Special to the Times Vedette
The Warren Cultural Center in Greenfield will play host to the inaugural Ice Cream Social on Saturday, June 22. The evening of entertainment will feature local art vendors, live music and a live podcast recording. The event’s name is derived from Ice Cream Sunday, a weekly podcast hosted by former Greenfield natives Austin Buckner and Trebor Holder.
“We wanted to host an event that showcased as many aspects of the podcast as possible,” Buckner said. “We’re very excited to bring local artists, local musicians and local storytellers to our hometown.”
The Ice Cream Social will serve as a fundraiser for the Greater Greenfield Community Foundation’s tornado relief fund.
“We were heartbroken by the devastation left behind by the tornado that swept through Greenfield last month,” Buckner said. “We just want to provide a fun, carefree event for the community while raising money for a great cause.”
Doors will open at 5 p.m. with art vendors in the second-floor lobby. Featured artists include Electrocutie Beauty (Des Moines); Lyric Clay Creations (Greenfield); Facepaints by Kate (Des Moines); Skald Stone Productions (Urbandale); Green Unicorn Art (Des Moines); Rude Katana (Minneapolis, Minnesota); You’re Not Alone (Omaha, Nebraska); and Spotted Dot Photography & Design (Boone).
Live entertainment begins at 7 p.m. with a live podcast by Ice Cream Sunday. Their guest for the evening is Wendi Lane, a fellow Greenfield native and acclaimed multimedia journalist. Lane is an EMMY award-winning journalist with more than 10 years of experience as a reporter. She’s also a winner of the 2021 Multimedia Journalist Florida Broadcasting Association Award for large market television. In her career, Lane has covered wildfires, floods, mudslides, tornados, tropical storms and hurricanes. In recent weeks, Lane has provided expert documentation of Greenfield’s recovery efforts following the May 21 tornado.
Live music will begin at 8 p.m. with a performance by Night Like This, a four-piece alternative rock band from Des Moines. Night Like This started out in 2017 as two friends writing music together on the weekends in their college apartments. Today, the band has 28 original tracks, a six-song EP, two full-length albums and several music videos under its belt. Night Like This covers a wide variety of genres including alternative, pop, country and rock, but their bread and butter is 1990s and early 2000s alternative.
Tickets for this event are $10 per adult and can be purchased online at warrenculturalcenter.com/events. Admission is free for attendees younger than 18.