Aug. 8 event will include screening of cult comedy film, contests, bowling and live music
TIPTON, Iowa–The Hardacre Theater Preservation Association will host its first-ever Hardacre "Big Lebowski" Festival this Saturday, Aug. 8, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight.
The event will include a screening of "The Big Lebowski," a 1998 cult comedy film from the Oscar-winning Coen brothers ("Fargo," "No Country for Old Men"), contests, live music from the Tipton-based rock band Home Brew Heroes and bowling at Tipton's bowling alley, Cedar Lanes.
The event is sponsored by the HTPA, a nonprofit group raising funds to renovate Tipton's historic Hardacre Theater. Learn more at http://thehardacre.org/
What: Hardacre "Big Lebowski" Festival
Who: Festival director, fans of the film, Tipton rock band Home Brew Heroes
When: Saturday, Aug. 8, from 6:30 p.m. to midnight
The festival director is available for interviews Wednesday through Saturday.
Where: Tipton High School auditorium (second floor)
400 E. 6th Street
Tipton, IA 52772
Cedar Lanes
605 E. 7th St.
Tipton, IA 52772
Contact: Will Valet
Vice President, Hardacre Theater Preservation Association
hardacrefilmfestival@gmail.com