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  • Blooming Acres – Fresh Evergreen Wreath Workshop

    Blooming Acres Florist and Gifts 221 First Street NE, Mount Vernon, IA, United States

    Create your own fresh evergreen wreath. Fresh greens, frame, wire, and ribbon provided. Extra decor available for purchase. Please bring gloves and pruners. Class is Dec. 9th 1:00-3:00pm Class and material fee is $45. Advance registration and payment is required. Call the shop or go to www.bloomingacresmv.com to register.

    $45
  • Santa’s Workshop – Early Out Holiday Make and Take

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

    We’ve turned the studio into Santa’s Workshop! Join us on Wednesday for $15 holiday make and take projects. Stop in anytime between 1:30 and 4:00. Mini canvas holiday paintings, salt dough snowmen, pine-cone gnomes and Christmas trees, and lots of other holiday ornament projects!

    $15
  • Farmer’s Market is CLOSED Today

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

    Farmer's Market is CLOSED Today

  • State of Our City Forum

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

    Mayor Jamie Hampton and Chris Nosbisch, City Administrator, will give an overview of accomplishments during the past year and goals for the future of Mount Vernon at a “State of Our City” forum. In addition to the overview, departmental leaders Nick Nissen, Public Works Director; Heather Flynn, Associate Planner for Planning and Zoning; an Matt […]

  • Emmy Nominated Tim Grimm plays LilFest Jan 26 – You’re Invited!

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

    Tim’s songs are full of the rural rumblings that have shaped his life—rich with descriptive details, and sung with warmth and intimacy—recognizing the inextinguishable national romance with the idea of the family farm and the vanishing landscape of rural America. He released the album, Heart Land in 2000, and on the strength of that recording, was named 2000’s “Best Discovery in Roots/Americana Music” by The Chicago Sun-Times. His albums Coyotes Dream and Names, led to his being named “2004 Male Artist of The Year” by the Freeform American Roots DJs.

    He has released 10 solo albums since 2000 (including the newest- The Turning Point), and 2 collaborations- Amber Waves (with Jason Wilber) and Wilderness Plots.

    $5 – $50
  • Barn Quilt Painting Class

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

    Paint a customized 2’ x 2’ barn quilt on exterior grade aluminum.  Select your design from our Catalog. We draw the design and you paint it in any color(s)* that you pick the day of the class using high gloss professional grade sign painters lettering enamel.  No skill required!!!  Anybody can do it.  The sign […]

    $50
  • 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: The Malvinas – a folk trio with a seriously original sound

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

    With roots all over North America The Malvina’s are a feminine and feminist FOLK trio with a seriously original sound.

    They are Gina Forsyth, Lisa Markley, and Beth Cahill. Each a solo artist, they play guitar, mandolin, fiddle, banjo.

    They rock with killer harmonies and a veritable smorgasbord of contemporary and traditional compositions that have you coming back for more.

    $5 – $50

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