Fairfield Arts & Convention Center

The Roses
2025-09-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-13 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-13 19:00 - 21:00 (America/Chicago) | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
R ‧ 2025 ‧ Comedy/Drama ‧ 1h 45m

Showtimes:
Thursday, 9/11 | 7:00 PM
Friday, 9/12 | 7:00 PM
Saturday, 9/13 | 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM

Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy (Olivia Colman) and Theo (Benedict Cumberbatch): successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo’s career nosedives while Ivy’s own ambitions take off, a tinderbox of fierce competition and hidden resentment ignites. Stacked with a star-studded cast, The Roses is a reimagining of the 1989 classic film The War of the Roses, based on the novel by Warren Adler.

Georgia O'Keeffe: The Brightness of Light
2025-09-14 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-09-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-09-16 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
2024 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 56m

Showtimes:
Sunday, 9/14 | 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Monday, 9/15 | 7:00 PM
Tuesday, 9/16 | 7:00 PM

Georgia O’Keeffe: the Brightness of Light is a feature documentary film exploring the life and art of the most important American woman artist of the 20th century. Known as the “Mother of American Modernism,” O’Keeffe exploded on the New York art scene in the 1920s with her paintings of flowers, bones, and the beauty of nature. Nude photographs of O’Keeffe taken by her lover, Alfred Stieglitz, shocked the public and contributed to the perception that her paintings were sexually charged. In the 1970s, O’Keeffe, famously isolated in the New Mexico desert, emerged as an iconic role model for second wave feminists. From Academy Award-winning director Paul Wagner, the film features music by Emilie Levienaise-Farrouch, narration by Hugh Dancy, and Claire Danes as the Voice of Georgia O’Keeffe. More info: GeorgiaOKeeffeFilm.com

Fallin' For the Blues 2025
2025-09-20 19:00 - 22:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
**Presented by the Southeast Iowa Blues Society — Not included in Fairfield Arts & Convention Center season passes or packages. All proceeds to Southeast Iowa Blues Society.**
This September, Fall for the Blues with Southeast Iowa Blues Society!
Dance the night away in Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s Expo Hall with not one but TWO powerhouse blues bands.
First, the Cedar County Cobras get the night set off right with their “old time,” boot-stompin’ blues sound from 7:00 – 7:45 pm.
And then Mike Zito Band take it home from 8:00 – 10:00 pm!
A full cash bar will be ready to soothe your dancing feet.
Tickets on sale at the door or click below to purchase in advance! Tickets are $20 ($15 for SIBS members).
Click here to learn more about Southeast Iowa Blues Society.
Click here to learn more about Cedar County Cobras.
Click here to learn more about Mike Zito Band.

Spinal Tap II: The End Continues
2025-09-25 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-09-27 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-09-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
R ‧ 2025 ‧ Comedy/Musical ‧ 1h 22m

Showtimes:
Thursday, 9/25 | 7:00 PM
Friday, 9/26 | 7:00 PM
Saturday, 9/27 | 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM

Documentarian Marty DiBergi follows estranged Spinal Tap bandmates David St. Hubbins, Nigel Tufnel and Derek Smalls as they search for a drummer and prepare for a reunion concert in New Orleans. Joined by music royalty Paul McCartney and Elton John, Spinal Tap wrestles with their checkered past to put on a show that they hope will solidify their place in the pantheon of rock ‘n’ roll.

The Last Class
2025-09-29 19:00 - 20:15, 2025-09-30 19:00 - 20:15 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
2025 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 11m
Showtimes:
Monday, 9/29 | 7:00 PM (Unfortunately, closed captions are NOT available with this title)
Tuesday, 9/30 | 7:00 PM

The Last Class is a nuanced and deeply personal portrait of master educator Robert Reich teaching his final course and reflecting on a period of immense transformation, personally and globally. It is a love letter to education. The former Secretary of Labor might be famous for his public service, best-selling books, and viral social media posts, but he always considered teaching his true calling. Now, after over 40 years and an extraordinary 40,000 students, Reich is preparing for his last class.
Over the course of the film, Reich confronts the impending finality, and his own aging, with increasing candor, introspection, and, ultimately, emotion. He displays a rawness of feeling he has never shared publicly before. Drawing on his lifetime in politics, he uses his class, “Wealth and Poverty,” to offer us all a deeper look at why inequalities of income and wealth have widened significantly since the late 1970s, and why this poses dangerous risks to our society.
One thousand students fill the biggest lecture hall on the UC Berkeley campus, the last class to receive Reich’s wisdom and exhortations not to accept that the world has to stay the way it is. His belief in the next generation’s ability to take on the fight is inspiring.

Fairfield Cares: How AARP Can Help You
2025-10-04 13:00 - 15:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Saturday, October 4 | 1:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Free Admission
Fairfield Cares welcomes Michael Wagler, State Director for Iowa AARP, to speak in the FACC theater. “How AARP Can Help You” promises to be informative and useful for everyone over the age of 50 in rural Iowa and nationally. Over 330,000 Iowans are members of AARP which for 60 years has been a highly respected non-partisan organization strongly advocating for senior citizens. This high profile and empowering event is free and open to the public.

One Battle After Another
2025-10-09 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-11 15:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-11 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-10-12 15:00 - 18:00, 2025-10-12 19:00 - 22:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
R ‧ 2025 ‧ Comedy/Adventure ‧ 2h 50m

Showtimes:
Thursday, 10/9 | 7:00 PM
Friday, 10/10 | 7:00 PM
Saturday, 10/11 | 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Sunday, 10/12 | 3:00 PM, 7:00 PM

Bob is a washed-up revolutionary who lives in a state of stoned paranoia, surviving off-grid with his spirited and self-reliant daughter, Willa. When his evil nemesis resurfaces and Willa goes missing, the former radical scrambles to find her as both father and daughter battle the consequences of their pasts.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale - Closed Captions
2025-10-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
PG ‧ 2025 ‧ Romance ‧ 2h 3m

Showtimes:
Monday, 10/13 | 7:00 PM (this screening includes closed captions)
Tuesday, 10/14 | 7:00 PM

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale, the cinematic return of the global phenomenon, follows the Crawley family and their staff as they enter the 1930s. When Mary finds herself at the center of a public scandal and the family faces financial trouble, the entire household grapples with the threat of social disgrace. The Crawleys must embrace change as the staff prepares for a new chapter with the next generation leading Downton Abbey into the future.

Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale
2025-10-14 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States

Broadway's Next Hit Musical!
2025-10-18 19:30 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
“Whose Line Is It Anyway” meets The Tony Awards…
Every song is fresh. Every scene is new. Every night is different. It’s all improvised and it’s all funny.
The New York Times calls Broadway’s Next Hit Musical “Hilarious!” Time Out NY says “At last! A musical of, for, and by the people.”
Have you heard of the TONY awards? Well, Broadway’s Next Hit Musical is…The PHONY Awards! Audience members write down made up song titles and our master improvisers gather these suggestions and present them as “nominated songs” for this coveted award. We create spontaneous scenes and songs filled with great dancing, catchy melodies, and tons of laughter. The audience votes for their favorite song and watches as the cast turns that song into a full-blown improvised musical – complete with memorable characters, witty dialogue, and plot twists galore.
Don’t miss the next great American musical – it could be written by YOU!
Call our Box Office at (641) 472-2787 for discounted group rates and youth tickets!

Fairfield Concert Association: Southeast Iowa Band
2025-10-19 15:30 - 17:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
This performance is presented by Fairfield Concert Association and is not part of the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center’s 2025-26 Season. Learn more about Fairfield Concert Association.
FREE ADMISSION
The Southeast Iowa Band (SEIB) is a limited size 50-piece regional wind/percussion ensemble sponsored by Iowa Wesleyan University (IWU). We prepare a program with a variety of music—classical, pops, show tunes, marches, and folk music—presented in an entertaining fashion.
The band is an outlet for regional musicians seeking to maintain their skills at the highest level, and for qualified IWU and high school performers. Most programs are put together in a series of 5 Sunday night rehearsals.
Many of the SEIB members perform and teach professionally throughout the region. Much of the group includes adults who travel long distance because they are dedicated to performing in a band of the highest quality.
The SEIB is under the direction of Robert McConnell who first started working with the group in the fall of 1982 and Dr. Michael Knight on the music faculty of Iowa Wesleyan. The directors give the audience some dialogue and occasional musical demonstrations that enhance the program.

Wisdom of Happiness
2025-10-26 16:00 - 17:30, 2025-10-26 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-10-27 19:00 - 20:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
2024 ‧ Documentary ‧ 1h 30m

Showtimes:
Sunday, 10/26 | 4:00 PM, 7:00 PM
Monday, 10/27 | 7:00 PM (closed captions are unavailable for this film)
Tuesday, 10/28 | 7:00 PM

WISDOM OF HAPPINESS shows us a timeless truth: happiness is still possible, even in the midst of chaos and uncertainty. This powerful message of hope is delivered as a personal audience with one of the greatest living thinkers, Nobel Peace Prize winner Tenzin Gyatso, known to billions around the world as the Dalai Lama. Speaking as a member of our single global community, he shares practical wisdom for finding peace, compassion, and hope in the midst of chaos. With disarming clarity and deep humanity, he invites us to imagine — and help create — a world where compassion is activated as our strongest force for change, and happiness is within reach for everyone.

Community Business Workshop: Generative AI Presentation
2025-10-28 14:00 - 16:00 | Cambridge and Smith Meeting Rooms, 200 N Main St, Fairfield, 52556, United States
Join Chris Porter and Chris Snider for engaging and practical generative AI session at Fairfield Arts and Convention Center (in-person), which will give you the knowledge needed to supercharge your productivity at work with generative AI tools.
You will leave this workshop with:

A strong understanding of the tools available and how to use them
The ability to write better prompts for better results
An understanding of legal and ethical concerns with gen AI tools
A plan for implementing generative AI in your job and at your workplace
A sense of where generative AI is headed in the months/years to come

This will be a hands-on workshop tailored to help meet your specific needs in generative AI. Whether you are brand new to these tools or you have attended one of our workshops before, you won’t want to miss this one.
Who Should Attend: Educators, entrepreneurs, content creators, marketers, technologists, HR and anyone curious about integrating AI tools into their workflow.
This workshop will be led by the director of Drake University’s Artificial Intelligence major, Chris Porter, and digital media professor Chris Snider.
It is taught in a classroom set up, so bring your charged up laptop!
Location: Fairfield Arts & Convention Center—Cambridge & Smith Meeting Rooms
Date & Time: Tuesday, October 28th, 2:00 – 4:00 pm
Tickets: $42 (Discounts available for members)
