Signature Event Planned in Holdrege’s New Iron Horse Arts District
Date: Aug. 15, 2024
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Contact: Cassie Ehrenberg, Iron Horse Arts District Project Manager, at (949)295-7018, or info@ironhorsedistrict.org
Signature Event Planned in Holdrege’s New Iron Horse Arts District
HOLDREGE – Country music star Logan Mize will headline a new event in downtown Holdrege’s Iron Horse Arts District.
The Sept. 14 Iron Horse Festival will begin at 11 a.m. with an artisan expo and will culminate with a 6 p.m. outdoor concert featuring Mize, Nebraska Country Hall of Fame singer Luke Mills and “The Voice” star Savanna Chestnut.
Tickets are on sale now for the evening portion of the event, which will take place on the Flyover Country Stage sponsored by Ag Service Associates, Farm Bureau Financial Services and Landmark. Holdrege is one of the last stops on Mize’s “The American Dream Tour 2024.” Fans will hear Mize’s new song “Heaven on Dirt” and old favorites like “Grew Apart” and “Better Off Gone.”
During the daytime portion of the event, artists from around the state and country will display and sell their art, including Holdrege native Ryan Quincy, an Emmy-Award-winning professional animator who worked on the “South Park” series. Other artisans who plan to attend include state poet Matt Mason, Bertrand artist Jeremy Hansen, Holdrege artists Brandy Edgren, Jillian Bailey, Christi Anderson, and Chelsey Neville.
Demonstrations will include a short film festival, a Museum of Nebraska Art exhibit featuring five Holdrege native artists, and MomenTum Dance Academy.
A bus tour of Holdrege’s bronze sculptures will take place at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. starting with a 22-minute video narrated by bronze sculptor and Holdrege native George Lundeen at Holdrege’s Sun Theater & Event Venue.
Some of the food trucks scheduled to serve at the event include Braxton’s Smokehouse, Knuckle Sandwich Grill, MKS Ice Cream, P&D Foods, and JC’s Bakery.
The daytime portion of the event is free and takes place in downtown Holdrege around the Phelps County Courthouse from 11 a.m.-4 p.m.
The concert will take place in front of the Iron Horse Station on West Avenue. Tickets are available at ironhorseartsdistrict.org.
The Nebraska Arts Council certified the Iron Horse Arts District in downtown Holdrege in January 2024 as an official state creative arts district. Since then, one new mural has been painted and another will soon be painted. The district has hosted several pop-up art shows and will continue to plan events and activities to create a vibrant and attractive destination for residents and visitors to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit and roots of the community.
For more information, visit ironhorseartsdistrict.org.
