KTop aka Kountertop is in the White Noise player. Check it out and then head over to their site to catch one of their upcoming gigs. These guys are busy. But that is awesome because they’re also good. Busy and good go together. And much better than lazy and distracted, which is more descriptive of those who aren’t playing a lot of upcoming gigs.
Monthly Archive for June, 2009
To those of you who mourned the loss of the grandest public space in Des Moines and miss it to this day, cheer up! The Main Library building on the river is in process of becoming the World Food Prize Hall of Laureates. With just a few more thousand left to raise toward their $29 million fundraising goal, the World Food Prize is moving ahead with plans to create a space in honor of Norman Borlaug (and if you don’t know who he is, let Penn Gillette tell you) and as a teaching facility for up and coming agricultural scientists. Most parts will be re-opened to the public and the grounds surrounding the building will be redesigned into a beautiful garden.
Last week, my friend Jim and I got permission from the World Food Prize folks to enter the building and photograph the WPA murals in the basement as well as the architectural features of the rest of the interior. (Jim’s photos will appear in Part 2.)
Continue reading ‘Des Moines on the Down Low: Old Main Library (Part 1: WPA Murals)’
