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This month, we’re celebrating Graffiti Art and highlighting the work of legendary graffiti artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Join us to create a mixed media painting/ collage. Learn a scrape painting technique for your background, then collage pieces of magazines or newspapers into your painting....
*THIS SESSION IS FOR 4:00 - 4:10 PM. Our system only allows us to put in 15-minute increments. Please check in for your allotted time at the Children's Desk closest to the Play Nook and try to arrive 5 minutes early. These sessions will take place in the study room right next to the Children's...
Whether you're planning for yourself or with a loved one, a clear plan protects your family and legacy. Join Vicki Monaco from Life & Legacy Advisors to learn about the life & legacy planning guide and the basics of estate planning. Registration requested but not required to attend.
K-5 kids are invited to participate in fun and educational programming, brought to you by the After School Arts Program. ASAP Teaching Artists lead studio classes in all arts disciplines: literary arts like poetry and storytelling, 2D and 3D visual art, drama, music, dance, culinary art, and more...
This month's selection: The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek, by Kim Michele Richardson (also available in large print) The bestselling historical fiction novel from Kim Michele Richardson, this is a novel following Cussy Mary, a packhorse librarian and her quest to bring books to the Appalachian...
Weekday Storytime Schedule: Our cycle starts on Monday, March 30, and our break week will be April 20 through April 24. However, you can check out Block Party instead on Tuesday evening and Wednesday morning of the break (and come get a monstrously cute color-your-own monster bookmark too)!...
De Soto Public Library is a public central library in De Soto, IA. Open 2,184 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 1,261 square feet.
Van Meter Public Library is a public central library in Van Meter, IA. Open 2,392 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 1,100 square feet.
Students are invited to participate on the Library’s Teen Advisory Board (TAB). TAB meets weekly during the school year to help plan teen programs, sign up for library volunteer opportunities, build leadership skills and suggest teen books to be purchased by the Library. For students in grades...
Start your day off right with unlimited Topgolf game play when you choose to pay per person, instead of by bay.
Bring in a completed coloring sheet on your next visit and earn free play points that can be converted into arcade prizes. Download coloring sheets from the Chuck E. Cheese website.
Escape room Cryosleep by Spare Time Des Moines in Des Moines on worldofescapes.com. Description, photos, reviews, contacts, schedule and online booking. Groups of 2-8 players.
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Convention center hosting GalaxyCon pop culture conventions in Des Moines, IA.
The Iowa State Fair is the largest event in Iowa and one of the oldest and largest agricultural and industrial expositions in the country. Learn more.
88,000 sq ft world-class public skatepark, one of the largest in the US.
Beaverdale Farmers Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA. The parking lot of Franklin Junior High at 48th and Franklin Avenue Products: Organic (USDA Certified). Accepts: WIC Farmers Market; WIC; Senior Farmers Market Nutrition Program; SNAP; Accept EBT at a central location; Some/all market.
Escape room The Kidnapping by Breakout Games - Des Moines in Des Moines on worldofescapes.com. Description, photos, reviews, contacts, schedule and online booking. Groups of 2-7 players.
Johnston Farmers Market is a farmers market in Johnston, IA.
Escape room The Party Room by Escape Chambers in Des Moines on worldofescapes.com. Description, photos, reviews, contacts, schedule and online booking. Groups of 2-12 players.
Roy R. Estle Memorial Library is a public central library in Dallas Center, IA. Open 2,484 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 10,000 square feet.
Escape room The Slaughterhouse Level 1: Purgatory by The Slaughterhouse in Des Moines on worldofescapes.com. Description, photos, reviews, contacts, schedule and online booking. Groups of 2-7 players.
West Des Moines Public Library is a public central library in West Des Moines, IA. Open 3,400 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 51,962 square feet.
Historic Valley Junction Farmers Market is a farmers market in West Des Moines, IA.
Redfield Public Library is a public central library in Redfield, IA. Open 1,768 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 3,600 square feet.
Eastside Farmers Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA.
Dexter Public Library is a public central library in Dexter, IA. Open 840 hours per year across 42 weeks. The facility is 1,320 square feet.
Clive Public Library is a public central library in Clive, IA. Open 3,380 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 11,000 square feet.
Parks Neighborhood Farmers Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA.
Winterset Public Library is a public central library in Winterset, IA. Open 2,702 hours per year across 52 weeks. The facility is 17,400 square feet.
Uptown Ankeny Farmers Market is a farmers market in Ankeny, IA.
Public Resource/Technology Center is a public central library in Orient, IA. Open 746 hours per year across 44 weeks. The facility is 1,740 square feet.
Lsi Global Green Farmers' Market is a farmers market in Des Moines, IA.
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