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    Live Music – Phil Heywood –

    The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

    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.

    $5 – $50

  • Starmites

    Auditions for Starmites – Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Theatre

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    The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

    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

  • Starmites

    Auditions for Starmites – Mount Vernon-Lisbon Community Theatre

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    The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

    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

  • Collage of Johnny Krob, Mickey Woods, James & Catherine Kennedy, Beryl O’Connor and Damon Cole

    2018 Uptown Theatre Honors — Gala Celebrating the Arts

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    The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

    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!

    $20

  • poster for Eddie Piccard Jazz concert

    Meet Me Where They Play the Blues – Eddie Piccard Jazz and The Busch Brothers

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    The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

    “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.”

    $15

  • Magical Night 2018

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    The 28th annual Magical Night event will take place Thursday, Nov. 29, from 5 to 8 p.m. at several locations throughout Uptown Mount Vernon.

    Magical Night in Mount Vernon, Iowa is a celebration of holiday magic that begins on the lawn of the First Street Community Center, at 5 pm, Santa himself will be throwing the switch unveiling Mount Vernon’s holiday lights on our historic one-of-a-kind building...

    FREE

  • Radoslav Lorkovic plays Mount Vernon’s LilFest

    The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

    Radoslav Lorković began touring at age 20 with Iowa City's Bo Ramsey and the Sliders. Lorković entered the band having mastered the styles of boogie-woogie greats such as Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Freddie Slack etc..

    Ramsey’s influence drove Lorković deeper to the core of the blues. The music of Howlin’ Wolf, Muddy Waters and Little Walter shifted Lorković’s focus to the basics as he began to draw from the styles of Otis Spann and Pinetop Perkins.

    His tenure on the R&B and folk circuits has culminated in five critically acclaimed solo recordings and numerous appearances on the recordings of and performances with artists including Odetta, Jimmy LaFave, Ribbon of Highway Woody Guthrie Tribute, Greg Brown, Richard Shindell, Ellis Paul, Ronny Cox, Dave Moore, Andy White, and Bo Ramsey.

    $5 – $50

  • LilFest Presents – Suzie Vinnick – Roots and Blues Music

    The Uptown Theatre, First Street Community Center The Uptown Theatre, 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

    A Saskatoon native transplanted to the Niagara Region of Ontario, Suzie Vinnick is the proud owner of a gorgeous voice, prodigious guitar and bass chops, and an engagingly candid performance style. Her career has seen triumph after triumph. Among her most recent successes: being nominated for a 2018 Canadian Folk Music Award for Producer of […]

    $5 – $50

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