Reminiscing 25 Years at the Palace

VINTON PALACE THEATRE
December 9, 2024 11:48 am

Vinton Women’s Club honored Julie Zimmer and Lu Karr as “Women of the Year 2000” and the city gave them “Keys to the City.” Drew Mason nominated both women for a Humanities Iowa Distinguished Service award which they received at a ceremony in Des Moines.

Holiday Choral Extravaganza December 9 at 7:00 pm

VINTON SHELLSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
December 8, 2024 7:13 pm

Vinton-Shellsburg middle and high school choir students are excited to present our annual Holiday Choral Extravaganza. On December 9th at 7pm in the High School Auditorium, please join us for a terrific evening of seasonally festive music! Each grade level will perform a few selections, then the 7-12 grade students end the concert by combining forces for variations on a classic holiday tune you don't want to miss.

Learn about the History of Capital Ships at the Horridge House

BENTON COUNTY HISTORICAL SOCIETY
December 2, 2024 11:44 pm

Location: Horridge House, 612 First Avenue, Vinton Date: Saturday, December 7th, (also Pearl Harbor Day) Time: 10:00 AMStep into the fascinating world of naval history with Thomas Jessen as he explores the evolution of capital ships, the backbone of naval fleets.

Reminiscing 25 Years at the Palace Wk 3

VINTON PALACE THEATRE
November 18, 2024 8:01 pm

Reminiscing 25 Years at the Palace Wk 3By Marcy HorstAbby, Then and NowAs I mentioned last week, Abby Hilton Cronk has been a member of the Palace family almost as long as I have — since late 2006, with a few breaks.

The Great Bluegrass Herons & Friends Acoustic Christmas Program Sunday, Dec. 1

FARMERS MERCANTILE HALL
November 15, 2024 11:45 am

The Great Bluegrass Herons & Friends Acoustic Christmas Program is the perfect way to welcome the Christmas season! Join us for a Sunday afternoon of songs and stories of the season.

ACT I to present GENEVIEVE'S NUTCRACKER November 18-24

ACT I OF BENTON COUNTY
November 13, 2024 7:24 pm

ACT I returns with an all-new production of GENEVIEVE’S NUTCRACKER just in time to ring in your holidays. The production will be onstage at the Palace Theatre November 18-24.

Runaway Bride at the Palace tonight

VINTON PALACE THEATRE
November 13, 2024 9:05 am

Tonight, on Wednesday, November 13, at 7pm, we’ll be showing “Runaway Bride,” the first film played at the renovated Palace. In October, for Halloween, we screened “The Sixth Sense,” the second movie shown at the theatre.

Reminiscing 25 Years at the Palace

VINTON PALACE THEATRE
November 11, 2024 2:05 pm

By Marcy HorstThe original managers, Lu Karr and Jan McLeod, were assisted by a handful of projectionists — the first three were Austin Karr, Matt Salger, and Kevin Bookmeier, who were also instrumental in the Palace renovation and re-opening.

Vinton Shellsburg High School Presents Puffs

VINTON SHELLSBURG COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
November 4, 2024 11:14 am

The Vinton Shellsburg High School Theatre Department is presenting Puffs, a hilarious play that tells the story of a different group of students during the same 7 years at a certain school of magic we all know.

Reminiscing: 25 Years at the Palace

VINTON PALACE THEATRE
November 1, 2024 10:18 pm

By Marcy HorstIn 2020, our 20th Palace Theatre anniversary celebratory year was abruptly interrupted by the pandemic. We are hoping to make up for that loss now, celebrating 25 years! Watch this space every week as we rewind the story of the Palace.