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1st Friday Art Exhibit – Lianne Westcot – March 4th

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Lianne Westcot Painting

On Friday the 4th of March please join East End Art for our FIRST FRIDAY Art Exhibit featuring acyrlic landscape painter, Lianne Westcot. Come enjoy light refreshments, meet Lianne and schmooze with other artists.

This exhibit is in the library, adjacent to the gallery, in the First Street Community Center.

Lianne’s formal training includes a degree in Graphic Design from Iowa State University, as well as fine art study of drawing, watermedia, and hand lettering. While a student, her work was selected for the Iowa College Salon and Iowa State Fair Fine Art Exhibition as a Merit Award Recipient.

I love the Midwest countryside and its vignettes and vistas. I am a native Iowan and my parents were trained horticulturalists. Growing up in rural Iowa, the countryside was an important part of life. I find inspiration in the farms, fields, and nature areas of the local countryside.

– Lianne Westcot, acrylic landscape artist.

Lianne shows her Local Landscapes collection in juried art shows, exhibitions, and galleries. Worthy of note is a 30′ x 4′ panorama permanently installed at Cedar Ridge Vineyards (“Seasons of Cedar Ridge“) and three original paintings purchased for the permanent collection of Mercy Hospital, Iowa City.


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Once again, please join East End Art and Lianne Westcot for a reception on Friday, March 4th. 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.

We hope you can join us for this special event!


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Help Send Liam to the Irish Dance World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland!

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Liam McCormack

Help Dance Arts Iowa raise $2000.00 for Liam and his Irish dancing adventure to Scotland! 

Liam McCormack is a Freshman at Cornell College and instructs students in Irish Dance at Dance Arts Iowa (DAI) –  a non-competitive studio.

Liam has qualified for the Irish Dance World Championships in Glasgow, Scotland in March 2016.

The purpose of the fundraiser is to help Liam with travel and living expenses while in Scotland.

Join us Sunday, February 14 at 6:00 pm in the Uptown Theatre in the First Street Community Center to meet Liam. Liam and Dance Arts Iowa’s Irish dancers will present Irish dance.  Jenny Deininger leads the Irish I group while Liam leads the Irish II and III groups.

Thank you!

BTW: If you are looking for another way to donate, you can donate directly here: Donate: Send Liam to Irish Dance World Championships!


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This event will be held in the First Street Community Center, inside the Uptown Theatre.

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February’s “Music on Saturdays” Lineup Has Been Released

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MVAAC LogoThe Mount Vernon Area Arts Council presents ‘Music on Saturday’s’ at the First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa.  Performances are FREE and open to the public. We will start on Saturday, February 6th.  Performances will be from 11 – 1 pm.

The musicians will be performing live music in the hallway area(s) to entertain you while you browse.

Bring your friends and family and stop over.  Escape the cold February weather and enjoy some wonderful music!

In February our musicians will be:


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Democratic Caucus Location for Mount Vernon North

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The First Street Community Center is going to be full of excitement tonight!  February 1st, 2016, our building is the Mount Vernon, North, Democratic caucus location.

If you are a Mount Vernon resident and live North of 1st Street, this is your caucus location for the Democratic party.

If you are a Mount Vernon resident and live South of 1st Street, your Democratic party caucus location is the High School.

The Republican party caucus location is at the Cornell College Small Multi-Sport Center.

The caucus starts at 7pm statewide.  You must be in the registration line or signed in by 7 p.m. to participate in the caucuses.

Be sure to arrive early to get checked in, arriving at least 30 minutes early is generally a good idea.


For more information please use any of the following links:

To find you precinct/polling place:  Iowa Secretary of State

Iowa Democratic Party

Iowa Republican Party


Iowa Caucus – Photo by DonkeyHotey

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