Iowa Culture

Tonight’s the big night! @WHO13news @EdWilsonWX13HD & @iowakramer preview the #CelebrateIowaGala! The music is already pumpin’!

Our next Iowa History 101 program features Kassie Nelson who will take a look at #SiouxCity, its residents and the #steamboat trade. Online at noon, Dec. 8. Register in advance at bit.ly/3UHtfHr. Image: The steamboat #nelliepeck, in 1872. #IowaCulture

Our next Iowa History 101 program features Kassie Nelson who will take a look at #SiouxCity, its residents and the #steamboat trade. Online at noon, Dec. 8. Register in advance at bit.ly/3UHtfHr. Image: The steamboat #nelliepeck, in 1872. #IowaCulture

Our next Iowa History 101 program features Kassie Nelson who will take a look at #SiouxCity, its residents and the #steamboat trade. Online at noon, Dec. 8. Register in advance at bit.ly/3UHtfHr. Image: The steamboat #nelliepeck, in 1872. #IowaCulture

We'll discuss "Dakota in Exile" with author Linda Clemmons during our next Iowa History Book Club meeting @ 7pm 12/1. bit.ly/3NYQMl9 #IowaCulture #DakotaNation #IowaHistory #lindaclemmons @IllinoisStateU @UIowa_GHS @IAStateHistory

The legend of #BuffaloBillCody looms large in American folklore. Now, you can see another chapter in his life with the 5,200-carat Cody Stone, on display at the Buffalo Bill Museum @LeClaireIowa. Learn more: bit.ly/3EPTi95. #IowaCulture #visitleclaire #greatriverroad

The Celebrate Iowa Gala offers foods/drinks from Iowa farms, dairies, restaurants, breweries and distilleries. 12/9, 7pm Scottish Rite Consistory, DSM, Reception 6pm: iowaculture.gov/gala #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #CatchDesMoines @DowntownDSMUSA @WHO13news #Mrdistilling @HyVee

As a member of the #DakotaNation and a Christian convert, Robert Hopkins was caught between two worlds. Join us online at 7pm Thur when we discuss "Dakota in Exile" with author #LindaClemmons. Register: bit.ly/3NYQMl9 #IowaCulture #IowaHistory @IllinoisStateU #Iowa

Happy b'day to #GeorgeGallup, born in Jefferson, IA on 11/18/1901. His mother-in-law, #OlaBabcockMiller, urged him to study public opinion and election forecasting. He later founded the #GallupPoll. bit.ly/3ArbqFd. #IowaCulture @uiowa @DrakeUniversity @NorthwesternU

Enjoy artwork by Portrait Studio and Iowa Artist Fellow Julia Franklin at 11th annual Celebrate Iowa Gala. Fri. 12/9, 7pm, Scottish Rite Consistory, DSM. Reception 6pm. Tickets: iowaculture.gov/gala. #IowaCulture #CatchDesMoines @DowntownDSMUSA @WHO13news @HyVee @mrdistilling

The IA Dept of Cultural Affairs' Celebrate Iowa Gala will feature music from Parranderos Latin Combo, @DuelingFiddles, @JamesTutson and the Rollback, @JarrettPurdy, and Vibe. Tix: bit.ly/3tDxVmy #IowaCulture #IowaArtsCouncil #ProduceIOWA @CatchDesMoines @DowntownDSMUSA

Today we honor our veterans for their service, including #JamesNormanHall of #Colfax, #Iowa, who co-wrote #MutinyontheBounty. His boyhood home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. bit.ly/3thWpBn. #IowaCulture #IowaHistory @NRHP #IowaAuthors

Robert Hopkins was a Dakota Nation member & a Christian convert, caught between 2 worlds in 1862. Learn his story on 12/1 when we discuss #LindaClemmons' book, Dakota in Exile. More: bit.ly/3Tqjz3g. Reg: bit.ly/3NYQMl9 #IowaCulture @IllinoisStateU #DakotaNation

Appanoose County: We're coming to you with our mobile museum, a custom-built Winnebago packed with 13,000 years of Iowa history: 4:30-6:30 pm Fri and 10-1 pm Sat. #GarrettMemorialPublicLibrary in Moulton. bit.ly/3ST7HqZ. #IowaCulture #AppanooseCounty #MoultonIowa

Join us online today for The Education and Training of Seven African American U.S. Army Officers for World War I and its Aftermath program. bit.ly/3yYLJuJ. Pic: Officer James Morris. #IowaCulture @IowaGoldStarmil @blackiowanews @DeptVetAffairs @homebaseiowa #IowaVeterans

The 11th annual Celebrate Iowa Gala features Iowa cuisine, music, entertainment and, of course, Iowans like you! Dec. 9. Register today at iowaculture.gov/gala. #IowaCulture @catchdesmoines #IowaArtsCouncil @downtownDSMUSA @DowntownChamber @preserveiowa #Iowa @ProduceIOWA

Today's #IowaArtifact: The 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment served under this flag during the Civil War, setting out in early Nov. 1861. Total enrolled was 1,926, with 65 killed and 416 wounded. Learn more: bit.ly/3fyBs22 #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #Flags #CivilWar #usarmy

Know an Iowa artist, individual, nonprofit, arts service organization, volunteer, community or other entity that has made an impact on the vitality of the arts in Iowa? Nominate them for the 2023 Governor's Arts Awards by 11/1 bit.ly/3SYXqcG @IowaArtsCouncil @IAGovernor

Attention, citizens! 10am TODAY: Learn about new efforts to support #civics education during a live chat with @RepAshleyHinson & @IowaCulture Director @iowakramer. facebook.com/events/5977112… @lwviowa @IowaSOS @IAGovernor @IALtGov

To jumpstart National Arts & Humanities Month, @IALtGov & @iowakramer helped unveil a plaque at “Monuments Man” George Stout’s boyhood home in Winterset. (He’d turn 125 on Oct. 5.) @MadisonCountyIA #ShowYourArt2022 @smithsonian @MuseumsIowaIMA @IAGovernor