This Saturday, at 10 a.m, is the City of Mount Vernon’s annual Easter Egg Hunt at Memorial Park. There will be age brackets for kids 0-13. Bring a basket to carry the eggs, and come join the fun! The hunt will be held regardless of the weather.… Read full story
Category: Entertainment
Feast of Fools Comedy Competition
Come one, come all! Don’t miss the Feast of Fools Comedy Competition sponsored by Mount Zion #9 Masonic Lodge!
Join us for an evening of hilarious stand-up comedy and shenanigans as we crown the King (or Queen!) of Fools at the newly restored Woodward Opera House!… Read full story
Vaughn Wiester Benefit Concert with Rachel Sepulveda
Columbus Jazz vocalist Rachel Sepulveda will take The Woodward Opera House stage Saturday, April 27, with Vaughn Wiester’s Famous Jazz Orchestra for the ninth annual scholarship benefit concert. Admission to the 7:30 p.m. concert is free to the public on a first-come basis until capacity is reached.… Read full story
Special Silver Screeners Classic Movie Matinee “A Raisin in the Sun”
The 1961 critically acclaimed classic film, “A Raisin in the Sun” will be featured at a special Silver Screeners Movie Matinee on Sunday, April 14, 2:00 p.m. at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.… Read full story
20th Annual May Fiesta on May 3, 2019
The Mount Vernon High School Choral Department, under the direction of Mrs. Marty Bell, will present its 20th annual “May Fiesta” on Friday and Saturday, May 3 – 4 at 7:30 pm in the High School Theater. The extravaganza will feature the Women’s Chorus and Chorale and a number of small group and solo performances. … Read full storyMount Vernon High School Forum Show This Weekend
The Mount Vernon High School Forum Show will be held this weekend, Friday, March 8th, 2019, Saturday, March 9th, 2019 at 7:00 PM and Sunday, March 10, 2019, at 2:00 PM. Tickets can be purchased at the door for $10 per adult and $8 per student.… Read full story
Jake’s Women
Tickets are on sale for Jake’s Women!
Jake, a novelist who is more successful with fiction than with life, faces a marital crisis by daydreaming about the women in his life. The wildly comic and sometimes moving flashbacks played in his mind are interrupted by visitations from actual females.
Special Free Movie Matinee: “Azorian: The Raising of K-129”
A special Free Movie Matinee featuring the documentary film, “Azorian: The Raising of K-129” will be held on Sunday, March 17, 2:00 p.m., at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.
In 1968 the Soviet ballistic missile submarine, K-129, sank in the Central North Pacific.… Read full story
Free Movie Night Featuring “Green Book” (PG-13)
The Academy Award-winning film, “Green Book” (PG-13), will be featured at Free Movie Night on Wednesday, March 13, 6:30 p.m., at the Public Library of Mount Vernon and Knox County, 201 N. Mulberry Street, Mount Vernon.
The film was the 2019 winner of three Academy Awards: Best Picture, Original Screenplay, and Actor in a Supporting Role (Mahershala Ali).… Read full story
Sensory Sensitive Movie How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World
For these showings, the lights will be brought up and the sound turned down. Families will be able to bring their own gluten free, casein free snacks. Additionally, audience members are welcome to get up and dance, walk, shout or sing – in other words the “no talking” policy will not be enforced unless the safety of the audience is questioned.… Read full story