Mission Creek Festival - November 19, 2025

Coming Soon: ICCSO, The Nutcracker, + The Englert Ball

Merriment is upon us ...

It's almost more holiday cheer than we can handle!

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ICCSO

featuring James Preucil

Live @ The Englert

Sunday, November 23rd @ 2:30 PM

The Iowa City Community String Orchestra includes amateurs and professionals from the area who rehearse and perform both string orchestra and full orchestra literature. This concert will feature composer and viola soloist, James Preucil. The program will include:

FREE + OPEN TO THE PUBLIC

The Englert + Nolte Academy Present
The Nutcracker
Live @ The Englert
Thursday, December 4th, 7:30 PM

Sponsored by: Hills Bank

As we gear up for The Nutcracker once again at the Englert, our staff has magic on the mind:

"The Nutcracker is magical and inspiring. As a kid growing up in dance, I understand the pure amount of effort, energy, and training these dancers go through to deliver an effortless performance. The caliber of their performance is outstanding, and then you get reminded that these dancers are from our community. What a gift we have in Eastern Iowa. This incredible community partnership, started by Leslie Nolte, continues to amaze audiences each year. Whether it is the moment the snow starts to fall or when the tree grows on stage, The Nutcracker allows us to escape into a land of beauty and joy. When you combine that with the historic intimacy the Englert provides and a full orchestra led by Carey Bostian, it is an experience that is hard to match," (Keegan Colletta Huckfeldt, Interim Executive Director).

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The Englert Presents
The Englert Ball
Live @ The Englert
Saturday, December 20th, 7:30 PM

The Englert Ball is back by popular demand. Enjoy a live performance by James Tutson & The Rollback. We’ll have specialty drinks, light snacks + dessert, surprise grab bags, silent auction, and late-night pizza. Let’s celebrate art in style with our music community!

All proceeds from the evening will support our annual year-end fundraiser, helping to sustain local arts for many years to come.