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SUMMARY:Amana Colonies Oktoberfest Annual Keg Tapping Pre-Party
DESCRIPTION:Join Amana’s Bürgermeister and his crew for the OFFICIAL KEG TAPPING Pre-Party and Parade in the Museum Courtyard. Your first brat is FREE at the Pre-Party. Keg Tapping Tickets are only available for purchase at the Amana Heritage Museum during the Keg Tapping Pre-Party. Oktoberfest Admission Tickets purchased during the Pre-Party benefit the Amana Heritage Society as a fundraiser. A limited amount of Keg Tapping Tickets will go on sale at 10:30am. Admission is FREE to the museum all day. \n*Admission required for Festhalle grounds. Keg Tapping tickets are available from 10:30am until sold out. Festhalle Admission Tickets are available from 10:30am-1:45pm. Keg Ceremony tickets cannot be pre-purchased. Keg Tapping Ticket : $20 (One beer from the Official First Keg at the Ceremony + Friday Admission to the Festhalle.) Single-Day Festhalle Admission: $15. Two-Day Festhalle Admission: $30
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/amana-colonies-oktoberfest-annual-keg-tapping-pre-party/
LOCATION:Amana Heritage Museum\, 705 44th Ave\, Amana\, IA\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Amana Heritage Musem
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251020T173000
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LAST-MODIFIED:20251007T211306Z
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SUMMARY:Craft Night at the Homestead Folk Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open Craft Night at the Homestead Folk Art Museum on Monday\, October 20th from 5:30pm-7:30pm. This event is FREE and no experience is necessary! Bring your own craft to work on or try out something new with supplies we have on hand at the Folk Art Museum. Relax and visit with other artsy folks while you work! Crafting is a fun\, relaxing hobby that improves fine motor skills and relieves stress. Keep heritage traditions alive with us!\nDonations of non-perishable food items\, paper toiletries\, etc. in support of the Amana Food Bank will be accepted during the event.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/craft-night-at-the-homestead-folk-art-museum/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Featured,Homestead Folk Art Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251117T193000
DTSTAMP:20251104T224842Z
CREATED:20251104T224833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251104T224842Z
UID:3095-1763400600-1763407800@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Craft Night at the Homestead Folk Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open Craft Night at the Homestead Folk Art Museum on Monday\, November 17th and December 15th from 5:30pm-7:30pm. This event is FREE and no experience is necessary! Bring your own craft to work on or try out something new with supplies we have on hand at the Folk Art Museum. Relax and visit with other artsy folks while you work! Crafting is a fun\, relaxing hobby that improves fine motor skills and relieves stress. Keep heritage traditions alive with us! \nDonations of non-perishable food items\, paper toiletries\, etc. in support of the Amana Food Bank will be accepted during the event.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/craft-night-at-the-homestead-folk-art-museum-2/2025-11-17/
LOCATION:Homestead Folk Art Museum\, 4430 V Street\, Homestead\, IA\, 52236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Homestead Folk Art Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251202T190000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251202T203000
DTSTAMP:20251124T210943Z
CREATED:20251124T210943Z
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UID:3182-1764702000-1764707400@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Presentation & Book Signing: "Marriage by Committee"
DESCRIPTION:Amana Heritage Society to Host Program for New Book on Communal-Era Marriage \nJoin us for a presentation and signing for a new book by local historian R.C. Eichacker on Tuesday\, December 2\, 2025\, at 7:00 p.m. at the Amana Heritage Museum (705-44th Ave. Amana).  Eichacker will share insights from his new book\, Marriage by Committee\, exploring the fascinating traditions and communal practices surrounding marriage during Amana’s communal era from 1855-1932. The evening will include a brief presentation\, audience Q&A\, and a book signing.  Copies of Marriage by Committee will be available for purchase at the event—perfect for holiday gift-giving.  All are welcome! \n  \nFor more information\, please contact the Amana Heritage Society at 319.622.3567 or amanaheritage@southslope.net.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/presentation-book-signing-marriage-by-committee/
LOCATION:Amana Heritage Museum\, 705 44th Ave\, Amana\, IA\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Amana Heritage Musem
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251205T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251205T193000
DTSTAMP:20250916T200749Z
CREATED:20250409T190910Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20250916T200749Z
UID:2787-1764954000-1764963000@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Traditional Christmas Communal Meal: Friday\, December 5th\, 2025
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Friday\, December 5th\, 2025 at 5pm for an authentic dinner in the Communal Kitchen Museum. Check in begins at 5pm\, with the meal served at 5:30pm. During the meal\, a tour guide will talk about the Communal Kitchen and give historical context\, and a tour of the attached home museum is offered after the meal is over for any guests who wish to stay! Reservations are required and space is limited. Tickets are $35 per person. \n  \nMenu: \nCreamed Chicken & Noodles \nMashed Potatoes \n2 Cold Sides \nStewed Prunes & Peaches \nSpecial Holiday Dessert \n  \nTickets can be purchased here! \n  \nPlease let us know when you buy tickets if you have any food allergies or need accessibility accommodations. The Communal Meals take place in our last remaining Communal Kitchen that was used before 1932 in the Communal Era and does have a few steps. Meals are served family style and there may be some allergies that we cannot accommodate.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/traditional-christmas-communal-meal-friday-december-5th-2025/
LOCATION:Communal Kitchen Museum & Cooper Shop\, 1003 26th Ave\, Middle Amana\, IA\, 52307\, United States
CATEGORIES:Communal Kitchen
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251211T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251211T190000
DTSTAMP:20251114T183105Z
CREATED:20251114T183105Z
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UID:3171-1765472400-1765479600@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Gold & Silver Member Reception
DESCRIPTION:Gold & Silver Holiday Reception\nSilver\, Gold\, Platinum\, and Legacy members of the Amana Heritage Society are invited to our annual Gold & Silver Holiday Reception on Thursday\, December 11\, 2025\, from 5pm-7pm. An email initiation will be sent to current Silver\, Gold\, Platinum\, and Legacy members with details and an RSVP request. If we do not have an email on file for you\, we will send an initiation note in the mail! Please contact Elise or Jon in the office with any questions.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/gold-silver-member-reception/
LOCATION:High Amana General Store\, 1308 G Street\, High Amana\, IA\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Amana High General Store
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251212T170000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251213T110000
DTSTAMP:20251105T224821Z
CREATED:20251105T223448Z
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UID:3099-1765558800-1765623600@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Holiday Heritage Workshop
DESCRIPTION:Join us for a 2-part weekend program package to explore and enjoy the arts and culture of the Amana Colonies. Start with a reception including light refreshments\, part 1 of a cookie workshop\, and a tour at the Homestead Folk Art Museum from 5pm-6:30pm on Friday\, December 12. Then\, Saturday\, December 13th join us back at the Homestead Folk Art Museum for an ornament workshop\, part 2 of the cookie workshop\, and a talk about holiday and folk art traditions from 9am-11am. This program is designed to allow you to enjoy multiple events in the Amana Colonies over the weekend! \nTickets are required for this event; purchase your tickets at the link below for $25 per person\, which includes a 2-day workshop program detailed below. If you have any questions\, please feel free to email us or call us: heritageprograms@southslope.net or 319-622-3567. \nClick Here to Purchase Tickets \n  \nFriday\, December 12 – Part 1 \n5pm-6:30pm: Enjoy light refreshments at the Homestead Folk Art Museum while learning how to make Marzipan Cookies\, one of the most traditional cookies in the Amana recipe arsenal. After making the dough and getting the cookies ready\, they need to set overnight before baking. While you’re here you’ll have a chance to tour the Homestead Folk Art Museum and learn about holiday traditions in the Amana Colonies and how they grew and changed over time and place. \nWhen we’re done with our Part 1 of the Holiday Heritage Workshop\, you’ll have plenty of time to head to Amana and catch the show\, “FRUITCAKES!” at the Amana Performing Arts Center! \n  \nSaturday\, December 13 – Part 2 \n9am-11am: Join us back at the Homestead Folk Art Museum after breakfast and work on making split ash ornaments with Molly. Now that the cookies have had time to set\, we’ll bake them while we work on the ornaments and talk about folk art traditions. At the end of the workshop you will have your own hand-made ornament and some holiday cookies to take home with you! \nAfter Part 2\, there is plenty of time to visit the Tannenbaum Forest in Amana and spend some time finishing up your Holiday Shopping!
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/holiday-heritage-workshop/
LOCATION:Homestead Folk Art Museum\, 4430 V Street\, Homestead\, IA\, 52236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Homestead Folk Art Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20251215T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20251215T193000
DTSTAMP:20251104T224842Z
CREATED:20251104T224833Z
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UID:3097-1765819800-1765827000@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Craft Night at the Homestead Folk Art Museum
DESCRIPTION:Join us for an open Craft Night at the Homestead Folk Art Museum on Monday\, November 17th and December 15th from 5:30pm-7:30pm. This event is FREE and no experience is necessary! Bring your own craft to work on or try out something new with supplies we have on hand at the Folk Art Museum. Relax and visit with other artsy folks while you work! Crafting is a fun\, relaxing hobby that improves fine motor skills and relieves stress. Keep heritage traditions alive with us! \nDonations of non-perishable food items\, paper toiletries\, etc. in support of the Amana Food Bank will be accepted during the event.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/craft-night-at-the-homestead-folk-art-museum-2/2025-12-15/
LOCATION:Homestead Folk Art Museum\, 4430 V Street\, Homestead\, IA\, 52236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Featured,Homestead Folk Art Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260116T175606Z
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UID:3215-1769248800-1769270400@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Special Hours + Author Event
DESCRIPTION:FREE Winterfest Author EventSaturday\, January 24 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Amana Heritage Museum – 705 44th Ave.\, Amana \nEnjoy free admission to the Amana Heritage Museum during Winterfest\, featuring book signings by local authors R.C. Eichacker\, author of Marriage by Committee: Marriage Customs of Early Amana\, and Melinda Wichman\, author of How to Live with a Ghost. A special author talk and Q&A will take place starting at 1 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and signing. All are welcome.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/special-hours-author-event/
LOCATION:Amana Heritage Museum\, 705 44th Ave\, Amana\, IA\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Amana Heritage Musem
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DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260124T160000
DTSTAMP:20260109T204506Z
CREATED:20260109T204506Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260109T204506Z
UID:3206-1769248800-1769270400@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Author Talk & Signing
DESCRIPTION:FREE Winterfest Author EventSaturday\, January 24 | 10 a.m.–4 p.m.Amana Heritage Museum – 705 44th Ave.\, AmanaEnjoy free admission to the Amana Heritage Museum during Winterfest\, featuring book signings by local authors R.C. Eichacker\, author of Marriage by Committee: Marriage Customs of Early Amana\, and Melinda Wichman\, author of How to Live with a Ghost. A special author talk and Q&A will take place starting at 1 p.m. Books will be available for purchase and signing. All are welcome.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/author-talk-signing/
LOCATION:Amana Heritage Museum\, 705 44th Ave\, Amana\, IA\, 52203\, United States
CATEGORIES:Amana Heritage Musem
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20260309
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20260314
DTSTAMP:20251230T221827Z
CREATED:20251230T220710Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20251230T221827Z
UID:3199-1773014400-1773446399@amanaheritage.org
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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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T173000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260313T200000
DTSTAMP:20260116T175330Z
CREATED:20251230T213222Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260116T175330Z
UID:3195-1773423000-1773432000@amanaheritage.org
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:20260321T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260321T120000
DTSTAMP:20260210T214412Z
CREATED:20260210T213644Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T214412Z
UID:3237-1774087200-1774094400@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Easter Traditions Class: March 21\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, March 21st\, 2026\, for an Easter Traditions class at the Homestead Folk Art Museum. During this class\, from 10am-12pm\, we will talk about spring holiday traditions in the Amana Colonies while learning how to dye Amana Glue Eggs. Whether have never made Amana Glue Eggs before and want to learn\, or you want a fun way to add to your existing collection\, this class is for everyone. We will make glue eggs\, then take a break and decorate some cookies and chat. At the end\, everyone will get to take home a few cookies and a dozen Amana Glue Eggs! Purchase Tickets here. \n  \nThis class will be offered twice this year: on March 21st and March 28th. There is a class size limit of 12 persons. If you have questions about this class\, please reach out to our Program Director at heritageprograms@southslope.net.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/easter-traditions-class-2/
LOCATION:Homestead Folk Art Museum\, 4430 V Street\, Homestead\, IA\, 52236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Homestead Folk Art Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260328T100000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260328T120000
DTSTAMP:20260210T214336Z
CREATED:20260210T214336Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T214336Z
UID:3244-1774692000-1774699200@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Easter Traditions Class: March 28\, 2026
DESCRIPTION:Join us on Saturday\, March 28th\, 2026\, for an Easter Traditions class at the Homestead Folk Art Museum. During this class\, from 10am-12pm\, we will talk about spring holiday traditions in the Amana Colonies while learning how to dye Amana Glue Eggs. Whether have never made Amana Glue Eggs before and want to learn\, or you want a fun way to add to your existing collection\, this class is for everyone. We will make glue eggs\, then take a break and decorate some cookies and chat. At the end\, everyone will get to take home a few cookies and a dozen Amana Glue Eggs! Purchase Tickets here. \n  \nThis class will be offered twice this year: on March 21st and March 28th. There is a class size limit of 12 persons. If you have questions about this class\, please reach out to our Program Director at heritageprograms@southslope.net.
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/easter-traditions-class-march-28-2026/
LOCATION:Homestead Folk Art Museum\, 4430 V Street\, Homestead\, IA\, 52236\, United States
CATEGORIES:Homestead Folk Art Museum
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DTSTART;TZID=America/Chicago:20260404T090000
DTEND;TZID=America/Chicago:20260404T100000
DTSTAMP:20260210T195234Z
CREATED:20250421T155851Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20260210T195234Z
UID:2811-1775293200-1775296800@amanaheritage.org
SUMMARY:Annual Easter Basket Hunt
DESCRIPTION:Join us for our annual Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday\, April 4th at 9am at the Amana Heritage Museum\, 705 44th Ave Amana\, IA. Each child will receive an Easter basket filled with goodies\, and the Easter Bunny will be here with us! For ages 12 and below. Please be aware that baskets contain small toys and candy and children should always be supervised. Cost is $8/child; tickets must be purchased in advance. \n  \nTickets support the Amana Heritage Museum to continue to Preserve\, Interpret\, and Share the Cultural Heritage of the Amana Colonies! \n  \nPlease contact Elise at heritageprograms@southslope.net with any questions!
URL:https://amanaheritage.org/event/annual-easter-basket-hunt-2/
LOCATION:IA
CATEGORIES:Amana Heritage Musem
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