2010 Iowa Calendar of Events
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2010 Iowa Calendar of Events JAN 2010 January 2 January 9 January 15-17 Lunch 'n' Laughs - "The Second Saturday at the River City Hunting and House at Pooh Corner" Art Center Fishing Expo RECURRING EVENTS Altoona (C) Clear Lake (NC) Council Bluffs (WC) 515-967-9750 641-357-1998 712-323-0536 January 9, 10, 16, 17, [email protected] clartscenter.com midamericacenter.com 23, 24 Christopher Robin has [email protected] event@ Ice Fest decided to run away with Artist demonstrations at midamericacenter.com Dubuque (E) his friends Pooh, Piglet, Clear Lake Arts Center. January 15 563-557-9545 Eeyore, Tigger and the rest. January 9 Cedar Rapids Opera rivermuseum.com Don't miss the adventures. Saturday Movie Series: Theatre: "Salome" [email protected] Performed by Class Act World War II Movies Cedar Falls (NE) Celebrate winter weather, Productions Children's Waterloo (NE) 319-273-4849 ice and snow, at the Theatre. 319-234-6357 unitix.uni.edu National Mississippi River January 5 At the Grout Museum. [email protected] Museum & Aquarium. Astronomy 101 January 10 Fully staged professional January 9, 15, 16, 23 Waterloo (NE) Bridal Showcase opera featuring North Iowa Outlaws 319-234-6357 Council Bluffs (WC) Metropolitan Opera Junior A Hockey Join the Black Hawk 712-326-2295 director in Richard Strauss' Mason City (NC) Astronomy Club for event@ Biblical story. 641-424-5468 presentations and films on midamericacenter.com January 15-17 northiowaoutlaws.com astronomy and January 10 Quad City Boat and Come see tomorrow’s pro astronomers. “Jack in the Bean Stalk” Vacation Show and college stars battling it January 8-10 Mason City (NC) Davenport (E) out on the ice. 10th Cherokee Jazz and 641-424-9802 319-232-0218 Blues Festival stebens.com iowashows.com Cherokee (NW) Popular fairytale staged as a [email protected] 712-229-9502 comical adventure. Stebens Resorts, fishing camps, January 1 cherokeejazzbluesfestival. Children's Theatre. tourism, boats, RVs, tackle, Fairfield 1st Fridays Art com January 14 seminars, and family Walk - Fire & Ice [email protected] Brown Bag Lecture attractions. Fairfield (SE) Saturday night concert with Ames (C) January 16 641-233-8883 Mark Pender from the 515-294-2710 Our History Unplugged fairfieldartwalk.org Tonight Show. Sunday reimangardens.com Waterloo (NE) [email protected] afternoon concert with [email protected] 319-234-6357 Explore the galleries and Kevin Mahogany, jazz Bring your lunch to Program about James art venues around the vocalist. Pub crawls, jam Reiman Gardens and enjoy Black, a well-known Fairfield square, and session. enducational programs Waterloo businessman who celebrate winter through January 8-10 presented by local and opened the eight-story art, music and North Iowa Fair Flea regional professions and Blacks dry goods performance. Market lecturers. department store in January 1-3 Mason City (NC) January 15 downtown Waterloo. At Curious George Live! 641-423-3811 Brad Paisley in Concert the Sullivan Brothers Iowa Des Moines (C) January 8-10 Des Moines (C) Veterans Museum. 515-564-8000 Iowa Pro Am Archery 515-564-8000 iowaeventscenter.com Tournament Country music superstar's Starring in his own musical Mason City (NC) American Saturday Night Find events, attractions, stage production for the 641-424-5762 tour with special guests lodging, and outdoor first time ever. At the Iowa isaaproam.com Miranda Lambert and recreation at Events Center. Archers compete in Justin Moore. traveliowa.com or call tournament sponsored by 800-345-4692 for free the Iowa State Archery tourism information. Association. 1 January 16 January 17 January 23 January 24 On Stage at the Art Moscow Festival Ballet Bald Eagle Watch Fire and Ice Center with Jon in "Swan Lake" Dubuque (E) Iowa City (EC) Nakamatsu Ames (C) 563-690-4500 319-366-8203 Des Moines (Central) 515-294-3347 audubondubuque.org orchestraiowa.org 515-277-4405 center.iastate.edu Live raptors, storyteller, Orchestra Iowa concert desmoinesartcenter.org [email protected] trolley rides to the lock and features Cedar Rapids infodesk@ A romantic tale of true love dam and much more. Free native pianist Conor desmoinesartcenter.org and forgiveness often admission. At the Grand Hanick performing Piano music at the Des considered the world’s River Center. Prokofiev. Moines Art Center. most beloved ballet. January 23 January 29 January 16 January 17 Fire and Ice Faure Piano Quartet “Swan Lake” KinderNature - Bison Cedar Rapids (EC) Cedar Falls (NE) Mason City (NC) Honey Creek (WC) 319-366-8203 877-549-7469 888-466-4222 712-545-3283 orchestraiowa.org gbpac.org niacc.edu/calevents pottcoconservation.com Orchestra Iowa concert Music by the famous Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky's kelly.dix@ features Cedar Rapids composer. At the ballet at North Iowa pottcounty.com native pianist Conor Gallagher-Bluedorn Community College. Nature program for Hanick performing Performing Arts Center. January 16-17 children ages 3-6 years. Prokofiev. January 29 Annual Bald Eagle Hands-on learning, a story, January 23 The Flying Karamazov Appreciation Days craft, and outdoor Annual Chili Cookoff at Brothers Keokuk (SE) exploration. John Ernest Vineyard Ames (C) 800-383-1219 January 22-24 Tama (C) 515-294-3347 keokukiowatourism.org Iowa Boat RV and 641-484-8048 center.iastate.edu info@ Vacation Show johnernestvineyard.com [email protected] keokukiowatourism.org Cedar Falls (NE) [email protected] Nothing is off-limits when View eagles in their natural 319-232-0218 Chili meal and a chance to the unique vaudevillian habitat, see wildlife iowashows.com sample and judge the Karamazovs come to town. education displays. Family [email protected] entries. January 29-30 activities. Iowa’s largest boat show January 23 "Princess and the Pea" January 17 features more than 20 "Thank You Gregory" Pella (SC) Pella Wedding marine dealers. Iowa City (EC) 641-628-8625 Extravaganza January 23 800-426-2437 pellaoperahouse.org Pella (SC) Winterfest hancher.uiowa.edu boxoffice@ 641-628-2626 Amana Colonies (EC) [email protected] pellaoperahouse.org pella.org 800-579-2294 Eight of today’s young tap Missoula Children's Bridal style show, vendors, festivalsinamana.com dancers salute the heroes of Theater presents this classic seminars, prizes. info@ this most American of art at the Pella Opera House. January 17 amanacolonies.com forms. Live music, film and January 29-31 Cedar Rapids Opera Warm up your spirits with photos, and narration. Winter Iowa Games Theatre: "Salome" wintertime fun. Enjoy chili, Hancher event at City High Dubuque (E) Cedar Falls (NE) sledding, and storytelling. School Opstad Auditorium. 888-777-8881 319-273-4849 5K Amana Freezer January 24 iowagames.org unitix.uni.edu Run/Walk, log sawing Martina McBride and info@iowasports Fully staged professional contest, ice sculpting. Fling Trace Adkins foundation.org opera featuring a ham in the "ham put." Council Bluffs (WC) Annual winter sports Metropolitan Opera January 23 712-323-0536 festival. director in Richard Strauss' Super Science Day: midamericacenter.com January 29-31 Biblical story. "Man on the Moon" At the Mid-America Eagles and Ivories January 17 Waterloo (NE) Center. Ragtime Festival Wedding Extravaganza 319-234-6357 January 24 Muscatine (EC) Waterloo (NE) Explore what it takes to Newton Bridal Fair 563-263-9978 319-233-7560 survive in space. Make a Newton (C) muscatineartscouncil.org “Iowa’s Ultimate Bridal planisphere to take home. 641-792-0299 davidales@ Show.” Explore the science of visitnewton.com machlink.com space exploration. Taste- [email protected] Some of the country's best test astronaut food and ice Fashion show, door prizes, ragtime artists in concert, cream. At the Bluedorn exhibits. At the Iowa along with eagle-watching Science Imaginarium. Speedway. activities along the Mississippi. 2 January 29-31 January 30-31 February 3-6 February 5-7 University of Okoboji Big Boy Toy Show Winter Dance Party Fairfield 1st Fridays Art Winter Games Dubuque (E) Clear Lake (NC) Walk - Film Expo Okoboji (NW) 563-588-5743 641-357-6151 Fairfield (SE) 800-270-2574 tristatebigboytoyshow. surfballroom.com 641-233-8883 vacationokoboji.com com Remember and celebrate fairfieldartwalk.org 30 th anniversary of the [email protected] the revolutionary styles of director@ fictional University’s winter Exhibit hall filled with Buddy Holly, The Big fairfieldartwalk.org festival includes broomball boats, cars, RVs, Bopper and Ritchie Valens, Explore the galleries and tournaments, cross-country electronics. Meet Iowa at the landmark Surf art venues around the skiing, ice bowling and Hawkeye and Wisconsin Ballroom. Fairfield square on Friday. more. Badger football players on February 5 Stay for a weekend of January 29-February 7 Sunday. At the Grand Owl Prowl Night Hike independent Iowa films "Miss Witherspoon" River Center. Honey Creek (WC) and workshops. Dubuque (E) January 31 712-545-3283 February 5-7 563-557-8497 Pilobolus pottcoconservation.com Iowa Minnesota flybynightdubuque.com Cedar Falls (NE) kelly.dix@ Sportshow info@ 877-549-7469 pottcounty.com Mason City (NC) flybynightdubuque.com gbpac.org A nighttime hike at 641-423-3811 It's not character A visual sculpture of Hitchcock Nature Center northiowafair.org exploration, just good dancers. Modern dance to learn more about these Hunting, camping, fishing. silliness. At the Five Flags that's fun for all. At the nocturnal animals. Owl February 5-14 Theater. Gallagher-Bluedorn calling and more. Bundle "Eye Piece" January 29-February 21 Performing Arts Center. up and meet at the Loess Iowa City (EC) "End Days" - Riverside January 31 Hills Lodge. 800-426-2437 Theatre Flea Market February 5 hancher.uiowa.edu Iowa City (EC) Maquoketa (E) "Jesus Christ Superstar" hancher-box-office@ 319-338-7672 319-462-0135 Ames (C) uiowa.edu riversidetheatre.org Eastern Iowa's largest show 515-294-3347 Renowned theater artist Riverside Theatre presents with more than 150 sellers.