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SEPTEMBER 16, 2023 | <strong>DIS</strong>COVER!<br />
14 |<br />
Sounds<br />
KATE HARLOW | STAFF WRITER<br />
MARK YOUR<br />
CALENDARS!<br />
OH, MY<br />
Iowa!<br />
The Browns are offering up a show filled<br />
to the brim with love for their home state<br />
of Iowa.<br />
The family of musicians and performers offers<br />
up a number of shows throughout the year<br />
at The Browns Century Theatre in Le Mars, IA.<br />
Their current show is a love letter to the state<br />
of Iowa.<br />
The theme is Oh, My Iowa! and has three<br />
upcoming shows with a noon buffet followed<br />
by a 1:30 p.m. show on Sept. 20, 27 and Oct.<br />
11.<br />
“This two-hour show contains music from<br />
our great state of Iowa. The songs contained in<br />
the show have something to do with our state,<br />
whether it be an artist that wrote it, the singer<br />
or songwriter, or a place within Iowa,” said Michaela<br />
Brown, one of the family of performers.<br />
The songs will include everything from jazz<br />
to country and everything in between, and you<br />
might be surprised by some of the songs you<br />
will hear.<br />
“You can expect to hear songs that you’re<br />
familiar with, but might’ve never known that<br />
they have something to do with Iowa such as<br />
the Everly Brothers, Buddy Holly, Andy Williams,<br />
the Glenn Miller Orchestra,” Michaela<br />
said. “Also songs from musicals like ‘The Music<br />
Man and ‘State Fair.’”<br />
The Brown Family is composed of siblings:<br />
Adam, Andrew and Michaela Brown. They<br />
are joined in the group by their mom, Shelly<br />
Brown.<br />
The Browns<br />
Theatre<br />
offers show<br />
for fall<br />
At a Glance:<br />
WHAT: Oh, My Iowa<br />
WHERE: The Browns Century Theatre, 11<br />
Central Ave., Le Mars, IA<br />
WHEN: Noon buffet, 1:30 p.m. show —<br />
Sept. 20, 27 and Oct. 11<br />
COST: $9.99-$41<br />
CONTACT: 712-546-5770<br />
ONLINE: www.thebrownstheater.com<br />
The idea for this show came from the matriarch<br />
of the group.<br />
“The theme really came about in the year<br />
2020 while Shelly, the mother of the group was<br />
researching the song, ‘The Little Brown Church<br />
in the Vale’ and it was surprising to her to note<br />
all the different components of that song, the<br />
writer, the place, and all the interesting stories<br />
that went along with it, and how they all tied<br />
to Iowa,” Michaela said. “That was just the beginning<br />
as the group started to research more<br />
songs from our great state.”<br />
The buffet before the performance showcases<br />
some great Iowa home cooking and will<br />
include slow cooked roast beef, potatoes and<br />
gravy along with vegetables, a salad bar and<br />
cheesecake to top it all off.<br />
Revel in love for the great state of Iowa with<br />
The Browns this fall. F<br />
Le Mars | Iowa
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