Arts and Culture

What’s it like to bike through 18 inches of sand, swim the English Channel and climb Mount Everest? Des Moines attorney and adventurer Charlie Wittmack, the first Iowan to summit Everest, will be available to …

Metro Arts Alliance of Greater Des Moines has moved to the GE Wattier Architecture Inc. building at 305 E. Court Ave. The organization’s previous location was at 500 East Locust St.…

The Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines announced yesterday a number of additions to its board of directors and a pair of promotions.

Joining the board are: Peg Armstrong-Gustafson, community philanthropist; Richard Deming, M.D., Mercy …

Charlotte and Fred Hubbell are the latest members of the Community Foundation of Greater Des Moines Leadership Circle, a group comprised of donors who have created an endowment that supports projects or causes that provide …

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

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

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

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

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