Author: Carl Olsen (Carl Olsen)

Drake will open its stadium for the third annual Reggie's Sleepout, a fundraiser for Iowa Homeless Youth Centers.

National Adoption Month will culminate by uniting dozens of children with new families at the eighth annual Adoption Saturday at the Polk County Courthouse.

After a 20-year hiatus, flutist Barbara Leibundguth and pianist Elizabeth Mueller Grace will reunite as Capriole Duo for a guest recital at Drake.

Speakers will be Mary E. Kramer, Jo Ann Zimmerman, Becky Greenwald, Mariannette Miller-Meeks and Dianne Bystrom.

Drake Magazine has received the prestigious Pacemaker Award from the Associated Collegiate Press for general excellence in the feature-magazine category.

Part of the Drake Writers and Critics Series, this event is free and open to the public.

Erik Helland, third-year Drake University Law School student and lifelong resident of Iowa District 69, recently won a legislative seat in District 69 in the state house race.

Representatives of Opportunity International will share their expertise and experience.

The dinner features holiday fare, strolling minstrels, jugglers and dancers and music by the Drake Chamber Choir.

The Drake Neighborhood Farmers' Market will feature a special indoor market with products from fresh produce to services such as flu shots.