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QOV Ceremony to Honor Veterans Robert Wolfe and John Wolfe

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All are welcome to come for a short ceremony Saturday, January 28th at 1pm to help us honor John Wolfe, Veteran of WWII and his brother Robert Wolfe, Veteran of the Korean War at a Quilts of Valor ceremony.

The quilts made by the Quilts of Valor Foundation’s member volunteers are called Quilts of Valor, sometimes referred to as QOVs. They are awarded to U.S. military service members and veterans who have been touched by war. A Quilt of Valor is a lifetime award.  The QOV website currently shows 151,073 QOV’s awarded at this time.

Please come for a short ceremony and presentation of their quilts in the Uptown Theatre space in the First Street Community Center at 1pm, followed by a reception upstairs in the Library for refreshments.

From Kim Wolfe:

Here are the quilts going to John and Bob. I’m not sure which one to whom, Kelli Wolfe knows as she not only dyed the fabric and quilted them. Elayne, the CR Quilt coordinator for QoV, pieced the quilts. They are stunning in person!

For more information about Quilts of Valor see their website at:  http://www.qovf.org/

For more information about the person who made the quilts, Kelli Wolfe, see her website at: http://wolfequilting.com/

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Free Kids Music and Puppet Show by Balderdash Ditty – Saturday, January 21st, 2017

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Continuing a series of monthly kids puppet shows, Balderdash Ditty will be performing FREE for kids on Saturday January 21st, 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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MVAAC Winter Fundraiser – Tony Brown and Dan Johnson

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The Mount Vernon Area Arts Council’s (MVAAC’s) Winter Fundraiser performance will be Saturday, January 21st @ 6:30pm – 9:30pm.

Performing will be Tony Brown and Dan Johnson.

The event will start with a reception with wine and cheese at 6:30pm, with music beginning at 7:30pm.  In addition, Tony Brown will have paintings on display as well.

As with many events at the First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa this is a BYOB event with Uptown Theatre travel cups available to purchase – or bring yours from home.

Break out of your igloo and bring your friends to this fundraiser for the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council.

The suggested donation is $15.

The Mount Vernon Area Arts Council is a community organization that exists to increase the knowledge, understanding, appreciation and practice of the arts within our community.

See the MVAAC.org website or their Facebook page for more information.

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Auditions for MVLCT’s Production of Middletown by Will Eno

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The Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Theatre (MVLCT) will be having auditions for their production of Middletown, by Will Eno on January 15 and 16, 2017, in Mount Vernon’s First Street Community Center on the Uptown Theatre stage.

Auditions will be held both nights starting at 7pm.

Direct from the MVLCT.com website:

… We are looking for actors as well as technical crew–so if you are interested, please stop by on either night!

Middletown is a quirky dark comedy that explores the somewhat bizarre universe of small town America, and, of course, existential dread and all the accumulated experiences that make our “lives” what they are. Folks that have great comedic timing and understand script text that is very conversational and “back-and-forth” will be perfect for any of these roles…

Visit MVLCT.com for information about the play, the possible roles for this performance, access to a portion of the script, and more information!

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