Entertainment

Farmers Savings Bank & Trust of Vinton brings Simon Estes to Benton County

Simon Estes will perform in Vinton, Oct. 30. Tickets are available now at Farmers Bank. World renowned Iowa bass-baritone Simon Estes will bring his "Roots and Wings" concert tour to Benton County. Farmers Savings Bank & Trust, Vinton will sponsor the Simon Estes per...

The ‘Other Guys’ is OK, but only if seen as a parody

I love parody. It’s too bad hardly anyone not named Tina Fey knows how to do it correctly anymore. A parody makes fun of something real, by satirically (and hopefully comically) imit...

From the front row of the balcony: \'Salt\' makes viewers hope for sequel

I have to admit I was not looking forward to ‘Salt,” which brought Angelina Jolie back to the Palace Screen. You may remember her performance in the funny and fast-paced “Mr. ...

\'The Other Guys\' arrive at the Palace

It’s good cop, bad cop at the Palace this week, when “The Other Guys” opens Friday, September 3 and plays through Thursday, September 9 at 7 p.m. nightly, with a Late Show at...

\'Salt\' Brings Angelina Jolie back to Palace

Another action thriller this week when “SALT” opens Friday, August 27, and plays the Palace through Thursday, September 2 at 7 pm every night. Also scheduled – a Late Show at 9 pm...

\'Inception\' makes the audience think

Before you go to see “Inception” at the Vinton Palace Theatre this week, I have a challenge for you: Can you, in only two minutes, create a maze that is so complicated that it takes...

Annual Guitar Jam to raise money for V-S Dollars for Scholars

The 6th Annual Todd Frank Guitar Jam (formerly called the Village Idiot Jam) will take place from 7-10 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 11, in the Tilford Middle School auditorium. Todd Franck of Vinton a...

\'Inception\' comes to Theater

Inception comes to Theater We say goodbye to 3D and welcome a whole new dimension with “Inception,” playing the Palace Friday, August 20 through Thursday, August 26 at 7 p.m. nightly, and Monday, August 23 at 2 p...

From the Front Row of the Balcony: \'Despicable Me\' is a fun, smart family film

For the past several months, parents in minivans all over the U.S. have been hearing the same question from little voices in the back seat: "Does THIS count as annoying?" A movie ...

Simon Estes will bring his “Roots and Wings” concert to Vinton

Simon Estes will bring his “Roots and Wings” concert to Vinton in October World renowned Iowa bass-baritone Simon Estes will bring his “Roots and Wings” concert tour to every county in his home state over the next three years. Farmers Savings Bank & Trust...