Entertainment
The Great Bluegrass Herons & Friends Acoustic Christmas, Sunday, December 3
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 on December 3rd. Performers include:The Great Bluegrass HeronsBob & Kristie Black & BanjoyFeaturing Fiddler, Joy WardStoryteller Meg MerckensSinger Mary RathjeRefreshments will be provided by the Garrison Library for a freewill donation.
ACT I of Benton County to present GENEVIEVE’S NUTCRACKER
Make plans now to attend our second annual production of GENEVIEVE’S
NUTCRACKER at the Palace Theatre in Vinton! The show opens Thursday, Nov. 16, at 7
pm, following Vinton’s exciting downtown “Lighted Holiday Parade” to ring in your
holidays! Performances continue Friday, Nov. 17 at 7 pm, and Sat./Sun. Nov. 18/19 at
1 pm and 4 pm each day.
Vinton Shellsburg High School Presents Freaky Friday...Friday-Sunday.
The Vinton Shellsburg High School Theatre Department is presenting the musical Freaky Friday, a heartfelt comedy based on the novel by Mary Rodgers and the Disney films. The show features a cast and crew of (26) middle and high school students, see below for a full cast list.In Freaky Friday, an overworked mother and her teenage daughter magically swap bodies, and only have one day to find an magic hourglass to change back.
Murder at the Speakeasy, Friday, November 10
Happening THIS Friday, November 10, travel back to the roaring twenties to test your skills of deduction during this Murder Mystery fundraiser. The fun will be at the Vinton Country Club beginning at 6:30 p.m. and running until 10:00 p.m.Do you have the moxie to come to the Gatsby Speakeasy? This juice joint is the cat's meow, but watch out for the mobsters and their molls.
Steel Magnolias presented by the Wolf Creek Players in Dysart this weekend
This weekend the Wolf Creek Players will present Steel Magnolias at the Union Middle School in Dysart. The school is located at 505 West St.The show will be shown on Friday, November 3rd at 7:00 pm, Saturday, November 4th at 2:00 pm and at 7:00 pm, and Sunday, November 5th at 2:00 pm.Tickets are $10 each and $5 for children. (Group rates are available.
Switchback Returns November 12 to Farmers Mercantile
Switchback returns to Garrison for a Sunday afternoon of Celtic Soul and American Roots! Switchback is the award-winning duo of Brian FitzGerald and Martin McCormack. Drawing on traditional Celtic music and original Americana songs, they play an exciting mix of mandolin, guitar, and bass, with harmonies that have won them comparisons to the Louvin Brothers, Everly Brothers, and Simon & Garfunkel.
RED CEDAR CHAMBER MUSIC AT CENTER POINT LIBRARY
On Friday, October. 20, at 7:00 p.m., Red Cedar Chamber Music will hold a free concert at the Andersen Center Point Library, 720 Main St. The ensemble, two violins, viola, cello and clarinet, will play Brahms’s “Clarinet Quintet” and Krein’s “Jewish Sketches.” The performance, in the west main entrance area of the library, is sponsored
Weary Ramblers in Garrison on October 22
The newly formed Iowa folk duo, Weary Ramblers, will bring years of experience to the stage at Farmers Mercantile Hall in Garrison, with award-winning songwriting and chemistry. Chad Elliott and Kathryn Fox showcase multi-instrumental performances with tight harmonies and great storytelling. Join us for a Sunday afternoon of soulful folk-roots and some amazing fiddling!Weary Ramblers: "Bible Belt Saturday Night" Live @ FolkhouseOmahaYou can see the Weary Ramblers on Sunday, October 22 from 2-4:30 p.
RAGBRAI Documentary Coming to the Palace Thursday, night
The documentary, Shift, will be shown on Thursday night, at the Vinton Palace. The film will begin at 7:00 p.m.Can you find yourself in the middle of nowhere? The story of RAGBRAI is told through ground-breaking photography and intimate interviews with three riders and a pair of community leaders as they overcome extreme conditions and personal hurdles to find peace, redemption and clarity while bicycling across Iowa.
Linda McMann schedules stop at Vinton Public Library
The Vinton Public Library will host author, Linda McMann. McMann will speak on the topic of, "Prohibition in Eastern Iowa."Join her at the library on Tuesday, September 19 beginning at 2:00 p.m. The library is located at 510 2nd Ave., in Vinton.