Some Iowa tourist attractions are tweaking their marketing plans or offering financial incentives to visitors as fuel prices near record levels. But most are planning no significant changes. The Diamond Jo Casino in Dubuque will give away gas cards each Saturday in April, according to Carrie Tedore, director of public relations for Peninsula Gaming, which [...]
continue »By Diana Nollen AMANA — I loved Opal more than her story. Marquetta Senters can embody any character and make her charming. That’s lucky for the Old Creamery Theatre, which opened its 2010 mainstage season Thursday afternoon (4/29/10) with “Everybody Loves Opal.” The late John Patrick, better known for writing “The Curious Savage” and the [...]
continue »By Diana Nollen Community spirit is entering a new stage at the Middle Amana school complex. A building with many faces, it is the current home of Amana Elementary, the former home of Clear Creek Amana Middle School and the longtime home of the Amana Community Library and Amana Community Pool. It’s also the site [...]
continue »AMANA — The Old Creamery Theatre’s Studio Series has a new home, after losing the Depot space in the 2008 floods. Empty spaces in the former Clear Creek Amana Middle School in Middle Amana will house an 80-seat theater, rehearsal hall, costume and prop shop and a space for set production. “The Glass Menagerie,” by [...]
continue »By Diana Nollen AMANA — The Old Creamery Theatre is staging a spectacular holiday show, starring four Honky Tonk Angels and five top-flight instrumentalists. This show, created by the writer of the perennially popular “Always … Patsy Cline,” has all the elements of a winning revue, with just enough story to get you cozy with [...]
continue »By Diana Nollen The season’s new, the artistic director is new, but the face is familiar to Old Creamery Theatre patrons in Amana and beyond. Resident funnyman Sean McCall, 43, of Marengo, is taking on a new role at the professional theater, where he’s been employed for 17 years. Audiences have laughed at his rubber-faced [...]
continue »Dontcha be minding the title. It’s a shurbetcha audiences will quickly embrace the quirky characters in “Don’t Hug Me,” playing through Oct. 11 at the Old Creamery Theatre, 39 38th Ave. REVIEW Billed on its Web site as “a love story with singin’ and stuff,” this comedy set in the dead of winter in the [...]
continue »The play’s the thing this weekend, as at least four area theater troupes open summer shows. Here’s a glimpse of what’s in store. ‘Rent: School Edition’ City Circle Acting Company of Coralville is breaking ground as the first local theater to produce the student version of this groundbreaking musical. Show times are 7:30 p.m. Friday [...]
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