Winter in Iowa comes alive in the Amana Colonies on Saturday, Jan. 24, as the community hosts the 22nd annual Amana Colonies Winterfest, a beloved celebration filled with outdoor games, live music, family-friendly activities, local flavors and seasonal cheer throughout the villages of Amana.
Ring in the holiday season with festivals, holiday markets, light displays and other events.
“The Bachelorette Party” by Karen Schaeffer begins at 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at the Amana Performing Arts Center.
The Amana Performing Arts Center will host a free, spooky Halloween party with Winifred & the UNDEADS for an evening of music, food and fun. The event will be held from 6-9 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31.
Mediaverse is a place for filmmakers to get their projects created. The space and crew’s time can be rented, but mostly, they work together and with other filmmakers to improve their skills, lend their expertise and create.
Jazz and soul band Confluence will headline Jazz in July beginning at 7 p.m. Friday, July 18 at the Amana Performing Arts Center, 39 38th Ave., Amana.
Students will show their family and friends what they learned this summer with a final performance at the Amana Performing Arts Center.
The Midwest’s “hippest band” will perform an outdoor concert with food trucks on site.
From flower festivals and patriotic parades to county fairs and hot air balloons taking to the skies, there is so much to do, see and celebrate around Eastern Iowa in the coming months.
A semi-truck collided with a train near Amana Thursday morning, temporarily blocking a busy highway. No injuries were reported. The semi-truck driver was cited for failing to stop at an active train crossing.
From a Messiah sing-along and music by candlelight, to swing, bells and bluegrass beats, sweet treats await nearly every musical taste.
Couple collaborates with Amana Society to bring varied offerings to what was once home to the OId Creamery Theatre.
The annual festival in Amana, which celebrates autumn, began Friday with a parade, music and tapping of the keg.
Koru Berry Farm near Homestead also offers live music events, animals to pet
Trials are reset for two men charged with kidnapping and killing Melody Hoffman, 20, of Marion, on Feb. 17. Dakota Van Patten, 18, of Cedar Rapids, will be tried Aug. 26, and McKinley Louisma, 23, of Hiawatha, will be tried tentatively Nov. 4, in Linn County District Court.
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