Arts & Life

Des Moines will host Iowa’s first-ever Latino film festival this summer. The free event will feature international Latino films as well as local Latino filmmakers.

Host Charity Nebbe is joined by home improvement expert Bill McAnally to discuss best practices for building outdoor wooden structures like decks and pergolas.

An aria is one of the building blocks of an opera. The word is used to describe a piece for voice. This month on IPR Classical, we're showcasing great ones in our "Arias In April" series.

Joel Sires, leader of the Iowa band TWINS, has released a music video off his first solo record.

Host Charity Nebbe talks with Maquoketa artist Rose Frantzen, who painted six Iowa State University students who have shown resilience during the pandemic, and three of her subjects.

Cedar Falls' Hex Girls held off on releasing their new album "Pop Fluff" at the onset of the pandemic last spring. Now, they're back and ready for Hinterland 2021.

The set list for the stream includes works by James "Jimmie" Blanton, Oscar Pettiford, Ray Brown, Paul Chambers, Sam Jones, Charles Mingus, Ron Carter, Percy Heath and Christian McBride.

Iowa Public Radio is joining forces with the Des Moines Music Coalition and Good Morning Iowa to showcase Iowa artists in 2021.

The two-day event will celebrate music and literature in a digital format April 29 and 30.

When it's safe to do so, the Des Moines Metro Opera will host a memorial concert to celebrate this extraordinary life.