Vibrant Orange City, Iowa

Music, Art and Ice Cream in Windmill Park
2011-06-30 06:00 - 20:00 (America/Chicago) | Windmill Park, 200 Central Ave NW, Orange City IA 51041
ORANGE CITY – Toy Story. Up. Cars. And Phantom of the Opera.
Music from Pixar movie classics and from Andrew Lloyd Webber’s Phantom of the Opera will all be part of the Orange City Area Community Band’s performance Thursday, June 30 at 7 p.m. at Windmill Park, Orange City.
But it’s not just music Thursday. Come at 6 p.m. for the Orange City Arts Council’s annual ice cream social, featuring two-dip sundaes with hot fudge and butterscotch toppings, plus banana splits. Plus children, from 6-7 p.m., will have the opportunity to try their hands at artsy projects, organized by Sheila Van Den Brink. Puppeteers from Dover Avenue Alliance Church – Family & Friends Puppetree – will perform. Bethany Dykstra, MOC-FV student, will entertain with her fiddle. And anyone and everyone may make orange pinwheels.
The community band concert – part of the Onstage Orange City series – will offer music for everyone, not just children. Several marches are on the program, plus Down by the Riverside and Give My Regards to Broadway: A Cohan Salute, including Yankee Doodle Dandy.
Community band members are some of the finest instrumentalists in the area, directed by Carla Van Beek, who is beginning her 15th year as the band’s director, and her 15th year as the band director at Unity Christian High.
Bring lawn chairs or blankets, and some spare change for ice cream sundaes, popcorn and beverages. Art activities and music are free of charge, sponsored by the Orange City Arts Council and the City of Orange City.
Rain location is the Orange City town hall.

Thursday, June 30 is the children's night of Onstage Orange City – featuring arts activities for kids, plus entertainment and food for all ages: puppets, fiddle music and ice cream sundaes, all beginning at 6 p.m. At 7 p.m. at Windmill Park, the Orange City Area Community Band will perform a concert featuring marches, movie music and more. Shown is a young man from the 2009 art fest.

It's Onstage Orange City on June 30 – featuring the community band, plus art activities for kids and ice cream for everyone.

South Dakota Jazz Orchestra, Frank Sinatra impersonator coming to Orange City
2011-06-16 19:00 - 21:00
ORANGE CITY – “Come fly with me, let’s fly, let’s fly, pack up, let’s fly away” back to the era of Frank Sinatra. The South Dakota Jazz Orchestra will be performing at Onstage Orange City Thursday, June 16. This 18-piece big band has prepared a variety of jazz selections from jazz masters such as Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Oliver Nelson and Stan Kenton. Joining them for the event is Frank Sinatra impersonator, Steve Shininger of Omaha, for a recreation of the landmark ’66 concert with Count Basie, “Sinatra at the Sands.”
The South Dakota Jazz Orchestra is a non-profit group bringing high quality jazz to all ages. They perform weekly on Mondays at Skelly’s Pub in downtown Sioux Falls. Conductor Dr. Corliss Johnson is a devoted teacher, clinician and performer of jazz. He has received his Doctor of Musical Arts from the University of Colorado, and he has been an adjudicator for the South Dakota All State Jazz Ensembles for many years.
The sponsors for this Onstage Orange City event are Diamond Vogel Paint and the Orange City Arts Council.

Bring your lawn chairs or blankets. The free concert will begin at 7 p.m. at Windmill Park’s bandshell in downtown Orange City. Refreshments will be available for purchase, and patrons may register to win an adult or child’s bicycle. Rain location is the Orange City town hall.

Sinatra in the Park: The South Dakota Jazz Orchestra, with vocalist Steve Shininger, will present “An Evening with Frank Sinatra” Thursday, June 16 at 7 p.m. at Windmill Park in Orange City. Part of the Onstage Orange City series sponsored by the Orange City Arts Council, the show will feature the music of the Count Basie Orchestra and the jazz classics of Frank Sinatra.

Local talent to take the stage
2011-06-09 19:00 - 21:00
ORANGE CITY— Singing, dancing, juggling, dog whispering? Come to Windmill Park Thursday, June 9 for the next event in the Onstage Orange City series: “Orange City’s Got Talent.” Auditions have been held, and the top talent has been selected from Orange City and beyond. Be ready for a great evening!
Masters of Ceremony for the evening will be Lois Estell and Laird Edman. The 10 performers include vocalists, a break-dancer, and unicyclist/ jugglers. Prizes will be awarded to top performers.
Sponsoring this Orange City Arts Council event are Iowa State Bank and Pizza Ranch Restaurant.
Before the talent show begins at 7 p.m., make sure to head downtown for the city’s Customer Appreciation Picnic, with dessert provided by the Tulip Festival steering committee as a thanks to the community. Serving begins at 5 p.m.
Bring your lawn chairs and blankets, and plan to stay for the whole evening. There will be an announcement of Orange City’s new branding, plus door prizes given at the end of the evening.
Rain location is the Orange City town hall.

Coming soon: Orange City’s Got Talent!
2011-06-09 19:00 - 21:00
ORANGE CITY – June 9 is the day. Windmill Park is the place. It’s Orange City’s Got Talent!
Local performers of all ages may audition to be part of the upcoming talent show. Auditions will be held May 31, June 1 and 2, for the June 9 performance. Starting May 2, audition appointments can be made by calling 737-4208 Monday through Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m.
Each group or individual auditioning must have two pieces prepared, each four minutes or less.
Prizes will be awarded.
For more information, contact Janine at the Orange City Arts Council, OCArts@orangecityiowa.com or 712.707.4885.
The Onstage Orange City Talent Show is sponsored by Iowa State Bank and Pizza Ranch Restaurant, with the support of local contributors.
