Plymouth County Historical Museum hosting annual Accordion Festival this weekend
The 22nd annual edition of the Art Pahl-Peter Boe Accordion Festival will take place this Sunday, May 3rd inside of the Plymouth County Historical Museum’s “Old Central” Gym. Museum administrator Jennifer Scholten told KLEM that the beloved celebration of accordion music and heritage draws musicians from across the region.
The annual festival honors the legacy of local accordionists Art Pahl and Peter Boe, with Scholten explaining that the festival was named in Pahl’s honor after the first edition.
In addition to musicians and music lovers, the festival also serves as a family gathering for both families. Scholten says the festival is a great tradition for the Museum.
The festival will take place on Sunday starting at 2pm. Admission is by free will offering, and is open to the public.
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“Meet & greet” next week in Kingsley for Senate, gubernatorial candidates
Two Republican candidates for U.S. Senate and Iowa gubernatorial races will hold a “meet & greet” event next week in Kingsley. U.S. Senate candidate Jim Carlin, a former Iowa state senator, and gubernatorial candidate Brad Sherman, a former Iowa state representative, will appear at the event on Friday, May 8th at The Gathering Place in Kingsley.
Sherman is one of five Republican candidates for governor, along with current U.S. representative Randy Feenstra, former state director of administrative services Adam Steen, current Iowa state representative Eddie Andrews, and farmer Zach Lahn. State auditor Rob Sand is the only Democratic candidate currently in the race. Carlin is running against current U.S. representative Ashley Hinson for the Republican nomination for the open U.S. Senate seat, with Iowa state representative Josh Turek and Iowa state senator Zach Wahls running for the Democratic nomination.
The primary elections for both races will take place on June 2nd, while Carlin and Sherman’s meet and greet will take place between 6-8pm on Friday, May 8th at The Gathering Place in Kingsley.
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