Weekend in Winterset • October 24

This Weekend

The Enchanted Bookshop

Friday • October 25 • 7:00pm
Saturday • October 26 • 2:00 & 7:00pm
Sunday • October 27 • 2:00pm
The Winterset Stage at The Iowa Theater

During the day, A Likely Story may look like any other used bookstore. But at night, it’s a place where magic happens. That’s when the characters inside the books come alive! Join is for this ‘larger than life’ play featuring your favorite storybook characters; and your favorite community actors!

The Winterset Stage will open this fun family-friendly show on Friday with additional performances on Saturday and Sunday. The Enchanted Bookshop is being presented with sponsorship support from Quest Haven Books, and all youth tickets are just five dollars thanks to support from the Winterset Rotary Club and the Ferst Readers program. The run time is just 60 minutes making it perfect for young audiences! If you purchase tickets to the evening performances on Friday or Saturday, you can also sign up for a storybook carriage ride around Winterset!


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Bras for the Cause Event

Saturday • October 26 • 5:30 Open, 6:00 Dinner
Jackson Building, Fairgrounds


Haunted Harvest Festival

Saturday • October 26 • 5:00-8:00pm
Pammel Park with Madison County Conservation

The whole family can enjoy carnival games, campsite decorating, trick-or-treating, and more at the Madison County Conservation Board’s Haunted Harvest Festival. Cost is $5/person or $25/family (5 or more). This is a family-friendly event and all ages are welcome. Any kids under age 3 are FREE.


Madison County Community Choir

Sundays • Starting October 27 • 6:00-7:30pm
Concert on Saturday, December 14
Madison County Music Co, 123 W Jefferson

The Madison County Community Choir will start rehearsals for their holiday concert at the end of this month, and all adult and advanced high school singers are welcome. The ensemble rehearses on Sunday evenings from 6:00 – 7:30 at Madison County Music Co. The group will perform a selection of holiday pieces—including the Hallelujah Chorus from Handel’s Messiah—in a concert on December 14th, along with the Madison County Youth Choirs.

For more information, contact Megan Barrett at: MadisonCountyMusicCo@gmail.com or just go to the first rehearsal on October 27th.


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Next Week

Speaking of Art

Monday • October 28 • 6:00pm
Winterset Public Library – Meeting Room

This is the first installment of the ‘Speaking of Art’ Speaker Series, hosted by the Madison County Foundation for Community Arts, and the topic this time is all things theater! Hot off the heels of a successful run of The Enchanted Bookshop, a panel of local thespians will share about their experiences both on stage and behind-the-scenes, and conclude with a question and answer session.

If you’re interested in knowing more about our community theater, or the experience of being involved in a theatrical production, you’ll enjoy hearing from these local experts.


Sophie’s Voice – Author Visit

Monday • October 28 • 6:00pm
Winterset Public Library – Children’s Area

Iowa native Marcia Gorensen and Tom Josephson will be at the Winterset Library on Monday as a part of the library’s visiting authors program. Gorensen and Josephson will share the the story of Tom’s mother, Sophie, who escaped Nazi Germany during the 1930’s.


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Optimist Fun Night

Tuesday • October 29 • 6:30 – 8:00pm
Winterset Elementary (Gym & Lunchroom)

Children Pre-K through 3rd grade are invited to this Fall Party hosted by the Winterset Optimist Club. Kids and enjoy a carnival-style party and play games of chance and skill to win prizes.  There is no admission cost, plus each child will be given 5 free tickets when they enter the building and can purchase additional tickets for ten cents each.  There will also be several Door Prize drawings throughout the night for larger prizes to be given away.


Flashlight Tour of the Bevington House

Friday • November 1 • 7:00, 7:30, 8:00, 8:30
Madison County Historical Society


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Share Your Stash Sale Fundraiser

Saturday • November 2 • 9:30am – 4:00pm
Iowa Quilt Museum at New Bridge Church
1305 W Jefferson, Winterset

The Iowa Quilt Museum’s Annual “Share Your Stash Sale” will include Fabric, tools, notions, sewing machines, ribbon, thread, books, magazines, patterns, sewing machines, table tops for sewing machines, scissors, as well as some other crafting items. You can find some treasures for your own crafting adventures and support the Iowa Quilt Museum at the same time!


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Madison County Health Care System
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