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Home Town Teams – Fundraiser Variety Show and Silent Auction

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Mount Vernon/Lisbon CDG is bringing the Smithsonian Exhibit “Home Town Teams: How Sports Shaped America” to Mount Vernon and Lisbon.

A fundraiser to support the exhibit is being held Friday, April 7th, and the First Street Community Center will be hosting a silent auction and a sports-themed variety show during this fundraiser.  The silent auction will take place throughout the evening and the items will be shown in the First Street Community Center hallways.

The Variety Show will start at 7:00pm and feature performances with themes such as:

– Chariots of Fire
– National Anthem
– Chicken Fat
– You’ve Gotta Have Heart – from Damn Yankees
– Truman Jordan – Volleyball
– Centerfield
– Get Your Head in the Game
– Casey on the Run
– Hey Mickey
– Darin Williams – Wrestling
– I’m Alright
– Kid Inside

Please come out to enjoy and support the the volunteers from the local community that are putting on parts of this variety show!

We will be one of six Iowa communities chosen to host the Smithsonian exhibit and will be the first community in Iowa to host this particular Smithsonian exhibit.  After Mount Vernon the exhibit will travel to Ottumwa, Guthrie Center, Jefferson, Ames and Conrad.

Fundraising efforts will continue throughout the year. There will be several ways to donate including through One Mission www.onemissionfundraising.com.

More information is available through (319) 210-9935.

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Free Kids Music and Puppet Show by Balderdash Ditty – Saturday, March 18th, 2017

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Continuing a series of monthly kids puppet shows, Balderdash Ditty will be performing FREE for kids on Saturday March 18th, there will be 2 shows: 10:30am and 11:30am in the Uptown Theatre.  Come join the fun!

The shows will feature performances by Balderdash Ditty, which is composed of Mount Vernon residents Dale Beeks, Kim Benesh, Braden Rood and Emily Beeks.

The presentation will be interactive, based on a theme, with music and puppets for children accompanied by an adult.

This series of shows are performed on the third Saturday of each month through April. There will be two performances each day, at 10:30 and 11:30 am.

Dates of upcoming shows are Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18, and April 15.

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MVLCT’s Theatre Production of Will Eno’s Middletown

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Header portion of poster for MiddleTown play

The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Theatre (MVLCT) will be presenting “Middletown” in the Uptown Theatre in the First Street Community Center of Mount Vernon, Iowa.

This modern comedy about life in a small town will have performances, March 9-11 @7:30pm and March 12th @2pm.

At the MVLCT’s website they describe the play:

Middletown is a deeply moving and funny new play exploring the universe of a small American town. As a friendship develops between longtime resident John Dodge and new arrival Mary Swanson, the lives of the inhabitants of Middletown intersect in strange and poignant ways in a journey that takes them from the local library to outer space and points between.

Middle portion of poster for MiddleTown play

See if a “normal person” you know is playing a part on stage!  This list is from the MVLCT’s website as of February 9th, 2017.

  • Mrs. Swanson: Nikki Scheel
  • Female Tourist/Woman on Date/Attendant 2: Eva Giacomo
  • Aunt/Female Doctor/Intercom: Braden JP Rood
  • Librarian: Amy White
  • Public Speaker/Greg/Male Doctor: Bill Croghan
  • Male Tourist/Freelancer/Radio Host: Silas Young
  • Tour Guide/Attendant/Music Host: Amanda Bishop
  • Mechanic: Grant Freeman
  • Cop: Kim Benesh
  • John Dodge: Eric Teeter
  • Landscaper/Ground Control/Man on Date/Janitor: Anton Rood
  • Sweetheart: Betty McCleary

For more information about the MVLCT and this production click on the picture below to go to their website.

Footer portion of poster for MiddleTown play

* All images have been taken from the official poster with permission provided by the MVLCT

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Free Kids Music and Puppet Show by Balderdash Ditty – Saturday, February 18th, 2017

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Continuing a series of monthly kids puppet shows, Balderdash Ditty will be performing FREE for kids on Saturday February 18th, there will be 2 shows: 10:30am and 11:30am in the Uptown Theatre.  Come join the fun!

The shows will feature performances by Balderdash Ditty, which is composed of Mount Vernon residents Dale Beeks, Kim Benesh, Braden Rood and Emily Beeks.

The presentation will be interactive, based on a theme, with music and puppets for children accompanied by an adult.

This series of shows are performed on the third Saturday of each month through April. There will be two performances each day, at 10:30 and 11:30 am.

Dates of upcoming shows are Dec. 17, Jan. 21, Feb. 18, March 18, and April 15.

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