NOTE: Due to scheduling conflicts this reception is on the 2nd Friday of the month, April the 8th from 5:30pm – 7:30pm.
We cordially invite you to a reception & art exhibit for Amy Bishop. Amy’s art journey has taken her down many paths from photography, to alcohol ink, paper collage, encaustics and intuitive painting.
Come meet Amy and see her exhibit.
Wine and light refreshments served in the Library (adjacent to the gallery) in the First Street Community Center.
The public is welcome. Bring a friend and enjoy the event together!
Once again, please join East End Art and Amy Bishop for a reception on Friday, April 8th. Light refreshments will be served and her wonderful artwork will be on display.
The reception will be held in the Library, next door to the East End Art Gallery, at the First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa.
The First Street Community Center’s Uptown Theatre is proud to host award-winning singer/songwriters Chad Elliott & Claudia Nygaard performing as part of the LilFest 2016 Spring Music Series in Mount Vernon, Iowa. This performance will take place April 2nd from 8pm – 10pm.
A California native living in Nashville, Tennessee, Claudia Nygaard is the owner of a gorgeous, powerful voice and performs with a sweet mixture of engaging candidness and unparalleled musicianship.
Claudia has performed at over 150 fairs and festivals in 47 states and across Europe, and was chosen one of the Emerging Artists at the Falcon Ridge Folk Festival in New York.
Chad Elliott, of Coon Rapids, Iowa, joins Claudia in a new pairing. He has recently recorded “Wreck and Ruin” in Nashville with platinum record producer Ken Coomer, and drummer of Wilco, Uncle Tupelo, and Steve Earle’s band.
His Americana song-style and extraordinary voice puts him on the road for 200 performances a year; often with greats like Odetta, Tom Paxton, Loudon Wainwright III, R.L. Burnside, Greg Brown, Bo Ramsey.
BOTH PERFORMERS are back in Mount Vernon by popular demand after previous performances here. Their virtuosity, talent and stage presence will take your breath away, and then their song ideas, humility and personality will bring you back to your senses. It doesn’t get much better than this.
The LilFest Series at Uptown Theatre in the First Street Community Center. This series brings world quality performances to an intimate concert setting. Claudia and Chad follow in the footsteps of performers like James Lee Stanley, Nathan Bell, Barefoot Wonder, Guy Mendilow, and Radoslav Lorković.
The LilFest 2016 Spring Music Series artists include: The Sweet Potatoes, Eric Taylor and Phil Heywood.
Suggested contribution is $15.00. Subscription Sponsorships for the series $80 each ensures center-front section seating if received by April 1.
The First Street Community Center’s Uptown Theatre will have some good old Classic Country Music played live by Johnny K and the Playboys with their Ray Price Tribute Show.
The performance is March 26th (tonight) from 7pm – 9pm.
Admission is only $5.
You are welcome to bring your own pop, wine, or beer, but you must drink it in a $5 theater cup which are available for sale at the concert.
We are thrilled to have so many upcoming classes in our building. Check them out, sign up for the ones that interest you and tell your friends to sign up too!
Don’t forget you can always see the upcoming classes by using the drop down menu item under the “Events” menu item in our main menu.
