UNI Basketball, Oktoberfest and More: This Week in Cedar Falls

The Cedar Valley Tourism and Visitors Bureau's Hospitality Highlights newsletter, Sept. 24, 2012:

We now have a digital message board at the entrance to the Visitor Center to help us promote events of interest to visitors. See the partner section of our website at www.cedarfallstourism.org for a description of our policies and to download a form to submit your request.

Cedar Valley Oktoberfest is coming October 5th & 6th at Gateway Park in Cedar Falls. Your free admission offers live music, a Family Fun Zone, and inflatables! Food and drink are offered for sale, including German and Domestic beer. So join the fun and celebrate fall! See www.cedarvalleyoktoberfest.com or call 277-1918 for more information.

The Cedar Falls Historical Society has a great new website! Check it out at www.cfhistory.org. Nice!

The Lampost Theatre was recently awarded a $650 marketing grant from the bureau to help create a campaign to attract group tours. Congratulations!

The Men’s UNI Basketball team will be competing before you know it! Here is their home game schedule:

October 27 Briar Cliff (Exh.) 1 p.m.

November 04 Northern State (Exh.) 5:30 p.m.

November 10 Wartburg Noon

November 14 Toledo 7 p.m.

November 17 North Dakota 1 p.m.

December 1 Milwaukee 7 p.m.

December 5 Northern Colorado 7 p.m.

December 22 Saint Mary’s TBD

January 2 Indiana State 7 p.m.

January 9 Evansville 7 p.m.

January 12 Bradley 1 p.m.

January 20 Drake TBD

January 23 Southern Illinois 7 p.m.

February 2 Wichita State 9 p.m.

February 5 Missouri State 7 p.m.

February 13 Creighton 7 p.m.

February 24 BracketBusters TBD

March 2 Illinois State TBD

The State Tourism office has received multiple requests from travel writers and editors for fall and winter events. Please make sure your event is listed on www.traveliowa.com. Need to add yours? Just fill out the form at http://bit.ly/9N02Z1

Upcoming Events

26          Farmers Market, Thunder Ridge, 3:30 p.m.
26          Jazz on the Cedar, Riverloop Amphitheatre, Waterloo. 5:30 p.m. 291-4490
27          Final Thursday Reading Series, Hearst Center, 7 p.m. 268-5501
28          Friday Fun Night, Cedar Falls Raceway, 6:30 p.m. 987-2537
28-30     Hansel and Gretel, Hope Martin Theatre, Waterloo. 7 p.m. Friday, 2 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 235-0367
28          120 Years: The Road to Excellence! Gallagher-Bluedorn, 7:30 p.m. 273-4849
28           UNI Volleyball vs Missouri State, McLeod Center, 7 p.m. 273-4849
28-29      Moonlight & Mischief in Morocco, Lampost Theatre, 6 p.m. 277-8034
28-29      Route 66 Isle Casino Hotel, Waterloo, 8 p.m. 800-ISLE-Win
29           Cedar Falls Farmers Market, Overman Park, 8:30 a.m.
29           Terry Stumpf Memorial Race, Cedar Falls Raceway, 987-2537
29           UNI Football vs North Dakota State, (Family Weekend) UNI-Dome, 6 p.m. 273-4849
29           UNI Volleyball vs Wichita State, McLeod Center, 7 p.m. 273-4849
10/2-4     Waverly Horse Sale, Waverly Sale Barn, 352-2804
10/3-4     USAW Pre-season Nationals, UNI-Dome, 8 a.m., www.preseasonnationals.com
10/4        Girls Night Out, Downtown Main Street, 5 p.m. 277-0213
10/4-14   Lysistrata Strayer-Wood Theatre, UNI, October 4-6 & 11-13 at 7:30 pm.; October 7 & 14 at 2 pm. 273-6381
10/4        Tour De’Loo, Downtown Waterloo, 5:30 p.m. 291-2038

We welcome your suggestions for events and other information of interest for inclusion in this publication. We also encourage you to share this newsletter with others. If you would like to subscribe or wish to be removed from our mailing list, please contact us at visit@cedarfallstourism.org.