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Fairfield First salutes the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center and the City of Fairfield for structuring a public-private partnership that supports the continued success of our Sondheim Center for the Performing Arts. Our Arts and Convention is a world-class venue at the heart of our Cultural and Entertainment District. The success of the private fundraising to cover the existing leases and the

SEVA Pies for Thanksgiving – apple, sugar-free apple, and pumpkin.

All apple pies are unbaked and boxed. Bake some for Thanksgiving and freeze the rest for later. Pumpkin pies are all baked. Price is $18 each.

Order at www.sevafairfield.org or call 472-7148 by November 15th. Pick up on Wednesday, November 25th (the day before Thanksgiving) at the Fellowship of the Holy Spirit building on the

I'm still here in Ontario, waiting for my U.S. visa to process, but if I were in Iowa I'd probably head to Des Moines' Art Stop next Friday (Sept. 11) to catch Tiny Circus . In a world of larger-than-life Imax movies and Loudapaloozas, this quiet little troupe of artists is bucking trends and scaling entertainment down to the tiniest of stages.

Meet Tiny Circus, a Grinnel-based

The Sustainable Living Center-Fairfield Ecological Design Center Fundraiser, Saturday, August 22nd,will raise funds for an executive director post. The SLC Board has selected Frank Cicela, presently with Clipper Turbine Works in Cedar Rapids.

A Slow Food 5-course meal will feature the talents of Sundar Raman, Grover Stock, and Torrey Witherspoon. Truckstop Souvenir’s Lauryn Shapter and Dennis

Once again, Hancher tackles the impossible—presenting a full season of events without a performance venue. Of course, it is possible—since that’s exactly what organizers did last year, relocating as many events as they could after floodwaters from the Iowa River severely damaged Hancher Auditorium. The twist to the 2009-10 season is that in addition to several  Iowa City locations, events will be