Legendary Norway High School baseball coach Jim Van Scoyoc will be on site to greet people as they visit the exhibit. Van Scoyoc, who was featured in the movie “The Final Season” later served as a pitching coach for the minor leagues in the Detroit Tigers organization and at Kirkwood Community College.
Wrestling legend Dan Gable will talk about the sport and his life, followed by a book-signing. His latest book, “A Wrestling Life: The Inspiring Stories of Dan Gable,” will be available for purchase. Gable is a retired Olympic wrestler and coach best known for his tenure as head coach at the University of Iowa where […]
Frances Luke Accord are an independent Chicago-based duo hailing originally from South Bend, Indiana. Both dedicated multi-instrumentalists and meticulous songwriters, Nicholas Gunty and Brian Powers distinguish their music with genre fluidity, buttery harmonies and acoustic ensembles.
Although prevailingly a modern folk band, FLA sip copious inspiration from Americana, jazz, soul, and rock.
Phil Heywood plays fingerstyle guitar with a bluesy swing and a bucketful of whatever it takes to turn an instrumental piece into an arresting lyrical narrative. His lucid playing encompasses the down-home rhythmic groove of a Mississippi John Hurt or Leadbelly, and the sheer fluidity and melodic flair of such contemporaries as Leo Kottke.
The internationally renowned Kottke handpicked Mr. Heywood to tour and perform duets with him. A soul-satisfying instrumentalist, Phil Heywood draws listeners in with his voice as well, singing in a warm, plainspoken baritone that blends smoothly with his rock-solid guitar work.
The MVLCT will be auditioning for their Fall show: Starmites
When
Sunday, August 5th at 7pm
Monday, August 6th at 7pm
Where
Uptown Theatre in the First Street Community Center
Starmites
Written By: Barry Keating and Stuart Ross (Forever Plaid)
Directed By: Joseph Williams
Music Director: Rebecca Fields-Moffitt
Show dates: Oct. 5 - 7th, 12th - 14th
The MVLCT will be auditioning for their Fall show: Starmites
When
Sunday, August 5th at 7pm
Monday, August 6th at 7pm
Where
Uptown Theatre in the First Street Community Center
Starmites
Written By: Barry Keating and Stuart Ross (Forever Plaid)
Directed By: Joseph Williams
Music Director: Rebecca Fields-Moffitt
Show dates: Oct. 5 - 7th, 12th - 14th
The A-Go-Gos, a Mount Vernon Volunteer Organization, proudly presents the 2018 Uptown Theatre Honors - An Evening Gala Celebrating the Arts on Saturday, October 20, 2018 starting with a 6:30 pm cocktail hour and 7:30 pm for the show.
This year's honorees are Johnny Krob, Mickey Woods, James & Catherine Kennedy, Beryl O’Connor and Damon Cole.
Tickets are $20 and an be purchased ahead of time at Bauman's in Mount Vernon, or you call the Reservation Line (319) 895-8060. Tickets are also available at the door.
Come join us to celebrate these wonderful people and their contributions to the arts!
“Meet Me Where They Play the Blues!” That is the invitation from jazz musician Eddie Piccard.
The Eddie Piccard Quartet and the Busch Brothers will once again join forces at the First Street Community Center in Mount Vernon on Saturday, November 10, at 7:30 pm. The program will likely include “Pete Kelly’s Blues,” “The St. Louis Blues,” “The Salt Lake City Blues,” and many other blues songs and traditional jazz numbers.
“The blues is quintessentially American,” Eddie says. “The music grew out of the songs of Afro-American slaves and field hands in the South. The blues contains so many emotions, including joy, sorrow, and determination. The words may at first sound down, but the music always brings you up.
We love playing for the audience that comes to the Mount Vernon events, and we know people will love hearing this music. It’s classic.”
