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MVAAC Community Mural Project – Public Meeting

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The MVAAC Board invites you to participate in a mural discussion at 7 pm, Thursday, January 26, 2017, at the First Street Community Center’s (old Middle School) library.

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The Mount Vernon Area Arts Council (MVAAC) is sponsoring a Community Mural, a project that includes soliciting input from students and residents.

The purpose of the meeting is to generate ideas and themes for the mural, which will be located on the concrete wall that separates the parking lots south of Main Street. Currently you can see temporary signage at this location; you may have seen “Coming Spring 2017 Community Mural” on this wall just off Hwy 1.

Mount Vernon High School graduate Strider Patton, now an educator and muralist in San Francisco, is facilitating the project. Strider has met with Mount Vernon art teachers as well as students and will lead the January discussion. He’ll turn resident and student ideas & concepts into the mural design. Painting is scheduled for May 2017.

Community murals have been shown to underscore economic development as well as enhance community spirit and cohesiveness. Your input and participation are valued. It’ll be fun!

If you prefer, or if you will not be able to attend January 26, email your ideas, comments and/or questions to [email protected] or [email protected]. And, please, invite friends & neighbors to the event. All are welcome.

For more information see the MVAAC.org website.

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Home for the Holidays – A Christmas Cabaret with Amy Stoner

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The First Street Community Center’s Uptown Theatre is proud to be hosting a wonderful musical performer, Amy Stoner on Friday, December 9th @ 7:30pm.

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We invite you to join cabaret chanteuse Amy Friedl Stoner for an evening of holiday music and laughter.

Mixing traditional Christmas songs with contemporary holiday tunes, Amy and her band will remind you of your favorite songs and introduce you to new ones.

For the performance in the Uptown Theatre this evening Amy is thrilled to be joined by Cameron Sullenberger, Luke Viertel, John Hall & Tim Crumley.

The Uptown Theatre with it’s intimate layout almost erases the separation of stage and audience to let you really feel the performance and not just watch it from a distance.

Get your tickets early before this popular event sells out!

Tickets are available at:

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The 2nd Annual Mount Vernon ART WALK – November 5th, 2016

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The 2nd Annual Mount Vernon Art Walk will be Saturday, November 5th from 11am-4pm.

There will be Art Stops along 3 blocks — all are on or just off of main street — watch for the red balloons. Each Art Stop will offer refreshments, have a special exhibit, or offer something fun and arty.

The walk is setup so that you can park once, then start at either the East or West end of 1st Street. You can start at any location and visit the art stops in any order.  There is free parking and free admission.

Enjoy complimentary light refreshments along the way.  You might even be tempted to treat yourself to the shortbread at First Brick, the coffee & home-baked goodies at Fuel, and lunch at Palisades Cafe and Skillet Cafe.

The shops participating are:

  1. First Brick Art Gallery – 224 First St SW
  2. Ben & Flo’s – 224 First St SW
  3. One Tree Wood – Under Lincoln Wine Bar on 2nd Ave
  4. Palisades Cafe – Optional Lunch Stop (11-2) 117 First St NW
  5. Iron Leaf Press – 102 First St SW
  6. Liberty Iron Works – 117 First Ave NW
  7. Skillet Cafe – Optional Lunch Stop (11-2) 101 First St NE
  8. Fuel…Art & Espresso – 103 First St NE
  9. The Twig & Fairy Room – Old School Shops 221 First St NE
  10. East End Art – Old School Shops 221 First St NE

Call or Text for more information: (319) 535 – 0828

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First Friday Art Reception for Denise Murphy

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Please join East End Art for our First Friday Art Reception for Denise Murphy on Friday, November 4th from 5:30pm to 7:30pm in the Library (adjacent to the gallery) in the First Street Community Center.

Light refreshment served, for this casual (come as you are) meetup. The public is welcome. Come and meet Denise, she has a great collection of her current project “365 Series.” All exhibit items are available to purchase.

Denise Murphy lives in Mount Vernon, Iowa with her husband and two teenage sons. She has a Bachelor of Science in Computer Graphics. As the VP of the Mount Area Arts Council she has been focused on children’s art education and strategic planning. She chaired the LHAF in 2015 and 2016 and is planning on it again in 2017.

Denise’s Alcohol Inks paintings have been displayed most recently at the University of Iowa Pappa John BioMedical Center, LHAF 2015, Palisades Café and currently at East End Arts gallery in Mount Vernon, Iowa and the Art Cellar in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Denise and her husband Robert also host the Portrayal of Mount Vernon show which will be on display at the Palisades Café’ Dec 13- Jan 29th, 2017.

Her most recent project is to create an Alcohol Inks Painting everyday of 2016, titled the “365 Series”. It’s on track so far…

She also works at ACT in Iowa City, Iowa.

East End Art Logo 600wEast End Art Gallery hosts a featured gallery artist and a reception every first Friday of each month in the First Street Community Center’s Library meeting space.

The artist will be available to visit with.  The exhibit will stay up for the rest of the month, until the next reception.

We invite the public to join us, no reservation, or fees and dress casual… just come!

We hope you can join us for this special event!

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