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Farm Bureau Harvest Kickoff Lunch
Adair County Farm Bureau invites everyone to its annual Harvest Kickoff Lunch beginning at 11 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 7 in the parking lot north of Adair County Farm Bureau on Highway 25 in Greenfield.
The menu will be pulled pork sandwiches, chips, cookies and bottled water.
Sponsored by Farm Bureau Financial Services - Connie Hohertz, agent and Adair County Farm Bureau.
Dance Team Breakfast Fundraiser
The Nodaway Valley Dance Team invites the public to a breakfast fundraiser 8-11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 9 in the Greenfield Fareway parking lot, while food lasts.
They will be serving breakfast burritos, biscuits and gravy, cinnamon rolls and coffee or water, with all proceeds going toward new costumes.
Raffle tickets will be available for sale with the winner receiving a Blackstone grill.
Veterans Fair Sept. 14 in Greenfield
A Veterans Resource Fair is set for 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 14 at the Adair County 4-H/FFA Building on the Adair County Fairgrounds in Greenfield.
A retirement recognition for Adair County Veterans Affairs Director Duane Avey will accompany a pinning ceremony for all veterans in attendance at 11:30 a.m.
Lunch will be provided by the Adair County Pork Producers and Fareway.
Those in attendace can have their name be entered to win one of two Fareway gift cards.
With questions, contact Adair County Veterans Affairs at veteransaffairs@adaircountyiowa.org or call 641-743-2656.
Bluegrass Concert coming to WCC stage
J2B2 (John Jorgenson Bluegrass Band) will be appearing for one night only at the Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield on Saturday, September 16, beginning at 7:00 PM.
J2B2 is an all-star bluegrass supergroup featuring four legendary, award-winning musicians John Jorgenson on acoustic guitar, mandolin and vocals; Herb Pederson on banjo, acoustic guitar and vocals; Mark Fain on bass; and Patrick Sauber on acoustic guitar and vocals, delivering bluegrass like no one has ever heard it before.
Jorgenson and Pedersen are founders (with Chris Hillman) of the formative country rock group Desert Rose Band. Jorgensen toured with Elton John for six years and won a Grammy for Best Country Instrumental with Brad Paisley and was nominated for Best Bluegrass Album with Earl Scruggs.
Herb Pedersen was a member of legendary bluegrass band “The Dillards” (who performed on The Andy Griffith Show) as well as bluegrass supergroup “Old and in the Way”. He has worked with such music legends as Emmylou Harris, Stephen Stills, Dan Fogelberg, Linda Ronstadt, John Prine, Jackson Browne, Kris Kristofferson and John Denver.
Mark Fain toured and recorded as bass player for Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder for 13 years.He’s toured and recorded with the Dixie Chicks, Alan Jackson, Travis Tritt, Dwight Yoakam, Allison Krauss and Dolly Parton, as well as producing many artists in jazz, country and gospel genres.
Patrick Sauber is a multi-instrumentalist who has quickly made a name for himself in the world of bluegrass and old time music. Equally adept on guitar, mandolin and banjo, Saber has toured with Peter Rowan and Laurie Lewis and appeared on screen in “The Mighty Wind.”
J2B2′s debut album, “From the Crow’s Nest” (2018) was recorded in Sheryl Crow’s home barn studio in Nashville, Tennessee. The album was recently released as part of a John Jorgenson limited edition, 3-CD box set called DIVERTUOSO (Cleopatra Records) to vast critical acclaim.
J2B2 has toured extensively, including tours of Norway and the UK, and has headlined the Guitar Town Festival in Copper Mountain, Colorado, three years in a row. The group made its Grand Ole Opry debut in October 2013 and has returned several times to the Opry since.
Tickets are $20 for adults with free admission for students (high school and younger) at warrenculturalcenter.com or at the door.
Picnic theater performance at Wallace Farm
Actress Pippa White of One’s Company will present “Far As the Eye Can See” at the Wallace Farm 5 p.m. Sunday, September 17, just steps away from the nine-acre restored Iowa prairie.
The one-act outdoor performance focuses on “the prairie and its people: the early pioneers who crossed it, the later pioneers who settled it, the brave people of the Dust Bowl, and the Native American people who struggled to keep the prairie that once belonged only to them.”
Pippa calls her productions “part theater, part storytelling, part history.” She has crisscrossed the country many times as a professional storyteller, touring to over 30 states, performing at universities and colleges, conferences, performing arts centers, museums, libraries, and festivals.
One audience member said, “Her performances are entertainment wrapped in history intertwined with inspiration”.
Pippa turned to solo performing after an extensive career in theater and television on the West Coast, including five years hosting a daily morning TV show in San Francisco. She has received several awards in recognition of her work, including two Individual Artist Fellowship awards from the Nebraska Arts Council.
Tickets for the outdoor performance can be purchased online at wallace.org/picnic-theater or by calling the Wallace Farm at 64-337-5019. Two ticket options are available: 1) the performance + picnic meal for $25 per person or 2) the performance only at $15 per person. The picnic menu includes:
Ham & Cheddar Sandwich with Apple Butter spread on Rustic Bread Leafy Green Salad with Carrot, Radish, Tomato and Red Wine Vinaigrette Apple Crisp Bottle of Water
Anyone with a ticket can purchase drinks at the venue. No outside food or drink is permitted. Doors open at 4:30 pm. Bring your own lawn chair as seating is limited. The Wallace Farm is located at 2773 290th Street, Orient.
Fall Festival Sept. 17 at fairgrounds
The Adair County Fair Board invites the public to its Fall Festival 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Sept. 17.
A vendor fair will last for the duration of the event, as will kids activities in a kidzone and a silent auction. A car show will go from 1-4 p.m. and giveaway sign up will last until 3 p.m., with an announcement of the winner at 3:30 p.m., but a person needs not be present to win.