College Hill saw hundreds of visitors on Saturday, Sept. 15, for the eighth annual Pear Fair. The indie craft fair, hosted by local business Mohair Pear, featured over 30 vendors selling goods ranging from handmade jewelry and letterpress cards to skincare products and handcrafted skateboards. Music from vinyl records emanated throughout the block from a tent occupied by ZZZ Records of Des Moines. Milkbox...

On Sept. 15, the Three Pines Farm Folk School and Heritage Farm will be hosting a talk by two artists and a tour of the dye lab that they have worked in.  During the event, Hartman Reserve Nature Center artist-in-residence Angela Waseskuk will be speaking about the experiences she had with natural dyes over the summer. A demonstration of the dyeing process will also take place during the event, alongside...