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SUMMARY:Genealogy Week: This is My Story
DESCRIPTION:Join us in the Amana Heritage Museum Auditorium for a variety of talks and discussions about heritage in the Amana Colonies on March 9-13th beginning daily* at 9am. Get a close look at specific people and families who lived during the Communal Era and after and explore the Amana Family Tree as a group with staff and volunteers! These events are FREE and open to the public. \n*Once the schedule is finalized\, days and times will be updated and announced. Please stay tuned here and on Facebook for those details! \n  \nWe want to hear your story! Are you interested in being one of our speakers? Please contact Jon or Elise at amanaheritage@southslope.net / heritageprograms@southslope.net or 319-622-3567!
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/genealogy-week-this-is-my-story-3/
LOCATION:Amana Heritage Museum\, 705 44th Ave\, Amana\, IA\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Amana Heritage Musem,Featured
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260116T175330Z
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SUMMARY:Annual Fundraiser: Spring Dinner
DESCRIPTION:Join us for the Amana Heritage Society Annual Spring Fundraiser Dinner at the Ox Yoke Inn on Friday\, March 13th\, 2026. Doors open at 5:30pm and dinner will begin at 7pm. Raffle drawings and silent auction winner announcements will be done after the meal. You do not need to be present to win. Your $125 ticket provides you two dinners and one entry in the raffle drawing for Amana Society\, Inc. gift certificates. Tickets can be purchased at this link! \nQuestions? Email us at amanaheritage@southslope.net or call the office at (319) 622-3567. \n*In case of inclement weather\, the Rain Date for this event is Saturday\, March 14th
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/annual-fundraiser-spring-dinner/
LOCATION:Ox Yoke Inn\, 4420 220th Trail\, Amana\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260411T190000
DTSTAMP:20260409T220056Z
CREATED:20260409T220056Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260409T220056Z
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SUMMARY:Amana Trivia Night at the Ox Yoke Inn
DESCRIPTION:Come have some fun with us this Saturday evening at the Ox Yoke Inn! Enjoy an all-you-can-eat pizza buffet while we host Amana Trivia in the High Amana Room\, right next to the Bierstube in the basement. The Pizza Buffet runs from 4pm-7pm and we will start Amana Trivia at 5pm. See you there!
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/amana-trivia-night-at-the-ox-yoke-inn/
LOCATION:Ox Yoke Inn\, 4420 220th Trail\, Amana\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260711T180000
DTSTAMP:20260616T153029Z
CREATED:20260415T194800Z
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SUMMARY:Zither Concert
DESCRIPTION:Updated Time and Location! \n  \nSaturday\, July 11\, 2026 \n5:00pm-6:00pm \nHomestead Welfare Club\, \n4215 V Street\, Homestead \n  \nWe are thrilled to share that Anne Prinz of Zither International\, one of the world’s leading experts in zither performance and history\, will return to the Amana Colonies in July 2026 for a special zither concert at the Homestead Village Church Museum to help support its restoration!\nAnne has performed in the Amanas over the years and spent time this past July working in the Amana Heritage Museum archives\, studying our extensive zither music collection. She will be joined by fellow musician Karen Hinnah\, and together they will present an unforgettable concert on Saturday\, July 11th\, 5:00pm. \n  \nGet Tickets Here! \n$20 Ticket Price; $15 for AHS Members
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/zither-concert/
LOCATION:Homestead Village Church Museum\, 4210 V Street\, Homestead\, IA\, 52236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Amana Community Church,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260718T130000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260718T150000
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SUMMARY:Fun with Bookmaking
DESCRIPTION:Want to learn more about bookmaking in the Amana Colonies? Join book conservator and book arts educator Gary Frost at the Communal Kitchen Museum’s reconstructed Print Shop & Bookbindery for Fun with Bookmaking! Learn about the craft of bookmaking and make your own journal to take home. This class will take place at the Communal Kitchen Museum & Cooper Shop inside the Communal Kitchen’s air-conditioned dinning room. Please call the office or email our program director with any questions. \nTickets are $20 per person and can be purchased here! \n  \nheritageprograms@southslope.net \n(319) 622-3567
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/fun-with-bookmaking/
LOCATION:Communal Kitchen Museum & Cooper Shop\, 1003 26th Ave\, Middle Amana\, IA\, 52307\, United States
CATEGORIES:Communal Kitchen,Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260808T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260808T170000
DTSTAMP:20260512T212036Z
CREATED:20260501T210347Z
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UID:3393-1786197600-1786208400@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Live Theater - Death of an American Citizen Abroad
DESCRIPTION:“A displaced heart; lend a hand\, lead astray\, or turn away? The story of an immigrant.” \n  \nJoin us for a live performance of “Death of an American Citizen Abroad\,” by playwright Janet Schlapkohl at the Amana Performing Arts Center on Saturday\, August 8\, 2026. Doors will open at 1:30pm and the show will begin at 2:00pm. Tickets are $20 per ticket\, or $15 per ticket for members of the Amana Heritage Society! \n  \nThis performance is a fundraiser for the Amana Heritage Society to help boost us into a series of performances that will happen annually at the Homestead Village Church Museum. We are in the process of revitalizing the space and we need your help and support to finish the project. \n  \nTickets can be purchased here!
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/live-theater-death-of-an-american-citizen-abroad/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Featured
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261002T110000
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SUMMARY:Amana Colonies Oktoberfest Keg Tapping Pre-Party and Parade: Friday\, October 2\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Amana Colonies Oktoberfest Official Keg Tapping Pre-Party and Parade\nOktoberfest Grounds – Amana Festhalle Barn\nFriday\, October 2\, 2026\n\nJoin Amana’s Bürgermeister\, Jon Childers\, and his crew for the OFFICIAL AMANA COLONIES OKTOBERFEST KEG TAPPING Pre-Party* and Parade** at the Amana Colonies Oktoberfest at the Festhalle Barn (Weather Update!) on Friday\, October 2\, 2026. Keg Tapping Tickets are only available for purchase in person beginning at 11am on Friday\, October 2\, 2026.\n\nKeg Tapping Ceremony ticket sales benefit the Amana Heritage Society as a fundraiser to support the preservation and interpretation of the cultural heritage of the Amana Colonies\, including over 60 years of Oktoberfest.\n\n*Keg Tapping tickets are $5*** and require the purchase of admission to the Amana Colonies Oktoberfest – Ticket Sales for the Keg Tapping will take place at the Admission Booth at the Festhalle*Keg Tapping tickets are limited and will go on sale at 11am at the Amana Colonies Oktoberfest Admission Booth at the Festhalle – we will be there to answer questions and give directions as needed**The Walking Parade will begin at the Festhalle Barn if the weather allows! Gathering around the Bürgermeister Float will begin at the Amana Festhalle Barn at 1:30pm\, and the Walking Parade will begin at 1:45pm. The Walking Parade will begin and end at the Amana Festhalle Barn; all are welcome to participate in the Walking Parade\, but only Keg Tapping Ceremony Ticket Holders will be permitted re-entry to the Festhalle Grounds behind the Bürgermeister Float for the Ceremony. \n\n***Pricing\n-Keg Tapping Ceremony Ticket: $5 (requires an Amana Colonies Oktoberfest Admission Ticket)\n~The Pre-Party has been relocated to the Amana Festhalle Barn at the Official Amana Colonies Oktoberfest Grounds for 2026 and Ceremony Tickets will be sold separately from Festhalle Admission at the entrance to the festival grounds. Cash and card will be accepted!\n\n-Festhalle Admission – One Day Pass: $15-Festhalle Admission – Two Day Pass: $30
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/amana-colonies-oktoberfest-keg-tapping-pre-party-and-parade-friday-october-2-2026/
LOCATION:Festhalle Barn\, 4707 220th Trail\, Amana\, IA\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Fundraising
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T150000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20261010T173000
DTSTAMP:20260925T204616Z
CREATED:20260911T211009Z
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UID:3497-1791644400-1791653400@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:The Iowa Play: A Gentle Comedy in Two Acts
DESCRIPTION:The Iowa Play: A Gentle Comedy in Two Acts \n  \nAmana Heritage Society and TKM Theatrical Productions present Kathe Mull’s gentle\, two-act comedy about friendship\, community\, and the heart of Iowa on Saturday\, October 10th\, 2026\, at the Amana Performing Arts Center (Location Update!) \n  \nWhat happens when an Iowa-born theatre artist spends a lifetime on and behind the stage\, makes New York City her home\, and then turns back to Iowa for inspiration? The result is The Iowa Play—a gentle comedy in two acts by playwright Kathe Mull\, receiving its first public reading on Saturday\, October 10\, 2026\, at the Amana Performing Arts Center\, 39 38th Avenue\, Amana\, IA (across from the Amana RV Park). \nPresented by the Amana Heritage Society and TKM Theatrical Productions\, doors will open at 2:30 p.m.\, with the performance beginning at 3:00 p.m. Tickets are $25 per person and can be purchased at this link! \nTickets are $25 per person. Admission includes an intermission menu featuring an “Amana-rite” sandwich\, Amana’s playful homage to Iowa’s famous Maid-Rite sandwich.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/the-iowa-play/
LOCATION:Homestead Village Church Museum\, 4210 V Street\, Homestead\, IA\, 52236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Amana Heritage Musem,Featured,Fundraising
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