Regional Arts and Music Listings for Weekend Events
Weekend events span Bluegrass Festival at Meskwaki Bingo-Casino Hotel with multiple show times and ticket options, Riverside Theatre I Love You You're Perfect Now Change in Iowa City, Craft Festival in Central Park Washington, Moscow Ballet Nutcracker auditions in Cedar Rapids, Pony Blues Fest in Sigourney, IRENEW Energy Expo in Hiawatha, Jakway Septemberfest near Aurora, Carver Hawkeye Arena Arts Show in Iowa City, Doli Toy Show in Maquoketa. Various contact numbers and prices noted.
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Riverside Theatre
Joe DiPietro
Iowa City
Riversidetheatre.org
Moscow Ballet
Crowne Plaza Hotel & Convention Center
Cedar Rapids
the Paramount
Swamp Fox Festival Expands With New Events in Marion
The 12th annual Swamp Fox Festival in Marion adds Fox Hunt scavenger event in downtown, Market in the Park, an ice cream social, and a Saturday history program at the Marion Heritage Center. Gary Keeppel of the Marion Chamber of Commerce says more activities aim to boost participation. The festival runs four days starting today, honoring Revolutionary War hero Francis Marion.
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Cindy Hadish
Arion
Gary Keeppel
Marion Chamber of Commerce
Marion
Marion Square Park
City Square Park
Marion Metro Kiwanis
Rose Franceschini
Branson
Francis Marion
Marion Heritage Center
Expanded Swamp Fox festival adds activities and parade
Marion hosts the Swamp Fox Festival with a mural by hundreds at the center on Sixth Avenue and 10th Street. The parade from Marion High School to City Square Park features a Navy flyover and heritage theme. A Swamp Fox Activity Center opens at 11 a.m. with a kids bounce house and slide. festival buttons cost 2 dollars. Shuttle runs noon to 4 p.m. A semi pro football game between the Iowa Stars and Minnesota Maulers is canceled with no reason given.
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South Carolina
Marion
Center
Sixth Avenue
10Th Street
Marion High School
City Square Park
U.S. Navy
Marion Library
Depot Pavilion
City Hall
Marion Chamber
Vernon Middle School
Granger House Museum
Oak Shade Cemetery
Thomas Park
Iowa Stars
Minnesota Maulers
Swamp Fox Festival Weekend Schedule Highlights
A multi day lineup in Marion features the Star Talent Search at Marion High School Auditorium at 6 30 p m Friday events include Mayor's Swamp Fox Golf Tournament Old Settlers Celebration and a city park picnic plus concerts and dance acts at City Square Park Saturday offers a 3 on 3 basketball challenge a Swamp Fox 8K Run a car show a parade and family activities at various venues including the Marion Heritage Center Granger House and Oak Shade Cemetery with tours and workshops through Sunday and ongoing all weekend tours at Historic Marion and more details at swampfoxfestival com.
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Indian Creek Country Club
Old Settlers
Marion Library
Marion Heritage Center
Twir-N-Talent Baton & Poms
Marion & de Witt
City Square Park
Rockwell Chorus
Marion
Orquesta de Jazz Y
Marion Jaycees
Thomas Park
Marion High School
Francis ‘Swamp Fox
Linn-Mar
Tenth Street
New Horizons
Granger House
Fox Hunt
Oak Shade
Oak Shade Cemetery
Edgar Bearchild reads from first collection in a decade
Tama County poet Edgar Bearchild presents 23 poems in the persona of Young Bear at Clapp Auditorium University of Iowa with soprano Anne Foradori and pianist Valerie Cisler. Libby Larsen songs, free, 75 minutes, 8 p.m. broadcast on WSUI. Exhibition at History Center Cedar Rapids features quilts and lectures on Verdi centenary with scholars Parker Budden Petrobelli Gossett at Voxman.
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John Kenyon
Gazette
Ray Young Bear
Rock Island ‘Hiking Club
Prairie Lights Books
University of Iowa Press
Young Bear
Tama County
Edgar Bearchild
Wsui-Am
University of Iowa
Clapp Auditorium
Anne Foradori
Valerie Cisler
University of Nebraska At Kearney
Libby Larsen
Belle Starr
Calamity Jane
Willa Cather
History Center
Cedar Rapids
The
Center
East Iowa
Verdi
Voxman Music
Roger Parker
Cambridge University
Voxman
Julian Budden
Pierluigi Petrobelli
University of Rome- la Sapienze
Philip Gossett
University of Chicago
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Spirit Hill
West Branch
Iowa Women’s Music Festival
Highway 30
Tama
Central Park
Washington
Keokuk County Fairgrounds
Sigourney
Pony Bluez
Patrick Hazell
Daddy-O & the Blewtoniums
Prairiewoods Franciscan Center
Hiawatha
Irenew.com
Jakway Park
Aurora
Carver- Hawkeye Arena
Jackson County Fairgrounds
Maquoketa
the Merchants of
Historic
Swampfoxfestival.com
Arts Pulse
First Ave
Accent
A&e
7Th Ave
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