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2026
Featured Events
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IOWA WOMEN'S JAZZ ORCHESTRA SEXTET
at The Amana Performing Arts Center
DATE/TIME:
September 12th at 7:30 pm.
Join us at The Amana Performing Arts Center for an evening of JAZZ with The Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra Sextet.
The IWJO Sextet is a 6-piece jazz combo from the larger Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra. It features Jennifer Tiede (alto sax), Lynne Hart (tenor sax), Toni LeFebvre (trumpet), Julia Andrews (piano), Jeanette Welch (bass), and Farren Johnson (drums).
The full Iowa Women's Jazz Orchestra (IWJO) is a professional big band made up of women musicians from across the state of Iowa, dedicated to showcasing excellence in jazz while encouraging the participation of women and girls in the art form. Founded in 2017 by trumpet player Toni LeFebvre while pursuing her master’s degree at the University of Iowa, IWJO grew out of research focused on women in jazz and the need for greater representation and visibility.
The IWJO Sextet has been spotlighted at numerous events across the state including performances at Orchestra Iowa and KCCK’s First Friday Jazz, the Iowa Fine Arts Education Summit, the Cedar Basin Music Festival, RAGBRAI, the Iowa City Jazz Festival, and many Iowa public libraries.
Many IWJO members are music educators spanning elementary through collegiate levels. Both the IWJO Sextet and big band regularly and enthusiastically collaborate with middle school, high school, and collegiate jazz students to inspire continued engagement with jazz throughout Iowa and beyond and to ensure all musicians—especially girls—feel forever empowered to share their voices through this music.
Learn more at www.iowajazzwomen.com, and follow the Iowa Women’s Jazz Orchestra on Facebook and Instagram.
"The purpose of this all-female band is to provide role-models for girls in Iowa jazz programs, to demonstrate that girls can play jazz, that this is what girls sound like playing jazz, and that girl voices in jazz are valid and meaningful. "
From Jazz, Gender, and Iowa's All-Female Jazz Orchestra, an article written by Dr. Erin Wehr about the creation of IWJO.
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DOUG GABRIEL:
The ULTIMATE Family Variety Show
Branson’s most awarded Male Vocalist is coming to Amana with DOUG GABRIEL - The Ultimate Family Variety Show!
DATES: Nov 7-8, 2026
SHOW TIMES:
Saturday, Nov 7: 2:00 pm & 7:00 pm
Sunday, Nov 8: 2:00 pm
TICKETS: $35
GROUP RATES & INFO: 319.899.3799
The Doug Gabriel Ultimate Variety Show is Branson’s most popular and longest running show because this show has it all! High energy, great production, hilarious comedy, and incredible music. The show features Branson’s most awarded Male Vocalist, Doug Gabriel. Doug has won this honor numerous times because of his versatility as a vocalist. Doug and his talented cast of singers and musicians cover many styles of music and perform the hits of artists like: Travis Tritt, Keith Urban, Queen, ZZ Top, Ricky Skaggs, Christopher Cross, Kiki Dee, Ray Parker Jr., Casting Crowns, Lonestar, Van Halen, Huey Lewis & The News, Cher, and even a great tribute to the King of Rock & Roll, Elvis Presley. The female entertainers of the show which include Doug’s wife Cheryl, their daughter Jasmine, and Stephani Haygood, perform the hits of 3 of the most Iconic Female Country Music Legends: Shania Twain, Dolly Parton, and Reba McEntire. The show also has a full live band featuring Branson’s top musicians, including Doug’s son, Josh Gabriel. Josh has been awarded Branson’s “Best Drummer” 6 times. This show appeals to all ages and is rounded out with hilarious comedy by Doug’s son, Jordan Gabriel, who is also known as “Hershey”. If you like a wide variety of music plus hilarious comedy, then The Doug Gabriel Ultimate Variety Show is for you.
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The SUNSHINE BOYS
By Neil Simon
DATES: Sept 25-27
SHOW TIMES:
Fridays & Saturdays: 7:30 pm
Sundays: 3:00 pm
SPONSORED BY: Amana Family Practice Clinic PC
ABOUT THE SHOW
Al and Willie as “Lewis and Clark” were top-billed vaudevillians for over forty years. Now they aren’t even speaking. When CBS requests them for a “History of Comedy” retrospective, a grudging reunion brings the two back together, along with a flood of memories, miseries, and laughs. The story follows the attempt by a young theatrical agent to reunite his elderly uncle, a former vaudevillian great, with his long-time stage partner for a TV reunion. Despite their celebrated reputation, the two old men have not spoken in twelve years. Besides remastering their sketch, the two men have numerous issues to work out before they are ready to return to the public eye.
Reviews:
“It’s ham on wry [...] Simon’s sure-footed craftsmanship and his one liners are as exquisitely apt as ever.” – New York Post
“Another hit for Simon in a shrewdly balanced, splendid and rather touching slice of the show biz life.” – New York Daily News
LOCATION:
The Amana Performing Arts Center
39 38th Ave, Amana, IA 52203
TICKETS:
$25
GROUP RATES & INFORMATION: 319.899.3799
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A 1940's RADIO CHRISTMAS CAROL
By: Walton Jones, David Wohl, Faye Greenberg
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A SWINGIN' CHRISTMAS
with Rod Pierson's Big Band and
Craig Boche' at the Mic
DATE: November 29
SHOW TIME:
2:00 pm
SPONSORED BY: TKM THEATRICAL PRODUCTIONS
LOCATION:
The Amana Performing Arts Center
39 38th Ave, Amana, IA
WHAT TO EXPECT
A SWINGIN’ CHRISTMAS WITH ROD PIERSON’s BIG BAND AND CRAIG BOCHE AT THE MIC will be an evening filled with hoppin’ and rockin’ holiday tunes that will undoubtedly get you into the holiday spirit.
The Rod Pierson Big Band is a 13-member band comprised of world class musicians and a legendary music library of swing, big band, jump, ballad and contemporary charts.
Pierson’s experiences as a musician include long term stints with The Glenn Miller Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra, The Moe Band, Hunter Fuertes’s Vintage Orchestra and the Guy Lombardo Orchestra.
His jazz credits include performances with Woody Herman, Natalie Cole, John Pizzarelli and Ann Hampton Callaway.
Pierson has backed popular artists such as Aretha Franklin, Burt Bacharach, The Temptations and Bob Hope.
Boche has given countless performances in venues all over the Midwest. From soft romantic ballads to traditional ring-a-ding swing, wild jump tunes, the audience will hear his vocal depth, accuracy and versatility. His velvety vocals bring a certain Rat Pack sound, swagger, and feel to our performances. The chart list includes songs & arrangements made popular by Sinatra, Darin, Martin, Cole, Prima, Connick, Basie, Bublé, Miller, Setzer, Davis, and so many more.
TKM Theatrical Productions is a charitable nonprofit theatrical production company. Co-founders Tom Milligan and Deb Kennedy combine their extensive theater background to bring affordable entertainment to their community. “Bringing people together.”
TICKETS: $25
TICKET LINK
GROUP RATES & INFO: deborahkennedy@live.com or call 319-899-399 to order.
DATES:
DEC 4, 5, 6
11, 12, 13
SHOW TIMES:
Fridays & Saturdays: 7:30 pm
Sundays: 3:00 pm
PRESENTING SPONSORS: Compass Memorial Healthcare (Thank You!)
ABOUT THE SHOW
Your heart will sing with this long-awaited sequel to the popular1940's Radio Hour. It's Christmas Eve, 1943, and the Feddington Players are now broadcasting from a hole-in-the-wall studio in Newark, NJ, and set to present their contemporary "take" on Dickens's A Christmas Carol. Whether it's the noisy plumbing, missed cues, electrical blackouts, or the over-the-top theatrics of veteran actor, but radio novice, William St. Claire, this radio show is an entertaining excursion into the mayhem and madness of a live radio show. St. Claire's escalating foibles and acting missteps propel the show to a simultaneously comedic and heart-wrenching dramatic climax: St. Claire has an on-air breakdown and begins to connect his own life with that of the classic Dickens tale. In order to "save the show," the company improvises an ending to Charles Dickens' classic!
LOCATION:
The Amana Performing Arts Center
39 38th Ave, Amana, IA 52203
TICKETS:
$25
GROUP RATES & INFORMATION: 319.899.3799