Entertainment

Bus Stop will be presented at the Palace Theatre

Make your reservations today to see Bus Stop this Friday and Saturday, May 14 and 15 at 7:00 p..m., and on Sunday May 16th at 2:00 p.m. A second opportunity will be Friday & Saturday May 2...

The Lyle Beaver Trio To Perform

On Sunday afternoon, May 16th beginning at 1:30 and playing until 5:30 p.m., the Lyle Beaver Trio will be performing at the Keystone Turner Hall.  The hall is located at 91 2nd Ave. in Keysto...

'Date Night,' ACT 1's 'Bus Stop to fill Palace screen, stage

Thank you Rachael Larkin, for transporting our print of “Date Night” from Story City, IA!  Yep, that’s right, despite the shortage of available 35 mm prints – “Da...

'The Last Song'

Eric Olson measures Palace for digital equipment, with help from Gerald Horst and Pat Lyons. Two weeks in a row?  Nicholas Sparks is back, ladies! “The Last Song,” starring Miley Cyrus (girl), Liam Hemsworth (guy) and Greg Kinnear (dad), plays the Palace THREE NIGHTS O...

A Born Actress: Mikala Neimeier has always loved performing

Mikala Neimeier, right, rehearses a scene from ACT 1's 'Bus Stop' with Rachel Kramer.   By Anthony Bopp   VINTON - There are some people who seem born for the performing arts, and spending time with Mikala Neimeier would seem to make it clear she was born to perform. &nbs...

'Date Night' coming to Palace; 'Wimpy Kid' gets kicked off schedule again

  Channing Tatum stars as John Tyree, a handsome Army Special Forces specialist home on two weeks' leave. Amanda Seyfried plays Savannah, a lovely young woman whose purse falls off a pier. John ...

Second Stage! Summer Theatre Camp Details Announced

'Splashtastic' is the theme for Second Stage! directed by Mary Horst in Van Horne this summer.  Director Mary Horst has announced details of this year's Second Stage! Summer Theatre Camp from ACT I. Showing June 25 and 26 at 7:00 PM at the Benton Community High School Auditorium in Van Ho...

All-Teen Musical comes to Benton County

  The only all-teen musical to ever run on Broadway comes to Benton County August 6 – 15, 2010, produced by ACT I and performed at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School auditorium.  This ...

Teens audition for ACT 1's '13'

Katie Hancock and Taylor Livengood By Anthony Bopp   On Saturday, over 15 area teens appeared for auditions for the 13-member cast of ACT I of Benton County's production of '13' to be staged at the Vinton-Shellsburg High School ...

Fund-raising continues for Palace digital system; Kiwanis Club gives $1,000

Kiwanis Tom Lindauer, Michelle Schoonover & Ashlyn Christensen give check to Palace's Marcy Horst. The fund-raising continues for the Vinton Palace Theatre digital projection system. Two recent $1,000 donations have added to the total. The Vinton Kiwanis Club donated $1,000 to the project. Kiwani...