LEGO Club

Thursday • October 16 • 3:30 – 4:30
Winterset Public Library

Death Becomes Her

Thursday • October 16 • 7:00pm
Throwback Thursday at The Iowa Theater

When a novelist loses her man to a movie star and former friend, she winds up in a psychiatric hospital. Years later, she returns home to confront the now-married couple, looking radiant. Her ex-husband’s new wife wants to know her secret, and discovers that she’s been taking a mysterious drug which grants eternal life to the person who drinks it. The actress follows suit, but discovers that immortality has a price. 1992, PG-13, 1 hr 44 min

Friday Fun Nights

Every Friday • 5:00-10:00pm
Graham’s Game Café at The Warehouse on 2nd, 231 N 2nd Ave

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!

Pieowa: A Piece of America

October 17 & 18 • 7:00pm & October 19 • 2:00pm
The Iowa Theater

In case you missed it the first time around, three more opportunities to see Pieowa are coming our way!

Pieowa, an award-winning documentary film by Iowan Beth Howard, was released this summer to much acclaim and has already enjoyed screenings in locations around Iowa and beyond. Howard’s book, World Piece, launched in 2022 on the United Nation’s International Day of Peace, is a memoir about a round-the-world pie-making journey she made to promote goodwill and cultural acceptance.

Producing a documentary, Howard’s first, was a natural progression of her obsession with pie. Pieowa celebrates the myriad ways pie is woven into Iowa’s (and America’s) culture, the lengths people will go to for a slice, and how this humble pastry “can bake the world a better place.”

The film features comedian Tom Arnold, NPR economics correspondent Scott Horsley (NPR = No Pie Refused), Better Homes & Gardens food editor Jan Miller, pie-loving journalist Chuck Offenburger, and everyday people—church ladies, farm wives, pie shop owners, State Fair pie competitors, chefs, food historians, RAGBRAI pie eaters, and humanitarians of all ages.

Tickets for the special event, now available online at The-Iowa.com, are $10 and include a slice of pie. Susie Jones, Madison County resident and pie-baker extraordinaire, is making and donating the pies. Jones is an Iowa State Fair blue-ribbon winner and lifetime member of the American Pie Council. Jones promises numerous varieties of pie, including fruit and cream favorites.

During the event, donations benefitting local Paw Pantry food bank, located at Winterset Middle School, will be accepted. The film’s slogan is Give Piece A Chance. According to Ms. Howard, “Pie is accessible, affordable, and all-encompassing. Pie is meant for sharing. Pie makes people happy. That’s why the world needs more pie.”

Alison Frank, whose State Fair Pie is featured in the film (along with her mother and her son), is coordinating MORE DELICIOUS PIES for movie-goers to enjoy. If you’re a baker, please consider baking a pie to share. If you’re attending one of the performances, plan to enjoy some pie and make a free-will donation towards food assistance for Madison County children and families.

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Bras for the Cause Annual Event

Saturday • October 18 • 5:30pm
Jackson Building, Madison County Fair Grounds

Enjoy of night of food, drinks, live music from The Barrelhouse Rockets, dancing, and silent and live auctions. All proceeds support Madison County residents who are uninsured or underinsured to get annual cancer screenings.

The Life of Chuck

Sunday • October 19 • 5:30pm
Sunday Movie Club at The Iowa Theater

The Iowa Theater’s Sunday Movie Club selection for October is the 2024 American film “The Life of Chuck,” winner of the People’s Choice award at last year’s Toronto Film Festival, where it premiered. The film’s plot follows the life of Charles “Chuck” Krantz, but in reverse order. British actor Tom Hiddleston (Loki) plays current-day Chuck, with three other actors in the role of the protagonist at seventeen, eleven, and seven years old. As we go back in time, we find out that Chuck was an extremely gifted dancer as a young person, but that the grieving grandfather that raised him convinced him to become an accountant rather than following his dream.

The movie review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes reported 80% positive reviews from among 264 critics and said, “The Life of Chuck is a buoyant and often wonderful adaptation of one of Stephen King’s more cosmically optimistic tales.” A complex dance sequence performed by Hiddleston and Anna Basso is one of the highlights of the film.

The Sunday Movie Club is the Iowa Theater’s once-a-month screening of slightly off-the-beaten path, thought-provoking films. Similar to a book club, the screenings include an informal, optional (and brief) discussion after the credits roll. Admission for club members is free; nonmembers are welcome to purchase an $8 ticket. Membership is $75 per year for twelve critically-acclaimed movies. For more information or to join, visit www.the-iowa.com/club.

Friday Flick

Friday • October 25 • 1:30pm
Winterset Public Library

This month’s movie is Monsters vs. Aliens. Check it on early-out Friday!

Tail Waggin’ Tutors

Saturday • October 26 • 9:00 – Noon
Winterset Public Library

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Mystery & Mayhem Cemetery Walk

Thursday • October 30 • 6:30 – 7:15pm
Winterset Cemetery—meet at the Gazebo

Hear stories of Madison County’s past and the people who made them including highlights and heartbreaks of several families. Enter the Winterset Cemetery from south 4th or 5th Streets. Plan ahead as to where you will park along the roads. Please be at the gazebo to get started at 6:30 p.m. The program will last 45 minutes and will include walking a quarter of a mile on level grass and pavement, but wear your walking shoes. Feel free to bring a light chair or flashlight along with you to move from site to site.

This event is free but registration is required and limited to 25 attendees. Reserve your spot by clicking the button below or by calling 515-462-2134.

Pieces of Fall

Saturday • November 1st • Various Times
Winterset Art Center

Drawing + painting + puzzle pieces = a mixed media workshop for young artists. The workshop fee covers one canvas board and all supplies to create an original piece of art.

Register now to save your seat in the class: https://winterset-art-center.square.site/s/shop

Beginning/Intermediate Pottery Wheel Throwing

Sundays • November 2, 9, 16 • 3:30-5:30pm
Winterset Art Center

This three-session class, led by master artist and educator Marie Sussman, is designed for both beginners and those with some experience. Marie’s expert instruction and supportive teaching style will guide you through the creative process, helping you develop confidence and skill. Recommended for ages 14 and up. $125 fee covers all 3 sessions, supplies, and firing fees.

Winterset Youth Wrestling

Pee Wee & Youth Basketball

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