Clear Lake Events October 10-October 16, 2024

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All events are free unless noted

Growth Paradox: A Collection of Drawings and Sculptures by Katie Walberg
This exhibition features a diverse collection of drawings and sculptures by Katie Walberg – Don’t miss the opportunity to meet the artists and learn more about their creative processes using mediums of paper and wood. The Growth Paradox exhibit will be on display until October 25th.
Arts Center is open Tuesday-Saturday, 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM. Exhibit runs through October 25th, 2024
Visit the Clear Lake Art Center’s website
Clear Lake Arts Center, 17 S 4th St.

NOW PLAYING: The Wild Robot (PG)
From DreamWorks Animation comes a new adaptation of a literary sensation, Peter Brown’s beloved, award-winning, #1 New York Times bestseller, The Wild Robot. The epic adventure follows the journey of a robot—ROZZUM unit 7134, “Roz” for short — that is shipwrecked on an uninhabited island and must learn to adapt to the harsh surroundings, gradually building relationships with the animals on the island and becoming the adoptive parent of an orphaned gosling. The Wild Robot stars Academy Award® winner Lupita Nyong’o (Us, The Black Panther franchise) as robot Roz; Emmy and Golden Globe nominee Pedro Pascal (The Last of Us, The Mandalorian) as fox Fink; Emmy winner Catherine O’Hara (Schitt’s Creek, Best in Show) as opossum Pinktail; Oscar® nominee Bill Nighy (Living, Love Actually) as goose Longneck; Kit Connor (Heartstopper, Rocketman) as gosling Brightbill and Oscar® nominee Stephanie Hsu (Everything Everywhere All at Once, this summer’s The Fall Guy) as Vontra, a robot that will intersect with Roz’s life on the island. The film also features the voice talents of Emmy winning pop-culture icon Mark Hamill (Star Wars franchise, The Boy and the Heron), Matt Berry (What We Do in the Shadows, The SpongeBob Movie franchise) and Golden Globe winner and Emmy nominee Ving Rhames (Mission: Impossible films, Pulp Fiction). A powerful story about the discovery of self, a thrilling examination of the bridge between technology and nature and a moving exploration of what it means to be alive and connected to all living things, The Wild Robot is written and directed by three-time Oscar® nominee Chris Sanders—the writer-director of DreamWorks Animation’s How to Train Your Dragon, The Croods, and Disney’s Lilo & Stitch—and is produced by Jeff Hermann (DreamWorks Animation’s The Boss Baby 2: Family Business; co-producer, Kung Fu Panda franchise).
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 7:00 PM
Purchase tickets online
Lake Theatre, 4 N 4th St.
$5 adults, $4 children 12 & under

Cards & Creativity
Cards & Creativity meets every Thursday that the library is open at 1:00 p.m. This is a weekly opportunity to meet up with others to play games or engage in your creative outlet of choice. You can work on fiber art, writing, music, drawing, or anything else that inspires you! We’ll provide coloring supplies and cards for you to use!
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 1:00 PM – 2:00 PM
Visit the Library’s website
Clear Lake Public Library, 200 N 4th St.

Chess Club
The 1st session of Chess Club will run October 3 – November 21 (not October 31) on Thursdays from 3:30 5:00 p.m. Players of all ages & abilities are invited to join us during this time. The first 30 minutes will include instruction and snack, followed with lots of free play games. Children ages 8+ wishing to ride the bus from Clear Creek must register for the program, but teens and adults are welcome to join us on a drop-in basis. If you only want to play (no instruction), feel free to join us from 4-5 p.m. for some pick-up games. Please direct all questions to Brianna at librarykids@cltel.net.
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Visit the Library’s website
Clear Lake Public Library, 200 N 4th St.

Trivia Thursday
Think you know it all? Gather your friends and put your knowledge to the test every Thursday at Lake Time Brewery for a night of fun, friendly competition, and craft beer! The trivia topics change weekly, so make sure to check our Facebook page for updates. Whether you’re a history buff, pop culture fanatic, or just love a good challenge, there’s something for everyone. Great prizes, great brews, and great times await—see you there!
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 7:00 PM – 9:00 PM
Visit Lake Time Brewery on Facebook
801 Main Ave.

Karaoke at TAP’d
Karaoke is back home to Thursday nights & is really starting to heat up! Jared & his crew are constantly updating the song book & coming up with new on stage effects to make it so much fun!
Thursday, October 10, 2024, 8:00 PM – Midnight
Visit the Facebook event
TAP’d, 313 Main Ave.

DAR Park Rededication Ribbon Cutting
Mason City Chapter Daughters of the American Revolution cordially invites you to the rededication ribbon cutting of DAR Park in Clear Lake, Iowa and placement of a park bench in celebration of America s 250th birthday. A full rededication ceremony will be held Saturday at 2:00 PM.
Friday, October 11, 2024, 4:15 PM
Just off Wesley Dr. South of Hwy 18

NOW PLAYING: Transformers One (PG)
TRANSFORMERS ONE is the untold origin story of Optimus Prime and Megatron, better known as sworn enemies, but once were friends bonded like brothers who changed the fate of Cybertron forever. In the first-ever fully CG-animated Transformers movie, TRANSFORMERS ONE features a star-studded voice cast, including Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry, Scarlett Johansson, Keegan-Michael Key, Steve Buscemi, with Laurence Fishburne, and Jon Hamm.
Opens Friday, October 11 at 7:00 PM Monday-Friday at 7:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday 1:00 PM, 4:00 PM, & 7:00 PM
Purchase tickets online
Lake Theatre, 4 N 4th St.
$5 adults, $4 children 12 & under

The Nightmare Haunted Hike
Come on out and see our new exciting sets and longer hike! If you dare – we will scare! Get ready for a spine-tingling adventure like no other at The Nightmare Haunted Hike in Clear Lake, Iowa. If you’re brave enough to dare, this hair-raising experience will have you screaming for more! As you traverse the eerie and dimly lit trail, prepare to be startled and spooked at every twist and turn. The Nightmare Haunted Hike promises a night of heart-pounding scares and chilling encounters that will test your courage to the max. Enter at your own risk and find out if you have what it takes to survive the frightful journey through the haunted hike!
Open Fridays & Saturdays in October 7:00 PM- 10:00 PM
Thursday, October 31st from 7:00 PM- 9:00 PM
Friday, November 1st & Saturday, November 2nd 7:00 PM -10:00 PM
Visit The Haunted Hike on Facebook
2532 South Shore Dr.
Admission is $20

Live Music at TAP’d
We get to bring back Mr. Entertainment, David Watson for a Friday night show! DAVID makes the trip up from Des Moines to play us a nice mix of rock and country from the 70’s to today from artists like Cheap Trick, Journey, Johnny Cash, George Strait, just to name a few. DAVID will have you entertained for the entirety of his show! David takes the stage at 8!
Friday, October 11, 2024 at 8:00 PM
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TAP’d, 313 Main Ave.

Plain Ol’ Pumpkins
Come out to Plain Ol’ Pumpkins for some old-fashioned fun every weekend this October! Get lost in the corn maze, take a hay rack ride, dive into the corn pool, or race around the pedal kart track. There’s endless fun for the whole family, from the grain truck slide and wagon basketball to the hay pyramid and pedal tractor course. Climb aboard a tractor, try your hand at slingshots (extra cost), or play pumpkin tic-tac-toe. Don’t forget to snap some memorable photos and, of course, pick the perfect pumpkin to take home!
Warm up by the campfire and enjoy s’mores, plus check out the food truck lineup each day:
October 12: Woody’s Hot Dogs & Carpenter Coffee, October 13: Cosmic Smash Burger & Hubba Bubba Cuppa
Saturdays 9:00 AM-5:00 PM & Sundays 12:00 PM – 4:00 PM through October 27, 2024
Visit Plain Ol’ Pumpkins on Facebook
Plain Ol’ Pumpkins, 4333 260th St.
General Admission: $10 per person (2 and under free) – includes all activities except slingshots.

Farmers Market
Come out to the Clear Lake Farmer’s Market on Saturday mornings! With 50+ vendors each week, you’ll find fresh produce, baked goodies, meats, handmade crafts, coffee, lemonade, and more. Grab a bite from food trucks, enjoy live music, and let the kids have a blast with fun activities. It’s a great way to support local and have a good time!
Saturdays 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM through October 19, 2024
Visit the Farmers Market on Facebook
Surf Ballroom Parking Lot – 460 N Shore Dr.

Clear Lake Arts Center Theatre Academy
A performing arts workshop series for youth. An immersion into self-discovery via stage acting, public speaking, body movement, intro to musical theater, writing your act and character design. The classes, geared for junior-high aged students 12-15, will begin in October and run through November. for eight weekly sessions on Saturday mornings. The end goal for this initial season of the theater academy will be to prepare a character for live presentation at ‘Jingle & Art Jubilee: Arts Center Holiday Open House’ the first Saturday of December.
Every Saturday October 12-November 30, 9:00 AM – 12:00 PM
Visit the Clear Lake Art Center’s website
Clear Lake Arts Center, 17 S 4th St
$160 for the season

DAR Park Rededication Ceremony
The Mason City Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution will be rededicating DAR Park located on Wesley Drive in Clear Lake on Saturday, October 12 at 2:00PM. The chapter has added a park bench in celebration of America 250 and will dedicate that as well.
There will be a short program which will include a historical perspective of the area given by Beth Ann Schumacher of the Clear Lake Historical Society. In 1925, the Clear Lake DAR Chapter purchased D.A.R. Park – historic site of the 1876 pavilion where early day Chautauqua meetings were held. In 1960 the chapter gave the park to the City of Clear Lake. This event is open to the public and is a wonderful opportunity to visit the park and hear about the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution.
The National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution is a women’s lineage-based nonprofit, nonpartisan women’s service organization with a mission to promote historic preservation, education and patriotism.
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 2:00 PM – 3:00 PM
Just off Wesley Dr. South of Hwy 18

Pumpkin Palooza
Join us to celebrate “all things pumpkin” during the free, family-friendly Pumpkin Palooza! Be sure to stay to see the garden paths lit up with creatively carved jack-o-lanterns; carve your own and let it shine! Come see the Gardens how you’ve never seen them before—in the beauty of twilight with lighting features and fun pumpkins to celebrate autumn’s beauty.
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 4:00 PM – 7:30 PM
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Central Gardens, 800 2nd Ave. N

Live Music at TAP’d
Jeremy Ober, of the band Brutal Republic, makes the trip from Fort Dodge to rock out with us for the evening. JEREMY’S favorite artists to cover are the Allman Brothers, Johnny Cash, and Led Zeppelin.
Saturday, October 12, 2024, 8:00 PM – Midnight
Visit the Facebook event
TAP’d, 313 Main Avenue

Writing Group
Bring a pencil and some paper (or grab your laptop) and join a community of writers. Use the time to work on a project or join in on the prompts and games provided. The group meets from 6:00 – 7:00 pm on Monday nights whenever the library is open.
Monday, October 14, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Visit the Library’s website
Clear Lake Public Library, 200 N 4th St.

BINGO Night at the VFW
Besides the good fun, the veterans and auxiliary volunteers will donate all proceeds from the games to community charities and veteran causes. Everyone wins at VFW BINGO! BINGO Night at the VFW the 2nd & 4th Mondays of the month from 6:30pm-8:30pm. Must be over 21 to play.
Monday, October 14, 2024, 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM
Visit the VFW on Facebook
VFW, 219 Main Ave.

Book Chat
Book Chat meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 12:00 pm in the library meeting room. October’s selection is Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis. Summary: After a decade of decadence a chance for salvation arrives; the chance to reconnect with an actress he was once involved with, and their son. But almost immediately his new life is threatened by a freak sequence of events and a bizarre series of murders that all seem to connect to Ellis’s past. His attempts to save his new world from his own demons makes Lunar Park Ellis’s most suspenseful novel.
Tuesday, October 15, 2024, 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Visit the Library’s website
Clear Lake Public Library, 200 N 4th St.

Books on Tap
Book Chat meets on the third Tuesday of every month at 12:00 pm in the library meeting room. October’s selection is Lunar Park by Bret Easton Ellis. Summary: After a decade of decadence a chance for salvation arrives; the chance to reconnect with an actress he was once involved with, and their son. But almost immediately his new life is threatened by a freak sequence of events and a bizarre series of murders that all seem to connect to Ellis’s past. His attempts to save his new world from his own demons makes Lunar Park Ellis’s most suspenseful novel.
Wednesday, October 16, 2024, 6:00 PM – 7:00 PM
Visit the Library’s website
Lake Time Brewery, 801 Main Ave.

Bean Bag Night at the VFW
VFW weekly bean bag night is every Wednesday. Sign up at 6:30pm, play begins at 7pm. $1 entry per person, prize money awarded each week. Bring a snack to share if you like!
Wednesday Nights, register at 6:30 PM, play begins at 7:00 PM
Visit the VFW on Facebook
VFW, 219 Main Ave.