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Live Music – Highway 151 Band – April 1st, 2017

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Highway 151 Band – 2016

Please join us for a night of live music by the Highway 151 Band performing April 1st at 7:30pm in the Uptown Theatre in the First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa.

About the Band

a picture of Highway 151 band members

Hwy 151 Band are from the Eastern Iowa area.

They are a group of musicians who have played in numerous bands throughout the area including Stormwatch, Top Side, Westwinds, The Naked Gypsies and the Stompers.

Their three part harmonies are a highlight of their musical sound.  Their instrumentation includes acoustic and bass guitar, mandolin, keyboard and percussion.

They cover several decades of music; songs like “Groovin” by The Young Rascals, Van Morrison’s “Moon Dance”, “Ring of Fire by Johnny Cash, and the classic “At Last” by the great Etta James.  They also play our originals like “Got to Be Kind” and “I’ve Got the Change” both written by Dan Hanlon.

Their website is: http://hwy151band.com/

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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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First Friday Art Reception for Laurie Zaiger

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East End Art cordially invites you to March’s First Friday Art Reception / Exhibit for Laurie Zaiger on March 3rd, 5:30-7:30pm in the Library (adjacent to the gallery) of the First Street Community Center.

Wine and light refreshments are served, for this casual reception. Come meet Laurie and see her slant on life thru her mixed media pieces.

Artist’s Statement

Little bottles, keys, small animal bones, trinkets, game pieces, bottle caps.
On and on. The list is long.
I pick up small treasures from the ground.
I dig through bins at resale shops.
For objects that hold history, small moments, everyday lives.
I imagine the lives.
The people who touched them, used them, cared for them.
Their transformation over time.
I work to honor their past.
I work to add them to the present.
I place them in my work.
To become timeless, layered, and altered.
Past and present to create new definitions, connections, emotions.
Connect me to you. My life to your life. My making to your knowing.

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