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Local Comedian Ben Gran Set to Rock Ames

Ames Progressive.Org

Last summer, I attended the wedding reception of my good friends Luke and Sally Hertz Gran. The whole evening was beautiful — I especially loved the traditional barn dance hosted by members of the Porch Stompers and Onion Creek Cloggers — but there was... »

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Issue 2 of Ames Art Zine Gestalt Now Online

Ames Progressive.Org

The second issue of Gestalt, Ames’ new art zine, has just been published online. Check it out here. To contribute to the next issue, email your stuff to gestaltames@gmail.com by April 13. »

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Freaks and Beats: Trey LaTrash Is Having a Good Year

Ames Progressive.Org

Anyone involved in Ames nightlife knows that Trey LaTrash gets a lot done and looks amazing while doing it. The ISU student is well known for his progressive fashion sense and unmistakable makeup design. He often appears at parties and shows around Ame... »

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Jeff Zaslow, Author of The Girls from Ames, Dies in Car Accident

Ames Progressive.Org

On Friday morning, journalist Jeff Zaslow died at the age of 53, after losing control of his car on a snowy northern Michigan road and striking a semi. Zaslow wrote the 2009 New York Times bestseller The Girls from Ames, which chronicles the lives of 1... »

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Check Out Ames’ New Art Zine!

Ames Progressive.Org

Last Wednesday, the new art zine Gestalt launched at a Space for Ames release party. The inaugural issue’s contributors include past and present Ames Progressive collaborators Dave Atchison, Hannah Johnson, Rick Lem, Nikki Rains, and Jordan Zantow (see... »

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The Poison Control Center’s Patrick Tape Fleming Talks New Album (And Ames Music History!)

Ames Progressive.Org

The locally legendary rock band the Poison Control Center is set to release a limited edition vinyl record of their previously unreleased rock opera A Nice Old-Fashioned Romance With Love Lyrics and Everything on Maximum Ames Records (with which I, Mr.... »

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