Friends of Saltwater State Park Naturalists will host a series of free low tide beach exploration events Aug. 10-Aug. 13 at Saltwater State Park. The family friendly programs will give visitors a chance to explore the beach during low tide and learn about Puget Sound marine life, including sea stars, crabs, anemones and other shoreline […]
Mac Macdonald will speak at a Rotary Club of Des Moines and Normandy Park event starting at Noon on Wednesday, Aug. 12, at the Des Moines Theater. The presentation will explore what movies including “Apocalypse Now,” “The Longest Day,” “Saving Private Ryan” and “The Boys in the Boat” have to do with Rotary and Rotarians […]
The Des Moines Arts Commission will bring six weeks of free live music to Des Moines Beach Park this summer with its 2026 Summer Concert Series, beginning Wednesday night, July 15. Concerts will be held Wednesday evenings from 7 to 8:30 p.m. at Des Moines Beach Park, 22030 Cliff Ave. S. (map below). Each concert […]
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