Entertainment

Cooling Dancers to Attend Regional Competition

117 Dancers from the Cooling Dance Center of Vinton will compete April 11-12 for the Midwest Starz Regional Dance Competition at the Five Sullivan Bros. Center in Waterloo. The students have b...

\'Sometimes a Rainbow\' cast moves rehearsal to Palace stage

Sunday was the first rehearsal at the Palace for ACT 1's "Sometimes a Rainbow". It was evident cast members had been working very hard to memorize their lines. Many laughs happened as ...

In Depth: The Monuments Men

In 1944, a middle-aged group of men and a few women interrupted their lives as historians, art curators, professors, and architects to become the Monuments Men. This small corps of unlikely soldie...

ACT 1 performers preparing for musical comedy \'Sometimes a Rainbow\'

Rehearsals for ACT 1’s production of “Sometimes a Rainbow” are in full swing. This ACT 1 show is a musical comedy featuring the lives of tourists and street people and their inter...

In Depth: \'Lego Movie\' inspires critics

The more I read about “The LEGO Movie,” the more I wish it was mid summer so we could pack the house and have late shows every night! This movie is getting incredible reviews! Better th...

\'Unplugged:\' VSMS play about living without cell phones, Internet opens tonight

Charlie Cooling plays the teacher who boasts that online courses allow him to teach without pants. Do you think teenagers could live without technology for 30 days? This is the question almost 50  Vinton-Shellsburg Middle School Students hope to answer this month with their fun, on-stage pe...

In Depth: 'American Hustle'

“…a '70s crime romp that's ridiculously entertaining in all the best ways.” Christy Lemir We’ve enjoyed some beautiful and disturbing films the past few weeks ...

ACT I announces cast for \'Sometimes a Rainbow\' musical comedy

ACT I OF Benton County has selected the cast for “Sometimes a Rainbow” . This show, a musical comedy, will play at the Palace Theatre May 1-4 so mark your calendar now!   C...

In Depth: 'August: Osage County' next on Palace screen

Oscar Month continues with “August: Osage County,” playing the Palace Friday, March 14 through Thursday, March 20 at 7 pm, and Monday, March 17 at 2 pm. Meryl Streep and Julia Robe...

Palace will NOT be showing Nebraska this afternoon...

The Palace will NOT show Nebraska at 2 pm today, and very possibly not tonight.  The Nebraska hard drive we received is bad, so we are in limbo waiting for a new hard drive to arrive.  Un...
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