One Man Play: Grant Wood – POSTPONED
Wallace House 756 16th Street, Des Moines, IA, United StatesThis event is postponed due to the coronavirus public health situation. A new performance date will be announced asap. Tom Milligan will portray Iowa native Grant Wood during his performance of "Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel." Admission is $20 per person. Grant Wood chats with the audience in this one man show, as if talking to …
Picnic Theater: George Washington Carver
Wallace Farm 2773 290th Street, Orient, IowaOn Sunday, August 30, Paxton Williams portrays George Washington Carver in "Listening to the Still, Small Voice". Carver befriended young Henry A. Wallace and introduced him to the study of plants while both were living in Ames, Iowa. Tickets include a gourmet brown bag lunch with ham and apple sandwich (Des Moines Bacon Co. smoked …
Henry A. Wallace Field Day
Wallace Farm 2773 290th Street, Orient, IowaThis come-and-go event for all ages includes tours of the Historic Corn Plot and a display of Pioneer-branded artifacts from WCI’s collection. Refreshments of ice tea, lemonade and popcorn will be are provided by Farmers Electric Co-op of Greenfield. The Historic Corn Plot celebrates Henry A. Wallace’s critical role in corn hybridization and the founding …
American Dreamer Picnic Theater
Wallace Farm 2773 290th Street, Orient, IowaTom Milligan performs his one-act play Sunday, August 29 at the Henry A. Wallace Country Life Center, the birthplace farm of Henry A. Wallace. Doors open at 4:45 pm and showtime is 5:30 pm. A few picnic tables are available or bring your own lawn chairs. A gourmet picnic lunch featuring fruits and vegetables grown …