Posted: April 16, 2025 | Updated: April 30, 2025
AGENDA
NOTICE AND CALL OF PUBLIC MEETING
GOVERNMENTAL BODY: THE CITY COUNCIL OF CRESCO, IOWA
AND THE THEATRE COMMISSION
DATE OF MEETING: APRIL 21, 2025
TIME AND PLACE OF MEETING: 5:00 P.M. CRESCO THEATRE AND OPERA HOUSE, 115 2ND AVENUE WEST
PUBLIC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE ABOVE MENTIONED
GOVERNMENTAL BODY WILL MEET AT THE DATE, TIME AND PLACE SET OUT ABOVE. THE TENTATIVE AGENDA FOR SAID MEETING IS AS FOLLOWS:
ROLL CALL: CARMAN, BOUSKA, FOSAAEN, McCONNELL, KRIENER
BUSINESS: There may be action taken on each of the items listed below.
- Groundbreaking for the Cresco Theatre and Opera House Scene Shop
ADJOURN:
THIS NOTICE IS GIVEN AT THE DIRECTION OF THE MAYOR PURSUANT TO CHAPTER 21, CODE OF IOWA AND THE LOCAL RULES OF SAID GOVERNMENTAL BODY. POSTED APRIL 17, 2025.
MINUTES
The Cresco City Council met on April 21, 2025, at 5:00 pm for a groundbreaking ceremony for the Scene Shop Project at the Cresco Theatre and Opera House. Council Members Carman, Bouska, Fosaaen, McConnell, and Kriener were present. No council members were absent.
Theatre Manager Wendy Lickteig expressed her gratitude to the community for their generous donations. Fundraising efforts are ongoing, with all contributions going directly toward the project.
Lickteig shared details on the Theatre’s upcoming events. On April 26th, Philip Daniel, a film composer and pianist, will take the stage. The Joseph Hall Elvis Tribute Show is scheduled for June 7th. Comedy fans can catch Scriptless in Seattle on August 23rd, while mentalist Don Marlette will perform on September 27th. Rounding out the season, Mitchell Hall and the Tennessee Trio will perform on October 25th. The Cresco Community Theatre will present The Wizard of Oz July 24 – 27, 2025.
The ceremony ended at 5:04 pm.
The next regular Cresco City Council meeting will be April 21, 2025, at 5:30 pm at Cresco City Hall.
Mayor Alexander Fortune
City Clerk Nicole Hill