Entertainment
FARMERS MERCANTILE HALL - December 30th, 2024 9:24 pm

The Cedar River Whalers will be performing at Farmers Mercantile Hall on Sunday, January 19th with some Americana, Bluegrass, Originals and Old-Time Country music! Todd Frank and Mark Clark will be there as well, playing some Woody Guthrie music. This will be a great show! Refreshments will be provided by the Garrison Library for a donation.
VINTON PALACE THEATRE - December 9th, 2024 11:48 am

Vinton Women’s Club honored Julie Zimmer and Lu Karr as “Women of the Year 2000” and the city gave them “Keys to the City.” Drew Mason nominated both women for a Humanities Iowa Distinguished Service award which they received at a ceremony in Des Moines. This photo is from the Women’s Club evening.—-By Marcy Horst I'm changing my topic schedule again this week - digital cinema is coming - I promise! However, I believe a fundraising update is due.
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VINTON SHELLSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - December 8th, 2024 7:13 pm
Vinton-Shellsburg middle and high school choir students are excited to present our annual Holiday Choral Extravaganza. On December 9th at 7pm in the High School Auditorium, please join us for a terrific evening of seasonally festive music! Each grade level will perform a few selections, then the 7-12 grade students end the concert by combining forces for variations on a classic holiday tune you don't want to miss.
BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY - December 2nd, 2024 11:44 pm

Location: Horridge House, 612 First Avenue, Vinton Date: Saturday, December 7th, (also Pearl Harbor Day) Time: 10:00 AMStep into the fascinating world of naval history with Thomas Jessen as he explores the evolution of capital ships, the backbone of naval fleets. This presentation will cover:Ironclads to Carriers: The journey of capital ships through the Civil War, World Wars, Korea, and modern times.
VINTON PALACE THEATRE - November 18th, 2024 8:01 pm

Reminiscing 25 Years at the Palace Wk 3By Marcy HorstAbby, Then and NowAs I mentioned last week, Abby Hilton Cronk has been a member of the Palace family almost as long as I have – since late 2006, with a few breaks. She briefly worked at Farmer’s Savings Bank & Trust and Monkeytown, but the big screen pull is real!Abby now manages the theatre regularly and is our staff graphic artist and social media guru.
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FARMERS MERCANTILE HALL - November 15th, 2024 11:45 am

The Great Bluegrass Herons & Friends Acoustic Christmas Program is the perfect way to welcome the Christmas season! Join us for a Sunday afternoon of songs and stories of the season. Performers will include the Great Bluegrass Herons, The Anderegg Family, Fiddler Joy Ward, Storyteller Meg Merckens and Singer Mary Rathje! Hope to see you there!R
ACT I OF BENTON COUNTY - November 13th, 2024 7:24 pm

ACT I returns with an all-new production of GENEVIEVE’S NUTCRACKER just in time to ring
in your holidays. The production will be onstage at the Palace Theatre November 18-24.
Sponsored by McClure Financial Services, Laura McClure-Fleck, this year’s production
features Sue and Dave Gates reprising their roles as Grandma and Grandpa Baxter, and
seven-year-old newcomers Ayla Neve (Red Cast) and Brynn Oberhoffer (Green Cast) as
granddaughter Genevieve.
VINTON PALACE THEATRE - November 13th, 2024 9:05 am

Tonight, on Wednesday, November 13, at 7pm, we’ll be showing “Runaway Bride,” the first film played at the renovated Palace. In October, for Halloween, we screened “The Sixth Sense,” the second movie shown at the theatre. Next month we’ll celebrate with a Christmas selection from our first year and plan to continue that trend until next November.
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VINTON PALACE THEATRE - November 11th, 2024 2:05 pm

By Marcy HorstThe original managers, Lu Karr and Jan McLeod, were assisted by a handful of projectionists – the first three were Austin Karr, Matt Salger, and Kevin Bookmeier, who were also instrumental in the Palace renovation and re-opening.Matt said, “I remember meticulously hanging the fabric on the walls with Austin. I can't remember the exact number, but 3" staple, fold, 6" staple, and repeat ALL the way around the theatre.
VINTON SHELLSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS - November 4th, 2024 11:14 am

The Vinton Shellsburg High School Theatre Department is presenting Puffs, a hilarious play that tells the story of a different group of students during the same 7 years at a certain school of magic we all know. While you may catch glimpses of a certain boy wizard that went to this certain Wizard School and conquered evil, this is not his story. This is the story of the Puffs….
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