Dirty Harry

Thursday • September 25 • 7:00pm
Throwback Thursday at The Iowa Theater

Around here we think of Clint Eastwood as the world-wandering photographer, Robert Kincaid, but he’s probably better known by most as Dirty Harry. See it this week at The Iowa!

Cop Harry Callahan (Clint Eastwood) attempts to track down a psychopathic rooftop killer before a kidnapped girl dies. When he is found Harry abuses the murderer’s civil rights putting him back on the streets. Once he is released he hijacks a school bus and Harry must go after him again. The only way to stop this vicious killer is in cold blood. 1971, R, 1 hr 42 min

Friday Fun Nights

Every Friday • 5:00-10:00pm
Graham’s Game Café at The Warehouse on 2nd

Friday Nights are Fun Nights! Why fight traffic and drop a small fortune at a smash park or arcade in Des Moines when the BEST fun is right here in Winterset?

Maybe you want to take out the family, or maybe just a guys’ or ladies’ night. Either way, bring the crew to Graham’s Game Café at The Warehouse on 2nd for: video games, Pickleball, table tennis, cornhole, foosball & air hockey plus a fully-stocked concession stand with snacks, treats & drinks!

The Senior

September 26 & 27 • 7:00pm & September 28 • 2:00pm
The Iowa Theater

At 59, Mike Flynt may be too old to be on a college football field, but not too old to feel the weight of unfinished business. After nearly four decades, he returns to his alma mater to take the hit that changed everything. Bruised, doubted, and nearly broken, he pushes for one more game, not for glory, but for the teammates he lost, the family he fractured, and the ending he still believes is possible. Rated PG, 1 hr 39 min

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Plant Share & Sale

Saturday • September 27 • 9:00am – Noon
Winterset Public Library

Madison County Farmer’s Market

Saturday • September 27 • 8:00 – Noon
Courthouse Square

Spiff Up the Covered Bridges

Saturday • September 27 • 9:00am-2:00pm
All SIX Covered Bridges

Each year our beautiful covered bridges get a fresh coat of paint to spiff them up in advance of the Covered Bridge Festival. Join the fun and let’s keep these beloved bridges looking beautiful together.

VFW Dinner & Pie Auction Fundraiser

Saturday • September 27 • 6:00pm
VFW Post, 116 N 3rd St

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Madison County Fall Crawl

Sunday • September 28

Explore 15 local businesses on the Madison County Fall Crawl, the last Sunday in September. Enjoy coffee, farms, wineries, a cidery, a brewery, local eats, unique shops & vendors and the scenic Madison County countryside while savoring food and drinks. Locations have various hours so you’ll want to check the website and map for all the details.

Nickel Boys

Sunday • September 28 • 5:30pm (Yes, really—It was postponed from last week.)
Sunday Movie Club at The Iowa Theater

The Academy Award-nominated movie “Nickel Boys” will be screened as this month’s installment of the theater’s Sunday Movie Club. Doors open at 5:00; the movie starts at 5:30. Total running time is 2:20.

The film, set in the 1960s, is based on the 2019 novel The Nickel Boys by Colson Whitehead. The movie adaptation premiered in 2024 at the Telluride Film Festival. It was named one of the top ten films of 2024 by the American Film Institute.

The story’s lead character, a teenager named Elwood Curtis, is hitchhiking to the campus of the prestigious university to which he has received a full scholarship when he accepts a ride from a man who, unbeknownst to Elwood, is driving a stolen car. When the man is arrested, Elwood gets sent to the Nickel Academy, a reform school in Florida. The school is internally segregated, with the white students treated differently than the black ones. Elwood becomes close to Turner, another inmate. Together, they plot an escape.

Admission for Sunday Movie Club screenings is free with membership. Club membership is $75 per year, and anyone can join at the theater or online at to www.the-iowa.com/club. Nonmember ticket price is $8.

The Sunday Movie Club series is a once-a-month screening, usually on the third Sunday, that offers slightly off-the-beaten-path, thought-provoking films that have received critical acclaim. Club screenings include an optional, brief discussion with the audience following the film. Concession-stand offerings at The Iowa include beer, wine, hard cider, Coke products, movie candies, and Iowa grown popcorn served with real butter.

Speaking of Art: Painting

Monday • September 29 • 6:00pm
Winterset Public Library

The Madison County Foundation for Community Arts will soon be hosting the next installment of their Speaking of Art Lecture Series. This round’s topic is painting and those who attend will have the opportunity to hear from local artists about their craft, their inspiration and their artistic journey, and even see some painting demonstrations!

Don’t miss this chance to connect to the arts, learn from local artists, and be inspired.

All Aboard: The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff

Tuesday • September 30 • 6:00pm
Winterset Public Library

Award winning author and Iowa native, Elaine McAllister, will be at the library to talk about her latest book of generational storytelling, All Aboard: The Adventures of Miss Ratcliff. Based on Elaine’s Grandmother, All Aboard tells the story of a pioneer school teacher who took a year off in 1913 to travel West. After returning, she married and moved to what is now West Des Moines and eventually to Winterset in the 1960’s where they lived into their 90’s.

Come learn about Miss Ratcliff’s adventures, the pioneer life of the Western United States, and stories of Quaker settlers in Kansas in the late 1800’s.

Paint with a Ghoul

Saturday • October 4
Winterset Art Center

It’s time to register for the next Saturday morning art workshop at the Winterset Art Center. $19 fee covers a canvas, paints and fun. https://winterset-art-center.square.site/s/shop

Pee Wee & Youth Basketball

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