This weekend, Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 8 and 9, a small farm in Kansas, Munchkin Land, Emerald City, and The Land of Oz come to life on the stage in the Performing Arts Center as Solon High School presents...
In 1939 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) released a film adaptation of L. Frank Baum’s 1900 novel, The Wonderful Wizard of Oz. The movie, starring Judy Garland as Dorothy, quickly became an American classic.
Saturday...
The Iowa Poetry Association, Inc (IPA) announces the publication of its annual poetry anthology Lyrical Iowa 2025, Our 80th Year. The poems included within these pages are finely-crafted and engaging...
It's a football Friday night tradition.
Before the varsity Spartans take the field, the Solon Marching Band, in their orange and black uniforms with polished black hats and plumes, performs the National...
Despite a questionable weather forecast, Kickin’ Country took the Main Street Stage last Wednesday to perform classic country and rock hits and close out the 2025 Music on Main concert series.
The...
It was hot in downtown Solon last Wednesday evening as the cool sounds of classic R&B from the Funk Daddies filled Mushroom Park for another installment in the Music on Main Street concert series....
SOLON — John and Teresa Condon of Buck Hollow Band performed for the community at the Main Street bandstand Wednesday, July 2, as part of the weekly Music on Mainstreet concert series.
The couple,...
SOLON — The Mill Creek Band rocked the Mainstreet Stage Wednesday, June 25, bringing a finely-tuned concert to downtown Solon.
The six-member group played the Music on Main event for the ninth year...
IOWA CITY — The 10th annual (actually 11 years but no show in 2020) Ackerman's July 4th Stars & Stripes Antique and Vintage Market will once again be held at the Johnson County Fairgrounds located...
Todd Bransky, Special to the Solon Economist
• June 25, 2025
SOLON — Iowa Brass is an all-volunteer, community-based British-style brass band that will be celebrating their 40th anniversary in 2026. As a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization, Iowa Brass is proud...
SOLON — The Solon High School Mariachi Band brought vibrant sound and energy back to downtown Solon during the Music on Main Street concert series on Wednesday, June 4. Led by band director Desmond...
