News & Features
Orpheum hosts Irish Christmas in America on Nov. 29
November 14, 2018
The Orpheum Theater Center hosts Irish Christmas in America on Thursday, Nov. 29, from 7 to 9 pm at First Baptist Church, 700 E. Olive St. in Marshalltown. Now in its 14th year, the Irish Christmas in America show features musicians and dancers from Ireland performing a spectacular Christmas program. Tickets are $25 and can…
Orpheum hosts Crystal City on Nov. 3
October 23, 2018
The Orpheum Theater Center hosts a concert by Crystal City on Saturday, Nov. 3, from 7 to 9 pm in Dejardin Hall at the Iowa Valley Continuing Education Center. The venue is located at 3702 S. Center St. in Marshalltown, on the southwest corner of the Iowa Valley/MCC campus. Tickets are $12.50 and can be…
Orpheum hosts Blues & BBQ on Oct. 13
October 1, 2018
The Orpheum Theater Center hosts the third annual Blues & BBQ event on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 6 to 9:30 pm in Dejardin Hall at the Iowa Valley Continuing Education Center. The venue is located at 3702 S. Center St. in Marshalltown, on the southwest corner of the Iowa Valley/MCC campus. Tickets are $30 and…
Orpheum Theater presents Fiesta de Perú on Sept. 18
September 7, 2018
The Orpheum Theater Center is hosting a Fiesta de Perú featuring brass band La Patronal on Tuesday, Sept. 18, at 7 pm at the Iowa Valley Continuing Education Center, 3702 S. Center St., in Marshalltown. Tickets are $12.50 each and will be sold at the door beginning at 6 pm; admission is free to MCC…
Orpheum offers July Summer Family Movie Series
July 5, 2018
The Orpheum Theater Center at 220 E. Main St. is hosting a Summer Family Movie Series during the month of July. Family-friendly movies will be shown each Friday at 4 & 7 pm and Saturday at 1 & 4 pm. Admission is free thanks to local business sponsorships, but tickets must be obtained in advance….
Improvisational comedy returns to the Orpheum May 5
April 26, 2018
They’re back! On Saturday, May 5, the IVCCD Orpheum Theater Center will again host “INSTANT COMEDY … Just Add Spam.” Directed by Chad Weir, Just Add Spam is a live, improvisational comedy show that made its debut at the Orpheum in 2012, and this spring’s ‘improv’ promises to be better than ever. The show will…
6th Annual National Poetry Month event at the Orpheum
April 2, 2018
Marshalltown Community College will celebrate National Poetry Month with “The United State of Poetry” on Monday, April 16, at the IVCCD Orpheum Theater Center. The event will include a variety of classical poetry readings beginning at 7 pm. A few readers are still being recruited, but many will be MCC students. Organizers anticipate that the…
UIowa’s Dancers in Company perform April 6 at the Orpheum
March 22, 2018
The University of Iowa’s “Dancers in Company” will perform at the Orpheum Theater Center in Marshalltown on Friday, April 6, at 7 pm. The performance is free and open to the public, but tickets are required for admission because attendance is limited to 100. Dancers in Company is the University of Iowa’s premier touring ensemble….
Iowa Poet Laureate at the Orpheum Feb. 22
February 15, 2018
The Orpheum Theater Center has received funding from Humanities Iowa, a private, non‐profit state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, to host a presentation by Iowa Poet Laureate Mary Swander on Thursday, Feb. 22, from 7:30 to 9 pm at the Orpheum. A cultural resource for Iowans since 1971, Humanities Iowa offers many…
NOLA Mardi Gras concert is Feb. 10 at the Orpheum
February 6, 2018
The IVCCD Orpheum Theater Center invites you to “let the good times roll” as the NOLA Jazz Band performs a Mardi Gras concert in the Black Box Theater on Saturday, Feb. 10, from 7 to 9 pm. Based in Des Moines, NOLA Jazz Band personnel have been inducted into the Iowa Jazz, Blues, and Rock…