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First Friday Art Reception and Exhibit for Sue Penn

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This building will be buzzing with activity this Friday!  Not only will we have the variety show and silent auction going on, but, wait there’s more!

East End Art cordially invites you to their First Friday Art Reception for Sue Penn, Friday, April 7th from 5:30-7:30pm.

The event is held in the Library (upstairs, adjacent to the gallery) of the First Street Community Center.  Refreshments and wine served for this casual reception.

Come meet Sue and see her exhibit of Mixed Media paintings.

Sue describes her interest in art:

“My passion is color, I love movement and texture. When I began painting again ten years ago and discovered Mixed Media, I was in Art Heaven! Nothing makes me happier than spending a day playing with my acrylics, stencils, stamps, and papers to see what materializes. I’m always learning, changing and refining what I’m creating. I never know what I’m going to do next.” SP

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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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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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