All are invited to participate in a series of community conversations regarding the impact that arts and culture have on quality of life and economic development in central Iowa. Two of these conversations will take place on Drake’s campus: the first on Wednesday, March 22, from 4:30 to 6 p.m. in the Olmsted Center, and the second on Thursday, March 23, from 6:30 to 8 p.m. in the Cowles Library Reading Room. To learn more and register, click here.

—Marty Martin