Today’s post is coming to you from Mexico where my husband and I are enjoying a belated fifteenth anniversary celebration (and a milestone birthday for him)! We’re enjoying having a little time with only our own agenda to consider, but we wish you all a very happy Independence Day weekend!
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Tonight
Winterset Community Band Concert
Thursday • 7/1 • 7:00pm
Madison County Historical Complex
Grab a lawn chair, a cold lemonade or iced tea, and head on out to ‘the hill’ to take in some great music tonight. If I were a betting woman, I’d wager there will be a fair amount of patriotic music in celebration of Independence Day this weekend!
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This Weekend
A Quiet Place Part II
Friday & Saturday at 7:00pm, CLOSED on SUNDAY
The Iowa Theater
Following the deadly events at home, the Abbott family must now face the terrors of the outside world as they continue their fight for survival in silence. Forced to venture into the unknown, they quickly realize that the creatures that hunt by sound are not the only threats that lurk beyond the sand path. PG-13; 1 hr 37 min
Madison County Farmers Market
Saturdays • 8:00am – Noon
Courthouse Lawn
“Farmers Market” is a bit of misnomer, actually. At this weekly market you can find baked goods, flowers, plants, art, crafts, meat, honey—plus fresh fruits and vegetables!
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Coming Soon
History on the Hill o’ Beans
Tuesday • 7/6 • 9:00am
Madison County Historical Complex
Enjoy a fresh cup o’ Joe, some lively fellowship, and a Winterset artists “Show & Tell” at this coffee social hosted by the Madison County Historical Society. Everyone is welcome!
Wellness Wednesdays in Winterset:
Walk around the Clock
Wednesday • 7/7 • Noon to 1:00
Winterset Town Square
Since this will be the first Wednesday of the month, it’s time for another Walk Around the Clock. Guest DJ this time is Chris Nolte who has put together a selection of Sousa Marches.
John Philip Sousa (November 6, 1854 – March 6, 1932) was an American composer and conductor, known primarily for American military marches. He is actually known as “The March King.” He wrote over 130 marches, 15 operettas, 5 overtures, 11 suites, 24 dances, 28 fantasies, and countless arrangements of nineteenth-century western European symphonic works. Among his best-known marches are “The Stars and Stripes Forever” (National March of the United States of America), “Semper Fidelis” (official march of the United States Marine Corps), “The Liberty Bell“, “The Thunderer“, and “The Washington Post“.
These pieces will be sure to energize you as you get some steps in over the noon hour. Remember that four times around the square is approximately 1 kilometer.
Way Back Wednesdays at The Iowa
Exhibit Reception Brunch & Lecture
Saturday • 7/10 • 10:30 – 11:30am
Iowa Quilt Museum
The Iowa Quilt Museum has recently opened a new exhibit of contemporary art quilts that are celebrating the 40th Anniversary of the Manhattan Quilters Guild in NYC. In light of the major improvements in COVID cases and COVID vaccine rates, the museum is ready to return to their tradition of holding a reception at the museum in conjunction with each new exhibit.
This reception will be held on Saturday morning, July 10th, from 10:30 – 11:30 am with light brunch food being served. The reception itself is free and open to the public. At 12:00, Meg Cox, a quilt journalist and member of the Manhattan Quilters Guild, will share a virtual lecture about the exhibit. Tickets for the lecture are $10 and participants have the option of viewing it upstairs at the IQM or at home. (You can even watch recording at a later date if you’re not able to attend the live presentation.)
Broadway LIVE
Friday • 7/16 – 7:00pm
Saturday • 7/17 – 2:00pm and 7:00pm
Broadway at The Iowa is a special musical event happening at the Iowa Theater July 16 and 17, including one performance on Friday (7 p.m.) and two on Saturday (2 p.m. and 7 p.m.).
The once-vaudeville stage of Winterset’s historic theater will be filled with the sights and sounds of four Broadway performers, as they share their favorite musical theater tunes during each one-hour show. Piano accompaniment will be provided by Sonya Siebert, Drake University music department faculty member.
The vocalists are traveling to Iowa expressly to benefit the Iowa Theater. Once Broadway reopens this fall, they will be back onstage in New York making this a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity only possible as a result of the pandemic. (silver lining!)
We posted an entire edition about this even a couple of weeks ago. If you missed it, you can read the full post here.
2021 Madison County Fair
July 21-25
It’s almost county fair time again—bring the whole family out for a day or night of fun activities for all ages! There is free gate admission and plenty of free entertainment throughout the day to keep you busy without breaking the bank! Impact Pro Wrestling will be preforming daily in the free entertainment lawn near the Varied Industries Building. You can also find Mr. Nick’s Balloon Animal Creations, face painting, and the Little Farmer Barn petting zoo in the same area. Also, check out the variety of livestock from local 4-H and FFA exhibitors, and catch a livestock show in the North or South show rings.
Check out the Celebrity Swine Show on Friday afternoon. The Next Generation Carnival opens at 4 p.m. daily and Thursday is Day Care Day at the carnival; the kid rides will be open 11:00 am – 2:00 pm. On Sunday, go to Cowboy Church, watch the Farm Bureau Cook-Out Contest, and enjoy the Remote-Control Demo Derby to wrap up a great week at the fair.
After you have enjoyed a fun-filled day, let the fun continue with the night events! The week kicks off with the King and Queen being crowned Wednesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the North Show Ring. The fun continues with the Midwest Truck Pullers Association Truck Pull presented by Anchored Walls starting at 7 p.m. at the Motor Arena. Local talents will perform at the Bill Riley Talent Show in the North Show Ring at 5:30 p.m. on Thursday night. The roughest and toughest cowboys will be in town Thursday and Friday nights at the Hy-Vee and Wyffel’s Hybrids’ Rough Stock Rodeo starting at 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday are for the mud lovers! The Circle Track Mud Run presented by R&B Tire & Auto and Clanton Creek Off Road Park starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday and the Mud Bog is on Sunday night at 7 p.m. as the final fair event. All motor arena or grandstand night show admission is $10 for adults, $5 for ages 6-12, and children under 6 are free.
For more information and a full schedule of events, visit madisoncountyfair.net.
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