Looking to test out some new cocktail recipes for the holiday weekend? Saturday, September 4th, we will have WINE Cocktail flights for $12. Each flight will have 3 different cocktails, and a snack. You’ll also receive printed up recipe cards so you can try them out at home!
Join us at Ackerman Winery, Sunday, August 8th at 2 pm, for a Glass Painting Class. We will lead you with a step by step tutorial in painting this Amana Barn. All supplies included. $15 This will be during the Arts Festival weekend in Amana http://events.constantcontact.com/register/event?llr=jiiefwcab&oeidk=a07eiafa96527959990
Saturday, August 7 at 2 pm, Tom Milligan will present, “Grant Wood: Prairie Rebel”. Grant Wood chats with the audience in this 45 minute, one man show, as if talking to an old friend across the backyard fence, or maybe at his home at Five Turner Alley in Cedar Rapids. He tells us about his…
Calling ALL ARTISTS! Would you like to display and sell your artwork at Ackerman Winery? We would like to feature art from local artisans for a pop up ART SALE, August 7th! Whether you are just starting out or have been at it for a while, we want to see your work! It can be…
In this one act play based on the award-winning book of the same name by Senator John C. Culver and John Hyde, actor Tom Milligan portrays Henry A Wallace, the agricultural innovator and founder of Pioneer Hi-Bred Seed Corn Company, who also became US Secretary of Agriculture, and later Vice President under Franklin Roosevelt. Admired…
Saturday July 24th, we will be featuring WINE & Macaron Pairing Flights for just $10. The delicious macarons are hand prepared by local artisan Sandrine Wallace of French Pastries by Sandrine, in Cedar Rapids. Her pastries are light, flaky, and heavenly! www.frenchpastrybysandrine.com
Saturday, July 24th, is the Amana Colonies in Bloom festival! To celebrate this beautiful time of year, we are having a CHALK the WALK with Marilyn. Draw your favorite flowers and/or add to the design to make our sidewalk BLOOM! This event is free and fun for all ages. **We will have chalk available but…
In this hour long presentation presented by actor Tom Milligan, Jay N. “Ding” Darling visits with the audience in his 11th floor office at The Des Moines Register. Beginning with his early years in Sioux City, where he became aware of the natural world around him, as well as his developing skills as an editorial…
Looking for some summertime fun for the whole family? Then look no further, and join us for Kinderfest at Ackerman Winery, Saturday, July 10th. Kinderfest is dedicated to kids and family FUN, and we here at Ackerman Winery are alllll about FUN! We will have a Dachshund Scavenger Hunt, a guessing game of how many…
Join us at Ackerman Winery, Sunday, June 27th at 2 pm, for a Glass Painting Class! We will lead you with a step by step tutorial in painting “Amana Lily”. All supplies included. $15 Snacks also available for purchase. This will be during the Amana Colonies in Bloom weekend, and will be a great way…