Sierra A. Porter
The Des Moines Register
Des Moines, IA, United States
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Des Moines Oktoberfest returning after 2020 COVID-19 cancellation
Oktoberfest on Sept. 24 and 25 will overlap with the opening day of Iowa's Latino Heritage Festival, making for a bustling Saturday downtown. → Read More
From concerts to new venues, here's what to expect at the 2021 Iowa State Fair (so far!)
From concerts to new venues, here's a rundown of what's new - so far - at the 2021 Iowa State Fair. More updates to come through the summer. → Read More
Summer is here! Check out these ideas for travel, fun, concerts and more across central Iowa
Check out the Des Moines Register's newly-curated things-to-do guide across central Iowa for the summer. → Read More
Canceled in 2020, 515 Alive in Des Moines is off again until 2022
515 Alive's organizers cited "uncertainty" about COVID-19 regulations in a Facebook announcement Monday. → Read More
Pop duo Dan + Shay to replace Country music star Keith Urban at the Iowa State Fair
Find out when and how to purchase your tickets to see Dan + Shay on Aug.21 at 8 p.m. at the Iowa State Fair. All Keith Urban tickets will be refunded. → Read More
Iowa Asian Alliance pushes CelebrAsian festival to October
Scaled back in 2020, the festival will return with its usual array of 'villages' showcasing food and cultures. → Read More
Idle well over a year, Lauridsen Fountain at Cowles Commons may soon resume
Here's what's going on at the Lauridsen Fountain at Cowles Common, which may soon resume in downtown Des Moines. → Read More
'Cabaret', 'Sound of Music' among classics lined up for Des Moines Community Playhouse's 2021-22 season
Shows will welcome in-person audiences, though there will be a streaming option → Read More
Des Moines Arts Festival announces 2021 entertainment lineup as it returns from 2020 COVID-19 cancellation
Peformances by Here Come the Mummies, Lilly Hiatt and other top acts are included with festival admission → Read More
Des Moines Performing Arts to welcome back audiences with two new concerts this winter
'We are excited to welcome audiences back to the Civic Center and begin to revive live performances,' says a DMPA spokesman → Read More
Iowa State Fair free entertainment line-up features the Nadas, Tony! Toni! Toné!, Color Me Badd, and more
Returning from the 2020 pandemic cancellation, the fair says it's spending $500,000 on the free performances. → Read More
'Queen of Meth' reveals Iowan Lori Arnold’s shocking life in the drug world. Here were the best moments.
The "Queen of Meth" highlights voices from those closest to and affected by Lori Arnold's six-year methamphetamine operation in Ottumwa, Iowa. → Read More
Des Moines Symphony to perform final livestreamed concert of 2020-21
Des Moines Symphony's "Fantaisie en Français" will feature principal flutist James Blanchard as soloist. → Read More
Des Moines Arts Festival, one of city's biggest, will be back with some changes for three-day outdoor celebration
The festival in past years has typically drawn upward of 200,000 people. → Read More
Grammy-award winning Justin Bieber coming to Des Moines with 2022 'The Justice World Tour'
After a tour scheduled for this summer was scrapped because of the COVID-19 pandemic, Justin Bieber will return to Des Moines in 2022. → Read More
Des Moines Symphony's Yankee Doodle Pops returning July 2, but in virtual form
Canceled in 2020, the show for 2021 will be broadcast on Iowa PBS and Iowa Public Radio, and apparently will not include the usual fireworks display. → Read More
The countdown begins: 100 days until the Iowa State Fair returns
The 11-day event was canceled for the first time since World War II in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But in 2021, it will return Aug. 12-22. → Read More
Des Moines Metro Opera to premiere adaptation of Pulitzer-winning Iowa novel 'A Thousand Acres'
A $1.5 million gift by central Iowa art patrons Linda and Tom Koehn is helping to make the production possible. → Read More
Des Moines Metro Opera to premiere adaptation of Pulitzer-winning Iowa novel 'A Thousand Acres'
A $1.5 million gift by central Iowa art patrons Linda and Tom Koehn is helping to make the production possible. → Read More
Champion rider from Iowa saddles up for Cinch World's Toughest Rodeo competition in Des Moines
Tim O'Connell compares what he does for a living to experiencing a car crash with intense whiplash — over and over again. → Read More