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Featured April 12, 2025 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm

Pella Corporation Presents Pork Tornadoes

Pella Opera House 611 Franklin St, Pella

Don't be fooled by the strange band name. The Pork Tornadoes are one of the most well-known and loved cover bands of the Midwest. They are known for putting a […]

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Nashville North “Here’s To You” Cocktail for

Nashville North “Here’s To You” Cocktail for this Saturday’s show is the perfect fall drink for sippin’ at the show….it tastes like 🍎 🥧 in a🍹!!!
Bring your POH cups!!! Doors open at 6:30pm!!!

Stop in to see us at our Box Office to grab your T

Stop in to see us at our Box Office to grab your Tickets for Nashville North Hit Songwriter Show with @leethomasmiller & @wensongs this Saturday Oct. 12 at 7pm!

Last Friday @lukebryan released his new album “M

Last Friday @lukebryan released his new album “Mind of a Country Boy” and I wanted to highlight this song “I’m on a Tractor” because it was written by Nashville hit songwriters @leethomasmiller & @neilthrash …and guess what?!!! Lee Thomas Miller is one of the hit songwriters who will be gracing our stage next Saturday Oct. 12 at 7pm with Wendell Mobley, for our Nashville North hit songwriter series!!! So get those tickets!!
And to all the farmers working hard harvesting in the fields on their tractors 🚜…we thank you and dedicate this song to you today!!!
#farmerfriday #imonatractor🚜 #lukebryan #mindofacountryboy #leethomasmiller #neilthrasher

We ❤️ Central College Service Day!!! We had 2

We ❤️ Central College Service Day!!! We had 2 amazing groups of students, faculty & alumni volunteering their time helping us with SOOO many projects today & WoW WoW WOW at all we got accomplished!!! Thank you @centralcollege ! ❤️
#centralserviceday #centralcollege #pellaoperahouse #manyhandsmakelightwork #volunteering #thankyou

🎶 Join us for the ultimate Linda Ronstadt Celeb

🎶 Join us for the ultimate Linda Ronstadt Celebration Show, here in our beautiful Pella Opera House Historic Theatre in Pella, Iowa on November 9th! Don’t miss out on this unforgettable experience!

Tickets 🎟️ at www.pellaoperahouse.org

#LindaRonstadt #RonstadtRevue #PellaOperaHouse #Nov9th #PellaIA #UltimateCelebrationShow

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas in o

It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas in our Christmas Boutique Workshop! Our amazingly talented volunteers have been creating such beautiful items we’ll be selling during our Festival of Trees event that runs November 23 - December 7. ❤️💚🎄

Nashville Hit Songwriter, Wendell Mobley will be o

Nashville Hit Songwriter, Wendell Mobley will be on our stage Oct.12 with his friend & hit songwriter, Lee Thomas Miller playing many of their hit songs & telling the story behind them.
Check out this video of Wendell singing his hit song, “I Melt” that he wrote with @garylevox & @neilthrash that was recorded by @rascalflatts ❤️
Get your tickets now at www.pellaoperahouse.org 🎟️

We have a new bench outside of the Pella Opera Hou

We have a new bench outside of the Pella Opera House honoring Dottie McGee, a friend of the arts and longtime member of Union Street Players. Thank you for sharing Dottie’s memory with us, Union Street Players.

Yes! It’s Randall Roofing sponsoring our next sh

Yes! It’s Randall Roofing sponsoring our next show: Nashville North on Oct. 12!! Don’t have your tickets yet? Get online and get yours today!

Not Quite Brothers RoCkED the Opera House tonight

Not Quite Brothers RoCkED the Opera House tonight with their High Energy Performance! This band & these talented Iowa guys are the real deal & are making a name for themselves all over and tonight just gained a whole crowd full of new fans!!! Thank you @not_quite_brothers for a phenomenal night of music to kick off our 24/25 season!!! 🖤⚡️🎸🎶🎤🧨

@not_quite_brothers are in the house⚡️🎸🖤

@not_quite_brothers are in the house⚡️🎸🖤 2hrs til doors open at 6:30pm for showtime at 7pm!!! Tickets still available at our box office! 🖤🎸⚡️

☝🏼 More Day until our Season Opener with @not

☝🏼 More Day until our Season Opener with @not_quite_brothers 🎸🖤⚡️

Our Signature Cocktails are BACK with a BANG 🧨

Our Signature Cocktails are BACK with a BANG 🧨 Sept. 20 for our 24/25 Season Opener & we’ve got @not_quite_brothers “TNT” Signature Cocktail we’ll be serving!!! Don’t forget to bring your Pella Opera House covered cup with you to the show if you have one!!! Doors open at 6:30pm!! And if you don’t have tickets yet … GET THEM! See ya Friday!!!

Bourbon & BBQ 2024 was a SOLD OUT SUCCESS last nig

Bourbon & BBQ 2024 was a SOLD OUT SUCCESS last night, both in fundraising & attendance with over 100 people coming out to support this fun annual event!!!
Thank you to our Distilleries & Distributors who participated this year: @beamsuntory ; @cedarridgeiowa ; @mrdistilling company ; Republic National Distributing 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Also a thank you to John Roslien of The Pella Bourbon Club for your sampling quiz booth for a chance at a prize & thank you to Scott Sales of @groombarber_lounge for his generous donation of a bottle of bourbon and 52 free gift cards for a Hot Towel Facial at Groom & creating an amazing game to go with it that raised over $500!!!
And thanks to Chad Airhart of Iowa Cigars for participating again … so many enjoy this part just as much as the bourbon!!!
And @amosflavabarbeque the bbq & sides were amazing & went together great with our tasting event!
And if you’re curious who the lucky raffle winner of the 10yr Pappy’s Bourbon was…it was Jim Saunders!!! Congrats Jim!!!
Thank you to our rockstar staff @cyndiatkins @bruerobbins & Debbie, bartender @bradrobbins45 , and volunteers ( @_adventurousally ; @susancanfield ; @julieheeremamueller ; @brendabylversteeg ; @ogden10 )
and to our awesome Bourbon & BBQ committee of @cyndiatkins , @markwiskus , @joemichmershuizen & @jcanfield9 who worked to create this new event format this year & what a great job they did!!!
We can’t wait to do this again!!! 🥃 🖤

Ain’t Lookin’ For Nothin’ But A Good Time…

Ain’t Lookin’ For Nothin’ But A Good Time…and Sept. 20th on our stage, @not_quite_brothers has you covered!!! Help us kick off our 24/25 entertainment season with Central Iowa’s fastest growing cover band & get your tickets now on our website at www.pellaoperahouse.org 🎸⚡️🎶

Bourbon & BBQ 2024 is 2 days away & Tickets still

Bourbon & BBQ 2024 is 2 days away & Tickets still available for $45 per person! We’ve also got a 10year Pappy’s Bourbon we’re raffling off too (and you don’t have to be present to win this raffle item 🥃)! Raffle will close Thursday Sept. 12 at 8:15pm.

This year’s event we are shaking up our format & will have 4 Iowa distilleries/distributors who will have samples of bourbons to try & you can learn more about the traditions of Iowa distilling.
We will again have the amazing food from @amosflavabarbeque to pair nicely with the bourbon.
Each person attending will get a free drink token for beer or wine and a token for a free cigar from Iowa Cigar.
Doors open at 5 pm.

PURCHASE EVENT TICKET and/or 10year PAPPY’s Bourbon Raffle at www.bidpal.net/pohbourbonandbbq

We’ve Got Team Spirit, Yes We Do…We’ve Got T

We’ve Got Team Spirit, Yes We Do…We’ve Got Team Spirit, How ‘Bout You?!!
Who Are You Rooting For?!! Cyclones or Hawkeyes?

Our Nashville North Hit Songwriter Show is Back &

Our Nashville North Hit Songwriter Show is Back & when I tell you that you not want to miss hearing these two talented guys, @leethomasmiller and @wensongs sing their hits they wrote for other artists and tell the stories behind them …YoU DON’t WANT To MISS IT! The hits you see here in this pic that are written by these two truly don’t even scratch the surface of all they’ve done!!! Show is Oct. 12th at 7pm! Following the 7pm show in our historic theatre, for an additional $10 per person you can join us in our Great Hall for “One More Round” of songs!

Tickets available at www.pellaoperahouse.org

Thank you to our Nashville North show sponsors @randallroofing for being a part of helping us bring this kind incredible talent to the opera house & Pella!

#pellaoperahouse #pellaoperahouseevents #nashvillenorthshow2024 #nashvillenorth #hitsongwriters #nashville #songwriter #singersongwriter #intheround #leethomasmiller #wendellmobley #sponsor #randallroofing

Pella… @not_quite_brothers wants to see you Sept

Pella… @not_quite_brothers wants to see you Sept. 20th 7pm as they make their Pella Opera House debut! Show them some love! ⚡️❤️

Join us for bourbon tasting and pairing with heavy

Join us for bourbon tasting and pairing with heavy hors d’oeuvres Sept. 12!

Tickets to Bourbon and BBQ are $45 per person, and you must be 21 years old to attend. Go to our website to purchase at https://pellaoperahouse.org/event/bourbon-and-bbq-2/ 🥃

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