Free event offers cash prizes, chance to qualify for state contest Contributed article CHARLES CITY – The Bill Riley Talent Search competition has become a Charles City Fourth of July Celebration tradition, annually drawing some of the top young talent from around North Iowa. That is expected to continue this year with the 2017 talent…
CHARLES CITY — Of all the things artist David Williamson has done to the debris of Charles City’s iconic suspension bridge, he did not bend and twist heavy angle iron. That was done for him by the raging Cedar River in 2008. Williamson over the past week has been putting together the sculpture called “Revival”…
CHARLES CITY — The final performance conducted by retiring Orchestra Director Nancy Western was by the Charles City Middle School orchestra Tuesday night in the 500 N. Grand Auditorium. The school’s band and orchestra performed their annual spring concert. ORCHESTRA BAND
CHARLES CITY — The Indiana limestone steps were stacked out of the way on Jackson Street Tuesday morning as the crew from Renaissance Restoration assessed the job beneath the Charles City Arts Center’s front door. Bricks were easily plucked out of crumbling mortar in the walls that held up the steps. The task was beginning…
CHARLES CITY — Jazz on the River became Jazz in Central Park this year as the amphitheater was damaged by floodwaters last year. The Charles City High School Jazz Ensemble and a group composed of middle and high school musicians performed Saturday, May 6, at the final jazz concert of the year. The playlist was…
