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The Real Group to headline Lawmakers Southwestern’s Fox Fest release Iowa budget targets
The Real Group will perform concerts at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Friday at the Performing Arts Center in Creston. ■
By KELSEY HAUGEN CNA staff reporter khaugen@crestonnews.com
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wedish sensation The Real Group, an internationally touring a cappella ensemble, will bring music in both Swedish and English to the stage Friday in Creston. As part of Southwestern Community College’s 19th-annual Fox Fest, The Real Group will perform concerts at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Friday at the Performing Arts Center, 1201 W. Townline St., in Creston. The performances are open to the public, and tickets are $25. Smith “They are literally the best group on the planet,” said Jason Smith, SWCC vocal music instructor. “This is a steal of a rate to see The Real Group. They’re worth way more than $25.” Fox Fest is a two-day festival held Friday and Saturday that is hosted by the college’s professional music department. Named after former SWCC music instructor and Grammy-nominee Jeremy Fox, the festival features a public concert and also offers students opportunities to perform, attend jazz clinics and participate in workshops focused on music performance. This
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The Real Group, a five-member a cappella ensemble from Sweden that tours worldwide, will perform concerts at 7 p.m. and 9:15 p.m. Friday at the Performing Arts Center in Creston. The members, from left, are Emma Nilsdotter, Morten Vinther, Anders Edenroth, Katarina Henryson and Janis Strazdins.
year, about 40 student groups from across the country are expected to attend Fox Fest. “The Real Group has visited our program three times over 25 years,” Smith said. “Our founder, Phil Mattson, used to arrange music for them. Jeremy Fox was nominated for a Grammy for an album of orchestral work, and on that album, one of The Real Group’s founding members, Anders Edenroth, collaborated with Jeremy on one of the cuts ... So, there’s all kinds of crisscrossing paths.” SWCC student ensembles Dynamic Darlingz, Audio Radiance and Harmonic Convergence will open for The Real Group.
The Real Group, which originally formed in 1984, tours worldwide, performing with symphony orchestras, jazz groups, pop bands and international artists. Much of the music they perform is original, though they also sing covers. Currently, the five members are Emma Nilsdotter, Morten Vinther, Janis Strazdins, Katarina Henryson and Edenroth. “We will have some brand new songs; we just did a YouTube (video) of ‘Since You’ve Been Gone,’ so that will be in the setlist for sure,” Henryson said. “I’m pretty sure we’ll do a Frank Sinatra song called ‘Cycles,’ too.”
Accident: Creston fire-
fighters Gary Thompson, left, and Tony Henry sweep oil dry in the streets to soak up vehicle fluid lost in an accident Wednesday afternoon at the intersection of North Vine and East Mills streets. According to a Creston Police report, Dennis Raymond Smith, 58, of Creston, driving a 2002 Ford north on North Vine Street, did not yield at the stop sign and wait for a 1999 Jeep driven east on East Mills Street by Cameron Wayne Millslagle, 16, of Creston to pass and pulled out in front of Millslagle’s vehicle. Smith was cited for failure to obey or yield to a stop sign. Damage estimates are $2,000 to both Smith’s and Millslagle’s vehicles. CNA photo by BAILEY POOLMAN
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“They are literally the best group on the planet. This is a steal of a rate to see The Real Group. They’re worth way more than $25.” — Jason Smith
Vocal music instructor at Southwestern
While The Real Group aims to bring something every audience member can enjoy, the ensemble tends to appeal especially to those who have an appreciation for pure vocal SWCC | 2A
DES MOINES (AP) — Leaders in the split Iowa Legislature on Wednesday announced a compromise on spending targets for the next state budget, though details remain vague on the real financial impact of the deal. Lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled Senate and Republican-majority House released joint budget targets that propose the state spend about $7.34 billion in the fiscal year that Upmeyer begins in July. That is slightly below an earlier estimate, but House leaders say it provides cushion for unexpected costs. The key new information was a set of overall spending targets that will allow legislative subcommittees to begin work on bills that will ultimately make up the state budget. Those teams will be tasked with ironing out the details.
“We’ll work it out. We’ll probably get our way in funding some of the things, and they’ll probably get theirs in others.” — Linda Upmeyer
Iowa House Speaker
“We’ll work it out,” said House Speaker Linda Upmeyer, R-Clear Lake, referring to her party and Democrats. “We’ll probably get our way in funding some of the things, and they’ll probably get theirs in others.” Both parties agreed earlier this session that the state had about $176 million in new dollars to spend, following updated revenue estimates from a panel of budget experts. The chambers agreed to spend the bulk of that new money on K-12 education. That left limited new dollars for the rest of state government, and the target BUDGET | 2A
Tiny homes village proposed to help homeless DES MOINES (AP) — An organization that helps homeless people has resumed pushing Des Moines to establish a village of tiny homes to help the homeless. The Des Moines Register reports that the nonprofit Joppa wants to build about 50 homes of about 100 square feet each to provide transitional housing. Joppa officials say it would be a safe space for people seeking jobs, security and independence. The village concept had gained some favor at City Hall. But plans hit a roadblock after a potential site in the River Bend neighborhood drew criticism from residents. Joppa officials hope they can convince community leaders that a permanent village is a better solution to the homeless problem than repeatedly clearing out tent cities that soon reappear
elsewhere. “The city has made the choice to ignore this topic,” said Amy Hunold-VanGundy, a Joppa volunteer. “You’ve evicted 100 people (from camps). We need to know where they can go.” Homeless campers typically pitch tents in small groups on public land near the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers. The camps eventually garner complaints when trash and human waste accumulate. Then, city officials post eviction notices and public workers clear the camps out. “It’s sort of constant,” said Phil Delafield, director of community development with the city. “They should go into safe, secure sanitary houses. And the resources need to be provided, moving them from shelter to HOMES | 2A
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