Countdown to Monfest Highlighting Artists | Sharing Purpose Dear Reader We are about three weeks out from MONfest - how time flies! As we work behind the scenes to bring together artists, vendors, and musical acts to the Cellar Winery on July 12th we hope you're also getting hyped for our big day. We launched this newsletter space to share behind the scenes highlights and to communicate with the community who come together for our one day festival and beyond. We are excited to keep the vibe...
17 days ago • 1 min read
Meet Our Monfest 2025 Musical Acts Highlighting Artists | Sharing Purpose There is something magical about the freedom of space, unobstructed views and a more immediate ability to touch grass in rural. That's why we are excited to bring you behind the scenes of the Middle of NOWhere Rural Art & Music Festival with extended details about the artists who will be helping to create the vibe. Whether you're pumped for the playlist, or getting your shopping list in order, we hope that you'll enjoy...
24 days ago • 5 min read
Meet Our Monfest 2025 EMCEE Highlighting Artists | Sharing Purpose We are excited to bring you behind the scenes of the Middle of NOWhere Rural Art & Music Festival with extended details about the artists who will be turning it up at this year's festival. Whether you're pumped for the playlist, or getting your shopping list in order, we hope that you'll enjoy learning more about the artists and sharing with your networks about all the cool things we're cooking up together! Introducing our...
about 1 month ago • 2 min read
Meet the Monfest team Brief interviews with the people making the magic happen We are excited to bring you behind the scenes of the Middle of NOWhere Rural Art & Music Festival with interviews featuring the MONfest team. Our resident Wordsmith KCF asked each of our MONfest team five fun questions as way of pulling the curtain back a little bit for fans of the Middle of NOWhere Art & Music Festival. We hope you enjoy! MEEt our team - featuring Kaleb "Kub" Stevens KCF: If you had to name a...
about 2 months ago • 2 min read
The Cellar Winery & Siricasso Collab you didn't know you needed! John Barber, Co-Owner of the Cellar Winery, and Siricasso unveiling their new wine collaboration (photo by @FlixsbyDrew) Join us for a special fundraising event supporting the Middle of NOWhere Festival Sunday June 15, 2025 The Cellar Winery - 2183 320th Street, Madrid, IA 50156 2:00–5:00 PM We’re kicking off the countdown to the Middle of NOWhere Rural Art & Music Festival with a one-of-a-kind fundraiser you won’t want to miss!...
about 2 months ago • 1 min read
Meet the Monfest team Brief interviews with the people making the magic happen Explore the world of Siricasso We are excited to bring you behind the scenes of the Middle of NOWhere Rural Art & Music Festival with interviews featuring the MONfest team. Our resident Wordsmith KCF asked each of our MONfest team five fun questions as way of pulling the curtain back a little bit for fans of the Middle of NOWhere Art & Music Festival. We hope you enjoy! MEEt our team - featuring siriACO "Siricasso"...
2 months ago • 2 min read
Ames Tribune Shares about the 2nd Annual Middle of NOWhere Festival Friday last week (April 11th) Ronna Faaborg of the Ames Tribune published a fantastic article highlighting our efforts for the 2nd Annual Middle of NOWhere Art & Musical Festival. We don't want to spoil it for you... So, CLICK HERE to read it for yourself Before we dive into some of the highlights of the article that: features 20 photos of last year's festival! tells about some details about the shuttle that will take...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Why gathering just makes sense right now. Visitors, Artists and Families enjoying MONfest '24, photo by @FlixsbyDrew Dear Reader, We at MONfest truly believe in the power of community, connection and fun. When we launched the Middle of NOWhere Rural Arts & Music Festival in 2024 the vision was to bring diverse artists together in a rural place because at MONfest we see the beauty and joy of people coming together around the shared love of art and music. We know art and music is the center for...
3 months ago • 1 min read
Seeking Artists, Vendors, Sponsors & Volunteers Good morning Reader, Just sending a quick note your way to remind you that applications for artists, vendors, sponsors and volunteers are open. On the button below, you'll be taken to a form and from there you will select the appropriate category to provide your information. If you're an artist or vendor, we want to see your work! Help us share your art with a crowd of art enthusiasts at this year's MONfest July 12, 2025! The application is...
4 months ago • 1 min read