Who says the best sunsets are found in Florida? How ’bout this beauty over Clear Lake, Iowa? Get your tickets now for Island Fever Showcase! Come enjoy the fun….Clear Lake, Iowa Labor Day weekend! Come….Enjoy the sunsets! Ticket info available at www.islandfevershowcase.com
The Surf Ballroom was named 2023 Outstanding Attraction by Iowa Tourism this afternoon! The music LIVES! I love working alongside these and so many other positive and forward-thinking people who work together to make Clear Lake great! Can’t wait to see how Clear Lake’s Destination Iowa project in the Surf District will draw even more […]
Memory from the past. Bart Mason and I in Clear Lake, IA 5 years ago doing research for the first Island Fever Showcase at the Surf Ballroom and Museum in 2018. Miss you Bart. Except maybe, the hour-long phone calls (LOL). Wish you were here. Info and tickets for the third edition of Island Fever […]
It is going to be a Rockin’ welcome to Clear Lake, Iowa for Island Fever Showcase! The Isle of Iowa PHC is happy to announce that playing for our welcome party on Thursday evening, August 31st will be the one and only Fiddler Band featuring Jimmie C Clark. Many of you will remember him from […]
As you enter the front doors of the Surf Ballroom and Museum and pass the coat check take a look to your left and you will see the historic phone booth where Buddy Holly called his wife for the last time on that fateful night in 1959. This is one of the many pieces of […]
Island Fever Showcase is happy to announce the return of the two- hour cruise on the Lady of the Lake Friday, September 1st from 12:00 – 2:00. The Lady of the Lake is an authentic paddle wheel excursion boat. Sit back and relax! Enjoy a two-hour cruise on beautiful Clear Lake! The cruise will include […]
Still looking for a Trop Rock event to attend this year? How ’bout coming to Iowa? The Isle of Iowa PHC in conjunction with the Surf Ballroom and Museum is thrilled to be hosting the third Island Fever Showcase in Clear Lake, Iowa on Labor Day weekend 2023. The dates for this event are September […]
The holidays are behind us and a New Year upon us! Hope 2023 is good to you all! If you are like most of us, you have probably already broken one of your New Year’s resolutions? Now it’s time to pull out that bucket list and hopefully attending Island Fever Showcase this Labor Day weekend […]
If you were there at the first Island Fever Showcase you were one of the Lucky Ones. 2021 was just as Great. You won’t want to miss 2023. Buy your tickets at www.islandfevershowcase.com. As Bart would say, “It will be Epic!!!”
General Admission tickets are now on Sale. You can use the link on this page or go right to “www.surfballroom.com”. There are three options for tickets. Two Day, One Day Saturday, and One Day Sunday. With the purchase of general Admission tickets, there is no seating included. You may purchase a booth from the Surf. […]
Want to clarify the VIP ticket sales a little if possible. There are two tabs. Individual VIP tickets and Vip booth sales. The individual VIP ticket tab is where you go to buy tickets at a VIP table on the floor. You can buy from one to however many you want. If you want to […]
VIP tickets for Island Fever Showcase are now on sale! There are two ways you can purchase your tickets. You can pay by check or pay by PayPal through our website www.islandfevershowcase.com. The price for check payment is $190.00 per person. You can make a check payable to the Isle of Iowa PHC and send […]
Island Fever Showcase 2023 will be taking place Friday, September 1st thru Monday, September 4th, 2023. Our host hotel, The Best Western Holiday Lodge in Clear Lake, IA has set aside a room block. They have held the rate to the same as 2021. It is $134.00 + tax per night. Their phone number is […]
The Isle of Iowa PHC made our formal check presentation to the Surf Ballroom and Museum during one of their recent Chamber of Commerce meetings. Thanks to everyone that attended and helped make this check presentation possible.
I want to thank everyone that has taken time out of their busy schedule to attend Island fever Showcase 2021. It is so nice to see everyone. We hope you have a fun and safe weekend. This weekend is to honor my good friend Bart Mason. I really miss him. There are times the past […]
The local newspaper, The Globe Gazette published this article in the paper today: Parrot Heads descend on Clear Lake this weekend for more than just good tunes https://globegazette.com/entertainment/local_entertainment/parrot-heads-descend-on-clear-lake-this-weekend-for-more-than-just-good-tunes/article_3cf8720e-5526-533b-a43d-ba837e216875.html#tracking-source=home-top-story-1 Since 1997, the Isle of Iowa Parrot Head Club of Cedar Rapids has been around to celebrate all things Jimmy Buffett but also to, as they say, “party with […]
Just a reminder that if you are driving in, to throw your lawn or bag chairs in. Some of the outdoor venues may not have enough seating for everyone.
Not the best map, but will give you a general idea of where events are happening. Correction on the coolers part. That was from 2018 when we were at the park. No coolers this year.
Men, keep your wives off Main Street Clear Lake. There are many stores carrying items that women will love! I should not have had my wife with me when I was putting up posters around town. It turned out to be an expensive venture. Take your wallet, keep $20.00 out for yourself, go have a […]
The Isle of Iowa is happy to introduce to you, Madi, of Madi’s Kindness Projects. Madi loves to help out at the local nursing homes and animal shelters in her community of Hannibal, Missouri. Madi is also a huge fan of Trop Rock music, you’ll find her dancing and singing, along with her parents, at […]
The Clear Lake Lions Club will once again be selling popcorn at the Surf ballroom. They will be selling their fresh popped corn on Saturday and Sunday nights from 7:00pm – 10:00pm.
Island Fever Showcase is one of the few events held at the Historic Surf Ballroom where you can come and go as much as you want with the proper credentials. You are also able to bring food in from outside.
All the events at the area bars are open to everyone and there is no cover charge. The only events with a charge besides Island Fever Showcase are the Lady of the Lake Cruise and Pirates and Poets. All the bars and restaurants in Clear Lake have the same problem as everywhere else, a lack […]
Don’t forget to get your poodle skirts on and lace up your dancing shoes for the Flip Flop Hop on Sunday night. It will be the start of a fantastic and memorable ending to Island Fever Showcase 2021.
It’s only four short weeks till Island Fever Showcase! There have been a few concerns voiced about the new Delta Variant that is now going around. As of right now there are no restrictions placed on any events being held. For Island Fever, the Surf Ballroom will be at less than 50% capacity. If you […]
Tickets for Island Fever Showcase are not sent or emailed to anyone. Attendees credentials will be available at most of the Pre Event happenings around Clear Lake. If you do not get them at any of these events, they will be available at the Surf Ballroom. If you have any questions of whether or not […]
If you are driving in from the south or east, this will be a great time to visit the Field of Dreams movie site in Dyersville, IA. The corn will be tall and it will be an ideal time to visit. The movie Field of Dreams was released in 1989 and still is an inspiration […]
