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(1/21) Southeast Iowa Singles January Schedule
Southeast Iowa Singles is a non-denomination group of singles (ages 20 years and up) and is sponsored by the First United methodist Church of Faifield, Iowa.  Plans for the group are to provide support, both personal and spiritual, through social activities organized for single adults and their families.  This is a place for making new friends and socializing.
Saturday, January 21st

(2/10) SHARE food packages for February now available
SHARE food packages for February are available now through February 10 th.   Anyone is eligible to participate.  Call St. Mary office ,  472-3179   or Seida office,  472-6140  for more information.

(02/08) Wednesday Wild Ones
Don't know what to do with your little ones on Wednesday mornings?  Try Wednesday Wild Ones, a before school Christian program for K - 5th grades at a new location on January 4th!  Word of Life Lutheran Church 2090 Libertyville Road from 7:30 to 9:30 am with transportation to school provided!  A joint venture, help via donations, kitchen help, teachers and assistants along with

(2/10) Maharishi School performances for the Iowa High School Speech Association
Don’t miss the fabulous Maharishi School performances for the Iowa High School Speech Association Festival:
Friday, Feb. 10 and Saturday, Feb. 11 at 7:30pm
Sunday, Feb. 12 matinee at 1:30pm at Spayde Theater on MUM Campus.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at Thymely Solutions or from a student performer:  Adults $10/ $8 students. At the door: Adults $15/ $12

(2/10) Van Buren Middle School Dance fundraiser for the Spanish Club
Attention all area 7th and 8th graders!  Van Buren High School Spanish Club will be hosting a dance for all 7th and 8th grade students on Friday, February 10th from 7 pm until 10 pm at the Riverview Club in Keosauqua.  Admission is $5 a person, and refreshments will be available for purchase.  Strider Putnam, owner of Pyro Productions DJ Service will be providing the music, and

(2/10) Keosauqua Lions Annual Soup Supper and Auction
Keosauqua Lions Annual Soup Supper and Auction
 
February 10 at the Roberts Memorial Building in Keosauqua
 
Serving begins at 5 with the auction to follow.
 
Proceeds will go to community projects.

(2/11) Song, Dance & Bad Romance at Sondheim Center


Enjoy a fun, light-hearted song'n'dance pre-Valentine's show at the Sondheim Center. "Song, Dance, and Bad Romance" features some of Fairfield's finest talent performing a variety of styles and genres expressing all facets of everyone's favorite February emotion: Love.

Fairfield Art of Dance students and teachers have created several original pieces,

(2/11) Southeast Iowa Blues Society - Kick the Winter Blues with Bryce Janey


Southeast Iowa Blues Society welcomes Bryce Janey - winner of the 2011 Iowa Blues Challenge winner solo/duo comes to the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center, Saturday, February 11 at 7:30 p.m. Doors to open at 7:00 p.m.

Small town southern Iowa in the middle of the night, playing that old slide guitar "blowin' out the lights" - that best describes Bryce Janey's

(2/11) Comedy Night at the Elks

(2/11) Daddy Daughter Dance

(2/12) Lasagna Luncheon Sunday at the Fairfield First United Methodist Church
The youth of the First United Methodist Church in Fairfield are hosting a lasagna luncheon Sunday, February 12th from noon to 1 at 201 North Court.  All proceeds will go toward the youth mission fund.  The Public is cordially invited.

(2/13) 4-H Valentine Bake Sale
There will be a Jefferson County 4-H Valentine Bake Sale on Monday, February 13th, from 4 to 6 PM at the Jefferson County Fair Grounds Activity Building.  All funds raised will go back to each 4-H Club.  It’s a great time to buy that last minute Valentine gift for your teachers, parents, kids, Day Care Provider or buy enough for your whole class or co-workers.

(2/14) Lorrie Morgan at Riverside - free to veterans and their family

(2/15) 2nd in a series of Colliquia on Educational Change
The Second in a Series of Colloquia on Educational Change
Stepping Into The Sunlight: The Role of consciousness-Based Education in Understanding Anything
Featuring Christopher Jones, Professor of Education, Dean of Teaching and Learning and member of the Board of Directors, Maharishi School of the Age of Enlightenment. Dr. Jones specializes in training teachers in Consciousness-Based

(2/15) First Christian Church Pancake Supper
The First Christian Church will be holding a Pancake Supper on February 15th from 5 PM to 6:30 PM.  Please contact Jerry Hendricks at 472-6188 or the church at 472-2520 if you are willing to donate any of the ingredients, to help serve or to help in the kitchen.

(2/18) Lockridge Fire and Rescue Soup Supper and Auction
The Lockridge Fire and Rescue will be holding a soup supper and auction on February 18th from 5 pm to 7 pm at the Lockridge School.  Supper, auction, quilt raffle, and door prizes.  Menu:  Chili, Vegetable Beef Soup, Oyster Soup, Potato Soup, Beef and Noodles, Veggie Trays, and Desserts.  Any and all donations will be welcomed for the auction.  If you have a donation, it

(2/19) Annual Pancake and Sausage Supper
The Annual Pancake and Sausage Supper will be held at the Milton Grace United Methodist Church Sunday evening February 19th.  Serving to start at 5 PM.  Free will offering.

(2/21) Clifford the Big Red Dog LIVE
            It only takes a little to BE BIG!  Celebrate the beloved BIG dog's 50th anniversary  with the timeless values of Clifford the Big Red Dog's BIG Ideas - Share, Play Fair, Have Respect, Work Together, Be Responsible, Be Truthful, Be Kind, Believe In Yourself, Be A Good Friend and Help Others.  These sentiments have

(2/25) Burlesque to Broadway
Burlesque to Broadway brings back the fun, excitement and gaiety of the Burlesque era as Quinn Lemley brings to life the songs and music of characters from the gilded time when Mae West, Sally rand, Gypsy Rose Lee and others were captivating audiences.
It was an outrageous world where humor and attitude prevailed in high energy, and this fast paced theatrical concert presents one show stopping

(3/1) Cardinal Little League Baseball Camp

(3/22) Terri Clark to the Sondheim Center
Multi-platinum country star Terri Clark brings her Roots and Wings Unplugged tour to the Sondheim Center, Thursday, March 22 at 7:30 p.m. for an evening  with the accomplished singer/songwriter/guitarist in an intimate setting. Named for her most recent LP release, Roots and Wings Unplugged will feature Clark going solo with just her guitars, her strong sense of humor, an arsenal of hit

(2/12) Word Of Life Lutheran Church
Word of Life Lutheran Church
2090 Libertyville Road
Fairfield, Iowa 52556
Pastor Jamie Strickler
Contact:  Linda Gevock 641 919 5978
Calendar of the Week Beginning Sunday February 12, 2012
Sunday  Feb 12         8:00 & 10:30 a.m. Worship Service with Holy

Faith Christian Outreach Center
Faith Christian Outreach Church
Fairfield Arts & Convention Center
200 N. Main St.
Monte Knudsen, Senior Pastor
Rick & Mary Brecht, Lay Ministers
Shannon Van Nyhuis, Children’s Minister
Sunday: Worship, 10:30 a.m.
                 Childcare for 6 weeks to 3

RSVP Senior Friendly Visiting Program
RSVP senior volunteers (those age 55+) have the lifetime experience to work wonders and uplift the lives of many Fairfield senior residents!  Fairfield RSVP connects retired and senior volunteers with community service program(s) that provide ongoing meaningful purpose and benefits for the volunteer!
 
Are you a person looking for a meaningful way to perform community service in