Car show, concert will have 1950s feel
By ANDREW POTTER, TIMES-REPUBLICANArticle Photos
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If you go...
WHAT: Classic car show and concert
WHEN: Friday, Car show: 4 to 8 p.m. Richie Lee concert: 5:30 to 10 p.m.
WHERE: Marshall County Courthouse lawn, Main Street.
Classic cars and classic music will fill the courthouse square and Main Street Friday night.
A classic car show and a concert will be going as the wheels and tunes take visitors back to the 1950s and 60s.
The vehicles will be on display from 4 to 8 p.m. with the concert by Richie Lee and the Fabulous 50s from 5:30 to 10 p.m.
Lee is a 19-year-old Buddy Holly tribute artist from Des Moines who has built a sizable following.
"He's pretty phenomenal," said Tina Shapley, chair of the event hosted by the Marshalltown Central Business District. "He has a fantastic voice."
Lee said he grew up with his parents listening to the 50s and 60s music and "always liked it."
He said visitors can expect a high-energy show with plenty of music by Holly, Ritchie Valens and Elvis.
"I just like to entertain the audience and play good music," he said.
As far as the car show, Shapley is hoping this inaugural event builds into an annual show.
"We are hoping to make this a tradition," she said.
Between 75 and 200 cars are expected to compete in the show with one car on display that used to be driven by Holly. This year marks the 50th anniversary of the plane crash after a performance in Clear Lake that killed Holly and Valens.
Food vendors and a beverage garden will also be a part of the event. The event is also wrapped around Market Daze with plenty of craft and other vendors downtown from 3 to 8 Friday and 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday.
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Contact Andrew Potter at 641-753-6611 or apotter@timesrepublican.com
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07-17-09 12:27 PM
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If the county fair offered a variety of entertainment instead of catereing to the farm & ag communities maybe this would be a conflict. But as it is I don't see the conflict here.
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bertmers
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07-14-09 10:43 AM
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wow, what an interesting schedule of events. Who, in their right mind would schedule a event like this on the same night as the county fair. Is this someone thumbing their nose at the county?? And to schedule an event that is in direct compettion with the county fair 'on county grounds'!!! And the county supervisors gave their stamp of approval?! Wouldn't it be funny if everyone stayed home because they just weren't sure which event to attend. Did someone say RAIN!!!!!!
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