Join us on June 14, 2025, for an unforgettable night of live music, great food, and community fun at Brooklyn’s Southside Ball Diamond! As part of Brooklyn’s 175th Celebration & Flag Festival, we’re bringing you an incredible concert featuring Iowa’s Own Pork Tornados, with opener Tyler Richton & The High Bank Boys!
Tickets:
         $10 in advance at Eventbrite.com
         $15 on the day of the event
         Food Trucks – Come hungry and enjoy delicious eats!
         Bar – Grab an ice-cold drink and enjoy the show!
        Beard & Mustache Contest – Judged by none other than Iowa’s Own Bearded Band, The Pork Tornados!
 Event Schedule:
        Gates Open – 6 p.m.
        Tyler Richton & The High Bank Boys – 7 p.m.
        Pork Tornados – 9 p.m.
     Mark your calendars and get your tickets early! Don’t miss this epic celebration of Brooklyn’s 175th Anniversary & the 2025 Flag Festival! ​

An Electronic Recycling Event is slated for Saturday, May 3 from 10 a.m. - 12 p.m. at 2021 6th Ave.(the old Bayer Crop Science site), Grinnell. Items accepted include: cell phones, computer monitors, external hard drives, fax machines, gaming consoles, household batteries, keyboards, laptops, personal computers, printers, rechargeable battery-powered equipment, stereos, speakers, scanners, tables, televisions and VCRs. Unacceptable items include: large appliances, tires, motors, light bulbs and ballasts.

        The Grinnell High School Curtain Club and Thespians present, “Murder on the Orient Express,” April 11, 12 and 13 in the school auditorium.
         The play is under the direction of Holly and Adam Kelley-Chown with Ken Phipps serving as the technical director.
          On-line tickets are $8 in advance or $10 at the door.
Show Synopsis
         Murder on the Orient Express is a stage adaptation of Agatha Christie's famous detective novel. The play follows the legendary detective Hercule Poirot as he investigates a murder aboard the luxurious train, the Orient Express. The victim, Samuel Ratchett, is an American businessman who was stabbed multiple times in his compartment. As Poirot questions the passengers, he uncovers a complex web of secrets, motives, and hidden connections.
         Adopted for the stage by Ken Ludwig. “Agatha Christine’s Murder on the Orient Express” is presented by arrangement with Concord Theatricals on behalf of Samuel French, Inc.
Cast
         Elisabeth Kelley-Chown - Mrs. Hubbard; Peyton Stevenson – Princess; Penelope Fennell – Countless; Frances Pedersen – Mary; Lucy Lindberg – Greta; Owen Shepherdson – Poirot; Ben Davis – Bouc; Jonathan Soloman – Waiter; Luke Olsen – Colonel Arbuthnot; Holden Smith – Ratchett; Trycer Arends – Michel; and Billy Lopotto – Hector.
Crew
      Stage Manager: Cameron Thompson; Assistant Technical Director: Cameron Corey; Assistant State Manger: Diane Boyd and Lucy Turley; House Manager/Publicity: Eli Boyd; Scenic Designer:Elizabeth Sieck; Costume Chief: Tayla Fabor; Costume Crew: Lucy Skouson, Jackson Hutchinson and Elizabeth Koepp; Makeup Chief: Ayhla Sheperd; Makeup Crew: Thea Sherman, Mallorie Arlint and Slance McCue; Sound Chief/Board Operator: Liam Leaase; Sound Crew: Ty McIntyre and Arianna Burell; Fly Chief: Cameron Corey; Fly Crew: Alex Vogt and Lilly Madren; Props Crew Chief: Izzy Boyer; Props Crew: Belle Dewey, Jack Hinkle, Joelene Dostal, Brock Reimers and Elizabeth Flowers; Lighting Designer/Chief:Lanie Kaup; Light Board Operator: Forrest Behrens; Set Construction: Max Barlett, Dash Norris, Kat Nevillle, Kayin Ringgenberg, Brennan Rasmussen, Cheyenne Williamson and Isabella Wilson.