Mar 21, 2012

It would be great to have the option to head to the Wells Fargo Arena to watch the number 1 NCAA College Basketball team in the Nation play in a Sweet 16 game. It would be amazing to have that type of environment in Des Moines where we get to see some of the best basketball games in the nation right here in our city. I bet the Iowa Energy would arrange a...

Feb 2, 2012

Having Wells Fargo Arena in our town has opened up so much opportunity to host different musicians and sporting events. This March Des Moines will be hosting the NCAA Division I Regional Finals for collegiate women’s basketball. The winner of our regional final will advance to the NCAA Final Four championship in Denver. Hosting the regional finals will be...

May 24, 2011

I love the Des Moines social scene in the late spring and summer.  Festivals and events start popping up every weekend and your calendar suddenly gets so full with must-attend events that one barely knows what to do with oneself.  One of the events marked in large, bold print on my calendar is this summer’s annual Winefest, starting Thursday, June 16th...

Apr 12, 2011

I was lucky enough to be front and slightly left of center at the Queens of the Stone Age concert at the Val Air Ballroom in West Des Moines last Monday, April 4th.  My husband and I are big Queens of the Stone Age fans and when we saw the band planned to stop at the Val Air, we knew we had to be there. Queens of the Stone Age is currently on the road...

Mar 24, 2011

Who is going to see Cirque du Soleil next week? My wife and I are going to the amazing show that, in years past,  I would have had to travel out of Des Moines to see. Oh, how the times have changed!!  The Iowa Events Center team has booked some of the most popular touring shows at Wells Fargo Arena and has the bragging rights of last years record year to show...