25 Jan
Wordless Wednesday: Pretty mild winter
Archive for ‘Life in Des Moines’
17 Jan
Indulge
You attend rigorous classes daily, study for hours on end, and when you aren’t in class or studying you are trying to catch a few z’s. So this weekend, why not indulge a little bit.
Instead of snuggling up to your books in the library, how about you take a few hours to indulge yourself with artisan cheeses, delectable chocolates and some fabulous wines from around the world. Enjoy live musical entertainment by Jason Walsmith of The Nadas as you browse the galleries of West End Architectural Salvage. Here are the details:
WHEN
5 – 9 pm
Saturday, January 21, 2012
17 Nov
10th Annual East Village Holiday Promenade
Tomorrow marks the return of the Holiday Promenade – one of the most popular events in the Historic East Village. This year’s 10th anniversary event will feature free horse and carriage rides, boutique shopping, caroling and store events from 5 – 9 p.m. There will also be fireworks again this year, and they will begin at 6:20 p.m.
11 Nov
Friday recipe: baked squash and apples
by Barb Boose
I hear more and more talk about the importance of eating “real,” and I’m convinced an important component of that is eating local. I appreciate that will require me to adjust my own expectations – for example, not fretting when I can’t get good fresh tomatoes in the winter, because fresh tomatoes don’t grow in Iowa when the temps drop and the snow flies. Still, it’s an effort I plan to pursue more in my grocery shopping.
4 Nov
Friday recipe: cilantro chicken
by Barb Boose
I believe good cooks are like artists, and I consider Lynn Rosetto Kasper among them. She’s the host of the American Public Media program “The Splendid Table,” which I try to catch every weekend for great recipes, cooking tips and fun conversations with avid foodies. If nothing else, check out last weekend’s recipe for fluorescent Jell-O gin and tonics.
Speaking of art, a couple of local events offer a plethora of visual entertainment. Today and tomorrow is the Metro Arts Expo, hosted by the Metro Arts Allianceof Greater Des Moines, at Capital Square at 5th and Walnut, downtown Des Moines. Admission is free to the event, which
24 Oct
Let’s play some football!
by Barb Boose
When Des Moines University celebrated its centennial in 1998, students creatively created a fun event to mark the occasion: They invited students of nearby Drake University Law School to play a football game. The “Malpractice Bowl” has been held every year since and will again occur this Saturday, Oct. 29, starting with the women’s game at 11 a.m., the men’s game afterward, and a friendly barbecue to wrap it up.
Students have a ton of fun with the event. DMU students started designing Malpractice Bowl t-shirts some years ago, with snarky taglines like “Des Moines University – helping OTHERS since 1898….Drake Law – helping THEMSELVES since 1881.” One year’s shirt depicted a bulldog, Drake’s mascot, chasing an ambulance.
