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The 2012 Ankeny Unplugged music series kicks off June 2 with a lineup of local, regional and national bands including an introductory performance by Parlours, as well as Death Ships, Hanwell, and Milk and Eggs. The program is organized by the Ankeny Jaycees and concerts are held at the band shell in Wagner Park. 2012 is bigger and more exciting, because we have 16 bands performing this year four per night, said Cory Schmitz, Ankeny Unpluggeds chair. Read More

Des Moines, Iowa is ostensibly one of those cities caught in the long shadow of another, in this case, Chicago, to the extent that a lot of people in Iowa are devout Cubs fans. Read More