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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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MVAAC – Winter Potluck, Concert & Fundraiser – Feb. 6

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MVAAC Winter Fundraiser

The First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa is hosting the Mount Vernon Area Arts Council’s Annual Winter Potluck, Concert & Fundraiser on February 6th.

The potluck starts at 5:30pm in the Library, followed by a concert at 7:00pm in the Uptown Theatre.

The concert features two musical groups:

Deep Dish Divas
The Awful Purdies

Bring your families, bring your friends, BYOB, and bring a dish to share at the potluck. Pulled pork will be provided, however, you are encouraged to bring a side dish or two to share with everyone else.

Don’t forget, this is a fundraiser. So, if after all of this great food and incredible entertainment you are in the mood to donate $$ to help support the wonderful programs the MVAAC puts on throughout the year – bring your wallet too! A suggested donation of $10 is what their poster says. I don’t think they’d mind if you gave a little more or even a little less, whatever you can afford will help.

MVAAC_LogoFor more information see the MVAAC.org’s website.

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This Saturday – Marionette Puppet Show – Don Quixote – by the Edgar Wibble Puppet Theatre

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The First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa is pleased to announce a wonderfully talented theatre troop performing with some “strings attached” this Saturday.

There will be two performances: January 16th @ 11:00 am and 1:00 pm. Tickets are: $4.00.

Picture of a marionette of Don Quixote by the Edgar Wibble Puppet Theatre

This rendition of “The ingenious gentleman Don Quixote of La Mancha” is loosely based on the classic novel from 1605. It begins with the hand puppet short “Once Upon a Time Machine” and brings to life an old world form of entertainment for a new age audience.

There’s truly something for everyone here, with virtuoso flamenco guitar music, stringed puppets over 30” tall, and a 30 foot wide stage where puppets and performers blend and blur fantasy and reality.

The shows main theme is just plain fun, but it also touches on the magic of literature and how “Too much sanity may be madness. And maddest of all, to see life as it is and not as it should be.”

Click HERE to purchase tickets.

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Mount Vernon Family Holiday Talent Showcase

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The First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon, Iowa is excited to be hosting a variety of talented performers this Saturday, December 19th, from 4pm- 7pm.

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Photo by St. George’s School

Come on over and join in the celebration of the season and enjoy the various performances.  The organizer of the event describes it on their Facebook page as:

This is the first Mount Vernon Family Holiday Showcase. The purpose of this event is to give the children of Mount Vernon/Lisbon area to get together and perform for each other and their families anything they want related to the holiday season. Kids can show art, share poems, dance, play music, etc.

You name it… This to share and enjoy the holiday season together as a community showcasing the talents and expressions of our children.

Looking forward to sharing expressions/performances about Christmas, Hanukkah, Kwanzaa, Boxing Day, Winter Solstice, and even Festivus!!!

More information can be found at the event’s Facebook page.

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