This Weekend
A Night of Vaudeville
Friday & Saturday • March 14 & 15 • 7:00pm
The Winterset Stage at the Iowa Theater
Step back in time for an evening of laughter, music, and classic entertainment! The Winterset Stage presents Night of Vaudeville, a lively variety show featuring local talent, comedy, music, dance, and more. Celebrate the spirit of community and the charm of old-school vaudeville in a night packed with surprises and fun for all ages!
Tickets are just $10 and all proceeds support The Winterset Stage’s Fine Arts Scholarship Fund helping to provide local students with opportunities to explore theater, music, and the performing arts—empowering the next generation of creators and performers. ONLINE TICKET SALES ARE CLOSED NOW, BUT YOU CAN STILL BUY TICKETS AT THE DOOR. THERE ARE JUST A FEW AVAILABLE FOR FRIDAY, AND ABOUT 20 FOR SATURDAY.
Friday Fish Fry
Fridays • March 14 – April 11 • 5:30-7:00pm
St. Joseph Church, Parish Hall
Enjoy a fish meal each Friday served by the Knights of Columbus at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Fried or baked fish, is accompanied by fried or baked potatoes, coleslaw, baked beans, dinner roll and dessert. A mac and cheese meal is available for kids as well. A free will offering is accepted.
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Escape Room: Once Upon a Spell
Sunday • March 16 • 1:00-9:00pm
The Warehouse on 2nd and Graham’s Game Café
Step into a twisted fairy tale where happily-ever-after has gone terribly wrong! Trapped in Ever After, you must break a powerful curse before the clock strikes midnight. Solve magical puzzles and uncover hidden secrets to escape before you’re trapped in the story forever! Will you rewrite your fate, or will Ever After keep you in its spell?
This escape room experiences is created specifically for families and may be played by up to 8 participants. If you’re family is smaller than that, feel free to partner up with friends. The escape room challenge will last up to 60 minutes.
Cost is $20 per person and also includes unlimited access to Graham’s Game Café on Sunday, March 16th, from 1-9pm. Grab your spots now before they fill up!
Conclave
Sunday • March 16 • 5:30pm
Sunday Movie Club at The Iowa Theater
“Conclave,” a political thriller produced last year, is based on the 2016 novel of the same name by Robert Harris. The standout cast includes Ralph Fiennes, Stanley Tucci, John Lithgow, and Isabella Rossellini. Fiennes plays Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, organizer of the conclave required to elect the next pope. He finds himself investigating secrets and scandals connected to the candidates.
“Conclave” received positive critical reviews upon its premier and has earned many awards, including the Golden Globe for Best Screenplay. It was nominated in eight Academy Award categories, including Best Picture and won the Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay.
“Conclave” is the March installment of the Sunday Movie Club series, a once-a-month screening on the third Sunday of each month that offers slightly off-the-beaten-path, thought-provoking films that have received critical acclaim. Last month’s film, the prison drama “Sing Sing,” also highly acclaimed, received an Academy Award nomination for the actor in the lead role, Colman Domingo, though he lost to winner Adrian Brody, star of “The Brutalist.”
Movie club screenings include an optional, brief discussion with the audience following the film. This month’s discussion will be co-facilitated by theater manager Scott Smith and club member Sue Williams. Williams is Catholic, has read the book the film is based on, and is enthusiastic about participating.
The movie, 2 hours in length and rated PG, starts at 5:30. Ticket price for nonmembers is $8. The film is in English.
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Next Week
St. Patrick’s Day Beer & Root Beer Choir
and Rainbow Party
Monday • March 17 • 5:00-9:00pm
The Warehouse on 2nd
Get ready for a harmony-filled, high-energy singing experience like no other! Beer & Root Beer Choir is a family-friendly twist on the wildly popular social singing event Beer Choir, where everyone can raise a glass and a song—whether it’s a frosty beer for the adults or a refreshing root beer (or other soft drink) for the under-21 crowd!
No experience needed—just bring your voice and your enthusiasm! They’ll provide the lyrics, the energy, and a lively song leader to guide the way. From classic drinking songs and pub anthems to fun, feel-good tunes everyone knows, this event is all about singing loud, laughing hard, and making memories with family and friends.
Whether you’re a shower singer, karaoke champ, or total newbie, this event is all about community, connection, and good old-fashioned fun. So grab a drink, grab a songbook, and let’s raise our voices together!
Come early—5:00 – 7:00— for the St. Patrick’s Rainbow Party and chase the pot of Gold. Enjoy games, crafts and a rainbow-inspired candy feast from The Candy Bar. A baked potato and tater tot bar will be available all evening as well.
Spring Break STAYCATION
at The Warehouse on 2nd and Graham’s Game Café
No travel plans for Spring Break? No Problem! Our friends at The Warehouse on 2nd have planned a full slate of events to make your Spring Break STAYCATION a smashing hit! There’s a little bit of something for everyone with a heavy emphasis on Family Fun!
Some events require sign up in advance—the Escape Room, Pickleball lesson, Family Pickleball Tournament, and Family NERF Battle. Here’s the LINK.
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Spring Break Art Classes
Tuesday & Thursday • March 18 & 20
Winterset Art Center
Join newly licensed elementary teacher Kaylee Stone for a fun and creative spring break! Each session will introduce young artists to exciting techniques and materials while encouraging self-expression and creativity. March 18 will feature “Painting Explorations” and the projects on March 20 will be “Collage Creations.” Classes are divided into age groups allowing a comfortable environment for children to express their creativity.
More information and registration: https://winterset-art-center.square.site/s/shop
Rango
Thursday • March 20 • 7:00pm
Throwback Thursday at The Iowa Theater
A chameleon (Johnny Depp) who has lived as a sheltered family pet finds himself in the grip of an identity crisis. Rango wonders how to stand out when it is his nature to blend in. When he accidentally winds up in a frontier town called Dirt, he takes the first step on a transformational journey as the town’s new sheriff. Though at first Rango only role-plays, a series of thrilling situations and outrageous encounters forces him to become a real hero. 2011, Rated PG, 1 hr 47 min
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Moonshine by Moonlight
Thursday • March 20 • 6:00pm
Winterset Public Library
Join Iowa historical fiction writer, Ann Hanigan Kotz, as she takes you through the early 20th century in her program, Iowa’s Prohibition & Bootlegging Legacy. You’ll discover the state’s Prohibition journey along with why many families turned to bootlegging. Ann takes you through the distant past, beginning with the murder of a pastor in Sioux City, the tarring of an official by the Iowa City Beer Mafia, the rumrunning of Iowa’s infamous rye whiskey in Templeton, and ending with the current exploits of today’s underground whiskey business.
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Coming Soon
Madison County Women’s Giving Circle
Tuesday • March 25 • 6:30pm
USB Community Room, 611 W Hwy 92
The no-more-than-an-hour meeting will start at 6:30 p.m. and end at 7:30 p.m. Arrive anytime after 5:30 p.m. if you wish to socialize before the meeting. Anyone who might be interested in joining or learning more about MCWGC is welcome to attend the meeting or you can contact Kristie Hirschman (MadisonCoWomensGivingCircle@gmail.com) with any questions you may have.
Most members are women who either live in or have ties to Madison County and wish to support women and children in need who live in the County. In 2024, members contributed a total of $26,480 to multiple organizations, including the Winterset Lions Club, Short Years Diaper Bank and C.R.I.S.P. In addition, $1,500 grants were awarded McFable Farms and the C.R.I.S.P. Transportation Fund.
Local charitable 501(c)(3) tax-exempt non-profits or other qualifying tax-exempt organizations who wish to present information about their projects for supporting women and children in Madison County should arrive by 6:15 p.m. to register for presenting. We ask that each applicant provide a brief description of their project; their tax-exempt status; plus an email address and telephone number where they may be reached. Three organizations will be selected (by a drawing) to present at the meeting and each will be allocated 4 minutes to present and 4 minutes to answer member’s questions. One non-profit will be selected by vote, after the presentations, to receive this quarter’s donations. If more than 3 non-profits wish to present, the rest will each have 2 minutes to talk about their project.
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