Fairfield Arts & Convention Center

Cinema Fairfield: RRR
2023-03-21 19:00 - 22:00 (America/Chicago) | IA
The biggest film of the decade is back on the big screen where it belongs! RRR is an exhilarating, action-packed spectacular mythologizing two real-life freedom fighters who helped lead India’s fight for independence from the British Raj, Komaram Bheem (N.T Rama Rao Jr., aka Jr NTR) and Alluri Sitarama Raju (Ram Charan). Set in the 1920s before their fight for India’s independence began, RRR imagines a fictional meeting between the two, set into motion when a young Gond girl is stolen from her village by British soldiers.
With staggeringly choreographed action sequences, an all-timer of a musical number, and a powerful story, RRR is pure big screen joy from start to finish. Audiences across the world have been won over, it’s a great big party, and you’re invited- come join!
Tickets are just $6.00!!!
RRR is presented theatrically exclusively in the original Telugu version.

PUSS IN BOOTS: The Last Wish
2023-03-21 14:30 - 16:30, 2023-03-20 14:30 - 16:30 | IA
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll when he learns that he has burnt through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.

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FACT Presents "Iowa! It’s Alright! ... (If You like that Sort of Thing)"
2023-03-19 15:00 - 17:00, 2023-03-18 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-17 19:30 - 21:30, 2023-03-16 19:30 - 21:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Welcome Back Fairfield Area Community Theater (FACT)! The upcoming radio show production is: Iowa! It’s Alright! … (If You like that Sort of Thing)
This locally written and produced show, by actors and musicians of the Fairfield area, brings an original fresh-off-the-farm variety radio show of snarky radio plays, exalted song-and-dance celebrations, and sappy firsthand accounts of what it’s like to live in the most Midwestern of all Midwestern States. The show dates are March 16, 17, and 18 (at 7:30 p.m.) and Sunday, Mar. 19 (at 3 p.m.) at the Fairfield Arts & Convention Center in the Sondheim Theater.

PUSS IN BOOTS: The Last Wish
2023-03-18 14:30 - 16:30, 2023-03-17 14:30 - 16:30 | IA
Puss in Boots discovers that his passion for adventure has taken its toll when he learns that he has burnt through eight of his nine lives. Puss sets out on an epic journey to find the mythical Last Wish and restore his nine lives.
Tickets are just $6.00

Fairfield Women's Invitational - WPBA
2023-03-16 - 2023-03-19 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
The Fairfield Women’s Professional Billiards Association Invitational is the billiards event of the year and a must-see for billiards fans across the country and beyond! Here in Iowa, you can experience some of the world’s best billiards players as they show their skill on the table aiming to win titles and prizes. Not only will there be fierce head-to-head competition against billiards elites; but there will also be other activities for you to enjoy over the four-day event. Whether you’re an experienced billiards player yourself or just someone curious about this exciting sport, this invitational offers something for everyone! Don’t miss out on this great opportunity to witness billiards’ greatness here in Iowa.
Fairfield, Iowa is set to host the Fairfield Women’s Invitational, the first stop on the 2023 Women’s Professional Billiards Association (WPBA) tour, from March 16 through the 19th. This four-day event will feature 48 of the best women billiards players from around the world, competing for cash prizes and the coveted title of Fairfield Women’s Invitational champion.
Some of the top players who will be attending include top-ranked player in the world, Kelly Fisher, Allison Fisher, known as the “Duchess of Doom” for her deadly & consistent shot making, rising star Wei Tzu Chien from Taipai, and accomplished competitor, Monica Webb. These players are sure to put on an incredible display of skill and talent that should not be missed.
The tournament kicks off on Thursday, March 16 at 10 AM in a double elimination 9 ball competition. Players will continue with their elimination play on Friday and Saturday, with the finals taking place on Sunday from 10 AM to 6 PM. The public is invited to attend any and all sessions.

Cinema Fairfield: M3GAN
2023-03-12 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-11 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-03-10 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
“M3GAN is a blast, especially with a crowd that’s game to laugh along with a doll’s ominous stare and her inhumanly humorous attempts to be the perfect best friend,” -AV Club
M3GAN is a marvel of artificial intelligence, a lifelike doll that’s programmed to be a child’s greatest companion and a parent’s greatest ally. When Gemma becomes the unexpected caretaker of her 8-year-old niece, she decides to give the girl a M3GAN prototype, a decision that leads to unimaginable consequences.

E-Sports: SMASH BASH
2023-03-11 10:00 - 17:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
COMPETE ON THE BIGGEST SCREEN IN TOWN!
Super Smash Bros. Tournament
Open to ages 10-18 yrs.
Compete for pride and prizes on multiple screens including the Cinema Fairfield big screen!
More tournament details are in the registration form.

Backtrack Vocals - Fairfield Concert Association
2023-03-09 19:30 - 21:00 | 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 2022-23 Season. Learn more about Fairfield Concert Association.

Backtrack Vocals is a 5-person a cappella group based in New York City. Their exciting arrangements transform familiar tunes and showcase the top-notch vocal and beatboxing abilities of all of the members. They infuse heart and humor into every performance, and their versatile repertoire, including Top 40, Motown, classical, show tunes, original music, and more, ensures that there is something for everyone.
Backtrack got their start on YouTube in 2013, where the group has now amassed over 100k subscribers with a staggering 10 million views across their channel. Since then, they have taken their music worldwide with national and international performances. Backtrack has appeared on NBC, FOX, PBS, Steve Harvey’s daytime show STEVE!, and Broadway’s Kinky Boots. They also won New York’s Got Talent Season 6 in 2019 and made their movie debut in “A Ring for Christmas” in December 2020. They were recently featured in an episode of HBO’s “PAUSE with Sam Jay” in July 2022.

Eugene Gaub on the Steinway
2023-03-07 19:30 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Pianist Eugene Gaub is Professor of Music at Grinnell College and an internationally sought after soloist, recently appearing in London, Quebec, Chicago, and beyond, with a specialty in baroque and classical-romantic composers.

The Barhydt Organ Spotlight Series features master organists and pianists that show our beautiful Barhydt Organ and Steinway grand piano at their finest. Admission to all performances is free! Voluntary donations will be accepted at the door ($10 suggested).

Billy Dean
2023-03-04 19:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
Presented as the featured performance of the 2023 Kenny Norton Southeast Iowa Farm Show
The James Taylor of Country Music, singer, songwriter, and storyteller Billy Dean is the ultimate American troubadour. After a career spanning more than 25 years and with over 5 million albums sold, 5 albums certified gold and 16 top 10 singles (5 number one’s), Billy’s charismatic charm and approachable personality puts you, the listener, in an intimate living room setting, where he touches every emotional nerve and leaves you musically nourished.
Country music’s Billy Dean is an experience you’ll want to have again and again!
Call the Box Office at (641) 472-ARTS for group rates and youth discounts!

Joseph Hall’s Elvis Rock ‘N’ Remember Tribute
2023-02-25 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
ELVIS IS IN THE BUILDING!
Joseph Hall is thrilled to be bringing his Elvis Rock N Remember tribute show! This show is directed in such a manner that really shows the roots of Elvis but yet a fast pace show that will make it difficult for you to stay in your seat. It caters to both the young and the young at heart. He’s got the look, the voice, the charm and the moves that take us back to a time when parents were flabbergasted by the flauntingly provocative hip action. A must-see for all ages!

Cinema Fairfield: GRATITUDE REVEALED
2023-02-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
An epic journey forty years in the making, GRATITUDE REVEALED from acclaimed filmmaker, Louie Schwartzberg, the director of cult hit Fantastic Fungi, takes us on a transformational, cinematic experience of how to live a more meaningful life full of Gratitude through his intimate conversations with everyday people, thought leaders, and personalities revealing Gratitude is a proven pathway back from the disconnection we feel in our lives; disconnection from ourselves, our planet, and each other.
Free and open to the public. Any freewill donations will go to the Fairfield Arts and Convention Center.
This event will be hosted by Matthew Kalil, Assistant Professor for the MFA Program in Screenwriting at the David Lynch Graduate School of Cinematic Arts. Mathew is an experienced lecturer and discussion facilitator as well as the author of The Three Wells. There will be an opportunity for reflection and discussion with him following the film.
https://youtu.be/IPV8aTT1uMc

Cinema Fairfield: TRIANGLE OF SADNESS
2023-02-22 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-21 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-20 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
In Ruben Östlund’s wickedly funny Palme d’Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down, revealing the tawdry relationship between power and beauty. Celebrity model couple, Carl (Harris Dickinson) and Yaya (Charlbi Dean), are invited on a luxury cruise for the uber-rich, helmed by an unhinged boat captain (Woody Harrelson). What first appeared instagrammable ends catastrophically, leaving the survivors stranded on a desert island and fighting for survival.

Cinema Fairfield: THE WHALE
2023-02-19 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-18 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
“I found something very special in here. I found a very heartfelt story about pain, loss, [and] human connection.”
– Jeremy Johns JeremyJahns.com
In a town in Idaho, Charlie, a reclusive and unhealthy English teacher, hides out in his flat and eats his way to death. He is desperate to reconnect with his teenage daughter for a last chance at redemption.

Director: Darren Aronofsky

Distributed by: A24

The Beat Goes On: Lisa McClowry as Cher
2023-02-17 19:30 - 21:30 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
“The Beat Goes On” features American singer-actress Lisa McClowry as CHER in an incredible one-woman Broadway-style live stage show. Lisa is completely convincing as the one-and-only Goddess of Pop with every aspect of playing Cher down pat including her singing and speaking voice, the walk, the talk, the costumes, the makeup, and the mannerisms.
In addition, the show incorporates a live band, LED walls, video, multiple costume changes, dynamic dialogue, humor, and fun audience participation. You can expect to hear Cher’s hits spanning from the 60’s to now including: I Got You Babe, Gypsies Tramps and Thieves, If I Could Turn Back Time, songs from ABBA and Cher’s Dancing Queen album, Woman’s World, Welcome to Burlesque, Believe and so much more!
Lisa McClowry is a life-long singer and entertainer with over thirty years in the entertainment industry as a trusted, reliable source and talent with twenty-five music albums, multiple lead roles in theatrical productions, movies, commercials. Her original music can even be heard on the radio today including her newly released single, “I Will Love You Forever,” co-written and recorded with Carl Giammarese of The Buckinghams.
Lisa McClowry as Cher is the perfect multi-generational night out! See and you will Believe!
Call the Box Office at (641) 472-ARTS for group rates and youth discounts!

CINEMA FAIRFIELD: A Man Called Otto
2023-02-15 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-12 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
A Man Called Otto is comedy-drama film directed by Marc Forster from a screenplay by David Magee. It is the second film adaptation of the 2012 novel A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman, and an American remake of the 2015 Swedish film of the same name written and directed by Hannes Holm. The film stars Tom Hanks in the title role, with Mariana Treviño, Rachel Keller, and Manuel Garcia-Rulfo
When a lively young family moves in next door, grumpy widower Otto Anderson meets his match in a quick-witted, pregnant woman named Marisol, leading to an unlikely friendship that turns his world upside down.
Tickets sold at the door. $6
(CC) Special Closed Captioned screenings 2/13 & 14

ImpactLife Blood drive
2023-02-15 11:00 - 14:00 | IA
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ImpactLife provides lifesaving blood products to more than 125 hospitals in a four-state region. We’re headquartered in Davenport, Iowa, and have distribution hubs and donor centers in Iowa, Illinois, Missouri, and Wisconsin. In your area, ImpactLife is the exclusive provider to Jefferson County Health Center.
We have implemented our Emergency Plan here at the Blood Center to protect donors and our staff. This includes:
• Placing only one screening station on a table (observing social distancing)
• Wiping down all machines and equipment after each use
• Spacing beds apart to continue social distancing
• Wiping down beds after each use
• Encouraging donors to allow space in the refreshment area
In addition, donors who want to limit time at the drive can complete the EarlyQ prior to coming to the drive; we scan the barcode emailed to them and they move directly to the vital station, then to donation. Feel free to share the link with your donors: www.bloodcenter.org/earlyq
Potential donors must be at least 17 years of age (16 with parental permission form available through www.bloodcenter.org) and weigh more than 110 pounds. A photo I.D. is required to donate. For questions about eligibility, please call the Blood Center at (800)452-1097. Donors are eligible to donate whole blood every 56 days.
Blood donation is a safe, simple procedure that takes about 45 minutes to one hour. Individuals with diabetes or controlled high blood pressure may be accepted as eligible donors.
To schedule an appointment or view upcoming blood drives, visit www.BloodCenterIMPACT.org or call 800-452-1097.

CINEMA FAIRFIELD: A Man Called Otto (CC)
2023-02-14 19:00 - 21:00, 2023-02-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Fairfield Arts & Convention Center, 200 North Main St, Fairfield, IA, 52556, United States
