Filmmaker Eric Smidt of Ames has directed an award-winning documentary about Iowa blues band Buckmiller/Schwager. See them at xBk for an IPR broadcast.
The title of Kiley Reid's debut novel works on multiple levels it can refer to chronological age or political era and those different meanings echo throughout this funny, uncomfortable book.
The Ames City Auditorium was built in the 1930s, as part of the Ames High School at the time, before being renovated, refurbished, and reopened in 1991 as part of the new Ames City Hall. It's home to the new concert series.