Entertainment
Sugarland National Reunion Tour Coming to the Iowa State Fair Grandstand
Country music duo, Sugarland announced a national tour reboot for 2018 and will be performing at the Iowa State Fair on Friday, August 17, 2018. Sugarland joins previously announced Reba with special guest Chase Bryant and Christian band Casting Crowns with special guest Matthew West.All three concert tickets will be on sale on Friday, January 19 at 10:00 a.
'Cake Wars' continue: ACT 1 announces auditions for 'Last Round Up of the Guacomole Queens'
ACT 1 of Benton County is continuing its performance of the plays in the "Cake War" series, with the third and final comedy of that set, "Last Round Up of the Guacomole Queens.
Auditions are being held at the ACT I center Saturday and Sunday January 6th and 7th, beginning at 6 pm. Saturday and from 2 to 4 pm Sunday.
Performance dates are March 2nd and 3rd at 7pm and March 4th at 2pm
Interested performers may emailredvelvetcakewar@gmail.
Farmers Mercantile to Host Ryne Doughty, January 14
Please join us for an afternoon of musical entertainment featuring Ryne Doughty at the Farmers Mercantile Hall in Garrison, IA Sunday, January 14th.
Ryne Doughty is a folk-roots musician out of Des Moines, IA, whose music is deeply rooted in real life stories of love, loss, work, and play. His stripped down, earthy sound is directly influenced by the small, rural town where he was born and raised. Son of Vinton natives helps turn popular 2D movies into 3D projects
When Vinton residents gather at the Palace Theatre later this month to see the 3D version of "Star Wars: The Last Jedi," part of what they see will be the work of a man whose father grew up in Vinton.
Ethan Helms, the son of Dave and Sally Helms, and the grandson of the late Bob and Dorothy Helms, grew up in Colorado and currently lives in Toronto, where he works for Stereo D, a company that helps fix the challenges of turning 2D movies into 3D films. 'Cake Wars' continue: ACT 1 announces auditions for 'Last Round Up of the Guacomole Queens'
ACT 1 of Benton County is continuing its performance of the plays in the "Cake War" series, with the third and final comedy of that set, "Last Round Up of the Guacomole Queens.
Auditions are being held at the ACT I center Saturday and Sunday January 6th and 7th, beginning at 6 pm. Saturday and from 2 to 4 pm Sunday.
Performance dates are March 2nd and 3rd at 7pm and March 4th at 2pm
Interested performers may emailredvelvetcakewar@gmail. The Palace Theatre is ending the year with a fun, animated feature that the whole family can enjoy!
Disney and Pixar presentCoco, the story of a young boy determined to learn about his family's heritage and become a musician.
NOW SHOWING
Fri, Dec 29 - Thur, Jan 11 at 7 pm
Sat, Dec 30 at 3 pm
Mon, Jan1 & 8 at 2 pm
Miguel is a young boy living with his elderly grandmother, Coco. The family operates a stable shoemaking business, and has a strange rule against music.
Doughty to return to Farmers Mercantile Hall, Jan. 14
Ryne Doughty will return to perform at the Garrison Farmers Mercantile Hall on Sunday, Jan. 14.
Ryne Doughty is a folk-roots musician from Des Moines. His solid finger picking style and rich baritone voice are perfect for the rich musical stories of real life that he brings to the stage.
"Ryne put on a great show when he played here awhile back and we are really looking forward to his return," says Hall owner Nick Fisher. 'The Star' skilfully shows humans how animals may have seen The First Christmas
By Dean Close, Editor
Every year, almost, someone makes a Christmas movie, looking to give us a new way to see one of civilization's oldest holidays.
This year, that movie is "The Star."
"The Star," an Affirm Films/Sony animate project, tells the familiar story of how the angel came to Mary to announce the news that she would become the mother of Jesus, and then follows Mary and Joseph to Bethlehem, where the familiar Nativity characters gather to celebrate the birth of Christ. Sanders light tradition to end after Christmas 2017
"To everything there is a season," said Bonnie Sanders, in a message to friends about the difficult decision she and her husband made to stop setting up their large annual light display after this holiday season.
"After much consideration and discussion (even some tears) Dwight & I have decided that 2017 will be the final year for our large Christmas light display," Bonnie says.
Kersten light display brings Christmas
Squirrels and/or mice chewing light strings and scratching the paint from decorations.
A display that fell on her, requiring staples to close a head wound.
Wind and other elements wearing on displays that are nearly 50 years old.
Those are just a few of the challenges Heidi Kersten has been facing for the past several years, as she, with the help of a few friends, attempts to keep going the famous light display her father, Larry started around 1965.