To jumpstart National Arts & Humanities Month, Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer & Chris Kramer helped unveil a plaque at “Monuments Man” George Stout’s boyhood home in Winterset. (He’d turn 125 on Oct. 5.) Madison County CofC #ShowYourArt2022 Smithsonian Iowa Museum Association Gov. Kim Reynolds

Attention, citizens! 10am TODAY: Learn about new efforts to support #civics education during a live chat with Ashley Hinson & Iowa Culture Director Chris Kramer. facebook.com/events/5977112… League of Women Voters of Iowa Iowa Secretary of State Paul Pate Gov. Kim Reynolds Lt. Gov. Chris Cournoyer

Know an Iowa artist, individual, nonprofit, arts service organization, volunteer, community or other entity that has made an impact on the vitality of the arts in Iowa? Nominate them for the 2023 Governor's Arts Awards by 11/1 bit.ly/3SYXqcG Iowa Arts & Culture Gov. Kim Reynolds

Today's #IowaArtifact: The 15th Iowa Infantry Regiment served under this flag during the Civil War, setting out in early Nov. 1861. Total enrolled was 1,926, with 65 killed and 416 wounded. Learn more: bit.ly/3fyBs22 #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #Flags #CivilWar #usarmy

The 11th annual Celebrate Iowa Gala features Iowa cuisine, music, entertainment and, of course, Iowans like you! Dec. 9. Register today at iowaculture.gov/gala. #IowaCulture Catch Des Moines #IowaArtsCouncil Downtown DSM USA Des Moines Chamber of Commerce Preservation Iowa #Iowa Produce Iowa

Join us online today for The Education and Training of Seven African American U.S. Army Officers for World War I and its Aftermath program. bit.ly/3yYLJuJ. Pic: Officer James Morris. #IowaCulture @IowaGoldStarmil @blackiowanews Veterans Affairs Home Base Iowa #IowaVeterans

Appanoose County: We're coming to you with our mobile museum, a custom-built Winnebago packed with 13,000 years of Iowa history: 4:30-6:30 pm Fri and 10-1 pm Sat. #GarrettMemorialPublicLibrary in Moulton. bit.ly/3ST7HqZ. #IowaCulture #AppanooseCounty #MoultonIowa

Robert Hopkins was a Dakota Nation member & a Christian convert, caught between 2 worlds in 1862. Learn his story on 12/1 when we discuss #LindaClemmons' book, Dakota in Exile. More: bit.ly/3Tqjz3g. Reg: bit.ly/3NYQMl9 #IowaCulture Illinois State #DakotaNation

Today we honor our veterans for their service, including #JamesNormanHall of #Colfax, #Iowa, who co-wrote #MutinyontheBounty. His boyhood home was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. bit.ly/3thWpBn. #IowaCulture #IowaHistory National Register #IowaAuthors

The IA Dept of Cultural Affairs' Celebrate Iowa Gala will feature music from Parranderos Latin Combo, @DuelingFiddles, James Tutson and the Rollback, Jarrett Purdy, and Vibe. Tix: bit.ly/3tDxVmy #IowaCulture #IowaArtsCouncil #ProduceIOWA @CatchDesMoines @DowntownDSMUSA

Enjoy artwork by Portrait Studio and Iowa Artist Fellow Julia Franklin at 11th annual Celebrate Iowa Gala. Fri. 12/9, 7pm, Scottish Rite Consistory, DSM. Reception 6pm. Tickets: iowaculture.gov/gala. #IowaCulture #CatchDesMoines @DowntownDSMUSA WHO 13 News Hy-Vee Mississippi River Distilling Company

Happy b'day to #GeorgeGallup, born in Jefferson, IA on 11/18/1901. His mother-in-law, #OlaBabcockMiller, urged him to study public opinion and election forecasting. He later founded the #GallupPoll. bit.ly/3ArbqFd. #IowaCulture University of Iowa Drake University Northwestern

As a member of the #DakotaNation and a Christian convert, Robert Hopkins was caught between two worlds. Join us online at 7pm Thur when we discuss "Dakota in Exile" with author #LindaClemmons. Register: bit.ly/3NYQMl9 #IowaCulture #IowaHistory Illinois State #Iowa

The Celebrate Iowa Gala offers foods/drinks from Iowa farms, dairies, restaurants, breweries and distilleries. 12/9, 7pm Scottish Rite Consistory, DSM, Reception 6pm: iowaculture.gov/gala #IowaCulture #IowaHistory #CatchDesMoines @DowntownDSMUSA WHO 13 News #Mrdistilling Hy-Vee

The legend of #BuffaloBillCody looms large in American folklore. Now, you can see another chapter in his life with the 5,200-carat Cody Stone, on display at the Buffalo Bill Museum LeClaire Iowa. Learn more: bit.ly/3EPTi95. #IowaCulture #visitleclaire #greatriverroad

We'll discuss "Dakota in Exile" with author Linda Clemmons during our next Iowa History Book Club meeting @ 7pm 12/1. bit.ly/3NYQMl9 #IowaCulture #DakotaNation #IowaHistory #lindaclemmons Illinois State University of Iowa Graduate History Society Iowa State History

Our next Iowa History 101 program features Kassie Nelson who will take a look at #SiouxCity, its residents and the #steamboat trade. Online at noon, Dec. 8. Register in advance at bit.ly/3UHtfHr. Image: The steamboat #nelliepeck, in 1872. #IowaCulture

Our next Iowa History 101 program features Kassie Nelson who will take a look at #SiouxCity, its residents and the #steamboat trade. Online at noon, Dec. 8. Register in advance at bit.ly/3UHtfHr. Image: The steamboat #nelliepeck, in 1872. #IowaCulture

Our next Iowa History 101 program features Kassie Nelson who will take a look at #SiouxCity, its residents and the #steamboat trade. Online at noon, Dec. 8. Register in advance at bit.ly/3UHtfHr. Image: The steamboat #nelliepeck, in 1872. #IowaCulture

Tonight’s the big night! WHO 13 News Ed Wilson & Chris Kramer preview the #CelebrateIowaGala! The music is already pumpin’!