Weekend in Winterset • February 11

It’s a movie-tastic week here in Winterset! Enjoy three great films in the next six days—and they’re all ones that you can take your kids to!


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This Weekend

Trivia Night

Friday • February 12 • 6:00pm
Jackson Building • Winterset Community Education Foundation

Round-up a team of your favorite people, or enter individually, for this fundraiser to support the Winterset Community Education Foundation. Either way, it’s sure to be a fun night out for a great cause! All money raised will go towards funding valuable classroom enhancements, scholarships, and other enrichment items for our school district.


Sing 2

Friday & Saturday at 7:00pm, Sunday at 2:00pm
The Iowa Theater

Can-do koala Buster Moon and his all-star cast of animal performers prepare to launch a dazzling stage extravaganza in the glittering entertainment capital of the world. There’s just one hitch—he has to find and persuade the world’s most reclusive rock star to join them. What begins as Buster’s dream of big-time success soon becomes an emotional reminder of the power of music to heal even the most broken heart. PG-13, 1hr 50min


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Next Week

Cadet Choir Camp

Monday • February 14 • 8:00 – 11:00am
Madison County Music Co.

All Kindergarten, 1st and 2nd graders who love to sing are invited to join Heartland Youth Choir in Madison County for a morning of fun music-making at Cadet Choir Camp! Campers will learn two songs to perform at the Heartland Youth Choir concert on Sunday, February 20th, at 4:00pm. The camp and the concert will both take place at Winterset First United Methodist Church, 309 E Jefferson, Winterset.


Paddington 2

Monday • February 14th • 2:00pm
The Iowa Theater

Settled in with the Brown family, Paddington the bear is a popular member of the community, who spreads joy and marmalade wherever he goes. One fine day, he spots a pop-up book in an antique shop – the perfect present for his beloved aunt’s 100th birthday. When a thief steals the prize book, Paddington embarks on an epic quest to unmask the culprit before Aunt Lucy’s big celebration. 2017, PG, 1hr 44 min


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Tuesdays at Twelve Online Program

Tuesday • February 15 • Noon
Iowa Quilt Museum

When we think of the women’s suffrage movement, we often think of Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony, the leaders of the movement. Beyond these two fascinating women, many other women were doing their part to fight for a universal-suffrage amendment to the U.S. Constitution. Join the Iowa Quilt Museum on Tuesday for an online chat with four quilt artists from their current exhibit, “Deeds Not Words: Celebrating 100 Years of Women’s Suffrage.”

Learn more about:

  • How Amelia Jenks Bloomer and her association with the women’s clothing reform style known as bloomers led quilt artist, Robin Schwalb to create her quilt.
  • How the Declaration of Sentiments, written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a huge inspiration for Adrienne Yorinks.
  • How Joan Schulze was inspired by Inez Milholland Boissevain who was seated on a white horse leading the Woman Suffrage Association’s parade in Washington, DC in March 1913.
  • How the words of the Nineteenth Amendment, a grand tour de force, became the background of Hope Wilmarth’s quilt.

This is a free event, but advanced registration is necessary to access the link.


Advanced Seed Starting Webinar

Wednesday • February 16th • 6:00 – 7:00pm
Master Gardener Winter Webinar Series at the Winterset Public Library

There is more to seed germination than many people realize. In this session, participants will discuss the importance of environmental control, stratification and scarification techniques, and other tips to improve germination of temperate or tricky species.


Pretty In Pink

Wednesday • February 16th • 7:00pm
The Iowa Theater

Andie (Molly Ringwald) is an outcast at her Chicago high school, hanging out either with her older boss (Annie Potts), who owns the record store where she works, or her quirky classmate Ducky (Jon Cryer), who has a crush on her. When one of the rich and popular kids at school, Blane (Andrew McCarthy), asks Andie out, it seems too good to be true. As Andie starts falling for Blane, she begins to realize that dating someone from a different social sphere is not easy. 1986, PG-13, 1hr 36 min


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Planning Ahead

Little League Baseball/Softball Registration

Deadline February 19th


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Two Watercolor Painting Classes

Saturday • February 19 • 9:00 am – Noon AND 1:00 – 4:00pm
Winterset Art Center

Instructor Mayela Fonseca is returning to the Winterset Art Center to lead two more sessions on watercolor painting. Painters of all abilities are invited for the morning session (9:00 to Noon) on February 19th. The afternoon session will build upon fundamentals covered in the morning session. Fees per session are $31.00 for WAC member and $35.00 for non-members. All supplies are provided.

Email: wintersetart2016@gmail.com to reserve your spot as there are a limited number of spots available. The instructor has requested that people not been fully vaccinated wear a mask.


Intro to the Stage

Saturday • February 19 • 9:00 – 11:00am
The Winterset Stage

If being on stage is one of your ‘bucket list’ items, if you’ve thought about getting involved in a production but you feel a little rusty since your high school theater days, if you’ve been involved in a recent production but want to bump up your acting skills, or if you just want to have a little FUN, you’re invited to attend the “Introduction to the Stage” Workshop with The Winterset Stage.

Led by members of The Winterset Stage board of directors, this completely relaxed and non-threatening two-hour workshop will cover:

  • Stage Lingo & Vocabulary
  • How to get the most from a script
  • Basics of blocking and stage movement
  • Auditioning Basics

There is no cost for this workshop and it’s open to all! (Although it’s geared toward adults and older youth.) If you’d like to audition for The Odd Couple, this would be a great way to prepare.*

(*You don’t have to attend this workshop to be able to audition and you don’t have to audition if you attend this workshop.)

Winterset Art Center Pancake Breakfast

Saturday • February 26 • 7:00 -11:00am
American Legion Hall


Auditions for The Odd Couple (female version)

Sunday • February 27 • 6:00pm OR Monday • February 28 • 7:00pm
The Winterset Stage

Unger and Madison are at it again! Florence Unger and Olive Madison, that is, in Neil Simon’s hilarious contemporary comic classic: the female version of The Odd Couple.

The Winterset Stage will produce this classic story April 21st through 24th under the direction of Teddi Yaeger and YOU’RE invited to auditions which will be held on Sunday, February 27th, at 6:00pm, and Monday, February 28th, at 7:00pm, both at the Iowa Theater. Interested actors need to attend just one session, and are asked to sign up in advance at: www.TheWintersetStage.org. You won’t need to prepare anything in advance. Scripts will be provided for reading scenes during the audition.

Any questions can be directed to info@TheWintersetStage.org or 515-462-5156.


Mother & Son Dance

Friday • March 25 • 7:00 – 8:30pm
Winterset High School Commons

Any boys ages 4-10(ish) are invited to bring special lady in his life to dance the night away and support the Winterset Student Council. The StuCo is raising money to enroll students in leadership conferences and camps that provide students with a strong base of leadership skills to prepare them for tackling future leadership roles.

Registration is $15 per couple and $5 for each additional boy for this semi-dressy event. A wrist corsage can also be purchased for an extra $10. There will be refreshments, a photo booth, door prizes, contests, and, of course, music and dancing!


Driveway Painting Fundraiser

April 23rd & 24th
Place your order by March 31st
WHS Vocal Boosters

The Winterset High School Vocal Boosters are offering you an opportunity to show your school spirit! Sign up to have your driveway painted with 3′ x 3′ Husky or ‘W’ insignia for $50. For an additional $25, you can add on a fine arts or athletics image which will appear beside the Husky or ‘W’.

You can find an order form in this week’s Shopper or print one at the link below. Mail it in with a check by March 31st, and then April 23rd or 24th, your driveway will be visited by school spirit elves!

If you have any questions, email huskyvoicesboosters@gmail.com


Tee Ball Registration

Deadline May 1st


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