Wild Adventures: A Smart Zoo Experience
Oskaloosa, IA
May 10, 2026
12:00 pm · 6:00 pm
𝗔 𝗡𝗲𝘄 𝗭𝗢𝗢 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗶𝘀 𝗖𝗼𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘁𝗼 𝗢𝗦𝗞𝗔𝗟𝗢𝗢𝗦𝗔!
We are 𝘚𝘜𝘗𝘌𝘙 excited to announce that we are returning to 𝗢𝘀𝗸𝗮𝗹𝗼𝗼𝘀𝗮 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵 with our 𝘉𝘐𝘎𝘎𝘌𝘚𝘛 and 𝘉𝘌𝘚𝘛 event ever!
𝗜 𝗛𝗲𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗖𝗼𝗼𝗸𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀. . .𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗱 𝗔𝗱𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀: 𝗔 𝗦𝗺𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗭𝗼𝗼 𝗘𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗰𝗲
This one-of-a-kind event features hyper-realistic and fully animatronic animals, including lions, tigers, elephants, pandas, monkeys, a smoke breathing 40ft King Cobra, brand new dinosaurs and, of course, our famous Deep Dish Cookies!
You definitely don't want to miss this one!
𝗔𝗱𝗱𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗘𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁 𝗙𝗲𝗮𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲𝘀:
- Fully Immersible Virtual Reality Aquarium*
- Soft Play equipment for kids to play, climb and crawl through
- Fossil Dig Pits
- Facepainting & Temporary Tattoos*
- Endless Photo Ops
This epic and truly Wild Adventure will take place at 𝗢𝗦𝗞𝗬 𝗙𝗢𝗢𝗗 𝗣𝗔𝗥𝗞 𝗮𝘁 𝟰𝟭𝟱 𝟮𝗻𝗱 𝗔𝘃𝗲 𝗪 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝟭𝟮:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝘁𝗼 𝟲:𝟬𝟬𝗽𝗺 𝗼𝗻 𝗦𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗮𝘆, 𝗠𝗮𝘆 𝟭𝟬𝘁𝗵.
𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘𝗦 & 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡???
𝗧𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗶𝘃𝗲𝗮𝘄𝗮𝘆 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗖𝗢𝗢𝗞𝗜𝗘 & 𝗙𝗥𝗘𝗘 𝗔𝗗𝗠𝗜𝗦𝗦𝗜𝗢𝗡 𝗬𝗼𝘂 𝗠𝗨𝗦𝗧:
- 𝗥𝗦𝗩𝗣 by selecting 'GOING' on this event
- 𝗧𝗔𝗚 𝟯 friends by 𝗖𝗢𝗠𝗠𝗘𝗡𝗧𝗜𝗡𝗚 below (most important)
We will be doing several giveaways leading up to the event. The more 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗘𝗦 we get the more cookies we can give away so please help us by 𝗦𝗛𝗔𝗥𝗜𝗡𝗚 this event!
Winners will be announced on our Facebook page the day of the event.
𝐀𝐃𝐌𝐈𝐒𝐒𝐈𝐎𝐍: 𝐖𝐞 𝐨𝐧𝐥𝐲 𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐢𝐫𝐞 𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞 𝐩𝐮𝐫𝐜𝐡𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐏𝐄𝐑 𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐨𝐧 𝐭𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫. 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐫𝐞 $𝟓 𝐞𝐚𝐜𝐡 𝐨𝐫 𝟔 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 $𝟐𝟓
** We do not have an age exception, a cookie purchase is required for each person attending.
*Activities including Virtual Reality, Face Painting and Souvenirs available at an additional charge.
𝘽𝙚 𝙨𝙪𝙧𝙚 𝙩𝙤 𝙇𝙄𝙆𝙀 & 𝙁𝙊𝙇𝙇𝙊𝙒 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙥𝙖𝙜𝙚 𝙨𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝙙𝙤𝙣'𝙩 𝙢𝙞𝙨𝙨 𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙤𝙣 𝙢𝙤𝙧𝙚 𝙂𝙄𝙑𝙀𝘼𝙒𝘼𝙔𝙎 𝙡𝙚𝙖𝙙𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙪𝙥 𝙩𝙤 𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙫𝙞𝙨𝙞𝙩!!
NAMI Family Support Group
St. Mary’s Faith Formation Building (828 S. 18th St., Centerville, at the south end of the church parking lot )
Centerville, IA
Map to Event
May 11, 2026
5:00 pm · 6:00 pm
NAMI Family Support Group is for any adult with a loved one who has experienced symptoms of a mental health condition. This group meets on the 2nd and 4th Monday of each month from 5 p.m.- 6 p.m. via Microsoft Teams and in person at St. Mary’s Catholic School (828 S. 18th St., Centerville). All of our support groups are free, confidential, and open to any member of our community over the age of 18. To sign up or for questions, please email us at info@namiscia.org or call/text 64-216-3114. We hope to see you there!
For More Information
Contact: NAMI South Central Iowa
(641) 216-3114
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"The Feather Wars" Meet Author James H. McCommons
Oskaloosa, IA
May 11, 2026
6:30 pm
We’re excited to announce that Book Vault & Mahaska County Conservation are partnering to bring author James H. McCommons to Mahaska County on from 6:30-7:30 pm on May 11th at the Environmental Learning Center.
McCommons is the author of the newly released “The Feather Wars”. When food, fashion, market forces, and even scientific inquiry demanded the deaths of birds, a colorful cast of turn-of-the-century Americans rose up in protest. James H. McCommons’ insightful history chronicles battles for bird protection in every corner of the country, waged with words and images and sometimes with guns. The Feather Wars is a reminder of the power of grassroots conservation and a plea to continue the fight.”—Melissa L. Sevigny, author of Brave the Wild River.
The list of characters of this conservation movement includes Oskaloosan John F. Lacey, William T. Hornaday & Ding Darling. Books are available now at Book Vault and will be available at the event.
Registrations are not needed. The event will be held in the lower level of the ELC. Parking and entrance are on the south side of the building. Doors will open early at 6 pm. The Environmental Learning Center is located at 2342 Hwy. 92, Oskaloosa, IA 52577.
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