TIPTON, Iowa?The Hardacre Theater Preservation Association (HTPA) will host a town hall-style informational meeting, open to the public, at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 25 at the Hardacre Theater in Tipton. The meeting will offer an open panel discussion to provide an update on steps being taken to save Tipton's Hardacre Theater and an opportunity for the public to voice questions and concerns regarding the future of the theater.

Currently, the HTPA is awaiting approval of its 501(c)3 tax-exempt status application, in order  to operate as a nonprofit organization. This will help the HTPA apply for grants to supplement donations from the community as it prepares to purchase and renovate the building. Also, 501(c)3 status would give the HTPA the ability to provide tax deductions for donations. Contributors who do not require a tax deduction for their donation are encouraged to donate at any time.

"While the HTPA is made up of a small group of organizers, we'd like to remind residents of Tipton and surrounding areas that this is a community-wide effort and it cannot be done without the support of the community," said Greg Brown, HTPA president. "Completion of a successful campaign would not only ensure the future of the Hardacre Theater but also a downtown location for all types of performing arts?filmed entertainment and live performances?that would culturally enhance the area for generations to come. The HTPA invites the community to join in on this mission to bring this vision to reality."

To find out how you can help or to make a commitment to save the Hardacre, please visit the HTPA website: www.thehardacre.org. An online pledge form is available on the website, as well as a printable form that can be mailed to: Hardacre Theater Preservation Association, P.O. Box 344, Tipton, Iowa, 52772.

Performance Features Seven 10-Minute Plays Written and Rehearsed in Just 24 Hours

The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, City Circle Acting Company of Coralville, and Dreamwell Theatre announce the sixth annual All in a Day Play Festival, Saturday, September 21 at 7:30pm at the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts, 1301 5^th Street, Coralville.

Dreamwell Theatre board president Matt Falduto notes, "The All in a Day Play Festival is a great example of the amazing things theater groups can accomplish when they work together."  At 7:30pm on Friday, September 20, seven writers, seven directors, and 30+ actors will come together to create seven original plays.  Writers will be randomly assigned a location, a genre, and one other dramatic detail they must include in their script.  Directors and actors will be randomly assigned to each playwright.  The playwrights will deliver their script to the directors and cast by 8am the next morning; the directors and actors then have the day to rehearse.

24 hours from the start of the process, audience members will be treated to a variety of new and unique shows.  Plays and performers will be adjudicated by a panel including Coralville Mayor Jim Fausett, CCPA Managing Director Megan Flanagan, and director/producer Christopher Okiishi, with awards presented for performers, playwrights, and directors.

Event co-organizer Brian Tanner of Dreamwell says, "This is one of my favorite events of the year.  I always look forward to seeing what everyone comes up with and it amazes me that everything was accomplished in such a short time!"  Liz Tracey of City Circle adds, "It is a thoroughly entertaining and original evening - and one made for the digital age.  I enjoyed myself so much last year that I signed up to direct this year."

This year's participating playwrights are Matt Falduto, Brian Tanner, Joe Jennison, Amy White, Mike Moran, Tony Craine, and Andrew Juhl.  The directors are James Trainor, Meg Dobbs, Barbara Lau, Liz Tracey, Adeara Jean Maurice, Bev Mead, and Paul Freese.

City Circle Acting Company of Coralville is Coralville's community theater and the CCPA's resident theater company.  City Circle's mission is to present professional caliber theatrical productions and provide performing and educational opportunities to people of all ages.  Upcoming productions include Monty Python's Spamalot (October 25-November 3) and A Christmas Carol (December 13-22).

Dreamwell Theatre is an award-winning theater company that creates challenging, innovative, and inclusive theatrical experiences as a "theatre of exploration."  Upcoming productions include Fictional Murders (October 11-19) and Clybourne Park (November 15-23).

Owned and operated by the City of Coralville, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to enriching the community and contributing to the vitality of Coralville by offering an accessible, affordable venue for a variety of performances, presentations, and public and private events.  The 472 seat theater opened August 26, 2011 and has hosted performances from City Circle Acting Company, Orchestra Iowa, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Dan Knight, Lola Astanova, Lorie Line, Judy Carmichael, Jim McDonough, Nolte Academy of Dance, and many others.  Coralville schools are also able to use the Center free of charge up to three times per year; 16 school events took place at the Center in the 2012-2013 school year. The Center was named 2012 Member of the Year by the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.

Amana - 1958 begins a whole new era for the Green Bay Packers when Vince Lombardi is named head coach for a team that has not had a winning season for more than a decade.

Who could have known that Lombardi's reign would take the Packers to new heights and their coach would become a legend? A look into the real life of famed coach Vince Lombardi and how he inspired all those he met. You don't have to like football to love this play!

Written by Eric Simonson, Lombardi is based on the book "When Pride Still Mattered - A Life of Vince Lombardi," by David Maraniss. Directed by Angie Toomsen of Cedar Rapids, the cast of Lombardi consists of, Tyler Brown of Nashville, Tenn., William Groth of New York City, Kevin Moore of Coralville, Justin Reid of Coral Springs, Florida, Marquetta Senters of South Amana and Alexander Volpi of Maysville, North Carolina.

Tickets are $27.50 for adults and $18 for students. Show times are Thursdays and Sundays at 3 p.m. and Fridays and Saturdays at 7:30 p.m. Group rates for 15 people or more are available. Lombardi is rated Theatre R and runs through Oct. 6.

Lombardi is sponsored by The Gethmann Foundation with media sponsor WMT-AM.

Call the box office 319-622-6262 or visit the website at www.oldcreamery.com for tickets or more information. Walk-ins are always welcome if seats are available.

Reservations are highly recommended.

The Old Creamery Theatre Company is a not-for-profit professional theatre founded in 1971 in Garrison, Iowa. The company is celebrating 42 years of bringing live, professional theatre to the people of Iowa and the Midwest.

ASL Interpretation Made Possible By Funding from Old Capitol Sertoma Club

The Coralville Center for the Performing Arts and City Circle Acting Company of Coralville are pleased to announce that American Sign Language interpretation will be available at five upcoming performances. Funding for this program comes from Old Capitol Sertoma Club.

The included productions are:

·        Monty Python's Spamalot, Sunday, October 27 at 2pm

·        A Christmas Carol, Sunday, December 15 at 2pm

·        Love, Loss, and What I Wore, Sunday, February 16 at 2pm

·        Jesus Christ Superstar, Sunday, April 6 at 2pm

·        Teen Musical production TBD, June 15

More information about these productions is available at www.coralvillearts.org.  Patrons requesting seating in view of the ASL interpreters can call 319.248.9372 for tickets.

Old Capitol Sertoma is a service club of members from the Iowa City-Coralville area. The club's stated civic goal is to provide assistance and aid to those with hearing, speech, and other communicative disorders. In addition to assisting individuals with hearing and speech devices, the club locally provides funding and assistance for programs and devices at agencies and organizations such as the Wendell Johnson Speech and Hearing Clinic, the Center for Disabilities and Development at the University of Iowa, the Englert and Riverside Theatres, the University of Iowa theatres, and the Iowa City Public Library. The club's other civic purpose is to educate regarding our country's national heritage through sponsorship of an essay contest each year for eighth grade students in Johnson County that focuses on current issues that tie into our country's national heritage.  Old Capitol Sertoma also provided funding for the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts' assisted listening devices.

Owned and operated by the City of Coralville, the Coralville Center for the Performing Arts is dedicated to enriching the community and contributing to the vitality of Coralville by offering an accessible, affordable venue for a variety of performances, presentations, and public and private events.  The 472 seat theater opened August 26, 2011 and has hosted performances from City Circle Acting Company, Orchestra Iowa, Cedar Rapids Opera Theatre, Dan Knight, Lola Astanova, Lorie Line, Judy Carmichael, Jim McDonough, Nolte Academy of Dance, and many others.  Coralville schools are also able to use the Center free of charge up to three times per year; 16 school events took place at the Center in the 2012-2013 school year. The Center was named 2012 Member of the Year by the Iowa City/Coralville Area Convention and Visitors Bureau.