MASON CITY – The Charles H. MacNider Art Museum announced the return of its popular fall fundraiser Artoberfest. The date of the event is Fri., Oct. 13, 2023, beginning at 6 pm. Tickets are $50 and can be purchase on the Museum’s website and at Moorman Clothiers, HyVee East, HyVee West, and the MacNider Art Museum. This is a 21 and older event.
This is an excellent opportunity for you to support the Charles H. MacNider Art Museum in a fun way. The fundraiser will feature a variety of tasty brews from all over the Midwest as well as a delicious assortment of food. Guests will receive two drink tickets with more available for purchase at the event. More than 80 silent auction items have been donated from local businesses and artists and we’ll also have a live auction later in the evening. The auctioneer will be Brian Carlson.
The entertainment for the evening will be Day Peace! Day Peace is a North Iowa based comedian of 12+ years. With not one, but two comedy albums making headlines the latter debuting #1 on the Amazon and iTunes Charts in 2022: “Peace of Mind” and “Peace of Mind Side B” Day provides a level of fun, spontaneous, professional, and a lot of times outrageous laughter when he takes the stage!
Here is an approximate schedule for the evening:
6:00 pm Event starts! Silent auction, gift certificate tree, food and drinks are available!
8:00 pm Silent auction ends, head up to the Salsbury Room for more fun!
8:15 pm Opening comedian
8:30 pm Comedian Day Peace!
9:00 pm Live Auction
2023 Artoberfest Sponsors: ITC Midwest, Henkel Construction, North Iowa Community Credit Union, Bergland + Cram, CENT Credit Union, Central Park Dentistry, Clear Lake Bank & Trust, CL Tel, Country Meadow Place, Dental Center of North Iowa, First Citizens Bank, Hawkeye Auto Body, Hogan-Hansen CPAs, Moorman Clothiers, NSB Bank, Raymond James, Tierney Development & Construction, and Generous Friends of the Museum.
The Museum will be closed Friday, October 13 and Saturday, October 14 for Artoberfest preparation & cleanup.
The Museum is located at 303 2nd Street SE in Mason City
