• LE MARS • Ice Cream Days AND Sesquicentennial June 12-16, 2019 On Your Own Time: Downtown Scavenger Hunt installed on over 42 buildings in ten alleys. Brochures are While shopping, eating or simply enjoying one of the Ice available at the Chamber of Commerce, City Hall and the Cream Days’ events in downtown Le Mars, participate in Visitor’s Bureau. a family-friendly, self-paced scavenger hunt showcasing downtown buildings significant in Le Mars’ history. Monday - Saturday: 9 a.m. - 10 p.m. Pick up the scavenger hunt sheets at the Chamber of Sunday: Noon - 10 p.m. Commerce, City Hall, Visitor’s Bureau or Ice Cream Parlor. Ice Cream Parlor, 115 Central Avenue NW Return your completed sheets to the Ice Cream Parlor by Ice Cream Days isn’t complete without a visit to The Sunday evening when all correct sheets will be entered Parlor for Blue Bunny Ice Cream! Your visit will be even in a prize drawing. The Downtown Scavenger Hunt was more exciting this year with the expanded, reimagined created by the Youth on Main Street high school students. Parlor! The new rooftop seating, theatre experience, and interactive exhibits showing a peek at how ice On Your Own Time: Historic City Driving Tour cream is made in the Ice Cream Capital of the World© Discover Le Mars’ 150-year history through a self-guided are all must-sees! Check us out online at facebook.com/ driving tour of our community. You will visit locations, BlueBunnyIceCreamParlor for hours and info. buildings, sites, people and events significant to Le Mars. Pick up the guide sheet at the Chamber of Commerce, Wednesday - Friday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. City Hall, Visitor’s Bureau, Plymouth County Historical Saturday: 10:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Museum or Ice Cream Parlor. The tour is a project of the Le Mars Arts Center, 200 Central Avenue SE - Bring your Le Mars Historic Preservation Commission. Please drive whole family to the Arts Center to view the Le Mars carefully! Community and Gehlen Catholic Elementary School exhibit. A beautiful showcase of the creative talent On your own time: Alley Art of our elementary students! Check out the gift shop Tour the downtown alleys to view murals and paintings. featuring artwork from many area artists. Purchase The public art project is coordinated by the Le Mars Area commemorative items or make your own in our ‘paint Chamber of Commerce Main Street program. Artwork is your own’ pottery studio. Featured techniques and Optimist Club HOME DECOR • GIFTS • CARDS of Le Mars CUSTOM FRAMING Plymouth County Fair Joba’s Décor & Gifts Happy Hang Ups Pioneer Village Filling Station 712.548.4447 712.546.8482 Gri lled Brats, Ribeye Sandwiches, 15 Central Ave SW • Downtown Le Mars Turkey Breast Sandwiches, Kettle Corn Youth Activites throughout the year More info: 712-546-8047 or 712-540-1375 • LE MARS • Ice Cream Days AND Sesquicentennial June 12-16, 2019 projects can be found on our website: www.lemarsarts. log cabins. Civil War re-enactor. American Indian fry com or give us a call, 712-546-7476. We will help you bread. 3:00 p.m. - “Cherry Pie on the Porch”, honoring create your very own keepsake to remember the 2019 the memory of Cherry Cliff. Ice Cream Days Celebration for years to come. Wednesday - Saturday: Noon - 2:00 p.m. Wednesday - Friday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. The Postal Playhouse, 105 1st Street NE Saturday: Noon - 5:00 p.m. Get a backstage pass to explore Le Mars’ first post office. Sunday: 1:00 - 5:00 p.m. Built in 1914, The Postal Playhouse has undergone Plymouth County Historical Museum many transformations since becoming the home to the 335 1st Avenue SW - Welcome to all alumni! Climb all the Le Mars Community Theatre in 1977. Tour the intimate way to the top of the Museum (or use the elevator) and view stage, which is the venue for 4 annual shows produced the Le Mars’ 150th displays in the Study Hall. Check out the by LCT. Explore the new addition and the extensive exhibit of period clothing and accessories provided by the costume department, including an impressive collection Plymouth County Family and Consumer Science Club. of antique and period clothing. See original architectural Don’t miss the historic photos of Le Mars in the first floor features like the “catwalk” used by postal inspectors plus School of Champions hallway. U.S. Government-installed room-sized security safes Explore all five floors of exhibits! Highlights of your visit: throughout the building. For more information visit www. first floor - Shoot some hoops in the 1925 “Old Central” lemarslive.org/history. Gym; lower level - Milk Maggie the cow and stop by the Floyd Valley Railroad Club’s train room; second floor - See Tuesday - Saturday the Museum’s gem, the Religious Heritage Room; third The Browns Century Theater, 11 Central Avenue NW floor - Enjoy root beer floats in Miller’s Lunch, a 1940s Browns “Americana Summer Celebration” Live Music diner; and fourth floor - Check out the Sports Room Show - Join The Browns and special guests in the original adjacent to the Study Hall. musical production “Americana Summer Celebration”, Saturday - Log Cabin Day honoring the Museum’s two featuring songs celebrating Faith, Family, and Home! • LE MARS • Ice Cream Days AND Sesquicentennial June 12-16, 2019 The Browns share their beautiful family harmony and street-rod, and muscle cars. Free soft serve ice cream fiddlin’ favorites. The Brown boys keep you laughing with cones compliments of Bob’s Drive Inn, Dean Foods Le their “brotherly love’ comedy. Josiah Mullins, who awed Mars and BoDeans Baking Co. audiences in “The Innkeeper’s Wife”, returns with his powerful tenor voice. Don’t miss it! 6:30 - 7:30 p.m. • Dr. James Schaap Browns “Dear Mr. Mayor” Musical Production Le Mars Public Library, 46 1st Street SW - Dr. Schaap Come experience the debut of our original musical “Dear will discuss “coming home” in reference to Le Mars’ most Mr. Mayor” written especially for The Browns from the famous author, Curtis Harnack, and the memories he award-winning writers of “The Innkeepers Wife”. Enjoy shares in We Have All Gone Away. returning lead role actor and singer Josiah Mullins and Michaela Brown as they portray a small town fighting to 7:00 - 8:30 p.m. • Splash Dance save their beloved Gazebo Park from competitors trying Le Mars Outdoor Swimming Pool, 300 12th Street SE Kick to turn it into a baseball field. You will also welcome off Ice Cream Days with a Splash Dance at the Outdoor Adam Brown to the stage in his first-ever acting role as Pool. Q102 will be broadcasting live while providing the Mayor. music and entertainment. Only $1/person and lots of fun, For schedule and tickets call 888-202-2712 or go to games and music. www.thebrownstheater.com. 7:00 p.m. • Time Capsule sponsored by WEDNESDAY, JUNE 12 Joel & Nikki Johnson, Mauer-Johnson Funeral Home 9:30 - 10:30 a.m. • Chamber Coffee hosted by the Foster Park, 600 Central Avenue SE - A time capsule filled Ice Cream Parlor, 115 Central Avenue NW - The Parlor with items from Le Mars citizens will be buried in Foster hosts a Chamber event to kick off Ice Cream Days. All are Park. Viewing of the items and a short program will take welcome to stop by the newly re-imagined Parlor! place in the northwest corner of the Park. 5:00 p.m. • Tri State Drive In Cruisers at Bob’s Drive 7:30 - 9:00 p.m. • Kiwanis/Aktion Club Ice Cream Inn, Highway 75 South - Enjoy music from the ‘50s & ‘60s Social, Foster Park, 600 Central Avenue SE Enjoy a while strolling through a collection of restored, classic, complimentary cool treat before and during the evening St. John’s Lutheran Church - ELCA 201 1st Ave NW • 712-546-8855 107 12th Street SE • Le Mars (712) 546-7107 WORSHIP TIMES: 200 Main Street • Akron Saturday 5:30 p.m. (712) 568-2721 Sunday 8:15 & 10:45 a.m. www.rexwinkelfh.com www.stjohnslemarsia.org • LE MARS • Ice Cream Days AND Sesquicentennial June 12-16, 2019 concert. Sponsored by the Le Mars Kiwanis/Aktion Club together one more time. Guest trumpet soloist, Steven and Blue Bunny®. Wright, will be featured. Fun for everyone. Live music, games and kids’ entertainment, and of course, plenty of 8:00 p.m. • Le Mars Municipal Band Concert FREE ice cream sundaes to go around. Foster Park, 600 Central Avenue SE - This fifty-piece band of professional and amateur musicians provides an “old- Beard & Mustache Contest fashioned” concert in the park for the 113th year. Bring a The judging of the beard and mustache contest will be lawn chair or blanket to sit on while enjoying this popular held in conjunction with the Primebank Ice Cream Social. family activity. Judging and awarding of prizes will take place during the band breaks. THURSDAY, JUNE 13 2:00 - 3:30 p.m. • Le Mars Community High School 8:00 p.m. • Sesquicentennial Historic Mural Unveiling Alumni Coffee, Plymouth County Historical Museum, Old The Sesquicentennial Mural will be unveiled following the Central Gym Lobby, 335 1st Avenue SW Primebank Ice Cream Social. The mural will be placed on the north wall of the Frontier Communications building, 6:00 p.m. • Family Bike Ride directly east of Primebank. Olson Cultural Event Center, 33 1st Street NE - Meet at the Olson Cultural Event Center and join members of the 8:30 p.m. • Outdoor Movie sponsored by American Plymouth County Cyclists for a family bike ride on the Bank and Total Motors, Hosted at Total Motors, Recreational Trail.