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1st Fridays Art Walk kicks off the new year with an awesome display of fire and ice, winter songs at the Art Walk benefit concert, and the award winning galleries, January 2nd.

The Art Walk will welcome the fire acrobatics of Pyrotechniq and Iowa’s acclaimed ice sculptor Bill Gordish’s creation of ice masterpieces at the Arts and Convention Center. The winter celebration will feature Fairfield musicians at the Art Walk Benefit Concert at the Sondheim Center and a variety of delicious winter foods inside the Center.

Stroll through the historic Fairfield Square and visit the award winning art galleries and venues and make your new year’s resolution at the Art Walk wishing tree.

The 1st Fridays Art Walk featuring the Fire and Ice theme is a great way to ring in 2009 with music, art and unique entertainment and good food.

Musical Talent includes:

Truckstop Souvenir

Werner Elmker

Chamber Singers of SE Iowa

Rick and Claudine Stanley – Celtic Singers

Sharon Bousquet

David and Carol Carlisle

Steve and the Jefferson County Trio

Terry’s Blog

Take a walk in my shoes… to the Small Works Show; It’s small, it’s original, it’s powerful!

I have always had a passion for small things. My grandmother takes credit for that, claiming that she trained me from a very young age to handle & appreciate tiny objects (it’s amazing that I did not choke as a youngster!) Needless to say, one of the “little” things I enjoy each year is the Small Works Show at the Emerald Gallery. Read the rest of this entry »

The award winning Fairfield 1^st Fridays Art Walk will present the inaugural November American Craft and Art show November 7 – 8 at the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center. The November Art Walk will also feature the Fairfield art galleries and venues. The American Craft and Art show will feature over 40 vendors featuring jewelry, paintings, ceramics, quilts and a variety of craftspeople creating, demonstrating and selling original items. Read the rest of this entry »

Well, hello Fairfield friends and neighbors and visitors, it’s time for the October edition of the Bureau Bits. Just like the fall leaves change, the Fairfield Iowa Convention and Visitors Bureau is changing with the times. The Bureau will now be blogging on TravelFairfieldIowa.com and FairfieldIowa.com. This will be the Bureau’s opportunity to let you know how we see life in Fairfield from high atop the Skybox at the Arts and Convention Center, located in the heart of the Cultural District. Read the rest of this entry »

1^st Fridays Art Walk – All Things Local – Sept. 5

Celebrate the Family Farm on the Square as the Art Walk partners with Buy Fresh Buy Local to offer local food, live music, art and family fun from 6 – 10 p.m. on the Square. Don’t miss a night of Local Music with the Fairfield Dixiland Band from 6-7:30 p.m. and Jefferson County Green Band from 7:30-10 p.m.

Satisfy your appetite with Local Food. Featured on the Square menu includes organic milk, fresh pressed apple juice, homemade local apple pies, local lasagna, made from scratch chili, homemade bread, Chef Kurt Michael Friese book signing and talk. Many local vendors bringing a variety of hand crafted, homemade products.

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