Events And Activities
Pink Stiletto Soirée, Thursday, April 24
The Pink Stiletto Soirée, will be held on Thursday, April 24 from 6-8:30 p.m. at the Belle Plaine Area Museum. The Museum is located at 904 12th St, in Belle Plaine. This is a great ladies night out event with freebies, door prizes, multiple presenters, and wine tasting. Tickets for the event are $15 each at the door or prepurchased at Cornerstone Pharmacy, or visit the BP Athena Club Facebook page. Join VPRD for Bingo Night, Sunday, February 23
Are you and the kids tired of being cooped up in the house this week? Bring your friends and family and join in the fun at Bingo Night! Vinton Parks and Rec Department will host the community at the Vinton Skate Center on Sunday, February 23 from 4-6 p.m. The Skate Center will be the site for a fun night of Bingo! The Skate Center is located at 1703 C Ave. East Central Iowa Stem Festival, Sunday, April 6
On Sunday, April 6, area children will have an opportunity to participate in the East Central Iowa Stem Festival. The event will be held from 2-4:00 p.m. at the Belle Plaine Community High School, located at 1610 13th Ave. in Belle Plaine. The event is a FREE out of this world fun time for kids!There will be over 30 activities which include:Co Writing Essentials, Novel Ideas that go into Writing a book Class Series
Join Jean Wilson (writing as J L Wilson) to discover the steps that go into crafting a novel. J L has 40 books in print and can give you an idea of the who, what, where, and how of publishing. Join her in one or all of these workshops, each 60-90 minutes long:*Saturday, March 15th, 2025 @ 9am: Class 1Gives you the basic tools of the trade: what goes into a novel, how to determine point of view, your author voice, software to use - the nitty-gritty.
‘Space Stations' Tuesday, February 25, 6:00 p.m. at the library
Join us for an out of this world adventure! Kids will design their own spacecraft, build a moon base, and discover how telescopes like the James Webb capture stunning images of our universe. With interactive stations and plenty of creativity, this stellar adventure will bring the wonders of space to life! Designed for elementary aged learners and their families. Game night Fun at the Vinton Public Library Thursday, February 13
Join us for Game Night at the Library! We will have Unstable Unicorns, Scrabble, Pictionary and Scattergories available. Stop in for some fun! Kids 12 and under will need to be accompanied by an adult. See you at the Library!When? Thursday, February 13, 2025 at 6:00 p.m.The Library is located at 510 2nd Ave. in Vinton. Adventures in Bookclubbing: Authors with Red Hair February 20
Join us for our monthly book club where you pick the book! This month we reading books written by authors with red hair. Get creative and have fun with it! We're meeting at two different times; pick the session that works best for you!*Thursday, February 20th, 2025, at Noon*Thursday, February 20th, 2025, at 6pm Lions Club 5th Annual Beef & Noodles Fundraiser
Join us on Saturday, March 8, from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm for our 5th Annual Beef & Noodles fundraiser. You can either dine in or grab and go. Everything will take place at the Fire Station in Garrison. We will also be handing out the items you ordered during our food sales drive at the same time.The menu will be homemade Beef & Noodles, green beans, a roll, and fruit. IT’S TIME FOR Z102.9’S GOWN TOWN!
Z102.9’s Gown Town is coming Sunday, February 23rd from noon to 3 p.m. Anyone in high school who needs a prom dress and/or accessories can get them for free from Z102.9 at the Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center on Boyson Road in Hiawatha. Share your donations of dresses, separates, shoes, jewelry and accessories now so everyone can look their best! Drop donations at: Herteen & Stocker Jewelers on Dubuque Street in Downtown Iowa City The Kirkwood Linn County Regional Center on Boyson Road in Hiawatha D’LUXE TUX at Citywide Cleaners at 1960 51st Street N.