a shit.
“They don’t give a fuck about the kind
of music you make,” he said of working
with a major label. “They give a fuck about
how many records they sell, and that’s it.
They don’t give a fuck about anything except the bottom line. They’re not run by
record people or music people anymore;
they’re run by bean counters.”
Jourgensen has never really had time for
bean counters. That is not a mentality that
is apt to change as he gets older. He has
his own label now but continues to insist
that this is the end for Ministry. He said
the band was done making music when
Scaccia died, and he has kept that promise
so far. Now, he says that this is this tour is
Ministry’s last gasp before he goes off to
create something new. Is it? Time will tell.
But if you go to the horse’s mouth and ask
Jourgensen himself, is there anything in
his mind that resembles doubt?
“No, not sad at all,” he said. “I am very
happy. I’ve said enough, done enough. I’m
only doing, for the next two years, literary
projects. I have a kitchen book coming out,
and I also have a comic strip where I gain
superpowers and I tackle the oligarchy and
destroy that. I’m pretty much focused on
my literary projects now. The music stuff is
gonna take a back seat for a couple years at
least.” CV
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Central Iowa’s connection to the local music scene
By Chad Taylor [email protected]
SOUND CIRCUIT
Just a number
SOUNDCHECK
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David Duchovny
“Hell or High Water”
ThinkSay
randchamp is proof positive that age
is not a deal-breaking requirement
for a good band.
Each of the Grandchamp’s component
members — frontman Charlie Cacciatore,
bassist Andrew Jones, guitarist Nate Kouri
and vibe-man Jack Reardon — is under 19,
but they have already managed to take part
in both this year’s Gross Domestic Product
and the 2014 edition of 80/35. Not bad for a
band with a combined age barely enough to
qualify for Social Security payments.
Now the band is putting together its first
album, to be released later this summer on
the Nova Labs label. The album will feature
11 songs, but the guys say they have enough
material for another album or two already.
“We have too many songs,” guitarist Nate
Kouri said. “Too many to pick from.”
But even with such a thick catalog, Cacciatore says deciding which songs were on
album number one was easy.
Grandchamp plays Vaudeville Mews on Friday, May 22, at 5 p.m. Tickets are
“It was obvious,” he said. “They all just go $5 at the door. Doctor Murdock and Junnouchi Power also perform.
together.”
Cacciatore does most of the writing for
always the same: Grandchamp’s sound is built around solid
the group, but he credits Jones with a solid assist, calling the power chords, the occasional memorable hook and a couple
bassist “just as important as I am in the writing process.”
of slick chord progressions. What these particular teenagThe band has been playing with its current lineup of mu- ers have managed to do is take the prototypical garage-rock
sicians for about a year now, with one notable exception: The
sound and build it into something more sophisticated than
spot behind the drum kit is a bit of revolving door.
“Our former permanent drummer has been going back the genre deserves.
In just a couple short years, Grandchamp has managed
and forth between here and L.A.,” Cacciatore explained. “She
to
prove
itself to be better than their young ages suggest they
has an acting thing going on out there, so when she’s not
should be. And since none of the guys seem content to rest on
here, we just go with whoever we can.”
No matter who’s keeping the band’s time, the result is their laurels, seeing where they go from here should be fun.CV
SOUND ADVICE
B
onne Finken has released a new music video for her song “Fall,” and it is a veritable who’s-who of Des Moines music and entertainment. The video features clips of 30 different local musicians, artists and entertainers (and yours
truly — whatever you’d call me) lip-syncing the song, intercut with clips of Bonne and the rest of the band. You
can check the video out at Bonne’s Facebook page, https://www.facebook.com/BonneFinkenMusic, and get a rundown
on everyone in the video at http://bonnefinken.tumblr.com/.
This week’s Pick o’ the Week is down at The Lift on Tuesday, May 26. Get down to the bar at 9 p.m. and check out a
live taping of Brian Campos’ excellent “Pants OFF Podcast,” featuring a performance by The Maytags. There’s no cover,
and it’s guaranteed to be a ton of fun. Mahalo. CV
Chad Taylor is an award-winning news journalist and music writer from Des Moines who would love to take his talents abroad if the
rent were not so much more affordable in Des Moines.
60CITYVIEW
MAY 21- 27, 2015
irst off, yes. It is
THAT David Duchovny. “Californication” was pretty good, “XFiles” is coming back, and
now Duchovny has found
himself in that “screw
it, I’ll make some music
now” point in his career,
ala Bruce Willis in the late
’80s or Billy Bob Thornton, circa 2003. For his efforts,
Duchovny comes out OK enough. As you might expect, there is nothing here that is going to rework how
you look at music, but he also does not make a complete fool out of himself. His voice is nothing special,
but he keeps everything pretty simple and manages to
come off sounding like a poor man’s version of a poor
man’s version of Tom Petty. Beyond that, the album
itself is acceptable background music; it is inoffensive,
not horrible to listen to, and it pretty much all sounds
the same. CV
Faith No More
Sol Invictus
Ipecac
H
ere is maybe the
best thing you
can say about “Sol
Invictus”: it feels like it
could have been released
in 1999. That is not to say
that the album feels dated.
Rather, Faith No More has
somehow managed to take
a couple decades off and
still not miss a beat. In fact, tracks like “Superhero” are
classic Faith No More. The band also tries a couple of
new things — the title track opener is more laid back
than anything the vintage version of the band released,
while “Cone of Shame” takes nearly half its running
time to actually get started — but everything that is
here feels like it does the band justice. Mike Patton’s
voice has gotten a bit more complex over the years, and
he uses it to good effect. CV
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17) In ___ (in its original place)
18) Letters in an oval on bumper
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20) With 25-Across, 37-Across,
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35) Defendant’s plea, for short
36) Upper limit
37) See 20-Across
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42) Central Utah city
44) Broadway play about Capote
45) Tequila ingredient
47) “Club Can’t Handle Me” rapper
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53) Admit honestly
54) See 20-Across
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6) Words before “old chap”
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8) Kind of shutout, in baseball
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11) “Man, is it humid in here!”
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16) Mao’s middle name?
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22) “Baywatch” actress Bingham
25) David Sedaris forte
26) Brand of console with joysticks
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27) Irked
28) Bygone rechargeable bike brand
30) Shorter word list?
31) Hanging in there
32) Prominent
38) “Titanic” passenger class
39) Cup of legend
40) Swamp reptile
43) He can’t be whacked without a
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57) The next palindromic one won’t be
until 2112
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59) Like a goateed twin?
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Iowa High School Awards for Musical Theater, Des Moines Performing Arts, Civic Center
June 1, 7 p.m.
M
ost shows at the Civic Center require
a ton of setup — “The Lion King”
tours with an endless caravan of
trucks — but none have put 30 high schools
onstage. Not until now, anyway, in year three
of the Iowa High School Musical Theater
Awards. For 2014-15, the awards program
expanded to include more than a dozen additional schools. No less than 18, from Bondurant to Pella to Williamsburg, will be recognized for an “Outstanding Scene.”
But Karoline Myers, one of three directors for the June 1 “Showcase,” says the production will stay under control.
“We’ve learned how to work with medleys and snippets,” she says.
Only the opening and closing numbers,
she said, are presented in full. But for those,
too, the production is without a set or costumes.
The howcase seeks primarily to get students together, in as many different combinations as possible. Both the first song and
the last, for instance, put all the participants
onstage at once. In this, Myers and the rest
of the Des Moines Performing Arts Education program — the organization behind
the awards— emphasize what they consider
most important about high-school productions.
“It’s a unique space of collaboration,”
Meyers explains. “The musical, it’s never
just about stars. Everyone has to pitch in.”
During the showcase, too, she adds: “The
groups who get their own collaboration going, they’re the ones who really shine.”
In order to achieve this, Performing Arts
also brings in a few professionals. Local adult
musicians handle the soundtrack (though
Myers hopes to include students over time),
and a choreographer comes from New York
to help with the more complex numbers.
These experienced hands help make the show
a “wonderful educational experience,” as Myers puts it. More than that, they provide special preparation for two of the performers.
“Outstanding Scene” is just one example
among the awards already in the program.
These include six “Outstanding Musicals”
(among them wildly different shows like
“Urinetown” and “Mary Poppins”) and
dozens of individual players, from the leads
to the dancers. All were judged during the
year by visiting teachers and theater people.
They used a rubric, assigned grades and the
paperwork was later shared with the schools.
No one, however, knows which boy and girl
were rated Iowa’s greatest “Triple Threat”
— the best at singing, dancing and acting.
For those two, announced at the show,
the prize is a trip to New York for the National Awards. There, they’ll represent Iowa,
working with winners from 30 other centers for high school performance, as well as
Broadway professionals.
It’s a terrific opportunity, and Myers
shares that excitement. Nonetheless, she insists that the Awards Program isn’t just for
kids seeking a career; it’s first and foremost
about the education.
“The Showcase isn’t a competition; it’s
a celebration,” she concludes. “The level of
energy is like nothing you’ll find anywhere.”
Overheard in the Lobby: Deadline for the
Iowa Playwrights Workshop at Tallgrass
Theater is June 1. CV
John Domini is a published local author who has lived on both coasts and
abroad and enjoyed theater everywhere. See www.johndomini.com.
FilmReview
By Chad Taylor
Mad is good
I
t has been 36 years since director George
Miller introduced the world to Max Rockatansky. Now, three decades after the last
installment of the franchise, comes “Mad
Max: Fury Road.” With this installment,
Warner Bros. has handed Miller the keys to
the studio and allowed him unfettered opportunity to be as weird as he likes, and the
result is glorious. “Mad Max: Fury Road” is
gorgeous, exhilarating and completely batshit insane.
The “Fury Road” Max, played with
single-minded intensity by Tom Hardy, is a
different beast from the character that Mel
Gibson initially made famous, though the
basics remain pretty much the same. Max’s
wife and child have been killed, and Max
is hounded as much by the guilt from their
deaths as he is by the Gas Gangs that roam
the countryside. After a brief monologue
that tells you literally everything you need to
know about Max as a character, Miller steps
on the gas and the film is off and running.
After being captured by the War Boys, a
gang with a leader named Immortan Joe who
is half Godfather/half Messiah figure, Max is
turned into a living blood bank, shoved in a
cage with a catheter in his jugular, ready to
supply blood to any War Boy who ends up
wounded or sickly.
It is at this point that we are introduced
to Imperator Furiosa (Charlize Theron),
driver of the aptly named “War Rig.” Furiosa is sent off by Immortan Joe to collect
gasoline from a nearby town but quickly
takes the Rig off course for her own plans.
Once Immortan Joe realizes what Furiosa
has stolen (no spoilers here; it is better when
it is revealed naturally), he sends a group of
War Boys out to retrieve her, which is how
Max finds himself spending most of the first
half hour of the film strapped to the grill of a
supercharged Chevy coupe, supplying blood
to a War Boy named Nux (Nicholas Hoult).
Everything that follows stems from that
simple
point:
“Mad Max: Fury Road”
Furiosa
has
120 minutes
something that
Rated R
Immortan
Joe
Starring: Tom Hardy,
wants
back.
Charlize Theron,
Miller’s story is
Nicholas Hoult
as lean and mean
as it can get, but
stunningly effective. Not a word is wasted,
and a single, superfluous character does not
populate the world of “Fury Road.” Every
person who appears on screen has a clear and
direct objective, whether it be complete human domination or simply to stand atop a
screaming, 50-foot wall of speakers, armed
with nothing but a flame-throwing electric
guitar and the desire to spur people on to
battle through the power of heavy metal riffs.
Ironically, the character whose motivation is the easiest to misunderstand is Max.
But as mentioned before, the opening monologue tells you everything you need to know
about him. He has been reduced to a man
driven by one purpose: survival. As such, despite his name being in the title, none of the
two-hour adrenaline rush that happens after
that monologue actually has much to do
with Max. The chases and explosions swirl
and crash around him, but he is secondary
to all of it.
No, this film actually belongs to Furiosa.
And in the execution of her portrayal, Theron is nothing short of marvelous. Indeed, the
entirety of “Fury Road” has a strong feminist
bent to it, starting with Furiosa and continuing down through every female in the film,
including the group of aged Vuvalini, led by
80-year old Melissa Jaffer as the Keeper of
the Seeds.
There is nothing I could put on this
printed page that would do the film sufficient justice. If you love action films, arthouse films, strong female performances,
chase scenes or unyielding, never-ending
excitement, do not miss this film. CV
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Breakfast comes to church
T
he name is a
lot to chew
— Drake
Bakery, Café and
Bar. That’s just
part of its intentions. It also has
a stage and a dance
floor, and it’s set in an
old Baptist Church. Owner Frank Strub,
a member of Forest Evaschevski’s Iowa
Hawkeye football teams of the early 1950s,
is a friendly, hands-on guy who chats up
guests, even those he has never met. He says
he wants the place to become a community
gathering center for the neighborhood and
for students, too, by offering free Internet.
Because the place is north of Forest on
23rd Street, it’s largely invisible. Strub began a new strategy last week: He’s offering
a big breakfast special for $4, which he says
is his food cost. The café also offers a door
prize raffle, using it to obtain email addresses so they can contact people directly
when they begin employing the dance floor
and stage in earnest, and just to tell folks
directly about other specials.
I was drawn to the quirkiness of the
place. The tiny bar has four barstools and
four other small chairs pushed in front of a
shelf and window. The bar offers cocktails
and martinis and uses mostly middle and
top shelf booze. There was a surprisingly
large list of beers — both mainstream and
craft — and a decent wine list for such a
small place. Happy hours and other promotions offered some bargains, too.
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design. This is diner food, pure and simple.
Breakfast is a big deal with its own menu,
sold until 10:30 a.m., except on Sundays
when a breakfast brunch ($13) is offered
until 1:30 p.m. Hash browns come in two
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called “Drake potatoes.” Waffles and pancakes and a few freshly baked specialties —
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muffins — also starred. The kitchen makes
fabulous biscuits topped with a creamy sausage gravy.
The big breakfast is sold until 1:30 p.m
and is the best bargain breakfast in decades
around town. It includes three eggs as you
like them, three sausage links, a large serving of hash browns and choice of toast and
jelly or sausage gravy and biscuits.
Dinner and lunch menus are also diner
fare. Build your own burgers, fried chicken,
fried fish, New York Strips and pork chop
dinners ($10-$18) come with a choice of
two side dishes among 11 offered. Salads
run just $2-$4 here. Large milk shakes with
whipped creams are just $3.
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Bob Rand’s Archie’s Waeside Café in LeMars won a James Beard American Classics award. This steakhouse dry ages steaks,
raises its own garden and cures its corned
beef brisket for their complimentary lazy
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B-Bops: We have the best burgers in town!
For 21 years we’ve won Cityview’s “Best of Des
Moines” readers’ poll and are proud to serve
these burgers at more than seven locations
throughout the metro. Multiple locations in
Des Moines, Ankeny, Altoona, Urbandale and
Ames. www.b-bops.com.
The Club Car: While great food and service may
be the “primary products” of The Club Car, the
casual atmosphere also elicits captivation from
the moment you walk in the front door. Railroad
memorabilia, original framed posters, model
train cars and signs from “way back” always
draw attention. 13435 University Ave., #200.
Clive. 226-1729. www.clubcardining.com.
Granite City Food & Brewery: A polished
casual American restaurant featuring fresh,
high-quality menu items prepared from madefrom-scratch recipes. Granite City is passionate
about creating fresh menu items from scratch
and uses its patented brewing process to deliver the best brews. 12801 University Ave., Clive.
224-1300. www.gcfb.net
Lynn’s on Merle Hay: For a friendly atmosphere at one of the metro’s favorite neighborhood bars, visit Lynn’s on Merle Hay. The
log cabin interior gives the bar a welcoming
feel, perfect for fun times with good friends.
Lynn’s has the best oven-baked potato in the
city, steak night on Wednesdays from 6-9 p.m.,
and hamburger night from 6-9 p.m. on Fridays.
6014 N.W. 59th Court, Johnston. 270-9806.
Quinton’s: Located at 506 E. Grand in the
East Village, Quinton’s is open seven days a
week from 11 a.m.-2 a.m. and serves food until
midnight. Our unbeatable all-day drink specials are supplemented with a daily happy hour
from 3-7 p.m. featuring $3 23-oz. domestic Big
Girl beers, $4 premium Big Girls, $5 Big Girl
mixed drinks and half-price chips and salsa,
C.C.Q. and spinach artichoke dip. We can accommodate groups of up to 60 people. Visit
us at www.quintonsdm.com to check our menu
of unique sandwiches, breadbowl soups, giant
loaded spuds, fresh salads and gourmet burgers, with take-out always available.
Trostel’s Greenbriar: Trostel’s Greenbriar is
offering a new menu featuring five seasonal
specialties, cracker-crust pizzas, and of course,
your favorite entrees. Not just for special occasions but for every occasion when you want…
Simply the best! Reservations accepted. 5810
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Twin Peaks West Des Moines: The ultimate
Sports Lodge with mouth-watering, madefrom-scratch, comfort food; 29 degree teeth
chattering ice cold draft beer; every sporting
event you’d ever want to watch on 42 HD Big
Screen TVs and it’s all served up by our beautiful Twin Peaks Girls. 4570 University Ave.,
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Jethro’s BBQ Pork Chop Grill: The State Fair
Pork Chop, Pork Chop on a Stick, The Shake
and Bake Pork Chop, a Stuffed Pork Chop, a
double cut Smoked Pork Chop — you will find
them all here as Jethro pays homage to the 21
million pigs in Iowa. This brand new Johnston
Jethro’s features 29, huge 60- and 70-inch TVs
that will bring you all the sports. Twin 900-lb.
smokers cook all of Jethro’s award-winning
“Amazing Slow Smoked Meats.” Jethro’s Pork
Chop Grill, Your Johnston Neighborhood Sports
Bar. 5950 N.W. 86th St., Johnston. 421-4848.
www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Woody’s Smoke Shack: Woody’s has championship BBQ and offers catering, dine-in or
carry out options. Home to the best corn bread
in Iowa. Come early, call ahead or even fax
your order! 2511 Cottage Grove Ave. Phone:
277-0005. Fax: 277-0022. www.woodyssmokeshack.com.
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sports bar is the place to go. Jethro’s racked
up the awards in Cityview’s 2011 “Best Of Des
Moines” readers poll, winning Best BBQ and
runner-up for Best American Food and Best
Nachos. Serving ribs, pork, beef brisket, whole
chickens and turkey that is smoked daily in our
750-lb. capacity smoker. Stop by and see why
we are the best. 3100 Forest Ave., Des Moines;
2601 Adventureland Drive, Altoona; 9350
University Ave., Waukee; 1425 S.W. Vintage,
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Breakfast
Jethro’s BBQ ‘n Bacon Bacon: Featuring
all of Jethro’s World Famous BBQ along with
a large variety of specialty bacon entrees and
“Breakfast Always,” our 900-pound smoker
slow-smokes the bacon and all of the “amazing
slow-smoked meats” that have made Jethro’s
the largest independent purchaser of pork in
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bloody mary’s are featured in the full-service
bar, along with local specialty craft beers from
around the State of Iowa. We are everything
“Bacony.” 1480 22nd St., West Des Moines.
868-0888. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
vorites… irresistible tastes! 4949 Westown
Parkway #180, West Des Moines. 223-0123.
7509 Douglas Ave. #1, Urbandale. 270-6561.
655 Walnut St. #219, Des Moines. 288-4466.
110 N. Ankeny Blvd. #200, Ankeny. 963-4500.
2843 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines. 274-4004.
www.palmersdeliandmarket.com
Cajun
Crouse Cafe: Crouse Café is located off Indianola’s Town Square – just a short drive from
Des Moines’ south side. The third-generation,
family-run eatery is proud to offer the best in
homemade. Whether stopping by for breakfast, lunch or dinner, Crouse Café is serving up
all your favorites including biscuits and gravy,
hot beef sandwiches and pork tenderloins. Or
stop by for just a piece of homemade pie – you
won’t be disappointed. 115 E. Salem Ave., Indianola. 961-3362.
Jethro’s BBQ Jambalaya: What a concept!
Barbeque and Cajun Creole Creations all
served in Your Waukee Neighborhood Sports
Bar. It doesn’t get any better than this madefrom-scratch cooking. Serving all of Jethro’s “
Amazing Slow Smoked Meats” plus Cajun food
favorites like Jambalaya, Red Beans ‘n’ Rice,
Crawfish Etouffe and Spicy Gumbo. Try the Alligator or the BBQ Shrimp; the blackened Mahi
is as close as you will come to the Big Easy
in Iowa. The Cajun sampler platter will tickle
your tummy. Jethro is hooping and hollering
excited for you to come visit. 9350 University
Ave., West Des Moines. 987-8686. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Jethro’s BBQ Lakehouse: Jethro has built his
very own LAKEHOUSE in the booming city of
Ankeny. Two patios overlook the serene water
of Prairie Trail Lake as a giant moose and trophy
elk gaze. 22 big screen TVs bring you all the
sports action. Twin, 750-lb. hickory fired smokers cook all of Jethro’s award-winning “Amazing Slow Smoked Meats.” The Cajun Creole Creations made famous at Jambalaya are proudly
served. Imagine how good the taste of Walleye
served fresh from the lake is at Jethro’s LAKEHOUSE, Your Ankeny Neighborhood Sports
Bar. 1425 S.W. Vintage Parkway, Ankeny. 2894444. www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
Coffeehouse
Smokey Row: Open Monday through Thursday 6 a.m. - 10 p.m., Friday 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.,
Saturday 7 a.m. - 11 p.m. and Sunday 7:30
a.m. - 10 p.m. 1910 Cottage Grove, Des
Moines. 244-2611.
Deli
Palmer’s Deli & Market: At Palmer’s, we
believe in “Great Food. Great Health. Great
Life.” Palmer’s Deli is about community, family, and quality food — quality products and
quality ingredients. We offer many delicious
choices to eat right and live healthy. We use
fresh products when preparing our sandwiches, soups and salads. Our breads and desserts
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Fine Dining
Bistro Montage: Your everyday French bistro. We offer a fine-dining experience that
is cozy and intimate, with a romantic atmosphere. 2724 Ingersoll Ave., Des Moines. 5571924. www.bistromontage.com
Food / Restaurant
Products
Bolton & Hay: Established in 1920, Bolton &
Hay Inc. is a locally owned and family operated
foodservice equipment business based in Des
Moines. Bolton & Hay’s mission is to provide
quality foodservice equipment and supply products at discounted factory direct prices to our
valued customers. Bolton & Hay is your leading
source of commercial kitchen equipment and
supplies to the foodservice industry. 2701 Delaware Ave. 265-2554. www.boltonhay.com.
Graziano’s: Graziano Brothers is proud to offer the best in homemade Italian sausage. Established in 1912 by brothers Frank and Louis
Graziano, our sausage is made from fresh, topquality pork and Italian seasonings without
any preservatives and is available in link, bulk
and patty forms. We also feature a variety of
cheese, meat, pasta, bread, tomato products
and dolces. Come visit us… it’s worth the trip!
Hockenberg’s: Since 1908, Hockenberg’s has
provided its customers with quality food-service products at top value. Our philosophy of
integrity and personal attention has fueled our
growth as an industry leader with a full range
of solutions — from equipment, supplies and
disposables to consulting and design services,
if it benefits food service, Hockenberg’s has it.
6000 Aurora Ave., Des Moines. 282-0033; toll
free: 800-348-9903. www.Hockenbergs.com.
Indian
India Star: Welcome to India Star, offering
the best Indian cuisine in Des Moines. Here
you delight in the finest variety of authentic
North Indian dishes. Come and enjoy an exceptional and memorable dining experience!
Dinner reservations accepted. We also offer
take-out and catering services. Lunch buffet
is Monday-Saturday 11:15 a.m. - 2:15 p.m.
Dinner is Monday-Saturday 5 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
Closed on Sundays. 5514 Douglas Ave., Des
Moines. 279-2118.
your taste buds have a fiesta. Come in to enjoy our daily specials. Inside dining, carry-outs,
catering and full-service bar. 5010 Mills Civic
Parkway, West Des Moines. 223-6319.
Tasty Tacos: A family-owned Des Moinesbased Mexican restaurant serving family
recipes for 50 years! Most everything is made
daily. Six convenient locations throughout the
Des Moines metro. 1418 E. Grand Ave., 2900
Euclid Ave., 5847 S.E. 14th St., in Des Moines,
8549 Hickman Road, Urbandale, 2401 S.E.
Delaware Ave., in Ankeny, and 6326 Mills Civic
Parkway in West Des Moines. Go to www.
tastytacos.com for more information or join
them on Facebook.
Italian
Pizza
Biaggi’s Ristorante Italiano: Biaggi’s is a
fun, casual, white-tablecloth restaurant that
offers an extensive menu featuring a full selection of house-made and imported pasta, soups,
salads, pizza, seafood, fresh fish, chicken, veal,
steaks and desserts. Fresh. Affordable. Italian.
5990 University Ave., West Des Moines. 2219900. www.biaggis.com.
Gusto Pizza Co: Perennially voted Des Moines’
Best Pizza, features contemporary and classic
pizzas, sandwiches, salads and desserts with a
unique wine and craft beer list. Also voted Des
Moines’ Best Gluten Free Menu! 1905 Ingersoll
Ave. in Des Moines, 8950 University Ave. in West
Des Moines, and NEWLY opened 8705 Chambery Blvd. in Johnston. www.gustopizzaco.com.
Cosi Cucina: Since 1993, Cosi Cucina has
been a local favorite for eclectic Italian cuisine.
Featuring pizzas from Des Moines’ first wood
fired pizza oven, specialty pastas, fresh salads, classic entrees, and house made desserts,
including our famous cheesecake! Our exciting new cocktail menu features classic Italian
cocktails with a modern twist. 1975 N.W. 86th
St., Clive. 278-8148.
Orlondo’s: At Orlondo’s we make everything
from scratch, often utilizing fresh veggies from
our onsite garden. We have daily lunch and
dinner specials available, along with pizza by
the slice. Tuesdays are $11 large, one-topping
pizza. Also, try one of our delicious appetizer
items. 4337 Park Ave., 244-3637.
Noah’s Ark Ristorante: Noah’s Ark Ristorante has been a well-known Ingersoll tradition for
decades. It offers a comfortable, relaxed, inviting atmosphere combined with a friendly and
helpful staff. Serving up a full menu of delicious
Italian cuisine, you are sure to find something
you love. 2400 Ingersoll Ave. 288-2246.
Mediterranean
Fresh Mediterranean Express: Fresh meets
Waukee. When you enter our doors you will
be greeted by the sights, sounds, scents of the
Mediterranean. Send your taste buds on a journey of discovery with our fresh menu items. Now
open at 15 N.E. Carefree Lane, Waukee. 9876870. www.freshmediterraneanexpress.com.
Sam & Louie’s: Sam & Louie’s is a family
owned, casual, New York-style pizzeria and
Italian restaurant. Specializing in hand tossed
pizza, pasta, burgers, chicken sandwiches, calzones, stromboli, salads, gluten free options
and more! They are experts in catering for all
types of corporate and family events. Party
room available at no charge. 8561 Hickman
Road, Urbandale in the Cobblestone Market.
515.537.8361. samandlouiespizza.com.
Seafood
Mexican
Splash Seafood Bar and Grill: Splash Seafood Bar and Grill is a great place to enjoy fresh
fish, oysters and hand-cut steaks all in a fun
and vibrant surrounding right in downtown
Des Moines. Visit our oyster bar for some of
the freshest original menu items or our famous
clam chowder. 303 Locust St., #100. 2445686. www.splash-seafood.com.
Cabo Sol: Cabo Sol is a great place to eat —
combining a family-friendly atmosphere with
great tasting, authentic food that will make
Waterfront Seafood Market: We are a
family owned, casual seafood restaurant, mar-
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ket, sushi and oyster bar. Undefeated as the
metro’s best seafood for the past 23 years.
Most of our fish and seafood is bought directly
from the docks where the fishermen bring in
their catch. Our fish and seafood arrive via airfreight and are hand-cut by our full-time fish
cutter. Visit our West Des Moines location at
2900 University Ave. in Clocktower Square.
223-5106. Or our Ankeny location at 2414 S.E.
Tones Drive, 963- 1940. For hours, specials
and much more information visit www.waterfrontseafoodmarket.com.
Small Plates
Trostel’s Dish: You’ll love the unique dining experience at our restaurant. We offer
small dishes with fresh flavor from around the
world and new seasonal selections every three
months. Enjoy wine flights and cheese flights.
Private dining area for business meetings or
intimate gatherings. Bar opens at 4 p.m. Monday–Saturday. Dinner starts at 5 p.m. 12851
University Ave., Suite 400, Clive. 221-DISH.
www.dishtrostels.com.
Steakhouse
Chicago Speakeasy: For more than 37 years,
locally owned Chicago Speakeasy has been
serving succulent prime rib, hand cut steaks,
seafood, pasta, chicken, ribs, chops and sandwiches. Our award winning salad bar features
over 40 homemade items and comes with all
entrees’. In 2012 Cityview readers voted us the
“Ultimate Place for Steak”, and in 2015 were
voted Best Steakhouse, Best Salad Bar and
Best Power Lunch! Our cozy and casual atmosphere and legendary food and service make
the Speakeasy a destination you›ll bring family
and friends again and again. Party Room seats
70. 1520 Euclid Ave., Des Moines. 243-3141
Jethro’s ‘n Jake’s Smokehouse Steaks:
Now in Altoona. Still at Drake. No Australian
or Texan spoken here. These steaks are cornfed, Iowa-raised, USDA Choice meat, hickory
smoked over a campfire and broiled to perfection in our 1,600 degree Jethro’s ‘n Jake’s fire
machine. This seals in the juices and flavors. All
our steaks are seasoned with black pepper and
salt and finished with a touch of smoked garlic
butter. Your Altoona Neighborhood Sports Bar.
2601 Adventureland Drive, Altoona. 957-9727.
www.jethrosdesmoines.com.
John and Nick’s: After 30 years, John Jaeger left his family business and opened John
and Nick’s Steak and Prime Rib in Clive. Enjoy his famous salad bar — bigger and better with more than 60 fresh homemade items,
including homemade shrimp and crab salads, a
wide selection of olives and too many more to
list. The best part is the salad bar comes with
your meal. Enjoy hand-cut black angus, USDA
choice steaks, aged 21 days for maximum taste
and tenderness, including Shot gun Blackened
Rib-eye, New York strip, filet mignon, Steak
De Burgo, and many others. Try the amazing
selection of incredible seafood, such as Parmesan crusted Mahi Mahi, Salmon Florentine,
Yellow Fin Ahi Tuna, Bacon Wrapped Scallops,
and many others. The offerings continue with
chops, pasta and John’s house specialty, Prime
Rib, USDA choice ribeye slow roasted and
carved to order, plus many other tasty menu
items. The cozy atmosphere and delicious food
will make your dining experience unforgettable. 15970 Hickman Road, Clive. 987-1151.
www.johnandnicks.com.
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Johnny’s Italian Steakhouse: Features
wsteaks, chops, seafood and Italian specialties. Enjoy the vintage cool atmosphere with
the sounds of Frank, Dean and Sammy Davis, Jr.
as well as contemporary crooners like Michael
Buble and Harry Connick Jr. Enjoy classic martinis, specialty cocktails or our extensive wine
list at the Blue Bar. Private dining, banquet and
meeting space make it perfect for any occasion.
6800 Fleur Drive, Des Moines, 287-0848; Mills
Civic Parkway, West Des Moines 333-5665 and
Bass Pro Drive, Altoona 957-9600.
Tapas
Stuffed Olive: The Stuffed Olive is all about
the entire “Martini Experience.” From your favorite classics to new and exciting blends you’ve
never seen before, you’re sure to find a cocktail
to love on our vast martini menu. Add a warm,
comfortable atmosphere, great wines, beers and
top-shelf spirits, and The Stuffed Olive will become your favorite place to start, end or spend
your evening. Our tapas menu offers appetizersized portions of globally influenced entrees, for
a sampling and sharing dining experience. 208
Third St., Des Moines. 243-4456.
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Winery
Summerset Winery: We invite you come
out and be part of the tradition of excellent
wines. Whether you are experienced with the
world of wine or a novice and afraid to look
foolish, you’ll find our expert tasting room staff
friendly and knowledgeable, ready to help you
find wines you’ll appreciate and enjoy. Our list
of awards is long, but we are more proud of
our consumers’ love of our legendary Caba
Moch, and our other flavorful wines. Come out
for Sunday Tunes, enjoy the music and wine,
bring your friends and family, and join our family at the place where it all began in Iowa Wine
Country! 15101 Fairfax, Indianola, 961-3545,
www.summersetwine.com. CV
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food taking up only
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space in the center. In our
humble state of Iowa, seeing the arrival of
such a dish will more often than not leave
customers saying, “I thought I was paying
for the full portion.”
Sometimes stereotypes must be put aside.
Such is the case with Alba, an East Village
treasure since 2008. Alba is known for its
carefully cultivated menu and gourmet ingredients, at least some of which the average
Joe likely hasn’t seen before.
After ordering from a well-dressed and
well-informed server, the plates arrive —
large and white, food in the center. At first
look, one might complain internally about
the lack of quantity. It is a big plate, after all.
Rest assured, the people behind Alba want
their customers to leave happily stuffed.
Halfway through the entrée, one realizes this
so-called “tiny portion” really isn’t so tiny.
Neither is the flavor, which comes together
so perfectly in every dish that you’ll wish you
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Alba offers creative gourmet options with humble service and reasonable prices.
Now your perceptions have changed.
This point is driven even further by the
fact that the man cleaning tables and filling
water glasses across the room is none other
than owner Jason Simon. Wearing work
clothes and a smile, Simon carefully picks up
each dish, wipes down every table and asks
every customer how he or she liked the meal.
The mark of a truly great business is one
in which the owner clearly cares about the
job, the product and the people. A great
owner is one who isn’t afraid to do the dirty
work, even though it’s obvious he can afford
not to.
These are just a few reasons to give Alba a
try if you haven’t already. If you need more,
there are plenty to choose from.
For the burger lovers, visit the bar for
$5 burgers all night on Mondays. Alba has
an expanded burger menu that promises
to put every other burger to shame. Monday night’s special also includes $5 specialty
cocktails, a competitive price for restaurants
of Alba’s quality.
And for those who were avid celebrators
of Wine Wednesday, the adult version can
be found at Alba, with half-priced bottles
valued at $100 or less. This might seem a little steep, but trust that the Alba team knows
how to pair the perfect wine with each menu
item and remember it’s OK to treat yourself
once in a while.
The rest of the week (Tuesday through
Friday) offers happy hour from 5 to 6:30
p.m., including half-priced appetizers, $2
off beer, glasses of wine and specialty cocktails. The only downside here is that these
specials are only good at the bar, which seats
considerably fewer than the dining area. All
the more reason to leave work a few minutes
early, though, right? Just don’t tell your boss
you read that in Cityview. CV
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$2 wells and Fireball, 8-11 p.m.
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9 p.m. - 12 a.m., $4 Long Islands, twofor-one beers, $3 shots.
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Happy hour 4-6 p.m. $2 off martinis. $1
off beer and wine. Half price “C” martinis
6 p.m. - close.
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TOAD’S TAVERN
Spin the wheel to drink for cheap! $3
Fireball all day.
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Dinner Special 6-9 p.m. 1/4 lb.
hamburger basket $2.50 add cheese for
40¢. Happy Hour: 3-6 p.m. includes 50¢
off drafts, mini and large pitchers and
wells. 9 p.m. - close $4 select bombs.
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$2.50 dom. bottles, $4 select bombs.
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Two-for-$5 domestic beers, 8-11 p.m.
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TAPZ PUB
Buy one get ones 3 - 6 p.m. $3 Fireballs,
$4 vodka Red Bulls.
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off beer and wine. Buy two martinis, get
one free, 9 p.m. - close.
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9 - 11 p.m., $4 vodka Red Bulls, $4 Sex
on the Beach, $3 beers.
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Saturday, May 23
Daily Food &
Drink Specials!
FRIDAY SPECIAL
1/4 lb. BURGER
$2.50 6 to 9pm
ICE
COLD
BEER!
BIG
SCREEN
TV
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all the
games!
Beer Garden
Games
Golden Tee Golf s Pool Table
Horseshoes s Darts
OPEN DAILY AT 11am
VOODOO LOUNGE
Two-for-$5 domestic beers, 8-11 p.m.
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5 minute happy hour every hour from
10 a.m. - 2 a.m.
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$3 assorted Bacardi flavors, $3 shots of
Fireball, Jager and Rumple Minze.
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Des Moines
515-278-2810
BEER CAN ALLEY
BEER CAN ALLEY
STUFFED OLIVE
Located back behind Day’s Inn
[email protected]
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$10 domestic buckets of beer during
Iowa, ISU, UNI, NFL games and Nascar
races. 6-9 p.m. steak and shrimp dinner
your choice: 16 oz. top sirloin $14.45, 8
oz. top sirloin plus four jumbo shrimp
$14.45, eight jumbo shrimp $14.45, 8
oz. top sirloin $8.95 *served with baked
potato and Texas toast. 9 p.m. - 1 a.m.
sing-a-long with Steve Hill and $2.50
Captains.
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THE STUFFED OLIVE
off beer and wine. Buy two martinis, get
one free, 9 p.m. - close.
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TAPZ PUB
$12 buckets during games, $4 bombs,
$3 tallboys.
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Two-for-one everything behind the bar,
8-11 p.m.
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KARAOKE
Sunday, May 24
Monday, May 25
TOAD’S TAVERN
All day happy hour. Free pool, 10 a.m. close.
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Happy Hour: 3-6 p.m. 50¢ off drafts, mini
and large pitchers, domestic bottles and
wells. $3 Fireballs 6 p.m. - close.
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Happy hour all day. 50¢ off drafts, mini
and large pitchers, domestic bottle
and wells. $10 domestic buckets of
beer during Iowa, ISU, UNI, NFL games
and Nascar races. Also free munchies/
appetizers. Free pool.
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TOAD’S TAVERN
Spin the wheel to drink for cheap! SIN
night: late night happy hour from 10
p.m. - 2 a.m.
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TAPZ PUB
Buy one get ones 4-6 p.m. $2 domestic
draws, $3 captains, $3 jagermeister.
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$2.50 domestic bottles, $3 dom. tall
boys, $3 shots of Fireball, Jager, Rumple
Minze.
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THE STUFFED OLIVE
off beer and wine. Half price martinis
and select tapas, 6 p.m. - close.
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$12 buckets, $2 domestic draws, $2
wells, $3 fireball.
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$2 PBR, Busch Heavy, Natural Light tall
boys, $3 domestic tall boys. Free pool.
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$1 Fireball shots, $2 beers and wells, $3
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GAS LAMP
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THE EXCHANGE
GAS LAMP
6 NIGHTS A WEEK!
STARTING AT 9PM TUES-THU-SUN
STARTING AT 7PM WED, FRI & SAT
2 FOR 1
Double
Bubble!
DRINKS
ALL DAY ON MONDAY 3PM-CLOSE!
EVERY DAY 3-6PM
SUNDAY, TUESDAY-THURSDAY 11PM-1AM
JEANNIE’S
BOTTLE
3839 Merle Hay Road Ó 278.9797
70sCITYVIEWs
MAY 21- 27, 2015
“The only thing standing betwen you and your
goal is the bull$h!t story you keep telling
yourself as to why you can’t achieve it.”
– Jordan Belfort
The Exchange operates on a dynamic pricing system. Prices are always fluctuating; the more popular a drink is, the higher its cost. This is how the market works
and that means you need to keep your eyes on the ticker (and on select TVs located throughout the bar). You can choose your drinks strategically based on the money
you’re willing to invest in your alcohol portfolio. The market is a fickle mistress and The Exchange is no exception.
Market crashes are guaranteed to occur, so buy up during the periodic crash windows when everything is available for rock bottom pricing.
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Tuesday, May 26
Wednesday, May 27
Happy Hour: 3-6 p.m. 50¢ off drafts,
mini and large pitchers and wells. $2.50
domestic bottles 6 p.m. - close.
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Dinner Special 6-9 p.m. Steak Night 16
oz. top sirloin, baked potato and Texas
toast $14.45. Happy Hour: 3-6 p.m. 50¢
off drafts, mini and large pitchers and
wells.
/8UI$PVSUt+PIOTUPOt
TOAD’S TAVERN
Spin the wheel to drink for cheap! Mug
night: $5 for a mug then $2 refills all day.
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TAPZ PUB
Buy one get ones 4-6 p.m. $3 import
draws, $4 Guiness, $6 domestic pitchers.
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$2.50 well drinks, $1 off Long Islands
.FSMF)BZ3PBE4VJUF#t
THE STUFFED OLIVE
off beer and wine. Half price beer and
select tapas, 6 p.m. - close.
5IJSE4Ut
THE STUFFED OLIVE
Happy hour 4-6 p.m. $2 off all martinis.
$1 beer and wine. Half price wine 6 p.m.
- close.
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Spin the wheel to drink for cheap! $3 youcall-it on wells and calls, 6 p.m. - 2 a.m.
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2-for-1’s 9-11 p.m. (calls, well, bottles),
$3.50 Jack, Crown, Devils Cut, Jameson.
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TAPZ PUB
Buy one get ones 4-6 p.m. $3 Captains,
$3 tallboys.
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MAY 21- 27, 2015
DERRY’S LOUNGE
DERRY’S LOUNGE
JEANNIE’S BOTTLE
JEANNIE’S BOTTLE
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May 21 through May 27
All entries for next week must be submitted by 7 a.m. on
Friday, May 22. Online at www.dmcityview.com/calendar,
or email entries to [email protected].
Thursday
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music, and delicious food made with Tone’s Spices and
Weber Seasonings. 10 a.m. - 5 p.m. Sam’s Club Parking
Lot - Ankeny.
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s-AKING!RT0UBLICExplore the beauty and history
s/PIATE3UPPORT'ROUPFOR7OMEN Call 633-
of public art in Iowa, 9 a.m. State Historical Museum
of Iowa.
s 7ALL OF )OWANS -USEUM %XHIBIT This new
interactive exhibit display uses a large projection to
show images and biographical information of nearly 30
Iowans – from Peggy Whitson and Meredith Willson to
Carrie Chapman Catt and Alexander Clark – who made
important contributions to our state, nation, world
or respective fields of work. 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. State
Historical Museum of Iowa.
s"ATTLE&LAG(ALL-USEUM%XHIBIT Explore the
stories behind more than a dozen battle flags from the
Museum’s collection, including national and regimental
flags from the Civil War (including a Confederate flag),
Spanish-American War and World War I. These battle
flags have been fully stabilized and preserved, and will
be on display through summer 2015, 9 a.m. - 4:30 p.m.
State Historical Museum of Iowa.
7968 or 274-3904 for questions and to RSVP. 7 p.m.
Friends House Conference Room. 4211 Grand Ave.
+!2!/+%
s4HURSDAY.IGHT+ARAOKE9 p.m. - 1 a.m. AJ’s on
East Court. 419 East Court Ave. Des Moines.
s+ARAOKE9 p.m. - 1:30 a.m. Beaver Tap.
s+ARAOKE!T4HE#AMELOT7-10 p.m. Family hour
from 7-8 p.m. The Talent Factory, Nevada.
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s 0ATIO 6EGETABLE 'ARDENING No yard? No
problem! This workshop will inspire you to grow your
own vegetables in your urban oasis. Learn about the
best varieties to grow in containers and how to plant
and care for them. 6-7:30 p.m. Greater Des Moines
Botanical Garden.
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CONCERTS/LIVE MUSIC
s "RAD 3EIDENFELD ,IVE ON THE 0ATIO His
acoustic ways are sure to keep you entertained the
entire evening. Brad keeps his shows full of laughter,
dancing, and fresh beats! 6-10 p.m. Mickey’s Irish Pub,
Waukee.
s4HE3OUL3EARCHERS Blues. No cover. 9 p.m. The
Greenwood Lounge.
s4HE4IGHTEN5P9 p.m. Star Bar.
s 4REE 4OWN -USIC &ESTIVAL Hosted by country
music artist and funny man Joe Denim, the starstudded line-up includes Brad Paisley, Toby Keith,
Scotty McCreery, Brantley Gilbert and Chris Young
among others. In addition to the music, Tree Town
Music Festival will feature beer tents, a variety of food
vendors, rock climbing, bounce houses, more than
1,800 campsites across the expansive 200-acre site
with flip cup competitions, golf cart taxis, concessions
and much more. Heritage Park. Forest City.
&!)4(0(),/3/0(9
s4HE#OMMON4HREAD Discussions pertaining to
spiritual/metaphysical studies, 10:30 a.m. 414 31st St.
in basement of Unity Church.
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s4ONES3PICES"LOCK0ARTYACH Food Companies,
Inc.’s Tone’s Spices brand will host a special block party
event coinciding with the Sam’s Club grand opening in
Ankeny, Iowa on May 21. The block party will be held in
the Sam’s Club parking lot and will feature live remotes
from 100.3 The Bus radio station, fun giveaway prizes,
s )OWA (IGH 3CHOOL #O%D 3TATE 4RACK -EET
Drake University - Drake Stadium.
s )OWA #UBS VS 4ACOMA 2AINIERS 6:35 p.m.
Principal Park.
4(%!42%!.$#/-%$9
s/PEN-ICThe Last Laugh Comedy Theater’s open
mic night for aspiring comics. Admission is free. 8-10
p.m. The Last Laugh Comedy Theater.
Friday
22
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of Iowa.
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s*AZZ(APPY(OUR The best in local and regional
Jazz in a funky basement club reminiscent of Greenwich
Village circa 1960. Catered food. All ages. See the
website for band schedule www.synergyjazz.org. 5:307:30 p.m., The Basement at Des Moines Social Club.
s"IG*OE+INSER"AND Acoustic/vocals. 7-10 p.m.
Chuck’s Restaurant.
s$UST2ADIORock. No cover. 9 p.m. The Greenwood
Lounge.
s #LUB %NTERTAINMENT Nice Bangs, 1960s –
1990s Pop/Rock, 10 p.m. - 1 a.m. Finish Line Show
Lounge.
s#OURTNEY+RAUSEFilled with soulful folk melodies
and sultry rhythms, her music is achieving a sound
that is both captivating and exciting. Join for a night
of original music from one of Des Moines’ favorites as
she shares the stage with fellow local musicians. 9:30
p.m. Star Bar.
s4HE#OMFORT:ONE"ANDNo cover. 9 p.m. Doc’s
Lounge.
s*OHN+RANTZ4RIOJazz, 6:30 - 9:30 p.m. Sam and
Gabe’s Italian Bistro.
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s)OWA-ULTICULTURAL&AMILY&ESTIVAL 10 a.m. -
8 p.m. Water Works Park South Shelter and Big Event
Field.
s TH !NNUAL #ELEBR!SIAN !SIAN (ERITAGE
&ESTIVAL Will feature food vendors, beverage tents,
and cultural stage entertainment. Saturday, May 23 will
kick off with a special opening ceremony at 11 a.m. and
will feature all food vendors, beverage tents, exhibitors,
sponsors and the Ray of Freedom exhibit. The main
stage entertainment will include local favorites such as
the rock band Gimikk, the music of Larry Berenguel,
Valley High School Chinese Lion and Dragon Team, and
the traditional dance and music performances of the
thirteen Asian villages represented. 2-9 p.m. as well as
on Saturday, from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Western Gateway
Park.
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s&RIDAY.IGHT+ARAOKE9 p.m. - 1 a.m. AJ’s on East
Court. 419 East Court Ave. Des Moines.
s&IREBALL&RIDAY+ARAOKE9-11:45 p.m. Overboard
Sports Bar. 1101 Army Post Road.
s+ARAOKE9:30 p.m. - 1 a.m. Striker’s Sports Bar. 655
N.E. 56th St. Pleasant Hill.
s+ARAOKE Weekly karaoke challenges with prizes to
be won. 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. Okoboji Grill, Ankeny.
s/PEN-IC+ARAOKE.IGHTOpen Mic Poetry Night.
Come enjoy original poetry and other performances by
local poets, artists and musicians. 6-8 p.m. Java Joes
DART Bus Station.
s +ARAOKE WITH ,IVE -USIC 6IDEOS 9 p.m. - 1
a.m. Mickey’s Irish Pub, Waukee.
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s"IKE$OWN4O)4OWN Includes live music, food
and motorcycle exhibits. 6-10 p.m. Indianola Downtown
Square.
s $OWNTOWN #HAMBERS %CONOMIC "IKE 4OUR
Highlighting Des Moines’ downtown development
projects and B-Cycle program we will be biking to
various locations to tour and learn about the impact
they will have on our thriving local economy. You may
bring your own bike or use a B-Cycle bike for the tour.
Limited spots available. Starting point is located at DART
Central Station. $15/downtown chamber member, $25/
non-member. 1-3 p.m. Various Downtown Development
Sites.
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s .IGHT %YES .IGHT (IKE A Warren County
Conservation naturalist will teach you about animals of
the night around a campfire (with smores!), then we
will head to the trails in search of night eyes. We will
also follow glow-in-the-dark tracks to see who has been
walking in the woods. Please register by May 19. To
register, you may call 961-6169 or visit warrenccb.org/
nighthike, 8-10 p.m. Hickory Hills Park, New Virginia.
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s)OWA#UBSVS4ACOMA2AINIERSFireworks after
the game. 7:05 p.m. Principal Park.
4(%!42%!.$#/-%$9
s4HE,AST,AUGH-AINSTAGE3HOW We perform
games like those seen on TV’s “Whose Line Is It,
Anyway?” getting the audience in on the action by
using their suggestions and even getting them up on
stage, 7:30-9 p.m. and 9:30-11 p.m. The Last Laugh
Comedy Theater.
Saturday
23
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of Iowa.
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includes ticketing fees, round-trip transportation and
bottled water on-board the bus. Must be 21 years or
older to participate. Exile Brewing Company.
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“We’ve been there, we can help.” Contact Debbie at
[email protected] for more info. 2 p.m. Lutheran
Hospital.
s 7OMENS 3ELF$EFENSE For women taught by
Teri Kuhns. Covering a wide variety of topics including
the mental aspects as well as the physical. 10:30 a.m.
Defensive Arts Academy/Unity Acrobatic Sports.
+!2!/+%
s 3ATURDAY .IGHT +ARAOKE 9 p.m. - 1 a.m. AJ’s
on East Court.
s#OFFEE+ARAOKEWe will play any clean song you
can find on Youtube.com. 7-9 p.m. Java Joes DART Bus
Station.
s*-+ARAOKE9 p.m. Fazio’s University Tap.
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ADVANCEDAYOF
s0AINT0ARTY&UN#AT Within a couple of hours,
with step-by-step instruction, you will paint and take
home your own masterpiece! No painting experience
necessary. Each class is 2.5 hours and by the end you
will take home your own completed masterpiece!
Adults Only. $40 / Per Class all supplies included. 6-9
p.m. Palek Studio and Gallery.
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s-EETTHE!UTHOR$R$UANE,INDBERG This
saga of three mysterious Rings given to the Christ child
is a “must read” for anyone interested in the spiritual
and historical background to America’s immigrant
story. 1-3 p.m. Beaverdale Books.
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s $OWNTOWN &ARMERS -ARKET 7 a.m. – noon.
Court Avenue District.
sings original children’s music as well as traditional
sings-a-long songs. 1-3 p.m. Inspired Grounds Cafe.
s+RISTA(AUGLAND8-11 p.m. Trostel’s Dish.
s#LUB%NTERTAINMENTEcho’s V, Oldies, 10 p.m.
- 1 a.m. Finish Line Show Lounge.
s "OB 0ACE AND THE $ANGEROUS "AND 9 p.m.
Star Bar.
s%LDORADOS Enjoy wine, music, beer and fun every
Saturday, 2:30-5:30 p.m. Dale Valley Winery, Stuart.
s (AIRBALL $20 advance, $25 day of. Doors 7 p.m.,
Show 8 p.m. Simon Estes Amphitheater.
s-USEUM4REK!#LOSER,OOKATTHE%XHIBITS
11 a.m. - noon. Get interesting facts and a closer look
at artifacts on display with a museum guide. Free for
visitors of all ages. State Historical Museum of Iowa.
CONCERTS/LIVE MUSIC
[email protected] We’ll play all your favorite
hits from the ‘70s. If you feel the groove, wear your
favorite ‘70s outfit and get ready to have a disco ball!
7 p.m. - midnight. Prairie Meadows.
s -ASTERWORKS 3EASON &INALE
!PPALACHIAN 3PRING n ! -EMORIAL $AY
4RIBUTE Experience Copland’s Appalachian Spring,
one of the most iconic pieces of music ever written.
The film music of John Williams honors those who paid
the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. 7:30 p.m. Des
Moines Civic Center. 221 Walnut St
s4HE4ARAKISThe Tarakis is playing at Smokin’ in the
Junction. Music and festivities all day! Noon - 2 p.m.
Historic Valley Junction.
s#HARLSON4RIOWITH4INA(AASE&INDLAY 7-10
p.m. Chuck’s Restaurant.
s&IRESIDE-USICWITH$AWN(OLLMAN7-10 p.m.
The Hotel Pattee.
s 3!7 3UTHERLAND !NKUM 7OODS Rock.
No cover. 9 p.m. The Greenwood Lounge.
s 4HE (IGH #REST &AMILY -USIC The High Crest
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s3TAR0ARTY Experience the out-of-this-world space
observation! Take a look through high-powered
telescopes and get a quick lesson on the basics of
telescope operation. Guests will have the opportunity
to observe celestial objects, colorful double stars and
star clusters, meteor showers and more. Saturn will
now be at opposition, which means that it will be at
its closest approach to earth and will be completely
illuminated. 8:30-10:30 p.m. Science Center of Iowa.
CONCERTS/LIVE MUSIC
s3UNDAY4UNES3-6 p.m. Summerset Winery.
s -ASTERWORKS 3EASON &INALE
!PPALACHIAN 3PRING n ! -EMORIAL $AY
4RIBUTE Experience Copland’s Appalachian Spring,
one of the most iconic pieces of music ever written.
The film music of John Williams honors those who paid
the ultimate sacrifice for our freedoms. 2:30 p.m. Des
Moines Civic Center. 221 Walnut St.
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s &IGURE AND #IRCLE 4RACK 2ACES 6:30 p.m.
Field.
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Dallas County Fairgrounds.
s$ES-OINES-ENACEVS73!7INNIPEG7:30
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p.m. Valley Stadium.
ages. Nursery provided. 9:30 and 10:45 p.m. New Life
Center.
s,UCAS/IL#HAMPIONSHIP#UP3ERIES0LUS
SHot laps begin at 6:45 p.m. Knoxville Raceway.
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Principal Park.
s!DULT#HILDRENOF!LCOHOLICS!#!-EETING
Field.
s(ISTORIC"ASEBALLAdmission: free with admission:
$14.75 adults, $9 kids, free for members. 1:30 p.m.
Living History Farms.
Free. Anonymous meeting. 11:15 a.m. Central
Presbyterian Church.
s TH !NNUAL #ELEBR!SIAN !SIAN (ERITAGE
&ESTIVAL Will feature food vendors, beverage tents,
4(%!42%!.$#/-%$9
s #USTOMER !PPRECIATION +ARAOKE 9 p.m. - 1
and cultural stage entertainment. Saturday, May
23 will kick off with a special opening ceremony at
11 a.m. and will feature all food vendors, beverage
tents, exhibitors, sponsors and the Ray of Freedom
exhibit. The main stage entertainment will include
local favorites such as the rock band Gimikk, the
music of Larry Berenguel, Valley High School Chinese
Lion and Dragon Team, and the traditional dance and
music performances of the thirteen Asian villages
represented. 2-9 p.m. as well as on Saturday, from 11
a.m. to 10 p.m. Western Gateway Park.
s 4HE ,AST ,AUGH -AINSTAGE 3HOW The Last
Laugh Comedy Theater’s signature show. We perform
using their suggestions and even getting them up on
stage, 7:30-9 p.m. and 9:30-11 p.m. The Last Laugh
Comedy Theater.
s h4HE !DVENTURES OF 2OBIN (OODv This
production is part of the Wellmark Blue Cross Blue
Shield Family Series. 10 a.m. and 1 p.m. Des Moines
Civic Center.
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s)OWA#RAFT"EER4OUREnjoy a Saturday afternoon
visiting four Central Iowa breweries. They represent a
combination of micro-breweries, breweries and brewpubs. Enjoy beer samples, education, brewery tours
and on-site shopping. Breweries on this tour include
Exile Brewing Company, Firetrucker Brewery, Olde Main
Brewing Co. and Torrent Brewing Co. Price per person
Sunday
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history of public art in Iowa, 9 a.m. State Historical
Museum of Iowa.
a.m. AJ’s on East Court.
s3UNDAY.IGHT+ARAOKE 7 p.m. - 1 a.m. AJ’s on
East Court.
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9:30 p.m. - 2 a.m. Hessen Haus.
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Principal Park.
Monday
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s &REE #OMMUNITY -EAL For families and
individuals of all ages. 5:30-7 p.m. New Life Center.
CONCERTS/LIVE MUSIC
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Rifle Detail Memorial Salute and Tribute to WWII
Veterans/Taps. 1-2:30 p.m. WWII Memorial, E. 13th
Street and Grand Avenue.
s 4HE #OMFORT :ONE "AND 9 p.m. The Longest
Yard.
+!2!/+%
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