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Grant Wood to be posthumous "Iowa Award" recipient

August 21, 2009 By admin

Governor Chet Culver will posthumously give the state's highest citizen honor to an Iowa artist whose "American Gothic" painting is both well-known and often parodied. Grant Wood was born in Anamosa, grew up in Cedar Rapids and lived in Iowa City until his death in 1942. Attorney Jim … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest Tagged With: Arts & Culture, Chet Culver, Democratic Party, University of Iowa

New sculpture on capitol grounds celebrates court decision

July 25, 2009 By admin

A new sculpture on the capitol complex in Des Moines west of the judicial building will highlight an early legal decision in the state. Robert Bailey of the Iowa Department of Administrative Services describes the sculpture. He says it's called "Shattering Silence' and was designed by Des Moines … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Arts & Culture

Iowa educators wowed on China trip

July 20, 2009 By admin

Three Iowa educators just returned from an eight-day whirlwind tour of the world's most populous nation, China. Lyle Schwartz, superintendent of the South Hamilton Community Schools in Jewell, explains the goals of the trip. Schwartz says, "To explore the Chinese culture and language and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education Tagged With: Arts & Culture

Team Archaeology to teach history while riding RAGBRAI

July 16, 2009 By admin

As thousands of bicyclists challenge their bodies with the statewide bike ride starting this weekend, they'll also be able to expand their brains and learn about Iowa's distant past. Lynn Alex, at the state archaeologist's office, says members of Team Archaeology will also be pedaling along the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Education, Human Interest Tagged With: Arts & Culture

Spanish filmmaker shoots in Madrid (Iowa)

July 14, 2009 By admin

A small central Iowa town will be one of a handful of American cities highlighted in a Spanish documentary. Eloy Parra, a filmmaker from Madrid, Spain, says he put "Madrid" in a weather site to get the forecast one day and was surprised to see so many other Madrids in the U-S. He wanted to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest Tagged With: Arts & Culture, Tourism

Former Iowa congressman to take "alluring" N.E.H. post

June 3, 2009 By admin

President Obama has nominated former Iowa Congressman Jim Leach to head the National Endowment for the Humanities. Leach, a Republican, served eastern Iowa in congress for 30 years and, after losing a reelection bid in 2006, he became a college professor. If Leach is confirmed by the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Arts & Culture, Democratic Party, Jim Leach, Republican Party

New State Poet Laureate "stunned" by honor

February 18, 2009 By admin

The state's new "Poet Laureate" says she's looking forward to poetry slams, hip hop jams and all that is involved in serving as the state's "symbolic leader of poetry." Iowa State University professor Mary Swander got a phone call Tuesday night at 5:30 telling her she'd … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest Tagged With: Arts & Culture, Chet Culver

Spencer, West Union, Marquette-McGregor & Warren County — "Great Places"

February 18, 2009 By admin

Four more Iowa cities have been designated as "Great Places" and leaders from the communities were at the statehouse today for a formal ceremony to mark the accomplishment. Cyndi Peterson, director of the Iowa Department of Cultural Affairs, greeted the representatives from the … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics / Govt Tagged With: Arts & Culture, Chet Culver, Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party

Half of Indigo Girls due in Iowa this week

October 20, 2008 By admin

One of the women who makes up the musical duo the Indigo Girls is on a solo tour that brings her to Iowa for one night later this week.  The reviews of Amy Ray's new effort "Didn't It Feel Kinder" range from using words like "whisper sweet" to "angry" and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest Tagged With: Arts & Culture

U-of-I professor releases "Iowa Creativity Index"

September 18, 2008 By admin

A University of Iowa economics professor has used the so-called "Creativity Index" to rank Iowa's counties. U-of-I business professor John Solow found Johnson, Story, Polk and Linn Counties top the list as most creative counties. "It certainly is true that the more densely-populated … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Agriculture, Business, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Arts & Culture, University of Iowa

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