Chalk The Walk
Chalk The Walk
May 21st, 2011 will be the first annual “Chalk The Walk” outdoor sidewalk chalk art exhibition in downtown Muscatine. If you are interested in participating as an artist, performer, or volunteer, contact Flynn Collier at fcollier@diamondtownsofamerica.com or 563-571-1281. Make sure to follow this link for further details!
Art At The Park
Art at the Park
Free Family Fun
at the Riverfront Park
April 16, 2011 1-4pm Bing, Boom, Bang
Build your own percussion instrument out of provided materials and join in
on an instructed drum circle. Trash cans, buckets, handmade drums, and lots of fun!
May 14, 2011 1-4pm Arr Matey!
Make your pirate hat and eye patch to get ready to find the buried treasure. Learn how to use a compass and a map in order to track down pirate treasure. Watch live pirates perform song, dance, and Sword fighting!
June 18, 2011 1-4pm Puppet Playhouse Theater
Craft your very own puppet from a paper bag, sock, or stick with tons of fun accessories. Climb into the puppet theater box with your friends and put on a show!
July 16, 2011 4-7pm Royal Blast
Create your own castle out of cardboard craft materials, play in the large cardboard castles, or defend your kingdom in a water battle. Learn about great castles throughout the ages and enjoy live performances.
August 20, 2011 4-7pm Time to Fly
Make a stomp rocket, paper airplane, or a kite in these guided activities with live entertainment.
September 17, 2011 4-7pm Yeah! Beans!
Glue beans to cardboard templates to make a mosaic, or do your own freestyle artwork. Learn about the types, history, and culture of many beans in the bean booth. Enjoy live music entertainment and play the bean bag toss games!
A little bit louder now
Portable Sound System
Check out this portable sound system for your non-profit organization events. This complete system includes speakers, tripods, mixer amp, and microphones (including wireless). The whole unit latches together into a carrying case for easy transportation.
Gallery and Hall sound system
A sound system with 11 speakers completely surrounds the gallery and hall area in our upstairs. This can be used for adding music to your event or vocal amplification with a wireless microphone.
Looking for a Special Volunteer
Help shape the character of Muscatine’s health profile. Volunteer to lead the Health Facet Action Team of Mobilizing Muscatine Excellence. Click here for details of this position.
Photography Exhibit – “Images”
MME currently has a lovely photography exhibit in the 2nd floor gallery entitled “Images.” The show runs through December 30. Please click on the link below to see more information about this event.
Watch our heritage tourism videos!
Mobilizing Muscatine Excellence has produced tourism videos for the city of Muscatine. Check them out here!
Information on Muscatine and what it offers to tourists, as well as members of the community, continues to be refined. Want to be a part of this venture? Attend the Economic Vitality meetings (see calendar for dates and times). You are welcome to be a part of this committee. Currently, the video highlights these categories: Family, Historical & Cultural, and Education. The in-depth videos include Annual Events, Downtown Retail, History & Industry Center, Discovery Park, Pine Creek Grist Mill, Art Center, and Flickinger Learning Center.
