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| Event: | Cantril Jam IX |
| Date: | January 20 |
| Location: | Cantril |
| Description: | Bring your instrument and join in or just enjoy the music at Cantril Township Hall. 6-9 PM |
| Contact: | For information: Jerry Hawhee 319-397-2252 |
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| Event: | Selma Jam |
| Date: | January 20 |
| Location: | Douds |
| Description: | Old fashioned bluegrass and country western jam. Bring your instrument and join in. Potluck dinner at noon, Jam session at 1pm.
Held at the Douds Community Center. |
| Contact: | For info: 641-936-4691 |
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| Event: | Hats & More by Joanne Ragan |
| Date: | February 14-16 |
| Location: | Bonaparte |
| Description: | Sweetheart Tea 7-9 PM (14th & 15th)
Noon-2PM (16th)
Held at Addie May Fudge Factory in Bonaparte
Reservations required. |
| Contact: | For information or reservations: 319-592-3139 |
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| Event: | Cantril Jam X |
| Date: | February 17 |
| Location: | Cantril |
| Description: | Bring your instrument and join in or just enjoy the music at Cantril Township Hall. 6-9 PM |
| Contact: | For information: Jerry Hawhee 319-397-2252 |
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| Event: | Selma Jam |
| Date: | February 17 |
| Location: | Douds |
| Description: | Old fashioned bluegrass and country western jam. Bring your instrument and join in. Potluck dinner at noon, Jam session at 1pm.
Held at the Douds Community Center. |
| Contact: | For info: 641-936-4691 |
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| Event: | Van Buren Players Winter Musical |
| Date: | March 1-2 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Enjoy a musical production of Bye Bye Birdie at the Roberts Memorial Center at the North edge of Keosauqua along Hwy 1. Show times are Fri & Sat. evenings at 7:30pm, and 2pm on Sunday afternoon.
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| Contact: | For tickets and information: 319-293-3794 /888-226-5232 - ask for Kathy or Barb. After 5pm call 319-592-3346 (Kathy). |
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| Event: | Van Buren Wrestling Soup Supper |
| Date: | March 1 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Come help support the student athletes and enjoy some delicious soup. They will be serving Beef, onion, chicken & noodle & chili soups from 5-8 PM at the Keosauqua Fire Station.
Free will offering. |
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| Event: | Milton Fireman's Annual Soup Supper |
| Date: | March 3 |
| Location: | Milton |
| Description: | The firemen will be serving chili, oyster, and potato soups as well as ham & turkey sandwiches, desserts and more all for a free will donation.
Serving will be from 5:30 to 7:30 PM at the Milton Legion Hall.
Free Will Donation - proceeds towards a new fire truck. |
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| Event: | Keosauqua Lions Fish Fry |
| Date: | March 14 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Held at the Roberts Memorial Center at the North edge of Keosauqua.
$8 per person.
Serving starts at 5 pm.
Proceeds go towards community projects. |
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| Event: | Cantril Jam XI |
| Date: | March 16 |
| Location: | Cantril |
| Description: | Bring your instrument and join in or just enjoy the music at Cantril Township Hall. 6-9 PM |
| Contact: | For information: Jerry Hawhee 319-397-2252 |
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| Event: | Selma Jam |
| Date: | March 16 |
| Location: | Douds |
| Description: | Old fashioned jam session. Bring your instrument & join in.
Potluck dinner @noon, Jam at 1pm.
Held at the Douds Community Center.
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| Contact: | For more information: 641-936-4691 |
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| Event: | Cantril Grass Roots Soup Supper |
| Date: | March 17 |
| Location: | Cantril |
| Description: | Come join in a delicious meal of chili or cheesy potato soup and dessert from 5-7 PM at Township Hall in Cantril.
Free will offering. Proceeds to the Main Street Christmas Light Fund. |
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| Event: | SAFE Coalition Presentation |
| Date: | March 17 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | The Van Buren County SAFE Coalition will be presenting "Pushing your luck with Underage Drinking" at the Van Buren Community High School Cafeteria at 5PM and 7PM. Open to all parents and students in Van Buren County. |
| Web Site: | http://www.vbsafecoalition.com |
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| Event: | Easter Egg Hunt |
| Date: | March 22 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Held at the First Shelter in Lacey-Keosauqua State Park at 9AM
Sponsored by the Keosauqua Lions Club |
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| Event: | Easter Egg Hunt |
| Date: | March 22 |
| Location: | Douds |
| Description: | Held at the Douds Field Day Grounds at 11 AM. Ages 10 & under
Sponsored by the Bethel Worship Center |
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| Event: | Easter Egg Hunt |
| Date: | March 22 |
| Location: | Cantril |
| Description: | Held at the West End of Waubonsie Park in Cantril at 1:30 PM
Sponsored by Cantril Grass Roots and the Friendly Four Corners 4-H Club |
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| Event: | Blast from the Past |
| Date: | March 29 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Join in the fun of a 50s & 60s dance with lip sync contest, raffle, snacks and more.
Held at the River View Club in Keosauqua from 6pm to midnight
$5 per person - Proceeds go to support opportunities mentoring of Van Buren County.
Register individuals or groups for the lip sync contest ahead of time. |
| Contact: | For more information contact Judy or Matt @ 319-293-2550 |
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| Event: | Bentonsport Open House |
| Date: | April 5 |
| Location: | Bentonsport National Historic District |
| Description: | Antique & Craft shops open for the season. Door prizes and food available.
Hours: 10-5, seven days a week thru October. Weekends in Nov./Dec.
Come see what's new. Drawing for $50 gift certificate for merchandise in the Greef General Store at 4pm. Refreshments all day Saturday. |
| Contact: | Greef General Store: 319-592-3579 |
| Web Site: | http://bentonsport.com |
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| Event: | Keosauqua Quilt Reunion |
| Date: | April 5 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Registration begins @ 8:30 AM
Guest Speaker: Jennifer Keltner, editor from American Patchwork & Quilting Magazine. Potluck Salad luncheon - bring a dish to share.
Mini-workshops, show & tell, quilt networking, and more.
Hosted by the Northside Strippers Quilt Club of Fairfield.
Held at the Roberts Memorial Center. |
| Contact: | For information call Judy Herzog @ 641-472-6240 |
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| Event: | 2 Person Best Shot Golf Tournament |
| Date: | April 13 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Held at the Riverview Country Club
$25.00 per person
Tee off at 9:00 AM |
| Contact: | For information: 319-293-3200 |
| Web Site: | http://www.theriverviewclub.com |
| Email: | rvcgolf@netins.net |
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| Event: | Scenic Rivers Wine Trail |
| Date: | April 19-20 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Eleven area wineries will be participating in this wine trail event. The wineries will welcome visitors with wine tasting, food, music, and special events to celebrate spring. Visitors can purchase ($10) a decorated wine glass and receive a trail passport that entitles the guest to a tasting at their first visit to each of the wineries on the trail between the Spring and Fall Wine Trail Events. Sponsored by the Scenic Rivers Grape and Wine Association. |
| Contact: | For more information call Mike Pence @ 319-372-7552 |
| Web Site: | http://www.scenicriverswine.com |
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| Event: | Selma Jam |
| Date: | April 20 |
| Location: | Douds |
| Description: | Old fashioned jam session. Bring your instrument and join in.
Potluck dinner @ noon, jam at 1pm
Held at the Douds Community Center.
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| Contact: | For more information: 641-936-4691 |
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| Event: | Taste of History |
| Date: | April 26 |
| Location: | Bonaparte |
| Description: | Enjoy this three course dinner theatre beginning at 6 PM. Reservations are required.
Performing in costume and character, locals relate stories, in first person, with a Bonaparte connection throughout the evening.
Tickets are $20 per person.
Held at the Whitelely Opera House.
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| Contact: | Info: 319-592-3400 |
| Web Site: | http://www.bonaparte-iowa.com |
| Email: | mainstreet@bonaparte-iowa.com |
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| Event: | 3 Person Best Shot Tournament |
| Date: | April 27 |
| Location: | Keosauqua |
| Description: | Held at the Riverview Country Club.
$25.00 per person
Tee off at 9:00 AM |
| Contact: | For information: 319-293-3200 |
| Web Site: | http://www.theriverviewclub.com |
| Email: | rvcgolf@netins.net |
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