Entertainment
ACT 1 seeks to fill four new roles for 'Rex's Exes'; auditions Jan. 3-4
ACT I is announcing auditions for Rex's Exes. This new comedy the 2nd in the trilogy of the Verdeen cousins. ACT I performed The Red Velvet Cake War in 2014, Rex's Exes is the ne... In Depth: Victor Frankenstein
“Victor Frankenstein” plays the Palace this week, a reimagining of the oft-told tale by Mary Shelley. Catch this classic Friday, December 18 through Wednesday, December 23 at 7 pm, and ...
In Depth: \'The Peanuts Movie\' brings Schultz characters to big screen
The beloved Charles Schultz gang, Charlie Brown, Linus, Lucy, Sally, Schroeder, Peppermint Patty, Woodstock, and SNOOPY arrive this week to delight patrons young and old. “The Peanuts M...
Holiday Double Feature: Act 1 children preparing two Christmas plays
The ACT 1 children's Christmas presentation takes place this weekend in the Tilford Elementary Auditorium. The double feature includes a play called "A Very Hairy Christmas" which des... In Depth: \'The Martian\'
The most surprising thing about “The Martian” is how relaxed and funny it is.” ~ Matt Zoller Seitz
We anticipate astronomical crowds for “The Martian,” playing the...
\'Shrek the Musical:\' VSHS students to perform this weekend
One of the most popular movies at the Vinton Palace is coming in stage form to the Vinton-Shellsburg High School auditorium this weekend.
"Shrek the Musical" opens at 7 p.m. Fri... In Depth: 'Hotel Transylvania 2' brings scary animated humor to palace
Promising the same scary success and ghoulish good time of the original, “Hotel Translyvania 2” plays the Palace Friday, October 30 through Thursday, November 5 at 7 pm, and Saturday, ...
In Depth: A Walk In The Woods
I’m still flying high from last week’s movie. If you missed De Niro and Hathaway at the Palace, be sure to catch “The Intern” when it comes out on DVD. Such a funny and lov... Young actors invited to ACT 1 Christmas play auditions Sunday, Monday
ACT 1 of Benton County is announcing auditions for its Christmas plays.
This December we will be presenting 2 original Children’s Christmas Plays, “A Very Hairy Christmas&rdqu...
An older, wiser De Niro makes ‘Intern’ one of the year's best movies
The world is crazy, disconnected and in need of a wise voice of experience to gently guide it.
And Robert De Niro – who we mostly remember playing the part of one of those most desperate...