March 16th, 2007 by Kathy

Spring events at IRP

Friday, March 30th at 7:30PM — Pop Wagner, the Renaissance Cowboy, will perform songs, poems, guitar picking and rope tricks as well as a good share of friendly humor. $10 adults, $5 students. Includes dessert and a complimentary glass of wine (for those of age, of course.) Have dinner at the annual Rowan American Legion All-You-Can-Eat Fish Fry (they start serving at 5:30) or try Bea’s delicious Mexican cuisine at Cafe Primo, then come for the show.

Sunday, April 15 @ 2:00 PM – ORCHESIS Dance Troupe from University of Northern Iowa will perform their spring concert selections of modern, ballet and jazz dance. Tickets are $5 for adults and $3 for students. Free to current IRP members.

Sunday, April 22 @ 2:00PM – International Dance Theatre from University of Northern Iowa will perform selections from their spring concert of elaborately costumed folk dances. Tickets ar e$5 for adults and $3 for students. Free to current IRP members.

Saturday, April 28 @ 2:00PM and 8:00PM — Iowa River Players presents two performances of Old Creamery Theatre’s “Dates With A Nut” starring an OCT favorite actress, Meg Merckens. Tickets are $15 for adults and $10 for students.

Sunday, April 29 from 11:30 to 4:00 — Quilt Show — Pieces of the Past and Present: quilts by Ardeth Laake. Quilt talk at 2PM. Admission $5 Optional salad and dessert bar luncheon from 11:30 to 1:30 - $5 per person.

December 7th, 2006 by Kathy

Box Office

To get tickets to any show, call the box office phone:  (641) 853-2398.  You may charge your tickets to MasterCard or Visa — be sure to leave all the information including exp. date and how many tickets you want for what night!  Tickets will be waiting for you at the box office when you arrive.  Please be accurate — we do not return phone calls unless the show is sold out.  Ordering and paying in advance generally saves you $1 to $2 per ticket. 

December 2nd, 2005 by Kathy

Featured volunteer: The Arends Family

A mighty force in our rural multi-community theatre is the family of Trese and Dale Arends. When the group was forming, we cast about to find people with a heart for the good of the community. We had heard that Trese was an inspired advocate for the Belmond Cheer Fund and knew that Dale was active in school related projects. But what a human resources gold mine we hit with this family! It is safe to say that our physical plant could not approach its current level of sophistication without them.

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