PELLA, Iowa — Central College’s Flute Ensemble will perform Tuesday, April 19, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 7 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Members of the flute ensemble are Joanna Blomquist, freshman from Stuart, Iowa; Amanda Jacobs, freshman from Battle Creek, Mich.; Leah Pieper, freshman from Ankeny, Iowa; and Melissa […]
PELLA — Central College welcomes Mike Day, general manager of Des Moines operations for Norman and Associates, to campus Tuesday, April 5. Day will give a talk titled “Results Driven Leadership” in Graham Conference Center at 7:30 p.m. He is speaking as part of the Mark and Kay De Cook Lecture Series in Leadership funded […]
I remember the first time that I listened to an Autism Speaks advertisement on the radio. I had been researching autism due to my nonverbal son. His professional entourage, at this point, were cautiously using terms such as language delayed and then developmentally delayed. However, I was driving home from work that night hearing the […]
A Fruit Tree Grafting Workshop will be held April 1, from 7-9 pm, at the Poweshiek County Fairgrounds in Grinnell. Iowa State University Extension Commercial Horticulturist Patrick O’Malley will be the presenter. Please pre-register with the Poweshiek County Extension Office by no later than March 29 (641-623-5188) or email to: xpoweshiek@iastate.edu Due to the nature […]
PELLA — As part of Central College’s Horizons of Opportunity inaugural year events, the college welcomes author Terry Tempest Williams. As part of Central’s spring Writers Reading series, Williams will read selections from her work Thursday, April 7, in Cox-Snow Recital Hall at 7:30 p.m. The event is free and open to the public. Central […]
PELLA — The Central-College Community Orchestra will perform Sunday, April 3, in Douwstra Auditorium at 4 p.m. The concert will feature special performances by the winners of the 2011 Concerto Aria competition and is free and open to the public. Kelilah Brown of Newton, bassoonist, will perform “Concerto for Bassoon and Orchestra in F Major” […]
CEW wrestling made it’s way back to Bradbury Hall, at the Nelson Pioneer Farm, once again last night for a night of wrestling entertainment. The first match put Superfli with Angelus Layne as his manager up against Tommy Ace with Underdogg. When Tommy Ace defeated Superfli, he and Underdogg were granted a Tag Team Title […]
In a special one night performance, for the students and faculty of William Penn University, CEW put on a show not many will soon forget. There were nearly 350 people on hand to watch some of CEW’s finest wrestle. Zach Gowan, former WWE star, was also on hand. Also, as a special treat, two of […]
Come Enjoy the Tropics! The Pella Opera House has joined forces with The Des Moines Parrothead Club to throw their annual Jimmy Buffett-themed benefit BASH! Join us for a tropical getaway in the middle of Iowa as we enter the much-awaited spring season. This will be an evening of food, music, dancing, libations, and limbo! […]
(Newton, Iowa –March 24, 2011) Saturday, April 16, 2011 is fast approaching as runners will descend upon in the 5th Annual Iowa Speedway 8K “Where the Rubber Meets the Road”. “There is still plenty of time for everyone, from the beginner to follow through on that New Year’s goal to the expert who wants to […]
